EDWARDS, CHET (a Representative from Texas)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2311, energy and water development appropriations, H5857 [20SE]

———H.R. 2904, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H6102 [2OC]

Norman Sisisky funeral attendees, H1384 [3AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 320), H162 [31JA]

———increase basic pay (see H.R. 244), H224 [7FE]

———make temporary adjustments in basic housing allowances in response to increases in military housing costs (see H.R. 3411), H8948 [5DE]

———restore certain education benefits of reservist and active duty servicemembers participating in military action against Afghanistan (see H.R. 3240), H7908 [7NO]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H112 [30JA]

Budget: make process more transparent (see H.R. 1257), H1189 [27MR]

Cesar E. Chavez Post Office Building, Dallas, TX: designate (see H.R. 1715), H2680 [23MY]

Charities: promote charitable giving (see H.R. 3599), H10965 [20DE]

Chicago, IL: expand aviation capacity (see H.R. 3479), H10910 [19DE]

Dept. of Defense: making emergency supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 576), H322 [13FE] (see H.R. 1173), H1191 [27MR]

———review military service records to determine if certain Jewish war veterans should be awarded the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 606), H1013 [20MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H1061 [21MR]

———make various improvements to veterans benefits programs (see H.R. 2540), H4541 [24JY]

———provide benefits to children of Vietnam-era veterans for diseases associated with parental exposure to a herbicide agent (see H.R. 1541), H2142 [10MY]

Diseases: increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 36), H3864 [10JY]

Education: expand the teacher loan forgiveness programs under the guaranteed and direct student loan programs (see H.R. 489), H1346 [29MR]

———improve character education programs (see H.R. 228), H650 [6MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see H.R. 1716), H1923 [3MY]

———amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1716), H3069 [12JN]

EPA: reinstate revised drinking water standards for arsenic (see H.R. 1413), H1482 (see H.R. 1413), H1492 [4AP]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 721), H3960 [11JY]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see H.R. 746), H441 [27FE]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1577), H5616 [13SE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H876 [13MR]

———encourage displaying of the flag in response to hijacking and crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 225), H5616 [13SE]

Gambling: expand and modernize the prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 3215), H9078 [6DE]

———prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 1110), H2890 [5JN]

Government: enhance citizen access to information and services through use of Internet-based information technology (see H.R. 2458), H3959 [11JY]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: urge all contracting States to recommend the production of practice guides (see H. Con. Res. 69), H1012 [20MR]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H1717 [1MY]

Homeless: improve programs for veterans (see H.R. 936), H825 [8MR]

House of Representatives: constitutional amendment on appointment and election of new Members if a significant number of Members can no longer serve due to a national emergency (see H.J. Res. 67), H6920 [16OC]

Houston, TX: tribute to recovery efforts following Tropical Storm Allison (see H. Res. 166), H3202 [14JN]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 602), H324 [13FE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 536), H400 [14FE]

Iron and steel industry: provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (see H.R. 808), H2712 [24MY]

Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 2009), H2711 [24MY]

Medicaid: improve quality of care furnished in nursing homes (see H.R. 2677), H4862 [30JY]

Medicare: coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H4949 [31JY]

———extend availability of cost contracts (see H.R. 2612), H5488 [10SE]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 1177), H2890 [5JN]

———provide guidance to health care providers attempting to properly submit claims and target truly fraudulent activity for enforcement of billing regulations rather than inadvertent errors (see H.R. 868), H1346 [29MR]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 1400), H3260 [19JN]

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments and conduct a study on replacing the use of the sustainable growth rate as a factor in such update (see H.R. 3351), H8843 [4DE]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H5616 [13SE]

Miller, Doris: waive certain time limitations to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II (see H.R. 1994), H2710 [24MY]

Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H2334 [17MY]

National Guard: tribute to continued commitment of combat units deployed in support of Army operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H. Con. Res. 154, 154), H3207 [18JN]

National security: develop local emergency response plans that provide a defined and unified response to terrorist attacks and other catastrophes (see H.R. 3161), H7217 [23OC]

OMB: establish a Federal Chief Information Officer (see H.R. 2458), H3959 [11JY]

Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor: award to officers killed, injured, or involved in rescue efforts in the aftermath of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 243), H6421 [5OC]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1489 [4AP]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 2157), H5406 [5SE]

Seguin, Juan N.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 186), H3805 [28JN]

