Legislation

Cosponsored — Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2005 through 2007

Cosponsored — Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act of 2004

Cosponsored — Continuing Care for Recovering Families Act

Cosponsored — A resolution congratulating the citizens of Greece, the members of the Athens 2004 Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the International Olympic Committee, the United States Olympic Committee, the 2004 United States Olympic Team, athletes from around the world, and all the personnel who participated in the 2004 Olympic Summer Games in Athens, Greece.

Cosponsored — A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10 West Prospect Street in Nanuet, New York, as the “Anthony I. Lombardi Memorial Post Office Building”.

Cosponsored — 527 Reform Act of 2004

Sponsored — A bill to exclude from income certain wages of spouses of members of the Armed Forces serving in combat zones.

Cosponsored — Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2004

Sponsored — Montserrat Immigration Fairness Act

Sponsored — A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 19504 Linden Boulevard in St. Albans, New York, as the “Archie Spigner Post Office Building”.

Cosponsored — A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President should designate the week beginning September 12, 2004, as “National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week”.

Sponsored — Textbook Affordability Act of 2004

Sponsored — A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the President should designate September 11 as a national day of voluntary service, charity, and compassion.

Sponsored — Cheaper Car Insurance Act of 2004

Cosponsored — Presidential $1 Coin Act of 2004

Sponsored — A concurrent resolution calling on the Government of Saudi Arabia to cease supporting religious ideologies that promote hatred, intolerance, violence, and other abuses of internationally recognized human rights and urging the Government of the United States to promote religious freedom in Saudi Arabia.

Cosponsored — A concurrent resolution urging the Government of Ukraine to ensure a democratic, transparent, and fair election process for the presidential election on October 31, 2004.

Cosponsored — Border Infrastructure and Technology Integration Act of 2004

Cosponsored — A resolution encouraging increased involvement in service activities to assist senior citizens.