MARSHALL, JIM (a Representative from Georgia)
Amendments
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5441), H3319 [25MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses (see H.R. 5099), H1562 [5AP]
———provide emergency assistance to agricultural producers who have suffered losses as a result of natural disasters and unforseen production costs (see H. Res. 706), H565 [2MR]
Armed Forces: prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (see H.R. 5037), H1743 [25AP]
ATF: modernize and reform (see H.R. 5092), H2962 [19MY]
Birds: conduct a pilot program under which States may issue electronic Federal migratory bird hunting stamps (see H.R. 1494), H645 [7MR]
Business and industry: provide a temporary minimum standard mileage rate for computing the deductible costs of operating a vehicle for business purposes (see H.R. 5583), H5128 [12JY]
Chattahoochee Trace National Heritage Corridor: conduct suitability and feasibility study (see H.R. 4864), H1060 [15MR]
Children and youth: reauthorize permanently the use of penalty and franked mail in efforts to locate and recover missing children (see H.R. 4416), H3724 [9JN]
Communications Act: reform universal service provisions (see H.R. 5072), H3227 [24MY]
Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 5159), H2503 [10MY]
Defense Production Act: require notification to Congress after receipt of written notification of proposed or pending mergers, acquisitions, or takeovers subject to investigation (see H.R. 4917), H874 [13MR]
Dept. of Defense: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (see H.R. 2369), H1197 [28MR]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H1851 [26AP]
———establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 5624), H4424 [21JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see H.R. 4946), H972 [14MR]
Dept. of Justice: establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division (see H.R. 5236), H1916 [27AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide free credit monitoring and credit reports for veterans and others affected by the theft of veterans' personal data and ensure notification of such thefts (see H.R. 5455), H3643 [8JN] (see H.R. 5588), H4918 [29JN]
Diseases: advance medical research and treatments of pediatric cancers, ensure access to current treatments and information, establish a national childhood cancer database, and promote public awareness (see H.R. 4927), H3138 [23MY]
———expand and coordinate activities of NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relative to cancer survivorship research and programs (see H.R. 5390), H4958 [10JY]
———increase Federal commitment to supporting the development of innovative advanced imaging technologies for prostate cancer detection and treatment (see H. Res. 863), H4681 [27JN]
———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness (see H. Res. 323), H1854 [26AP]
FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 65), H3137 [23MY]
———replace Administrator's arbitrary authority to impose wages and working conditions with neutral binding arbitration in the case of an impasse in labor-management negotiations (see H.R. 4755), H1453 [4AP]
Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit agreements to provide notice of investigations or inspections relative to child labor violations (see H.R. 4190), H1453 [4AP]
Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 88), H3497 [7JN]
———provide for mandatory revocation of passports of individuals whose arrears in child support payments have reached a certain level (see H.R. 4956), H1131 [16MR]
Federal employees: provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H1681 [6AP]
Firearms: make technical changes to Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 5005), H2706 (see H.R. 5005), H2758 [17MY]
Health: provide State grants for developing trauma care systems (see H.R. 5555), H5047 [11JY]
———support effective treatment of and access to care for individuals with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (see H. Con. Res. 340), H1917 [27AP]
Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H4424 [21JN]
House Rules: protect integrity of the institution of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 659), H24 [31JA]
———restore transparency, accountability, and oversight (see H. Res. 686), H1131 [16MR]
Insurance: make Federal Employees Health Benefits Program available to families of public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 4424), H274 [14FE]
Japan: respond to prohibition on the importation of U.S. beef by prohibiting importation of Japanese beef into the U.S. (see H.R. 5696), H4794 [28JN]
John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System: revise certain boundaries (see H.R. 138), H1563 [5AP]
Kansas City, MO: designate the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum as America's National Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (see H. Con. Res. 277), H1391 [30MR]
King, Coretta Scott: tribute (see H. Res. 655), H156 [1FE]
Lance Corporal Robert A. Martinez Post Office Building, Cleveland, TX: designate (see H.R. 5108), H2706 (see H.R. 5108), H2758 [17MY]
Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H4795 [28JN]
Medicaid: provide for an on-going cost-of-living increase in disproportionate share hospital (DSH) allotments for States (see H.R. 4606), H155 [1FE]
Medicare: deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 752), H1680 [6AP]
———extend and improve protections for sole community hospitals (see H.R. 2961), H26 [31JA]
———extend certain payment methodologies provided for rural health care providers (see H.R. 5118), H1677 [6AP]
———prohibit removal of covered drugs from prescription drug plan formularies during the plan year (see H.R. 5102), H1562 [5AP]
