MARSHALL, JIM (a Representative from Georgia)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air Force Space Command: anniversary (see H. Res. 906), H7809 [1AU]

American Red Cross: commend emergency communications services provided to military servicemembers and their families (see H. Res. 937), H2554 [22AP]

Antitrust policy: amend laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems (see H.R. 5546), H2554 [22AP]

Armed Forces: ensure fair treatment of members discharged early due to being the only surviving child in a family in which an immediate family member was killed, MIA, or disabled in the line of duty (see H.R. 5825), H2442 [16AP]

———ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit in determining eligibility for early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 4930), H480 [28JA]

———express that all Americans should participate in a moment of silence to reflect upon the service and sacrifice of members of the Armed Forces both at home and abroad (see H. Res. 953), H1075 [26FE]

———guarantee residency of spouses of military personnel (see H.R. 6070), H4060 [15MY]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the U.S. Army and direct proceeds from sales of such coins to the establishment of the National Museum of the U.S. Army (see H.R. 5714), H2068 [8AP]

———provide for transitional health care for members separated from active duty who agree to serve in the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve (see H.R. 5609), H1700 [13MR]

———take certain additional and timely measures to ensure that members and their dependents are provided with reasonable information on how to register to vote and vote in the 2008 general elections (see H. Con. Res. 388), H8050 [11SE]

———tribute to families of servicemembers (see H. Con. Res. 295), H1618 [12MR]

Berkeley, CA: rescind funds appropriated for certain local entities and transfer such funds to the Marine Corps (see H.R. 5222), H995 [14FE]

Biscet, Oscar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5627), H2554 [22AP]

Boy Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 5872), H2552 [22AP]

Brooke, Edward W., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1000), H3019 [1MY]

Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1609), H3108 [6MY]

Budget: commit 4 percent of gross domestic product to a base defense budget (see H.J. Res. 67), H559 [29JA]

———extend pay-as-you-go requirement (see H.R. 2686), H2553 [22AP]

Burma: condemn undemocratic constitution and scheduled referendum (see H. Con. Res. 317), H2659 [23AP]

Business and industry: ensure that an employer may require employees to speak English while engaged in work (see H.R. 4464), H871 [12FE]

Children and youth: provide assistance to adolescents and young adults with serious mental disorders as they transition to adulthood (see H.R. 6375), H6343 [9JY]

China, People's Republic of: authorize assistance to small- and medium-sized U.S. businesses to promote exports (see H.R. 3273), H4975 [4JN]

Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H25 [15JA]

Congressional Club: anniversary (see H. Res. 1026), H1974 [2AP]

Congresswoman Jo Ann S. Davis Post Office, Gloucester, VA: designate (see H.R. 5489), H1539 [11MR]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 5244), H4322 [20MY]

Crime: ensure sex offenders who travel between States must register with appropriate State and local authorities (see H.R. 5475), H1002 [19FE]

———provide penalties for the destruction of memorials, headstones, markers, and graves commemorating persons serving in the Armed Forces on private property (see H.R. 5131), H1973 [2AP]

Dept. of Defense: develop a comprehensive strategy to increase the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault and rape cases in the military (see H. Con. Res. 397), H8276 [16SE]

———develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 1554), H479 [28JA]

Dept. of HHS: provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H813 [7FE]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 6045), H7789 [31JY]

———making supplemental appropriations for Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) (see H.R. 5180), H1155 [27FE]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 1430), H1772 [14MR]

Dept. of the Interior: designate certain public lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 1975), H456 [23JA]

———establish oil and gas leasing program for public lands within the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see H.R. 6758), H7787 [31JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a pain care initiative in health care facilities (see H.R. 6122), H5408 [12JN]

———expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 4107), H1973 [2AP]

———permit facilities to be designated as voter registration agencies (see H.R. 6625), H8019 [10SE]

———provide dental care to veterans with service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 5595), H2267 [14AP]

Developing countries: increase U.S. financial and programmatic contributions to promote economic opportunities for women (see H.R. 2965), H1702 [13MR]

Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 6567), H7854 [8SE]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 6691), H7784 [31JY]

Dr. Walter Carl Gordon, Jr., Post Office Building, Albany, GA: designate (see H.R. 6859), H8018 [10SE]

Economy: encourage recipients of rebate checks from the economic stimulus package to invest in renewable energy and energy-efficient products and services (see H. Res. 987), H2225 [10AP]

