Legislation

Sponsored — A resolution commending New York State Senator John J. Marchi on his 50 years in the New York State Senate and on becoming the longest serving state legislator in the United States.

Cosponsored — Emergency Farm Relief Act of 2006

Cosponsored — Fourteenth Dalai Lama Congressional Gold Medal Act

Cosponsored — Byron Nelson Congressional Gold Medal Act

Cosponsored — A bill to provide for a one year extension of programs under title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act.

Sponsored — Flight 800 Improvement Act of 2006

Cosponsored — A concurrent resolution supporting “Lights On Afterschool!”, a national celebration of after school programs.

Sponsored — A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of a National Epidermolysis Bullosa Awareness Week to raise public awareness and understanding of the disease and to foster understanding of the impact of the disease on patients and their families.

Cosponsored — 9/11 Heroes Health Improvement Act of 2006

Cosponsored — Health Centers Renewal Act of 2006

Cosponsored — Smoke Free Mothers and Babies Act of 2006

Cosponsored — A resolution supporting the goals of Red Ribbon Week.

Sponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the adjusted gross income limitation for qualified performing artists eligible for an above-the-line deduction for performance expenses.

Cosponsored — A resolution calling on the President to take immediate steps to help stop the violence in Darfur.

Cosponsored — James Zadroga Act of 2006

Cosponsored — A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate upon the five-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001.

Cosponsored — A resolution designating the month of September 2006, as “Rural America Month”.

Cosponsored — A resolution supporting efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research.

Sponsored — A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 39-25 61st Street in Woodside, New York, as the “Thomas J. Manton Post Office Building”.