September 11th Victim Compensation Fund: expand to include individuals diagnosed with anthrax (see H.R. 3194), H7719 [1NO]

Shelton, Henry H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2751), H5334 [2AU]

Shriver, Sargent: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2949), H7910 [7NO]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H2712 [24MY]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H444 [27FE]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H1717 [1MY]

Taxation: allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 322), H325 [13FE]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 1676), H1860 [2MY]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H1557 [24AP]

———increase limitation on contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1026), H1191 [27MR]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 1412), H1482 (see H.R. 1412), H1492 [4AP]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 42), H1488 [4AP]

Terrorism: bioterrorism preparedness and response funding (see H.R. 3255), H7959 [8NO]

U.S. Consensus Council: establish (see H.R. 3305), H8248 [15NO]

Veterans: add diabetes mellitus to the list of service-connected diseases (see H.R. 862), H647 [6MR]

———improve educational assistance programs, expand transition assistance and outreach programs, increase burial benefits, and provide family coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (see H.R. 801), H1116 [22MR]

———increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1291), H2142 [10MY]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 548), H2679 [23MY]

———issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 104), H5456 [6SE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H325 [13FE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H650 [6MR]

Voting: guarantee the right of military personnel to vote when serving away from home and extend voter registration and absentee ballot protections for such personnel to State and local elections (see H.R. 1377), H2184 [15MY]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H1114 [22MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 3243), H7909 [7NO]

Dept. of the Interior: study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Waco Mammoth Site Area in Waco, TX, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 1925), H2387 [21MY]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 74), H8224 [15NO]

Armed Forces: authorize use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 64), H5661 [14SE]

Aviation: preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), consideration (H. Res. 244), same-day consideration (H. Res. 242), H5881 [21SE]

Bush, President: proposal to expand the participation of faith-based organizations in the provision of social services, H2893 [6JN]

Children and youth: tribute to Clear Channel Communications, Inc., and the American Football Coaches Association for efforts to locate missing, kidnapped, and runaway children (H. Con. Res. 100), H2854 [5JN]

Community service: provide incentives for communities and individuals to serve the poor and others in need and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (H.R. 7), H4102 [17JY], H4204 [18JY], H4254, H4275 [19JY]

———provide incentives for communities and individuals to serve the poor and others in need and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 196), H4231 [19JY]

———provide incentives for communities and individuals to serve the poor and others in need and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (H.R. 7), motion to recommit, H4279 [19JY]

Corporations: encourage contributions to faith-based organizations (H. Con. Res. 170), H3812, H3813 [10JY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3338), H8224 [15NO], H8501, H8502, H8503 [28NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), motion to instruct conferees, H9315 [12DE]

Dept. of Energy: nuclear nonproliferation programs funding, H7596, H7597, H7607 [1NO], H8501, H8502, H8503 [28NO]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), H3652, H3668 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2311), conference report, H7607 [1NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2311), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 272), H7596, H7597 [1NO]

Killeen, TX: anniversary of First National Bank Texas, E215 [27FE]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2647), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 273), H7555 [31OC]

Local Heroes Week: observance, E2042 [8NO]

Religion: support for faith-based initiative relative to exemption for Government-funded religious charities from State and local hiring discrimination laws, H4231, H4254, H4279 [19JY]

Schools: set aside sufficient period of time to allow children to pray for, or quietly reflect on behalf of, the Nation during this time of struggle against international terrorism (H. Con. Res. 239), H8116, H8117 [13NO]

Sisisky, Norman: tribute (H. Res. 107), H1334 [29MR]

Taxation: phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H1434 [4AP]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), consideration (H. Res. 270), H7234 [24OC]

———rates (H.R. 3), E376 [15MR]

———rates (H.R. 1836), conference report, E1054 [7JN]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 61), H5569 [11SE]

———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H8224 [15NO], H8501, H8502, H8503 [28NO], H9315 [12DE]

Texas: anniversary of Central Texas Labor Council, E2172 [29NO]

———observance of Local Hero's Week in Bell and Coryell Counties, E2349 [20DE]

Whitney, TX: allow permit holders to refurbish existing boat docks on Lake Whitney, H3668 [27JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H4109 [17JY], H4214 [18JY], H6053 [25SE], H8335 [16NO]

Tributes

Bonior, Representative, H10940 [20DE]

Connell, Ted C., H6045 [25SE]