US Representative

Charles Edwards Authored & Sponsored Legislation

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Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB511

Introduced
1/16/25  
Allowing Military Exemptions, Recognizing Individual Concerns About New Shots Act of 2025 or the AMERICANS ActThis bill prohibits the Department of Defense (DOD) from issuing any COVID-19 vaccine mandate as a replacement for the rescinded vaccine mandate of August 24, 2021, unless the mandate is expressly authorized by Congress. The bill also provides that DOD must establish an application process for remedies for members of the Armed Forces who were discharged or subject to adverse action under the rescinded mandate.Any administrative discharge of a member on the sole basis of a failure to receive a COVID-19 vaccine must be categorized as an honorable discharge, and DOD is prohibited from taking any adverse action against such a member for that reason.DOD must try to retain unvaccinated members and provide such members with professional development, promotion and leadership opportunities, and consideration equal to that of their peers.Additionally, DOD may only consider the COVID-19 vaccination status of members in making certain decisions (e.g., deployments in countries where it is the law) and must establish a process to provide exemptions to certain members for such decisions.Members who were separated from the Armed Forces for refusing to receive a COVID-19 vaccine are not required to repay any bonuses and must be reimbursed if they repaid any portion of a bonus prior to this bill's enactment.This bill applies to all members of the Armed Forces, regardless of whether they sought an accommodation to any DOD COVID-19 vaccination policy.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB528

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Post-Disaster Reforestation and Restoration Act of 2025
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB54

Introduced
1/3/25  
WHO Withdrawal ActThis bill requires the President to immediately withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO) and prohibits using any federal funds to provide for U.S. participation in the WHO.The bill also repeals the 1948 act authorizing the United States to join the WHO.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB556

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2025
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB569

Introduced
1/21/25  
Birthright Citizenship Act of 2025
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB573

Introduced
1/21/25  
Studying NEPA’s Impact on Projects Act
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB578

Introduced
1/21/25  
Sarah's LawThis bill requires the Department of Justice or the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain a non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) who is unlawfully present in the United States and has been charged with, arrested for, convicted of, or admits to having committed acts that constitute the essential elements of a crime that resulted in the death or serious bodily injury of another person.DHS must obtain information about the identity of any victims of the crimes for which the detained individual was charged or convicted. DHS shall provide the victim, or a relative or guardian of a deceased victim, with information about the detained individual, including name, date of birth, nationality, immigration status, criminal history, and a description of any related removal efforts.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB633

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/22/25  
TAKE IT DOWN Act Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes On Websites and Networks Act
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB703

Introduced
1/23/25  
Main Street Tax Certainty Act

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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB611

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/22/25  
Justice for Victims of Sanctuary Cities Act of 2025This bill provides a private right of action against state and local jurisdictions with certain policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement efforts, and contains additional provisions related to such jurisdictions. Currently, such cooperation is generally not required.An individual (or certain relatives of such an individual) who is the victim of any felony for which an alien has been arrested, convicted, or sentenced to a prison term of at least one year may sue a state or local jurisdiction if the jurisdiction failed to comply with (1) certain Department of Homeland Security (DHS) requests related to arresting and detaining aliens, and (2) a DHS request to detain the alien in question or provide a notification about the release of the alien. A jurisdiction that accepts certain federal grants may not assert immunity in such a civil action.A jurisdiction (or employee of a jurisdiction) that complies with certain DHS detainer requests shall be deemed to be acting as an agent of DHS. A complying jurisdiction or employee of the jurisdiction shall not be liable in any lawsuit relating to compliance with such requests. In a lawsuit against an employee of the jurisdiction, the United States shall be substituted in as the defendant, and remedies shall be limited to provisions for bringing tort claims against the federal government.