———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see H.R. 4824), H4520 [22JN]
———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H26 [31JA]
———require the sponsor of a prescription drug plan or an organization offering a Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plan to promptly pay submitted claims (see H.R. 5182), H1741 [25AP]
———waive waiting period for coverage of individuals disabled with distant stage cancer (see H.R. 5615), H4134 [15JN]
Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see H.R. 2421), H1853 [26AP]
Motor vehicles: prohibit importation from the People's Republic of China until tariffs imposed on U.S. vehicles imported into China are equal to duties applied to Chinese vehicles (see H.R. 4808), H1743 [25AP]
NASCAR-Historically Black Colleges and Universities Consortium: tribute (see H. Res. 677), H273 [14FE]
National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education: condemn recent vote by British trade union to boycott Israeli academia (see H. Res. 858), H3788 [12JN]
National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 1108), H509 [1MR]
National High School Mock Trial Championship, Inc.: call on Board of Directors to accommodate students of all religious faiths (see H. Res. 600), H1391 [30MR]
National Homeownership Month: observance (see H. Res. 854), H4424 [21JN]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 2231), H3497 [7JN]
National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 660), H226 [8FE]
National Police Athletic League Youth Enrichment Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 4005), H646 [7MR]
National security: require an investigation of proposal to transfer management of certain U.S. ports to a United Arab Emirates state-owned company (see H.R. 4807), H449 [28FE]
National Time-Out Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 825), H4009 [14JN]
National Youth Sports Week: establish (see H. Res. 826), H3497 [7JN]
Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H869 [9MR]
Oceans: establish a national ocean policy, strengthen NOAA, and establish a Committee on Ocean Policy (see H.R. 2939), H3016 [22MY]
Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 328), H154 [1FE]
Power resources: increase utilization of domestically produced renewable, biobased motor fuels and the manufacture of flexible-fuel vehicles (see H.R. 5372), H4521 [22JN]
Public Health Service Act: increase affordability of inpatient drugs for Medicaid and safety net hospitals (see H.R. 3547), H509 [1MR]
Research: derive human pluripotent stem cell lines using techniques that do not knowingly harm embryos (see H.R. 5526), H3788 [12JN]
Social Security: ensure that receipts and disbursements of the trust funds are not included in a unified Federal budget (see H.R. 653), H4424 [21JN]
Spelman College: anniversary (see H. Res. 875), H4189 [16JN]
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail: designate (see H.R. 2053), H3308 (see H.R. 2053), H3361 [25MY]
Strategic materials: establish a strategic refinery reserve (see H.R. 5365), H3425 [6JN]
Taxation: allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 2121), H1453 [4AP]
———expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older buildings including owner-occupied residences (see H.R. 5420), H3138 [23MY]
———extend period of limitation to file claims for refunds on account of disability determinations by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 4727), H1917 [27AP]
———make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 5081), H1452 [4AP]
———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3159), H4520 [22JN]
———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 986), H1453 [4AP]
———provide an incentive to preserve affordable housing in multifamily housing units which are sold or exchanged (see H.R. 3715), H1197 [28MR]
———restore estate tax and repeal carryover basis rule, increase estate and gift tax unified credit, and reduce rate of estate and gifts taxes to the generally applicable capital gains rates (see H.R. 5421), H2832 (see H.R. 5421), H2890 [18MY]
———treat certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 4236), H2706 (see H.R. 4236), H2758 [17MY]
U.N. Human Rights Council: withhold U.S. contributions (see H.R. 5476), H4958 [10JY]
Veterans: extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to disabled veterans and their dependents and authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for such veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 1188), H4958 [10JY]
———reduce incidence of suicide (see H.R. 5771), H5127 [12JY]
Veterans' Right To Know Commission: establish (see H.R. 4259), H2641 [16MY]
Remarks
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5384), H3051 [23MY]
Corps of Engineers: allow changes in master control plans and master manuals for certain river basins in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, H3172 [24MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: Milk Income Loss Contract Program extension, H3051 [23MY]
———peanut storage and handling program extension, H3051 [23MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5441), H3319 [25MY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5427), H3172 [24MY]
Immigration: electronic employment verification system funding, H3319 [25MY]
Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (H.R. 4681), E940
Terrorism: commend those who have taken part, and declare that the U.S. will prevail, in the Global War on Terror and complete mission to create a sovereign and free Iraq (H. Res. 861), H4080 [15JN]
Votes: position on missed, H3385
World War II: anniversary of Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day, E1028
Remarks in House relative to
Dept. of Defense: U.S. Army Rangers Hall of Fame inductee, H4739 [28JN]
Tributes
Godsey, Kirby, E630
Lounsbury, John H., E1186