DemocratHouse · Louisiana District 3
Melancon, Charlie
2005 first electedLeft office 20116 years servedBorn 1947M
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Based on bills Melancon, Charlie sponsored or cosponsored in Congress, grouped by policy area. This reflects legislative activity, not a survey of personal opinions.
Health
Sponsored 3 · Cosponsored 11Emergency Management
Sponsored 4 · Cosponsored 7Taxation
Sponsored 5 · Cosponsored 6Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsored 2 · Cosponsored 6- To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase and to provide for an annual adjustment of the amounts of assistance payable by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for veterans' funeral and burial expenses. ↗
- Urging the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to acquire and utilize the Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in Lafayette, Louisiana as a full-service Department of Veterans Affairs hospital to better serve veterans throughout the Acadiana region of Louisiana. ↗
Education
Sponsored 4 · Cosponsored 3- To expand eligibility for Pell grants to certain students who are pursuing a postbaccalaureate professional certification or licensing credential required for employment as a teacher. ↗
- To authorize the Secretary of Education to continue to waive certain requirements in order to ease fiscal burdens in States affected by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita. ↗
Energy
Sponsored 4 · Cosponsored 2Water Resources Development
Sponsored 3 · Cosponsored 3Commemorations
Sponsored 3 · Cosponsored 3- Recognizing the dedication of the employees at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Michoud Assembly Facility, the "Michoud Hurricane Ride-Out Team", who risked their lives during Hurricane Katrina's assault on southeast Louisiana, and kept the generators and pumps running to protect the facilities and flight hardware, and whose dedication kept the Michoud Assembly Facility an island of dry land, which made it possible to resume External Tank production less than 5 weeks after the storm passed. ↗
- Congratulating Jockey Calvin Borel for his victory at the 133rd Kentucky Derby. ↗
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