John E. Fogarty (1913-1967) was an American legislator who became known as "Mr. Public Health" for his advocacy of federal funding for medical research, health education, and health care services. After graduating from LaSalle Academy, Fogarty attended evening classes at Providence College. He then joined his older brother and father as an apprentice bricklayer, subsequently becoming the President of Bricklayers Union No. 1, laying the groundwork for his career in public service. As Democratic representative for Rhode Island, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1941 to 1967 and chaired the House Appropriations Subcommittee for the Departments of Labor and Health, Education, and Welfare from 1949 onward. During his congressional tenure, Fogarty championed a vast expansion of the National Institutes of Health, as well as aid to medical schools, libraries, and programs for children with disabilities. He sponsored or contributed to virtually every piece of health-related legislation introduced during this time. The John E. Fogarty Papers range from c.1941 to 1967 and contain personal and legislative correspondence, speeches, legislative records, photographs, and audiovisual materials.
TITLE | TYPE | DATE CREATED | COLLECTION(S) | DESCRIPTION |
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H.R. 2042 | Digital Document | 1965-01-07 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to establish a National Arts Foundation |
H.R. 2043 | Digital Document | 1965-01-07 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to provide for the establishment of the National Humanities Foundation to promote progress and… |
H.R. 2238 | Digital Document | 1961-01-09 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to establish a Federal Commission on Aging |
H.R. 2587 | Digital Document | 1955-01-20 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to authorize and direct a full investigation of the problem of protecting Narragansett Bay and… |
H.R. 27 | Digital Document | 1961-01-03 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to authorize a ten-year program of grants for construction of medical, dental, and public healt… |
H.R. 2712 | Digital Document | 1953-02-06 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to prevent military personnel from replacing civilians in the Department of Defense |
H.R. 3112 | Digital Document | 1955-01-26 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to authorize, under regulations of the Civil Service Commission, the withholding, upon request,… |
H.R. 3179 | Digital Document | 1963-01-31 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to provide that judges of the United States Court of Military Appeals shall hold office during… |
H.R. 3180 | Digital Document | 1963-01-31 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to authorize a ten-year program of grants for construction of medical, dental, and public healt… |
H.R. 324 | Digital Document | 1963-01-09 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to establish a National Institute of the Arts and Humanities, to authorize programs of informat… |
H.R. 3276 | Digital Document | 1961-01-25 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide a ten-year program of grants for education in… |
H.R. 3302 | Digital Document | 1963-02-04 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide a ten-year program of grants for education in… |
H.R. 3303 | Digital Document | 1963-02-04 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide Federal assistance to States which award scho… |
H.R. 3333 | Digital Document | 1949-03-08 | John E. Fogarty papers | Appropriations Bill for the Department of Labor, Federal Secrutiy Agency, and others |
H.R. 3339 | Digital Document | 1951-03-20 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to provide a survey of the sick |
H.R. 3416 | Digital Document | 1953-02-24 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to provide exemption from the tax on admissions |
H.R. 3438 | Digital Document | 1961-01-26 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide Federal assistance to States which award scho… |
H.R. 3523 | Digital Document | 1949-03-14 | John E. Fogarty papers | A bill to establish a Federal Commission for the physically handicapped |
H.R. 3523 | Digital Document | 1961-01-30 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to encourage needed evaluation of rehabilitation potentials of, and the provision of rehabilita… |
H.R. 3539 | Digital Document | 1951-04-05 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to amend the penalty provisions to those convicted of violating certain narcotics laws |
H.R. 3604 | Digital Document | 1953-04-02 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to protect the public health and welfare by restoring authority for factory inspections under t… |
H.R. 3689 | Digital Document | 1949-03-22 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to authorize the Federal Works Administrator to construct a Federal office building in Cranston… |
H.R. 3693 | Digital Document | 1953-03-05 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to repeal section 10 of the Act entitled �An Act to provide conditions for the purchase of supp… |
H.R. 3708 | Digital Document | 1965-01-27 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to provide assistance in the development of new or improved programs to help older persons |
H.R. 3709 | Digital Document | 1951-04-13 | John E. Fogarty papers | Appropriations bill for the Department of Labor, the Federal Security Agency, and related agencies |