Legislation

Sponsored — A bill to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to John Cardinal O’ Connor, Archbishop of New York, in recognition of his accomplishments as a priest, a chaplain, and a humanitarian.

Cosponsored — Commuter Benefits Equity Act of 2000

Cosponsored — Hunger Relief Tax Incentive Act

Sponsored — Make College Affordable Act of 1999

Sponsored — CT-43A Federal Employee Settlement Act

Sponsored — Oil Price Safeguard Act

Sponsored — A bill to amend title 28 of the United States Code to authorize Federal district courts to hear civil actions to recover damages or secure relief for certain injuries to persons and property under or resulting from the Nazi government of Germany.

Sponsored — A resolution recognizing and honoring the New York Yankees.

Sponsored — 21st Century Master Teacher Act

Sponsored — 21st Century Mentor Teacher Act

Sponsored — A concurrent resolution recognizing and honoring the heroic efforts of the Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing and its rescue of Dr. Jerri Nielsen from the South Pole.

Sponsored — Foreign Money Laundering Deterrence and Anticorruption Act

Sponsored — School Quality Counts Act

Sponsored — Teacher Tax Relief Act of 1999

Sponsored — A concurrent resolution condemning Palestinian efforts to revive the original Palestine partition plan of November 29, 1947, and condemning the United Nations Commission on Human Rights for its April 27, 1999, resolution endorsing Palestinian self-determination on the basis of the original Palestine partition plan.

Sponsored — Targeted Gun Dealer Enforcement Act of 1999

Sponsored — A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the treatment of religious minorities in the Islamic Republic of Iran, and particularly the recent arrests of members of that country’s Jewish community.

Sponsored — Clinical Trials Disclosure Act of 1999

Sponsored — A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the treatment of religious minorities in the Islamic Republic of Iran, and particularly the recent arrests of members of that country’s Jewish community.