| Full Name: | Thomas 'Chet' Edwards |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Lea Ann; 2 Children: John Thomas, Garrison |
| Birth Date: | 11/24/1951 |
| Birth Place: | Corpus Christi, TX |
| Home City: | Waco, TX |
| Religion: | Methodist |
Key Votes
Thomas 'Chet' Edwards's Voting Records
Technology and Communication
Issue
- Technology and Communication down
- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts and Entertainment
- Budget, Spending and Taxes
- Business and Consumers
- Campaign Finance and Elections
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Conservative
- Crime
- Death Penalty
- Defense
- Drugs
- Education
- Employment and Affirmative Action
- Energy
- Environment
- Executive Branch
- Federal, State and Local Relations
- Foreign Affairs
- Gambling and Gaming
- Government Operations
- Guns
- Health and Health Care
- Housing and Property
- Immigration
- Indigenous Peoples
- Judicial Branch
- Labor Unions
- Legislative Branch
- Liberal
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Military Personnel
- National Security
- Science
- Senior Citizens
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Social
- Stem Cell Research
- Technology and Communication
- Trade
- Transportation
- Unemployed and Low-Income
- Veterans
- Women
(clear issue)
National Key Votes
| Date | Bill No. | Bill Title | Outcome | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 18, 2010 | HR 1722 | Telework Policies and Regulations for Federal Agencies | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (254 - 152) |
Yea |
| May 28, 2010 | HR 5116 | Science and Technology Funding | Bill Passed - House (262 - 150) |
Yea |
| May 19, 2010 | HR 5325 | Science and Technology Funding | Bill Failed - House (261 - 148) |
Yea |
| May 6, 2010 | HR 1722 | Telework Policies and Regulations for Federal Agencies | Bill Failed - House (268 - 147) |
Yea |
| Dec. 16, 2009 | HR 2847 | Employment, Infrastructure, and Transportation Appropriations | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (217 - 212) |
Nay |
| June 9, 2009 | HR 2751 | Trade-in Vouchers for Fuel Efficient Cars | Bill Passed - House (298 - 119) |
Yea |
| Feb. 13, 2009 | HR 1 | Appropriations, Tax Law Amendments, and Unemployment Benefit Amendments ("Stimulus Bill") | Conference Report Adopted - House (246 - 183) |
Yea |
| Jan. 28, 2009 | HR 1 | Appropriations, Tax Law Amendments, and Unemployment Benefit Amendments ("Stimulus Bill") | Bill Passed - House (244 - 188) |
Yea |
| July 9, 2008 | HR 5811 | Electronic Communications Preservation Act | Bill Passed - House (286 - 137) |
Yea |
| June 20, 2008 | HR 6304 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Amendments | Bill Passed - House (293 - 129) |
Yea |
| March 14, 2008 | HR 3773 | Electronic Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Review Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (213 - 197) |
Yea |
| Nov. 15, 2007 | HR 3773 | Electronic Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Review Act | Bill Passed - House (227 - 189) |
Yea |
| Sept. 7, 2007 | HR 1908 | Patent Reform Act of 2007 | Bill Passed - House (220 - 175) |
Yea |
| Sept. 28, 2006 | HR 5825 | Electronic Surveillance Modernization Act | Bill Passed - House (232 - 191) |
Yea |
| July 26, 2006 | HR 5682 | U.S.and India Nuclear Cooperation Act of 2006 | Bill Passed - House (359 - 68) |
Yea |
| July 11, 2006 | HR 4411 | Internet Gambling Bill | Bill Passed - House (317 - 93) |
Yea |
| July 11, 2006 | H AMDT 1179 | Online Gambling Ban Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (114 - 297) |
Yea |
| June 8, 2006 | HR 5252 | COPE Bill of 2006 | Bill Passed - House (321 - 101) |
Yea |
| May 3, 2006 | HR 4975 | 527 Reform Act of 2006 | Bill Passed - House (217 - 213) |
Nay |
| March 7, 2006 | S 2271 | PATRIOT Act Reauthorization bill | Bill Passed - House (280 - 138) |
Yea |
| Nov. 2, 2005 | HR 1606 | Online Freedom of Speech Act | Bill Failed - House (225 - 182) |
Nay |
| March 11, 2004 | HR 3717 | FCC Indecency Penalties Bill | Bill Passed - House (391 - 22) |
Yea |
| March 3, 2004 | HR 1561 | US Patent and Trademark Fee Modernization Act, 2004 | Bill Passed - House (379 - 28) |
Yea |
| Nov. 22, 2003 | S 877 | Reduction of SPAM bill | Bill Passed - House (392 - 5) |
Yea |
| Sept. 25, 2003 | HR 3161 | Do-Not-Call-Registry bill | Bill Passed - House (412 - 8) |
Yea |
| June 10, 2003 | HR 2143 | Unlawful Internet Gambling Funding Prohibition Act | Bill Passed - House (319 - 104) |
Yea |
| Oct. 10, 2002 | HR 3295 | Help America Vote Act of 2002 | Conference Report Adopted - House (357 - 48) |
Yea |
| May 10, 2000 | HR 3709 | Regarding Internet Taxation | Bill Passed - House (352 - 75) |
Yea |
| Sept. 8, 1999 | H Amdt 423 | International Space Station Funding Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (121 - 298) |
Nay |
| May 19, 1999 | HR 1654 | NASA Authorization bill | Bill Passed - House (259 - 168) |
Yea |
| Sept. 24, 1998 | HR 3616 | Defense Department FY99 Authorization bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (373 - 50) |
Yea |
| May 21, 1998 | HR 3616 | Defense Department FY99 Authorization bill | Bill Passed - House (357 - 60) |
Yea |
| Feb. 1, 1996 | S 652 | Telecommunications Bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (414 - 16) |
Yea |
| Nov. 22, 1993 | H Amdt 416 | Penny Amendment to the Government Reform and Savings Act of 1993 | Amendment Rejected - House (213 - 219) |
Yea |
| June 28, 1993 | H Amdt 160 | Space Station Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (196 - 220) |
Nay |
| June 23, 1993 | H Amdt 134 | Space Station Termination Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (215 - 216) |
Nay |
| May 19, 1993 | HR 820 | National Competitiveness Act of 1993 | Bill Passed - House (243 - 167) |
Yea |
About the Selection and Descriptions of Key Votes
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