MARSHALL, JIM (a Representative from Georgia)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: compensate livestock operators who voluntarily relinquish a grazing permit or lease on Federal lands (see H.R. 3324), H633 [25FE]

———provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 5203), H8168 [5OC]

American Dental Association: commend Give Kids a Smile program, emphasize need to improve access to dental care for children, and thank dentists for volunteering time to provide needed dental care (see H. Res. 567), H2406 [27AP]

Armed Forces: eliminate reductions of basic pay for eligibility for basic educational assistance for veterans under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 4711), H6900 [8SE]

———establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H.R. 3104), H515 [11FE]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 5055), H7234 [15SE]

———recognize and honor military unit family support volunteers for their dedicated service to the U.S., the Armed Forces, and members of the Armed Forces and their families (see H. Con. Res. 486), H6755 [7SE]

Aviation: improve security (see H.R. 3798), H3391 [19MY]

———provide for recruiting, training, and deputizing persons for the Federal flight deck officer program (see H.R. 4126), H3441 (see H.R. 4126), H3541 [20MY]

Birds: mint coins celebrating recovery and restoration of the American bald eagle and noting the importance of the designation of the American bald eagle as an endangered species (see H.R. 4116), H3017 [13MY]

Carter, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Res. 798), H7575 [23SE]

Charles, Ray: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 449), H4581 [18JN]

Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4082), H1789 [31MR]

Children and youth: ensure access to food and nutrition assistance, improve children's nutritional health, and simplify and restore integrity of child nutrition programs (see H.R. 3873), H1370 [23MR]

Colleges and universities: disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 2683), H3781 [3JN]

Congressional Science Competition: establish (see H. Res. 604), H3821 [8JN]

Courts: clarify that persons may bring private rights of actions against foreign states for certain terrorist acts (see H.R. 4875), H9745 [16NO]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 1755), H3720 [2JN]

———protect children from criminal recidivists (see H.R. 4150), H8859 [7OC]

———provide reliable officers, technology, education, community prosecutors, and training in our neighborhoods (see H.R. 5277), H8858 [7OC]

DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2868), H5654 [13JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide financial assistance for the construction, improvement, and rehabilitation of farmers markets (see H.R. 4858), H6900 [8SE]

———sudden oak death syndrome research, monitoring, and treatment funding (see H.R. 4569), H4170 [15JN]

Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 3476), H6997 [9SE]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 1734), H6706 [22JY]

———reauthorize Healthy Start Program (see H.R. 4905), H6701 [22JY]

Dept. of HUD: insure zero-downpayment mortgages for one-unit residences (see H.R. 3755), H3605 [1JN]

Dept. of State: establish an Office To Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism and require annual reports on acts of anti-Semitism around the world (see H.R. 4230), H3781 [3JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Insurance Program (see H.R. 4634), H5072 [24JN]

———extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4634), H4928 [24JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enter into contracts with community health care providers to improve access to health care for veterans in highly rural areas (see H.R. 3777), H392 [4FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2394), H3440 (see H.R. 2394), H3540 [20MY]

Extension Living Well Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 416), H3392 [19MY]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 56), H6756 [7SE] (see H.J. Res. 106), H7736 [28SE]

FCC: disapprove ruling on media ownership rules (see H.J. Res. 72), H1370 [23MR]

Firearms: update certain procedures applicable to commerce and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 4048), H3605 [1JN]

Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 3716), H2373 [22AP]

France: condemn policy prohibiting religious articles and symbols in schools and respect the freedom of all to practice their religious faith without state interference (see H. Res. 528), H1791 [31MR]

Green Chemistry Research and Development Program: implement (see H.R. 3970), H2199 [20AP]

Health: modify the rules for redistribution and extended availability of funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4936), H7864 [29SE]

———provide individuals of health disparity populations prevention, detection, treatment, and follow-up care services for cancer and chronic diseases, and patient navigators to assist in receiving such services (see H.R. 918), H830 [3MR]

Housing: facilitate self-help housing homeownership opportunities (see H.R. 4363), H3821 [8JN]

