EDWARDS, CHUCK (a Representative from North Carolina)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Budget: express sense that U.S. should reduce and maintain Federal unified budget deficit at or below 3 percent of gross domestic product (see H. Res. 981), H2336 [2MR]

Courts: improve rights to relief for individuals affected by non-consensual activities involving intimate digital forgeries (see H.R. 3562), H656 [12JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve connections with national and homeland security agencies (see H.R. 7153), H947 [20JA]

Dept. of Defense: include, in Transition Assistance Program, presentation that promotes benefits available to veterans from Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 1845), H2677 [24MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: report on debt levels, proposed debt reduction measures, and impact of increasing debt ceiling and provide public access to such information (see H.R. 6895), H2097 [9FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve provision of care and services under Veterans Community Care Program (see H.R. 740), H2676 [24MR]

——— provide annual increase in stipend for books, supplies, equipment, and other educational costs under Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 1965), H2677 [24MR]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve benefits and services for surviving spouses who remarry (see H.R. 1004), H2677 [24MR]

District of Columbia: permit Members of Congress who have valid license or permit to carry concealed firearm to carry concealed firearm in District (see H.R. 4788), H2033 [4FE]

Drugs: prevent importation of illicit pill press machines with intent to counterfeit substances (see H.R. 7184), H1171 [21JA]

Elections: promote integrity and improve administration of Federal elections (see H.R. 7300), H1921 [30JA]

EPA: clarify when physical changes in, or changes in method of operation of, stationary sources that emit air pollutants constitute modification or construction relative to Clean Air Act standards (see H.R. 161), H2221 [12FE]

——— provide interim permit to owner or operator of critical energy resource facility that is subject to final approval (see H.R. 3059), H2711 [25MR]

Europe: express that European laws and regulations unfairly and unreasonably burden American speech and innovation (see H. Res. 967), H136 [7JA]

Federal Crop Insurance Corp.: conduct research and development on frost or cold weather insurance (see H.R. 7464), H2334 [26FE]

Firearms: prohibit Federal funding of State firearm ownership databases (see H.R. 7678), H2326 [25FE]

Medicare: establish payment parity between Medicare Advantage and fee-for-service Medicare and establish prompt payment requirements under Medicare Advantage (see H.R. 4559), H2259 [23FE]

Power resources: expedite judicial review of energy and mineral projects, create new protections for fully-permitted projects, establish enforceable deadlines, and mandate de-risking programs and compliance reporting (see H.R. 7329), H1975 [3FE]

SBA: increase maximum amount for certain loans (see H.R. 4153), H135 [7JA]

Ships and vessels: clarify types of vessels that may enter or operate in navigable waters of U.S. or transfer cargo in any port or place under jurisdiction of U.S. (see H.R. 7084), H918 [15JA]

Siller, Frank: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 7175), H1171 [21JA]

Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 1137), H2711 [25MR]

Taxation: allow portion of general business credit carryforwards to be transferred by certain taxpayers affected by federally declared disasters (see H.R. 7450), H2095 [9FE]

Voting: require proof of U.S citizenship to register to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 7296), H2033 [4FE]

YMCA: anniversary (see H. Res. 1074), H2258 [23FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish secure database and messaging platform to enable veterans to reconnect with other veterans with whom they served (see H.R. 7176), H1171 [21JA]

Voting: prohibit use of Federal funds for administration of elections for Federal office in States that permit ballot harvesting (see H.R. 7356), H2030 [4FE]

Constitutional authority and single subject statements

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish secure database and messaging platform to enable veterans to reconnect with other veterans with whom they served (H.R. 7176), H1172 [21JA]

Voting: prohibit use of Federal funds for administration of elections for Federal office in States that permit ballot harvesting (H.R. 7356), H2031 [4FE]

Remarks

Dept. of Energy: prohibit from enforcing energy efficiency standards applicable to manufactured housing (H.R. 5184), H594 [9JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 7147), consideration (H. Res. 1014), H1180 [22JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 8029), consideration (H. Res. 1131), H2692 [25MR]

Depts. of Defense, Education, Homeland Security, HHS, HUD, Labor, and Transportation: making appropriations (H.R. 7148), consideration (H. Res. 1014), H1180 [22JA]

Financial services, general Government, national security, Dept. of State, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 7006), H737, H738 [14JA]

Tributes

Barrier, Phillip, E84• [30JA]

Frank, Jessie, E7• [7JA]

LeCroy, Debbie, E158• [24FE]