Congress must fully fund investments in technology, including drones and aerial surveillance, infrared technology, heat sensors, motion detectors, and an array of 21st century high-tech options that serve as force-multipliers along the border. And this includes physical barriers where law enforcement deem them necessary.
The candidate will support fully funding border security technology and barriers where law enforcement deems them necessary.
Occurrences
Evidence
Roll Call 190 shows Fitzpatrick (PA-01) voted No on the motion to concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The bill included major border-security funding for barriers, surveillance, and inspection technology.
The page lists Brian Fitzpatrick among Republican cosponsors as of April 2026. Its linked official bill summary says the border-security division calls for barriers, drones, radar, and 24/7 surveillance.
Assessments
Fitzpatrick showed some support for border-security funding and technology by cosponsoring a later bill built around barriers, drones, radar, and surveillance, but that bill was not enacted in the available record. A later vote also shows he opposed final passage of a major funding package that included border-security technology and barriers, so the promise was not fully delivered. Credit is partial because he backed some relevant legislation, but the outcome was not achieved.