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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Statement proposing an amendment to a law concerning school construction | Digital Document | June 21st, 1955 | John E. Fogarty papers | Statement before the Education and Labor Committee, House of Representatives, urging Amendment of Pu… |
Statement proposing bill H.R. 10620 which provides assistance to mentally ill individuals | Digital Document | John E. Fogarty papers | Statement proposing a bill to provide assistance to mentally ill children | |
Statement Regarding New Appropriations Bill for 1955 | Digital Document | June 10th, 1954 | John E. Fogarty papers | John E. Fogarty discusses his proposed amendment to increase appropriations for medical research |
Statement regarding possible Farm bill raising subsidies | Digital Document | April 9th, 1956 | John E. Fogarty papers | |
Statement regarding Postal Employees' pay raise | Digital Document | February 8th, 1954 | John E. Fogarty papers | Statement in the House of Representatives, February 8, 1954, relative to Postal Employees' pay… |
Statement regarding the food situation | Digital Document | May 19th, 1946 | John E. Fogarty papers | Statement relative to the Food Situation issued by Hon. John E. Fogarty, Member of Congress, Second… |
Statement supporting legislation to provide more assistance to the physically handicapped | Digital Document | July 18th, 1965 | John E. Fogarty papers | Statement by Honorable John E. Fogarty |
Statement to Committee on Public Works in support of Sakonnet Harbor and Bullocks Cove improvement projects | Digital Document | February 2nd, 1954 | John E. Fogarty papers | |
Statement to the Subcommittee on Health of the House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee | Digital Document | March 21st, 1961 | John E. Fogarty papers | Congressman John E. Fogarty urges the House of Representatives to take action on purchasing an oral… |
Statement to Ways and Means Committee of House of Representatives | Digital Document | March 14th, 1961 | John E. Fogarty papers | Statement opposing an increased tax on gasoline |
Statement upon introduction of H.R. 4322 | Digital Document | March 30th, 1953 | John E. Fogarty papers | Statement upon introduction of H.R. 4322, amending the Armed Services Procurement Act with respect t… |
Statement upon introduction of H.R. 5041 | Digital Document | May 6th, 1953 | John E. Fogarty papers | Statement upon introduction of H.R. 5041 in the United States House of Representatives to extend the… |
Statement urging increase in the minimum wage | Digital Document | June 1955 | John E. Fogarty papers | Statement before the Education and Labor Committee of the House of Representatives in support of his… |
Statement urging the rejection of the Conference Committee Report on the Farm Bill | Digital Document | April 11th, 1956 | John E. Fogarty papers | Statement delivered on the floor of the House of Representatives, April 11, 1956, urging the rejecti… |
Suggestions for Mr. Fogarty's talk on December 20, 1956 | Digital Document | December 20th, 1956 | John E. Fogarty papers | Remarks made at the luncheon of the U.S. Government Agencies Officials and National Health Agencies… |
Summaries of Mental Retardation Bills | Digital Document | John E. Fogarty papers | Summarization of a series of John E. Fogarty's proposed legislation concerning mental illness | |
Summary of Report from Committee of Consultants on Medical Research | Digital Document | May 1960 | John E. Fogarty papers | Summary of Report on Federal Support of Medical Research |
Swearing in of Peter J. Foley, U.S. Marshall | Digital Document | November 15th, 1966 | John E. Fogarty papers | |
Teachers of the Deaf and Report to accompany H.R. 9011 | Digital Document | John E. Fogarty papers | Speech and report in support of H.R. 9011 | |
Ted Reardon | Digital Document | March 1st, 1961 | John E. Fogarty papers | |
Television address over WPRO-TV on November 7, 1960 | Digital Document | November 7th, 1960 | John E. Fogarty papers | Congressman John E. Fogarty expresses gratitude to everyone who assisted him on his re-election camp… |
Television address, November 5, 1962 | Digital Document | November 5th, 1962 | John E. Fogarty papers | Congressman John E. Fogarty discusses the upcoming election in this television address |
Testimony on the subject of Peacetime Military Conscription | Digital Document | June 18th, 1945 | John E. Fogarty papers | Testimony of Hon. John E. Fogarty, MC under Committee headed by Representative Clifton A. Woodrum, o… |
The Continuing Need for Federal Action in Tuberculosis Control - Draft | Digital Document | September 9th, 1954 | John E. Fogarty papers | Draft of speech by John E. Fogarty to be given at the New England Tuberculosis Conference, Newport,… |
The State of the Oyster Fishery In Long Island Sound and the Catastrophe of the Starfish Plague | Digital Document | John E. Fogarty papers | Letter urging government action to support the oyster fisheries |