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 where conflicts with other multiple uses render livestock grazing impractical (see H.R. 3166), H5963 [18JY]
American Academy of Pediatrics: anniversary (see H. Res. 452), H9473 [1NO]
American Jewish History Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 315), H11654 [14DE]
Animals: establish a competitive grant program to build capacity in veterinary medical education and expand the workforce of veterinarians engaged in public health practice and biomedical research (see H.R. 2206), H5638 [11JY]
Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 2099), H2977 [4MY]
Arlington National Cemetery: establish a memorial for 40 fallen American servicemen who perished in the air crash during World War II at Bakers Creek, Australia (see H. Con. Res. 106), H3263 [12MY]
Armed Forces: increase authorized weight allowances for the shipment of baggage and household effects of senior noncommissioned officers (see H.R. 1406), H7564 [28JY]
———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H353 [2FE]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 783), H7861 [13SE]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H524 [9FE]
———tribute to servicemen who died during the attempted rescue of American hostages in Iran in 1980 (see H. Res. 256), H2880 [3MY]
Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 381), H6431 [25JY]
Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act: delay effective date (see H.R. 3662), H7950 [14SE]
Bicycles: support a national bike month and express appreciation of cyclists and others for promoting bicycle safety and the benefits of cycling (see H. Con. Res. 145), H3332 [16MY]
Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H1779 [5AP]
Birds: promote conservation of migratory waterfowl and offset or prevent the loss of wetlands and other habitat essential to the preservation of such waterfowl (see H.R. 4315), H12051 [16DE]
BLM: provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (see H.R. 788), H8162 [20SE]
Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts: support activities (see H.R. 1337), H4296 [8JN]
Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H5435 (see H.R. 2872), H5480 [29JN]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 22), H4144 [26MY] (see H.J. Res. 58), H5801 [13JY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: acceptance by Committee on the Library (Joint) of a bust of Sojourner Truth and display of the bust in the Capitol rotunda (see H.R. 4510), H11880 [15DE]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see H.R. 3373), H7744 [7SE]
Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1365), H7564 [28JY]
China, People's Republic of: clarify actionability of exchange-rate manipulation under countervailing duty provisions and product-specific safeguard mechanisms of U.S. trade laws (see H.R. 1498), H7743 [7SE]
Citizenship: codify oath of allegiance (see H.R. 2513), H4144 [26MY]
Civil rights: recognize contributions of the ``Greensboro Four'' (see H. Con. Res. 25), H196 [25JA]
Colleges and universities: disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 2637), H4073 [25MY]
Courts: clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2389), H3434 [17MY]
———clarify that persons may bring private rights of actions against foreign states for certain terrorist acts (see H.R. 865), H3769 [23MY]
———ensure judicial decisions on the meaning of U.S. laws are not based on foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements unless they inform an understanding of the original meaning of the laws (see H. Res. 97), H10227 [15NO]
———limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (see H.R. 1100), H982 [3MR]
Crime: improve prosecution of individuals falsely claiming receipt of military medals, awards, and honors (see H.R. 3352), H9556 [2NO]
———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 748), H581 [10FE]
Davis, Ossie: tribute (see H. Res. 69), H412 [8FE]
Davis-Bacon Act: reinstate application of the wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3763), H8389 [27SE]
Day of Hearts—Congenital Heart Defect Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 629), H12049 [16DE]
Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit closure or relocation of county or local Farm Service Agency office pending completion of the next omnibus agriculture law (see H.R. 3974), H9472 [1NO]
———provide financial assistance for the construction, improvement, and rehabilitation of farmers markets (see H.R. 710), H522 [9FE]
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. 999), H7861 [13SE]
———require base closure and realignment process to adhere to certain requirements regarding the preservation of military depot capabilities (see H.R. 1314), H1847 [6AP]
Dept. of Energy: establish grants and advisory board for U.S.-Israeli joint ventures on alternative/renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (see H.R. 2730), H4401 [13JN]
Dept. of HHS: establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 457), H1696 [17MR]
———establish Offices of Women's Health (see H.R. 949), H4356 [9JN]
Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 34), H1264 [9MR]
Dept. of Transportation: report to Congress on proposed changes to policies that prohibit foreign interests from exercising control over economic and security decisions of U.S. airlines (see H.R. 4542), H11653 [14DE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: award a percentage of procurement contracts to small business concerns owned by veterans (see H.R. 3082), H10038 [8NO]
Disasters: respond to Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters that adversely affect food assistance, agricultural producers, and households (see H.R. 3809), H8088 [15SE]
Diseases: address fertility issues facing cancer survivors (see H. Con. Res. 174), H4296 [8JN]
———enhance research, training, and health information dissemination on urologic diseases (see H.R. 944), H2150 [19AP]
———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 3616), H9277 [26OC]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 312), H3055 [5MY]
