Legislation

Sponsored — Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act

Sponsored — A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Alan Greenspan, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, should be recognized for his outstanding leadership of the Federal Reserve, his exemplary conduct as Federal Reserve chairman, and his commitment as a public servant.

Sponsored — A bill to withdraw Federal land in Finger Lakes National Forest, New York, from entry, appropriation, disposal, or disposition under certain Federal laws.

Sponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for the expansion of areas designated as renewal communities based on 2000 census data.

Sponsored — Make College Affordable Act of 2003

Sponsored — State and Local Aid and Economic Stimulus Act of 2003

Sponsored — Greater Access to Affordable Pharmaceuticals Act of 2003

Cosponsored — FHA Downpayment Simplification Act of 2002

Cosponsored — Paul and Sheila Wellstone Center for Community Building Act

Cosponsored — A resolution urging the Government of Egypt and other Arab governments not to allow their government-controlled television stations to broadcast any program that lends legitimacy to the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — Holocaust Restitution Tax Fairness Act of 2002

Cosponsored — A resolution recognizing the importance and accomplishments of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund.

Cosponsored — A bill to facilitate the ability of certain spectrum auction winners to pursue alternative measures required in the public interest to meet the needs of wireless telecommunications consumers.

Sponsored — Niagara Falls National Heritage Area Study Act

Cosponsored — A resolution relative to the death of Paul Wellstone, a Senator from the State of Minnesota.

Cosponsored — A concurrent resolution expressing support for the goals and ideas of a day of tribute to all firefighters who have died in the line of duty and recognizing the important mission of the Fallen Firefighters Foundation in assisting family members to overcome the loss of their fallen heroes.

Cosponsored — Nuclear and Radiological Terrorism Threat Reduction Act of 2002

Cosponsored — Ballistics, Law Assistance, and Safety Technology Act

Cosponsored — A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 380 Main Street in Farmingdale, New York, as the “Peter J. Ganci, Jr. Post Office Building”.