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. 3180 | Digital Document | January 31st, 1963 | 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 | January 9th, 1963 | 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 | January 25th, 1961 | 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 | February 4th, 1963 | 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 | February 4th, 1963 | 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 | March 8th, 1949 | John E. Fogarty papers | Appropriations Bill for the Department of Labor, Federal Secrutiy Agency, and others |
H.R. 3339 | Digital Document | March 20th, 1951 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to provide a survey of the sick |
H.R. 3416 | Digital Document | February 24th, 1953 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to provide exemption from the tax on admissions |
H.R. 3438 | Digital Document | January 26th, 1961 | 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 | January 30th, 1961 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to encourage needed evaluation of rehabilitation potentials of, and the provision of rehabilita… |
H.R. 3523 | Digital Document | March 14th, 1949 | John E. Fogarty papers | A bill to establish a Federal Commission for the physically handicapped |
H.R. 3539 | Digital Document | April 5th, 1951 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to amend the penalty provisions to those convicted of violating certain narcotics laws |
H.R. 3604 | Digital Document | April 2nd, 1953 | 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 | March 22nd, 1949 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to authorize the Federal Works Administrator to construct a Federal office building in Cranston… |
H.R. 3693 | Digital Document | March 5th, 1953 | 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 | January 27th, 1965 | 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 | April 13th, 1951 | John E. Fogarty papers | Appropriations bill for the Department of Labor, the Federal Security Agency, and related agencies |
H.R. 3722 | Digital Document | January 29th, 1959 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to permit donations of su… |
H.R. 3830 | Digital Document | January 28th, 1957 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to encourage expansion of teaching and research in the education of mentally disabled children |
H.R. 3857 | Digital Document | March 28th, 1949 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to amend Section 5 of the War Claims Act of 1948 |
H.R. 4027 | Digital Document | February 21st, 1963 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to amend the Vocational Rehabilitation Act to provide services to determine rehabilitation pote… |
H.R. 4078 | Digital Document | January 27th, 1944 | John E. Fogarty papers | A legislative bill seeking the promotion of WWII veterans |
H.R. 4078 Correspondence and Draft | Digital Document | 1943 | John E. Fogarty papers | Correspondence and draft concerning H.R. 4078 |
H.R. 4100 | Digital Document | January 30th, 1957 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to amend section 8 of the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, as amended, and for oth… |
H.R. 4122 | Digital Document | February 16th, 1955 | John E. Fogarty papers | Bill to increase the national minimum wage to $1.25 an hour |