Legislation

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 — Children’s Health Protection and Improvement Act of 2004

Cosponsored — Terrorism Risk Insurance Extension Act of 2004

Sponsored — A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 73 South Euclid Avenue in Montauk, New York, as the “Perry B. Duryea, Jr. Post Office”.

Cosponsored — A resolution designating October 15, 2004, as “National Mammography Day”.

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.

Cosponsored — A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court of the United States should act expeditiously to resolve the confusion and inconsistency in the Federal criminal justice system caused by its decision in Blakely v. Washington, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A concurrent resolution affirming the support of Congress for preserving the image of Alexander Hamilton on the face of $10 Federal reserve notes because of his standing as one of the United States’ most influential founding fathers.

Cosponsored — Captive Exotic Animal Protection Act of 2004

Cosponsored — High Risk Nonprofit Security Enhancement Act of 2004

Sponsored — A concurrent resolution encouraging the International Olympic Committee to select New York City as the site of the 2012 Olympic Games.