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.
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H.R. 10620 | Digital Document | April 18th, 1956 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to encourage expansion of teaching and research in the education of mentally retarded children… |
H.R. 10709 | Digital Document | August 26th, 1965 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to provide certain free mailing privileges with respect to books, periodicals, and other readin… |
H.R. 10729 | Digital Document | April 23rd, 1956 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 to provide increases in benefits, and for other pu… |
H.R. 10737 | Digital Document | August 30th, 1965 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to amend the Act entitled �An Act to provide in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfar… |
H.R. 10809 | Digital Document | April 15th, 1964 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, and Health, Education, and Welfare, and rel… |
H.R. 10927 | Digital Document | September 9th, 1965 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to reduce the time in standby status of firefighting personnel of the Federal Government, and f… |
H.R. 11045 | Digital Document | April 28th, 1964 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to provide for the establishment of a National Council on the Arts, a National Arts Foundation,… |
H.R. 11198 | Digital Document | March 16th, 1960 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to provide for loan insurance on loans to students in higher education |
H.R. 11205 | Digital Document | September 22nd, 1965 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to authorize a three-year program of grants for construction of veterinary medical education fa… |
H.R. 11254 | Digital Document | March 10th, 1958 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to provide for the temporary supplementation of State unemployment insurance benefits |
H.R. 11337 | Digital Document | March 23rd, 1960 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to increase the amount authorized to be appropriated for the work of the President�s Committee… |
H.R. 11397 | Digital Document | March 13th, 1958 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to amend the War Orphans� Educational Assistance Act of 1956 to permit the Administrator of Vet… |
H.R. 11555 | Digital Document | May 31st, 1956 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act, with respect to certain unfair methods of competitio… |
H.R. 11588 | Digital Document | October 20th, 1965 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966, and for other purp… |
H.R. 11601 | Digital Document | October 14th, 1965 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to amend section 503 of title 38 of the United States Code so as to provide that certain social… |
H.R. 11645 | Digital Document | June 20th, 1958 | John E. Fogarty papers | Act making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, and Health, Education, and Welfare, and rela… |
H.R. 11646 | Digital Document | June 17th, 1964 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act |
H.R. 11648 | Digital Document | April 7th, 1960 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to amend the Library Services Act in order to extend for five years the authorization for appro… |
H.R. 11775 | Digital Document | June 25th, 1964 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to amend the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 |
H.R. 12023 | Digital Document | April 21st, 1958 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to establish a program to. enable students in the fields of science and mathematics to attend h… |
H.R. 12108 | Digital Document | June 13th, 1962 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to amend the Library Services Act in order to make areas lacking public libraries or with inade… |
H.R. 12146 | Digital Document | June 30th, 1964 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to improve the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program by increasing the amount of… |
H.R. 1215 | Digital Document | January 10th, 1949 | John E. Fogarty papers | A bill to create a decennial census of housing |
H.R. 12199 | Digital Document | June 19th, 1962 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to prohibit the sending as franked mail of solicitations for the transfer from one State to ano… |
H.R. 12434 | Digital Document | May 12th, 1958 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to authorize the construction of certain works for flood control in the Blackstone River Basin,… |