———extend preventive-health and research programs for prostate cancer (see H.R. 2945), H4723 [17JN]
———provide compassionate payments to individuals who contracted HIV from a contaminated blood transfusion (see H.R. 2199), H4297 [8JN]
———support bone marrow failure disease research (see H. Con. Res. 179), H7674 [6SE]
———support goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer (see H. Con. Res. 210), H8342 [22SE]
District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1288), H1780 [5AP]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 2386), H9696 [4NO]
Education: provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys (see H.R. 198), H1264 [9MR]
European Union: urge addition of Hezbollah (terrorist organization) to list of terrorist organizations (see H. Res. 101), H985 [3MR]
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend appropriations and spending programs and provide an additional extension if implementing legislation is not submitted for World Trade Organization Doha Development Agenda Round (see H.R. 4332), H10226 [15NO]
FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 4167), H9361 [27OC]
Federal agencies and departments: establish a commission to review efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 3282), H5912 [14JY]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 697), H12050 [16DE]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: affirm that a permit is not required in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1749), H5638 [11JY]
Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H74 [4JA]
Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 800), H627 [15FE]
———update certain procedures applicable to commerce and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 1384), H1692 [17MR]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 10), H3436 [17MY]
Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H7744 [7SE]
Green Chemistry Research and Development Program: implement (see H.R. 1215), H1368 [10MR]
Health: provide for collection and maintenance of human cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and research and authorize the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program (see H.R. 2520), H3767 [23MY]
Holocaust: observe anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz death camp and honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 19), H197 [25JA]
House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 131), H1417 [14MR]
Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H5915 [14JY]
Hurricanes: establish an independent commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to Hurricane Katrina and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future (see H.R. 3764), H7948 [14SE]
Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H2880 [3MY]
Israel: congratulate on election of Dan Gillerman as Vice President of U.N. General Assembly (see H. Res. 368), H7862 [13SE]
———independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 149), H3696 [19MY]
Japan: impose retaliatory economic measures if U.S. beef imports do not resume immediately (see H.R. 4179), H9473 [1NO] (see H. Res. 137), H984 [3MR]
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. 1696), H6381 [22JY]
Law enforcement officers: issue commemorative postage stamp for officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 85), H3557 [18MY]
Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 181), H5638 [11JY]
LIHEAP: extend energy assistance to households headed by certain senior citizens (see H.R. 1210), H1264 [9MR]
Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H287 [1FE]
Marshall, Thurgood: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 657), H1896 [12AP]
Medicaid: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 215), H6327 [21JY]
———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H2394 [20AP]
———recognize importance of prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers (see H. Con. Res. 231), H7815 [8SE]
Medicare: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 213), H6327 [21JY]
———clarify payment for clinical laboratory tests furnished by critical access hospitals (see H.R. 1016), H846 [1MR]
———improve access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals (see H.R. 2350), H3436 [17MY]
———make improvements to payments to ambulance providers in rural areas (see H.R. 2525), H5915 [14JY]
———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H719 [16FE]
———preserve beneficiary access to community cancer care (see H.R. 4098), H10039 [8NO]
———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H4297 [8JN]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H4187 [7JN]
———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. 880), H791 [17FE]
———temporarily increase payment rates for home health services in rural areas (see H.R. 11), H71 [4JA]
National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H7744 [7SE]
National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network: establish to prepare, store, and distribute human umbilical cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and to support peer-reviewed research (see H.R. 596), H352 [2FE]
National Epidermolysis Bullosa Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 335), H8163 [20SE]
National Foreign Language Coordination Council: establish to develop and implement a foreign language strategy (see H.R. 4196), H9962 [7NO]
National Guard Youth Challenge Program: increase maximum Federal share of costs for State programs (see H.R. 669), H412 [8FE]
National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 46), H354 [2FE]
National MPS Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 85), H1897 [12AP]
Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 21), H797 [17FE]
NIH: conduct and support research for the derivation and use of human pluripotent stem cells by means that will not create or harm human embryos (see H.R. 3144), H5600 [30JN]
———conduct and support research on animals to develop techniques for the derivation of stem cells from embryos that do not harm the embryos (see H.R. 2574), H4297 [8JN]
