Senator Jacob Javits

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Committee
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:New_York_State_Republican_Party
gptkbp:birthDate December 18, 1904
gptkbp:birthPlace New_York_City,_New_York
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:committee gptkb:Senate_Rules_Committee
gptkb:Senate_Appropriations_Committee
gptkb:Senate_Foreign_Relations_Committee
gptkb:Senate_Labor_and_Human_Resources_Committee
gptkb:Senate_Judiciary_Committee
gptkbp:deathDate March 7, 1986
gptkbp:education gptkb:New_York_University
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Senator Jacob Javits
gptkbp:image Jacob_Javits_1960.jpg
gptkbp:knownFor Civil Rights Advocacy
Environmental Legislation
Support for the Arts
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:notableEvent Advocated_for_the_establishment_of_the_Department_of_Energy
Promoted_the_establishment_of_the_Department_of_Homeland_Security
Advocated_for_the_establishment_of_the_Department_of_Health_and_Human_Services
Supported_the_establishment_of_the_National_Institute_of_Health
Advocated_for_the_Clean_Water_Act
Advocated_for_the_Equal_Rights_Amendment
Advocated_for_the_Fair_Labor_Standards_Act
Authored_the_Javits-Wagner-O'Day_Act
Advocated_for_the_National_Aeronautics_and_Space_Administration
Promoted_the_National_Historic_Preservation_Act
Pushed_for_the_expansion_of_Social_Security
Supported_the_Clean_Air_Act
Supported_the_Voting_Rights_Act
Advocated_for_the_establishment_of_the_National_Endowment_for_the_Arts
Supported_the_establishment_of_the_Department_of_Veterans_Affairs
Supported_the_creation_of_the_National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration
Supported_the_establishment_of_the_Department_of_Housing_and_Urban_Development
Advocated_for_the_National_Endowment_for_the_Humanities
Promoted_the_establishment_of_the_National_Labor_Relations_Board
Promoted_the_establishment_of_the_National_Park_Service
Supported_the_establishment_of_the_National_Science_Foundation
Supported_the_establishment_of_the_Environmental_Protection_Agency
Supported_the_establishment_of_the_Equal_Employment_Opportunity_Commission
Promoted_the_establishment_of_the_Department_of_Education
Advocated_for_the_Occupational_Safety_and_Health_Administration
Supported_the_establishment_of_the_Department_of_Transportation
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Javits_Center
gptkbp:office United_States_Senator_from_New_York
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Herbert_Lehman
gptkbp:profession Lawyer
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:signature Jacob_Javits_signature
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Marjorie_Javits
gptkbp:successor Alfonse D'Amato
gptkbp:termEnd January 3, 1981
gptkbp:termStart January 3, 1957