EDWARDS, CHET (a Representative from Texas)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4837, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H8851 [7OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 5203), H8038 [4OC]

Armed Forces: clarify requirements relative to predeployment and postdeployment medical exams of certain members (see H.R. 4346), H2917 [12MY]

———grant limited TRICARE program eligibility for members of the Ready Reserve and provide financial support for continuation of health insurance for mobilized members of Reserve components (see H.R. 2176), H3720 [2JN]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 5055), H7234 [15SE]

———prevent the sale of abusive insurance and investment products to military personnel (see H.R. 5011), H6755 [7SE]

Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 761), H6997 [9SE]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H304 [3FE]

Birds: mint coins celebrating recovery and restoration of the American bald eagle and noting the importance of the designation of the American bald eagle as an endangered species (see H.R. 4116), H3094 [17MY]

Charles Wilson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Lufkin, TX: designate (see H.R. 4317), H2727 [6MY]

Columbia (space shuttle): anniversary of accident costing the lives of the crew (see H. Res. 507), H305 [3FE]

Computers: expand computer and telecommunications advancements in rural areas (see H.R. 138), H3873 [9JN]

Congressman Jack Fields Post Office, Kingwood, TX: designate (see H.R. 4232), H8168 [5OC]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 3941), H1070 [11MR]

Crime: provide reliable officers, technology, education, community prosecutors, and training in our neighborhoods (see H.R. 5277), H8858 [7OC]

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 487), H6756 [7SE]

Dept. of Defense: carry out a program to provide a support system for members of the Armed Forces who incur severe disabilities (see H.R. 5057), H7443 [22SE]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (see H.R. 4578), H5909 [15JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enter into contracts with community health care providers to improve access to health care for veterans in highly rural areas (see H.R. 3777), H753 [2MR]

———repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1726), H6899 [8SE]

Dr. Miguel A. Nevarez Post Office Building, Edinburg, TX: designate (see H.R. 4299), H2726 [6MY]

Education: recognize contributions of military-impacted schools, teachers, adminstration, and staff for their role in the education of military children (see H. Res. 598), H2374 [22AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid program to improve the distribution of school construction payments to better meet needs of military and Indian land school districts (see H.R. 3795), H514 [11FE]

Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 1227), H2728 [6MY]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H515 [11FE]

Gordon Wood Post Office Building, Stamford, TX: designate (see H.R. 5196), H7944 [30SE]

Haskins, Don: tribute (see H. Res. 562), H5151 [25JN]

Health: modify the rules for redistribution and extended availability of funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4936), H7736 [28SE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 4628), H4646 [21JN]

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives (see H.R. 3856), H699 [26FE]

Iran: urge compliance with International Atomic Energy Agency resolutions on nuclear weapons program and call for international cooperation with such compliance (see H. Con. Res. 332), H576 [24FE]

Irma Rangel Post Office Building, Kingsville, TX: designate (see H.R. 4829), H5792 [14JY]

Iron and steel industry: reinstate safeguards on imports of certain steel products (see H.R. 3699), H1117 [16MR]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H7234 [15SE]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 3619), H753 [2MR]

Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 4937, 4938), H6702 [22JY]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H37 [20JA]

Medicare: permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H831 [3MR]

———prohibit operation of comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program in Texas (see H.R. 3861), H699 [26FE]

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. 4445), H3438 (see H.R. 4445), H3538 [20MY]

National Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 430), H5793 [14JY]

Private Felix Z. Longoria Veterans' Memorial Post Office, Three Rivers, TX: designate (see H.R. 4911), H6701 [22JY]

Railroads: increase rail transportation security (see H.R. 4896), H7443 [22SE]

Rio Grande American Canal, El Paso, TX: redesignate as the Travis C. Johnson Canal (see H.R. 4751), H5150 [25JN]

Rotary International: issue commemorative stamp to honor centennial anniversary and efforts to eradicate polio (see H. Con. Res. 375), H1117 [16MR]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 4249), H6706 [22JY]

Small business: improve results and accountability of microenterprise development assistance programs (see H.R. 3818), H753 [2MR]

Social Security: protect cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 4910), H6701 [22JY]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (H.R. 594), consideration (see H. Res. 523), H515 [11FE]

———repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 4391), H4647 [21JN]

Taxation: allow a business credit for qualified expenditures for medical professional malpractice insurance (see H.R. 4124), H2019 [1AP]

———make allowance of the deduction of State and local general sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes permanent (see H.R. 5384), H9999 [18NO]

Thomas E. Creek Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Amarillo, TX: designate (see H.R. 4836), H5907 [15JY]

U.S.-Thailand Free Trade Agreement: limit Thailand's access to U.S. automobile market to prevent backdoor access by third-country automobile producers to the U.S. market (see H. Con. Res. 366), H1643 [29MR]

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 1653), H7138 [14SE]

———extend eligibility of veterans who served in recent hostilities for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for any illness (see H.R. 4438), H3438 (see H.R. 4438), H3538 [20MY]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for a one-year open season under that plan (see H.R. 3763), H391 [4FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction and family housing (see H.R. 4424), H3438 (see H.R. 4424), H3537 [20MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making appropriations (see H.R. 4423), H3437 (see H.R. 4423), H3537 [20MY]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 4628), consideration (see H. Res. 773), H7138 [14SE]

Veterans: increase maximum coverage under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance and Veterans' Group Life Insurance programs (see H.R. 5047), H6996 [9SE]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan (H.R. 548), consideration (see H. Res. 584), H1740 [30MR]

Lists

Armed Forces members from Fort Hood, TX, killed in military action in Iraq, E1056 [4JN]

Remarks

Armed Forces: increase statutory cap on privatization of military housing, H6452, H6456, H6461, H6463, H6467 [21JY], H6663, H6664, H6665, H6666, H6667, H6669, H6673 [22JY]

———increase statutory cap on privatization of military housing (H.R. 4879), H6493 [21JY]

———prevent the sale of abusive insurance and investment products to military personnel (H.R. 5011), H8108 [5OC]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), H1422, H1423, H1425, H1426 [24MR], H1545, H1546, H1547 [25MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), revising (H. Res. 685), H4915 [24JN]

Community Services Block Grant Act: prohibit faith-based organizations receiving Federal funds from discriminating in hiring practices, H316, H317, H318, H319 [4FE], E212 [24FE]

———provide for quality improvements (H.R. 3030), E212 [24FE]

———provide for quality improvements (H.R. 3030), consideration (H. Res. 513), H316, H317, H318, H319 [4FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), consideration (H. Res. 648), H3247, H3248 [19MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), H6461, H6463, H6467, H6493 [21JY], H6663, H6664, H6665, H6666, H6667, H6669, H6673 [22JY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), conference report, H9119, H9124, H9125 [9OC]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), consideration (H. Res. 732), H6452, H6456 [21JY]

Disasters: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms, H9125 [9OC]

Mart, TX: Texas Historical Marker dedication at Watson Feed Store, E2156 [6DE]

Members of Congress: tribute to departing Members of Texas delegation, H10065, H10069 [19NO]

Social Security: provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (H.R. 743), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 520), H440 [11FE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions, H440 [11FE]

Taxation: increase child tax credit (H.R. 4359), H3405 [20MY]

———rates, H4915 [24JN]

Veterans: health care funding, H1425, H1426 [24MR], H1545, H1546, H1547 [25MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H7572 [23SE], H10071 [19NO]