No Child Left Behind Act: funding (see H.R. 2694), H4188 [7JN]
NSF: provide grants for digital and wireless network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (see H.R. 921), H793 [17FE]
Outer Continental Shelf: terminate effect of laws prohibiting spending of appropriated funds to conduct oil and natural gas leasing and preleasing activities (see H.R. 3918), H8514 [28SE] (see H.R. 4318), H12051 [16DE]
Palestinians: provide that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 575), H11505 [13DE]
Poverty: affirm commitment and leadership of the U.S. to improve the lives of the world's people living in extreme poverty and conditions of misery (see H. Con. Res. 172), H5638 [11JY]
Roads and highways: study the construction and designation of a new Interstate from Augusta, GA, to Natchez, MS (see H.R. 281), H5741 [12JY]
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 284), H7814 [8SE]
San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 1953), H7564 [28JY]
Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1357), H1690 [17MR]
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 517), H11655 [14DE]
Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 3601), H7560 [28JY]
Small Business Act: provide for increased access to capital for small businesses under the section 7(a) guarantee loan program (see H.R. 1868), H9472 [1NO]
Social Security: provide grants to promote innovative outreach and enrollment under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 3050), H5741 [12JY]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H3435 [17MY]
SouthEast Crescent Authority: establish (see H.R. 20), H196 [25JA]
Tariff: acrylic or modacrylic synthetic filament tow (see H.R. 1535), H7743 [7SE]
———certain synthetic staple fibers that are carded, combed, or otherwise processed for spinning (see H.R. 1536), H7743 [7SE]
———certain synthetic staple fibers that are not carded, combed, or otherwise processed for spinning (see H.R. 1534), H7743 [7SE]
———natural cork (see H.R. 1944), H2647 [27AP]
Tariff Act: marking of imported home furniture (see H.R. 445), H8089 [15SE]
Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued to finance certain energy projects (see H.R. 2794), H5638 [11JY]
———allow a deduction for portion of charitable contributions related to Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita in computing adjusted gross income (see H.R. 4287), H10145 [9NO]
———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3098), H6205 [20JY]
———allow an additional credit for adoption of an older child (see H.R. 4092), H9696 [4NO]
———allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 3883), H11036 [18NO]
———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 994), H7814 [8SE]
———extend the new market tax credit (see H.R. 3957), H9641 [3NO]
———maintain current mortgage interest deduction (see H. Con. Res. 272), H10503 [16NO]
———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 930), H1265 [9MR]
———permit tax-free distribution from governmental retirement plans for payment of health and long-term care insurance premiums for public safety officers (see H.R. 2177), H11880 [15DE]
———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H5604 [30JN]
———provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland to encourage the continued use of property for farming (see H.R. 2034), H2737 [28AP]
———provide credit to certain agriculture-related businesses for cost of protecting certain chemicals (see H.R. 713), H4187 [7JN]
———provide transition funding rules for certain plans, including airline industry pension plans, electing to cease future benefit accruals (see H.R. 2106), H4074 [25MY]
———treatment of certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2989), H5604 [30JN]
Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H5963 [18JY]
Trucking industry: hours of service requirements for commercial drivers transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies (see H.R. 572), H351 [2FE]
Turkey: urge acknowledgment of culpability of Ottoman Empire for Armenian genocide and reconciliation with Armenia, and support accession of Turkey to the European Union under certain criteria (see H. Con. Res. 195), H6432 [25JY]
Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H12050 [16DE]
U.N.: dissuade members from supporting resolutions that unfairly castigate Israel and promote more balanced and constructive approaches to resolving conflict in the Middle East (see H. Res. 438), H8163 [20SE]
Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see H.R. 2533), H5604 [30JN]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1774), H2470 [21AP]
Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 968), H3769 [23MY]
———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 1366), H5801 [13JY]
———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H287 [1FE]
———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H4561 [15JN]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 2076), H3263 [12MY]
Year of the Museum: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 389), H9963 [7NO]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Boddie Davis Simmons Post Office Building, Milledgeville, GA: designate (see H.R. 4115), H9043 [20OC]
Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (H.R. 303), consideration (see H. Res. 270), H3113 [10MY]
Remarks
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), conference report, H12204, H12205, H12208 [18DE]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), consideration (H. Res. 293), H3906 [25MY]
———designate the Ike Skelton Early Commissioning Program Scholarship, H12208 [18DE]
———establish techniques used in U.S. Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation as the standard for interrogation of detainees and prohibit torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW, H12204 [18DE]
Economy: remove barriers to competitiveness of the U.S. economy (H. Res. 352), H5661
Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, H3906 [25MY]
Votes: correction, E699
Tributes
McGoldrick, Philip, E2329