India: provide assistance to combat HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 4449), H3781 [3JN]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 319), H4392 (see H. Con. Res. 319), H4507 [17JN]

Israel: support construction of security fence and condemn U.N. General Assembly for requesting the International Court of Justice to rule on legality of the security fence (see H. Con. Res. 371), H2729 [6MY]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 3619), H3094 [17MY]

Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 461), H4765 [22JN]

Medicare: clarify payment for clinical laboratory tests furnished by critical access hospitals (see H.R. 4257), H2491 [30AP]

———extend increase in payment rates for home health services in rural areas (see H.R. 4902), H7073 [13SE]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H1230 [17MR]

———preserve access to cancer care (see H.R. 5144), H7945 [30SE]

———provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs (see H.R. 3672), H576 [24FE]

———require Medicare Advantage organizations to pay for critical access hospital services and rural health clinic services at a greater percentage than regular Medicare payment rates (see H.R. 4687), H6707 [22JY]

National Archives and Records Administration: establish a servitude and emancipation archival research clearinghouse (see H.R. 4147), H3606 [1JN]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 5024), H6898 [8SE]

National Guard Challenge Program: rename and revise matching funds requirements for participating States (see H.R. 4217), H6756 [7SE]

National School Lunch Act: phase out reduced price lunches and breakfasts by phasing in an increase in the income eligibility guidelines for free lunches and breakfasts (see H.R. 3441), H2266 [21AP]

Public lands: reduce the royalty required to be paid for sodium produced on Federal lands (see H.R. 4194), H3781 [3JN]

Roads and highways: study the construction and designation of a new Interstate from Augusta, GA, to Natchez, MS (see H.R. 4925), H6702 [22JY]

Rural areas: improve safety of rural roads (see H.R. 3743), H516 [11FE]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 4776), H6900 [8SE]

Small Business Act: amend to reauthorize the Paul D. Coverdell Drug-Free Workplace Program (see H.R. 4119), H4928 (see H.R. 4119), H5072 [24JN]

Social Security: protect cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 4910), H6701 [22JY]

Tariff: nitrocellulose (see H.R. 4203), H3017 [13MY]

Tariff Act: clarify adjustments to be made in determining export price and constructed export price (see H.R. 491), H3229 [18MY]

Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit (see H.R. 4207), H2371 [22AP]

———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H1370 [23MR]

———allow individuals to designate refunds to provide catastrophic health coverage to individuals who do not otherwise have health coverage (see H.R. 1608), H244 [28JA]

———amend laws assisting States in the collection of sales and use taxes on cigarettes (see H.R. 2824), H10000 [18NO]

———increase exclusion from gross income of an employee for dependent care assistance relative to dependent care services provided during a taxable year and adjust such amount each year for inflation (see H.R. 4379), H3821 [8JN]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1310), H3230 [18MY]

———treatment of timber sales by landowners (see H.R. 974), H3229 [18MY]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 3111), H2373 [22AP]

Tobacco products: terminate Federal tobacco quota and price support programs and compensate tobacco quota holders and active tobacco producers adversely affected by termination of such programs (see H.R. 4033), H2019 [1AP]

Treaties and agreements: oppose inclusion in future free trade agreements provisions that would negatively impact the implementation of legislation authorizing the importation of prescription drugs (see H. Res. 758), H7443 [22SE]

U.S.-Thailand Free Trade Agreement: limit Thailand's access to U.S. automobile market to prevent backdoor access by third-country automobile producers to the U.S. market (see H. Con. Res. 366), H1323 [18MR]

Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for a one-year open season under that plan (see H.R. 3763), H391 [4FE]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H8859 [7OC]

Vietnam: urge the provision of all information relative to Americans unaccounted for from the Vietnamese Conflict (see H. Con. Res. 431), H4928 (see H. Con. Res. 431), H5072 [24JN]

Vietnamese Conflict: express appreciation for service and sacrifice to veterans (see H. Res. 840), H8859 [7OC]

Remarks

Business and industry: require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (H.R. 3574), H6007 [20JY]

Votes: position on missed, H60 [21JA]

Tributes

Adams, Charles, Jr., E1870 [11OC]

Katner, Harold, E1515 [22JY]