EDWARDS, CHET (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 5385), H2922 [19MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4939, supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief and recovery, H3030 [23MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide emergency assistance to agricultural producers who have suffered losses as a result of natural disasters and unforseen production costs (see H. Res. 706), H565 [2MR]

Alexander McRae Dechman Post Office Building, Grand Prarie, TX: designate (see H.R. 5626), H4133 [15JN]

Animals: establish a competitive grant program to build capacity in veterinary medical education and expand the workforce of veterinarians engaged in public health practice and biomedical research (see H.R. 2206), H4917 [29JN]

Armed Forces: prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (see H.R. 5037), H1319 [29MR]

ATF: modernize and reform (see H.R. 5092), H4134 [15JN]

Bentsen, Lloyd: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 413), H3227 [24MY]

Bono: Time (publication) Person of the Year award recipient (see H. Res. 638), H451 [28FE]

Borlaug, Norman E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4924), H1197 [28MR]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H225 [8FE]

Computers: expand computer and telecommunications advancements in rural areas (see H.R. 144), H3308 (see H.R. 144), H3361 [25MY]

Crime: expand and modernize prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 4777), H973 [14MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: reauthorize the Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Program and increase CCC funding for the program (see H.R. 4897), H1390 [30MR]

Dept. of Defense: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (see H.R. 2369), H155 [1FE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H2586 [11MY]

Dept. of Transportation: report to Congress on proposed changes to policies that prohibit foreign interests from exercising control over economic and security decisions of U.S. airlines (see H.R. 4542), H1743 [25AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: award a percentage of procurement contracts to small business concerns owned by veterans (see H.R. 3082), H3137 [23MY]

———conduct a pilot project on using educational assistance funds to defray training costs associated with purchasing certain franchise enterprises (see H.R. 745), H3016 [22MY]

———provide free credit monitoring and credit reports for veterans and others affected by the theft of veterans' personal data and ensure notification of such thefts (see H.R. 5455), H3309 (see H.R. 5455), H3362 [25MY] (see H.R. 5588), H4190 [16JN]

Disasters: prohibit the confiscation of firearms during certain national emergencies (see H.R. 5013), H3424 [6JN]

Diseases: advance medical research and treatments of pediatric cancers, ensure access to current treatments and information, establish a national childhood cancer database, and promote public awareness (see H.R. 4927), H4680 [27JN]

Education: expand quality programs of early childhood home visitation (see H.R. 3628), H389 [16FE]

FAA: replace Administrator's arbitrary authority to impose wages and working conditions with neutral binding arbitration in the case of an impasse in labor-management negotiations (see H.R. 4755), H1853 [26AP]

FEMA: provide relief to the victims of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita by placing manufactured homes in flood plains (see H.R. 4874), H1131 [16MR]

Firearms: make technical changes to Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 5005), H4190 [16JN]

Gates, Bill and Melinda: Time (publication) Person of the Year award recipients (see H. Res. 638), H451 [28FE]

Government: require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (see H.R. 4682), H153 [1FE]

Health: provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H4009 [14JN]

Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H2706 (see H.R. 2717), H2758 [17MY]

King, Coretta Scott: tribute (see H. Res. 655), H156 [1FE]

Lance Corporal Robert A. Martinez Post Office Building, Cleveland, TX: designate (see H.R. 5108), H2706 (see H.R. 5108), H2758 [17MY]

Medicaid: provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 910), H4424 [21JN]

Medicare: ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3559), H2502 [10MY]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 4992), H3016 [22MY]

———require the sponsor of a prescription drug plan or an organization offering a Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plan to promptly pay submitted claims (see H.R. 5182), H3724 [9JN]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H1197 [28MR]

NASA: commemorate anniversary of the first flight of the Space Transportation System and honor individuals involved with the space program (see H. Con. Res. 366), H1391 [30MR]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 2088), H4134 [15JN]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 2231), H3308 (see H.R. 2231), H3361 [25MY]

Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see H.R. 4597), H2706 (see H.R. 4597), H2758 [17MY]

Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H1391 [30MR]

NOAA: establish a National Integrated Drought Information System (see H.R. 5136), H1917 [27AP]

Pham Hong Son: call for release by Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 320), H973 [14MR]

Power resources: reduce dependence on foreign sources of oil by promoting plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and related advanced vehicle technologies (see H.R. 5538), H4134 [15JN]

Sergeant Jacob Dan Dones Post Office, Dimmitt, TX: designate (see H.R. 5540), H3496 [7JN]

Taxation: expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see H.R. 1634), H4917 [29JN]

———make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 5081), H1452 [4AP]

Texas Western University: commend anniversary and recognize historic impact of basketball title game victory on diversity in sports and civil rights (see H. Res. 668), H154 [1FE]

Veterans: improve information security (see H.R. 5464), H3309 (see H.R. 5464), H3362 [25MY]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H1563 [5AP]

———reduce incidence of suicide (see H.R. 5771), H5127 [12JY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: study eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names and alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see H.R. 156), H154 [1FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 4949), H972 [14MR]

Taxation: prohibit tax return preparers from requesting taxpayer consent to disclose or use return information (see H.R. 5063), H1389 [30MR]

Remarks

Army: anniversary, E1155 [14JN]

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), conference report, E813 [12MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), H1590, H1591, H1592 [6AP], H2742 [17MY]

Dept. of Defense: anniversary of Uniformed Services Family Health Plan, E626 [26AP]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), motion to recommit, H2549 [11MY]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize participation in the Central Texas Water Recycling and Reuse Project (H.R. 3418), H1940 [2MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5386), H2859 [18MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation, H2549 [11MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 5385), H2912, H2913, H2922, H2932, H2933, H2934, H2936, H2937, H2938, H2941 [19MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 5385), consideration (H. Res. 821), H2897, H2898 [19MY]

Keep Waco Beautiful (organization): anniversary, E528 [6AP]

Outer Continental Shelf: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions, H2859 [18MY]

United Service Organizations: recognize contribution to morale and welfare of our servicemen and women and their families (H. Con. Res. 322), H233 [14FE]

Veterans: health care funding, H1590, H1591, H1592 [6AP]

———health care funding through repeal of certain tax breaks, H2922 [19MY]

Votes: correction, H1360 [30MR]

Statements

Texas A&M Inaugural Convocation Speech: Nancy Dickey, E212 [28FE]

Tributes

Adams, William C., E816 [12MY]

Dickey, Nancy, E212 [28FE]

Jackson, Eddie W., Jr., E582 [25AP]

Sturgis, Frances, E528 [6AP]