DemocratHouse · Texas District 17
Edwards, Chet
1991 first electedLeft office 201120 years servedBorn 1951M
Official website ↗Issues
Based on bills Edwards, Chet sponsored or cosponsored in Congress, grouped by policy area. This reflects legislative activity, not a survey of personal opinions.
Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsored 18 · Cosponsored 9Health
Sponsored 5 · Cosponsored 10- To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit coverage under the Medicare and Medicaid Programs of sex-enhancing drugs for individuals convicted of a sex offense. ↗
- To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act, as added by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, to provide for negotiation of fair prices for Medicare prescription drugs. ↗
Commemorations
Sponsored 3 · Cosponsored 9Taxation
Sponsored 2 · Cosponsored 4Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsored 1 · Cosponsored 4Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsored 4 · Cosponsored 1Agriculture and Food
Sponsored 2 · Cosponsored 3- Recognizing the contributions of Dr. Norman E. Borlaug to the United States and the world. ↗
- To enhance the efficiency of bioenergy and biomass research and development programs through improved coordination and collaboration between the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Energy, and land-grant colleges and universities, and for other purposes. ↗
Congress
Sponsored 4- Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 808) to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs as dependency and indemnity compensation. ↗
- Providing for an adjournment or recess of the two Houses. ↗
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