EDWARDS, CHET (a Representative from Texas)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 5011, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H6137 [10SE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Africa: recognize the importance of inheritance rights of women (see H. Con. Res. 421), H3668 [18JN]
Agriculture: provide emergency livestock assistance and emergency crop loss assistance to agricultural producers (see H.R. 5310), H6419 [19SE]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 114), H7304 [8OC]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H1201 [10AP]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 86), H1283 [11AP]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation (see H.J. Res. 85), H1410 [17AP] (see H.J. Res. 90), H1674 [25AP]
Center for International Human Rights: establish (see H.R. 5528), H7929 [15OC]
Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5326), H6059 [4SE]
Civil Air Patrol: make volunteer members eligible for public safety officer death benefits (see H.R. 3681), H1091 [20MR]
Corporations: prohibit certain expatriated corporations from being eligible for the award of Federal contracts (see H.R. 4831), H3036 [23MY]
Dept. of Defense: prioritize transfer of excess personal property to the Forest Service Federal Excess Personal Property Program in order to be loaned to rural fire departments (see H.R. 5421), H6418 [19SE]
Dept. of HHS: support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see H. Con. Res. 385), H3161 [4JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve judicial review of administrative decisions (see H.R. 4018), H2019 [1MY]
———provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H6419 [19SE]
———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H1003 [19MR]
Developing countries: reauthorize microenterprise assistance programs and expand sustainable poverty-focused microenterprise programs by implementing improved poverty measurement methods (see H.R. 4209), H1484 [18AP]
District of Columbia: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 2982), H1410 [17AP]
Dr. Caesar A.W. Clark, Sr. Post Office Building, Dallas, TX: designate (see H.R. 3775), H8733 [13NO]
Endangered Species Act: require the Dept. of the Interior to give greater weight to scientific or commercial data that is empirical or has been field-tested or peer-reviewed (see H.R. 2829), H2101 [2MY]
Financial institutions: encourage a strong community-based banking system (see H.R. 1220), H4766 [16JY]
Firefighters: support goals and ideas of a day of tribute to all who have died in the line of duty and recognize importance of National Fallen Firefighters Foundation in assisting family members (see H. Con. Res. 476), H6418 [19SE]
Fisk Jubilee Singers (musical group): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 225), H228 [7FE]
Foreign policy: impose sanctions on the PLO, or the Palestinian Authority, if the President determines that these entities have not complied with certain commitments (see H.R. 1795), H634 [27FE]
FTC: deem the nondisclosure of employer-owned life insurance coverage of employees an unfair trade practice (see H.R. 4551), H2356 [9MY]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4531), H6303 [17SE]
House of Representatives: encourage each State to examine its statutes, practices, and procedures governing appointment and election of new Members in the event of a catastrophe (see H. Res. 559), H6777 [26SE]
Immigration: change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4575), H6693 [25SE]
Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1520), H6777 [26SE]
———require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide prompt payment for health benefits claims (see H.R. 4983), H6172 [10SE]
Iraq: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and priority for veterans filing such claims (see H.R. 4573), H1619 [24AP]
Iron and steel industry: remedy certain injurious effects of steel imports by protecting benefits of steelworkers and retirees and strengthening the U.S. steel industry (see H.R. 4646), H2099 [2MY]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 392), H2101 [2MY]
Jim Fonteno Post Office Building, Pasadena, TX: designate (see H.R. 4717), H2470 [14MY]
Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see H.R. 5427), H6418 [19SE]
Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 5526, 5527), H6982 [2OC]
Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H3562 [13JN]
Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 5019), H4326 [27JN]
———increase the payment amount for inpatient hospital services and freeze the reduction in payments to hospitals for indirect costs of medical education (see H.R. 1556), H4425 [9JY]
———waive late enrollment penalty and provide a special Part B enrollment period for certain military retirees (see H.R. 2073), H6559 [24SE]
Michael E. DeBakey Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX: designate (see H.R. 5655), H9025 [14NO]
National Drought Council: establish (see H.R. 4754), H6473 [23SE]
OMB: provide that certain adjustments made to align highway spending with revenues have no force or effect (see H.R. 3900), H780 [7MR]
Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H1090 [20MR]
Pentagon Renovation Program: tribute to efforts in reconstructing the portion of the Pentagon destroyed in terrorist attack (see H. Res. 368), H907 [13MR]
Russia: ban on importation of U.S. poultry (see H. Con. Res. 400), H2662 [20MY]
———establish a debt reduction for nonproliferation program (see H.R. 3836), H1284 [11AP]
Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H105 [29JA]
States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 2466), H2019 [1MY]
Syria: halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (see H.R. 4483), H2165 [7MY]
Taxation: allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 2125), H1283 [11AP]
———make the additional tax on early distributions from certain pension plans inapplicable for public safety employees (see H.R. 4796), H2943 [22MY]
———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4993), H3824 [21JN]
———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the Armed Forces while on official extended duty (see H.R. 356), H1201 [10AP]
U.N.: restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 3916), H2945 [22MY]
Veterans: improve benefits for former POWs (see H.R. 3430), H6559 [24SE]
———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 4085), H2165 [7MY]
———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]
———revise and improve employment, training, and placement services (see H.R. 4015), H2164 [7MY]
Veterans Day: issue annual commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 429), H2944 [22MY]
VFW: amend charter to make members of the Armed Forces who receive special pay for duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger eligible for membership (see H.R. 3838), H688 [5MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Fort Hood, TX: convey certain land for a State-run veterans cemetery (see H.R. 4040), H1088 [20MR]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 4965), H5361 [24JY], E1516
———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 4965), consideration (H. Res. 498), H5350 [24JY]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 111), H6766 [26SE]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 122), consideration (H. Res. 580), H7822 [10OC]
———making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), H2922 [22MY], H2963, H2977, H2992 [23MY]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7314 [9OC]
Army: terminate the Crusader artillery system program, H4088
Budget: deficit, H2667 [21MY]
———reduce preexisting pay-go balances (H.R. 5708), motion to recommit, H8792 [14NO]
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 5011), H4150 [27JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5010), H4088
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 (H.R. 1925), H2398 [14MY]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make tax benefits permanent, H1423 [18AP]
Education: funding, H6766 [26SE]
Parliamentary inquiry, H2900 [22MY], H6919 [1OC]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H374, H433 [13FE]
———exempt communications pertaining to veterans, military personnel, and senior citizens from restrictions on noncandidate campaign expenditures, H433 [13FE]
Public debt: ceiling, H2923 [22MY]
Public welfare programs: expand participation of faith-based organizations in the provision of social services, E977
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), E977
Taxation: exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (H.R. 586), consideration of Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 390), H1423 [18AP]
———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (H.R. 2357), H6133 [10SE], H6914, H6919 [1OC]
———provide incentives for economic recovery, H497 [14FE]
———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), H497 [14FE]
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H497 [14FE]
Votes: position on missed, H3950
Waco, TX: anniversary of McLennan County Courthouse, E1709
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H5084 [22JY], H5315 [23JY], H6226 [11SE]
Statements
Gamble on Crusader—Additional Views: by, H4088
Tributes
Biddle, Hollis, E1867
McKee, Patricia, E790
Moulton, Alexander, E1326
Scott, Richard E., E1991
Smith, Noel, E1584
Toby, D. Michael, E2000
Via, Dennis L., E880
Wittenburg, Frederick, Jr., E111