John J. LaFalce
Former U.S. Representative
U.S. Representative
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NY - District 29
Democratic
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Service: 1975-2003
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.
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Voting History
HR 333
agree to senate amendment with an amendment
Voted Not Voting on Nov 15, 2002
HR 4628
On Agreeing to the Conference Report
Voted Yea on Nov 15, 2002
HR 5708
On Passage
Voted Not Voting on Nov 14, 2002
HR 5708
On Motion to Recommit with Instructions
Voted Not Voting on Nov 14, 2002
HRES 609
On Agreeing to the Resolution
Voted No on Nov 14, 2002
Sponsored Bills
HR 5621: Federal Credit Union Services Expansion Act of 2002
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
HR 5507: Truth in Lending Inflation Adjustment Act
Status: Received in the Senate.
HR 3100: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for the expansion of areas designated as renewal communities based on 2000 census data.
Status: Received in the Senate.
HR 5288: Commuter Students From Border Nations Act of 2002
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
HR 5070: Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises.
Cosponsored Bills
HR 5717: To 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".
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HR 5346: Student Bill of Rights
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
HCONRES 351: Expressing 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.
Status: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
HRES 588: To commend former President Jimmy Carter for being awarded the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize and for his lifetime of dedication to peace.
Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
HR 5252: Social Security Preservation Act of 2002
Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a p
Committee Memberships
No committee memberships found.
