Former U.S. Representative

John J. LaFalceNo longer serving

Fact sheet
Official portrait of John J. LaFalce
Cosponsored
241

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes
5,754

Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside

Their work

Drawn from the 43 bills this member introduced: the subjects the record assigns them, and the members who most often sign on.

Most frequent cosponsors

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Biography

A Representative from New York. Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N. Y. , October 6, 1939. Graduated from Canisius High School, Buffalo, N. Y. , 1957. B. S. , Canisius College, Buffalo, N. Y. , 1961. J. D. , Villanova Law School, Philadelphia, Pa. , 1964. Lawyer, private practice. United States Army, 1965-1967. Member of the New York state senate, 1971-1972. Member of the New York state assembly, 1973-1974. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fourth and to the thirteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1975-January 3, 2003). Chair, Committee on Small Business (One Hundredth through One Hundred Third Congresses). Not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Eighth Congress in 2002. Died on April 11, 2025, in Lockport, N. Y. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N. Y.

Votes

How this member answered on every recorded vote tied to a bill, newest first — including the procedural motions on it, such as cloture. Votes on nominations are not listed, because they are not attached to a bill.

BillQuestionVotedDate
HR 333agree to senate amendment with an amendmentNot VotingNov 15, 2002
HR 4628On Agreeing to the Conference ReportYeaNov 15, 2002
HR 5708On PassageNot VotingNov 14, 2002
HR 5708On Motion to Recommit with InstructionsNot VotingNov 14, 2002
HRES 609On Agreeing to the ResolutionNoNov 14, 2002
HRES 609On Ordering the Previous QuestionNayNov 14, 2002
HRES 606On Agreeing to the ResolutionNayNov 14, 2002
HR 5710On PassageNayNov 13, 2002

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions this member introduced.

BillTitleStatusLatest action
HR 5621Federal Credit Union Services Expansion Act of 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.Oct 25, 2002
HR 5507Truth in Lending Inflation Adjustment ActReceived in the Senate.Oct 8, 2002
HR 3100To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for the expansion of areas designated as renewal communities based on 2000 census data.Received in the Senate.Oct 8, 2002
HR 5288Commuter Students From Border Nations Act of 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.Aug 20, 2002
HR 5070Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises.Aug 19, 2002
HR 3818Comprehensive Investor Protection Act of 2002Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4478-4479, H4485)Jul 10, 2002
HR 4818Mortgage Loan Consumer Protection ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.May 31, 2002
HR 4817Elderly Housing Quality Improvement Act of 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.May 31, 2002

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

BillTitleStatusSigned on
HR 5717To name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Sunnyside, Queens, New York, as the "Thomas P. Noonan, Jr., Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic".Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.Nov 13, 2002
HR 5346Student Bill of RightsReferred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.Oct 31, 2002
HCONRES 351Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should condemn the practice of execution by stoning as a gross violation of human rights, and for other purposes.Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).Oct 24, 2002
HRES 588To commend former President Jimmy Carter for being awarded the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize and for his lifetime of dedication to peace.Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.Oct 16, 2002
HR 5252Social Security Preservation Act of 2002Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a pOct 8, 2002
HCONRES 399Recognizing and supporting the efforts of the State of New York to develop the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor in New Windsor, New York, and for other purposes.Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.Oct 2, 2002
HRES 564Recognizing the accomplishments of Ignacy Jan Paderewski as a musician, composer, statesman, and philanthropist and recognizing the 10th Anniversary of the return of his remains to Poland.Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.Oct 1, 2002
HR 5462Pancreatic Islet Cell Transplantation Act of 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.Sep 25, 2002

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Party, state and chamber are those of this member's most recent term. Bills and cosponsorships are held from the 107th Congress onwards and recorded votes from the 101st, so a member who served before those points will show fewer than they filed, or none. Committee seats are held for the current Congress only, which is why they are shown for sitting members and left out for everyone else rather than reported as zero. Vote counts cover roll calls tied to a bill; the chambers also vote on procedure and nominations, which are not listed here. Office, telephone and website are not shown for a member who has left, because the ones on file were theirs while serving. Records come from Congress.gov and the Biographical Directory of Congress.