Education: recognize roles and contributions of teachers to building and enhancing civic, cultural, and economic well being (see H. Res. 1130), H2552 [22AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 4926), H3404 [8MY]

———promote environmental education (see H.R. 3036), H2658 [23AP]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 89), H5045 [5JN]

Federal employees: provide lump-sum payments to certain employees who retire with a substantial amount of unused sick leave (see H.R. 5573), H3186 [7MY]

Financial institutions: provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions (see H.R. 5841), H2554 [22AP]

First Lieutenant Noah Harris Ellijay Post Office Building, Ellijay, GA: designate (see H.R. 6847), H7955 [9SE]

Germany: anniversary of Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass (see H. Res. 1435), H8127 [15SE]

Health: establish a registry to ensure that certain individuals who may have been exposed to formaldehyde have an opportunity to register and receive medical treatment (see H.R. 5897), H10331 [28SE]

———provide for expansion of Federal programs to prevent and manage vision loss (see H.R. 3750), H558 [29JA]

Honore, Russell L.: tribute (see H. Res. 944), H815 [7FE]

Human rights: combat international violence against women and girls' (see H.R. 5927), H2947 [30AP]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is (see H. Res. 1008), H2267 [14AP]

———respond to threat posed to international peace, stability in the Middle East, and the vital national security interests of the U.S. by Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons and regional hegemony (see H. Con. Res. 362), H4976 [4JN]

Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 322), H2267 [14AP]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 768), H6342 [9JY]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 4900), H2266 [14AP]

Medicaid: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain regulations (see H.R. 5613), H1889 [1AP]

Medicare: ensure access to recreational therapy in inpatient rehabilitation facilities, inpatient psychiatric facilities, and skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 4248), H2012 [3AP]

———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers (see H.R. 2860), H2760 [24AP]

———protect beneficiaries' access to home health services (see H.R. 3865), H2266 [14AP]

———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 1665), H4832 [22MY]

———provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory therapists performed under the general supervision of a physician (see H.R. 3968), H6407 [10JY]

———provide payment for anesthesia services by anesthesiologists in certain rural hospitals in the same manner as for services by anesthesiologist assistants and certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 1866), H7629 [30JY]

Members of Congress: deny cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 5087), H622 [6FE]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 5854), H3187 [7MY]

National Airborne Day: designate (see H. Res. 1364), H8276 [16SE]

National Cancer Institute: make grants for the discovery and validation of biomarkers for use in risk stratification for, and early detection and screening of, ovarian cancer (see H.R. 3689), H6407 [10JY]

National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 299), H2554 [22AP]

National Funeral Director and Mortician Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 892), H943 [13FE]

National Guard: recognize dedication and honorable service of members who are serving or have served in Operation Jump Start (see H. Res. 1306), H6343 [9JY]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 6568), H7854 [8SE]

National Miner's Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1006), H1703 [13MR]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 672), H5045 [5JN]

National STD Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1131), H2553 [22AP]

Native Americans: require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (see H.R. 4544), H7809 [1AU]

Palestinians: condemn ongoing rocket attacks on Israeli civilians (see H. Res. 951), H1075 [26FE]

———condemn use of television programming by Hamas to indoctrinate hatred, violence, and anti-Semitism toward Israel in young Palestinian children (see H. Res. 1069), H2554 [22AP]

Passports: provide for the security of U.S. passports (see H.R. 5752), H7629 [30JY]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H1445 [10MR]

Pensions: allow employees of a commercial passenger airline carrier who receive payments in a bankruptcy proceeding to roll over such payments into an individual retirement plan (see H.R. 4061), H2356 [15AP]

———provide for a qualified Roth contribution program under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 5797), H4975 [4JN]

Postal Service: discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 282), H3404 [8MY]

———provide for the protection and integrity of mail (see H.R. 4236), H3186 [7MY]

Power resources: provide a comprehensive plan for greater energy independence (see H.R. 6709), H7785 [31JY]

Private Johnathon Millican Lula Post Office, Lula, GA: designate (see H.R. 3532), H350 [17JA]

Reagan, Ronald: anniversary of Strategic Defense Initiative speech (see H. Res. 1057), H1771 [14MR]

Russia: express concern regarding arms transfers to Iran and Syria and implement sanctions against those found to be in violation of U.S. law prohibiting such transfers (see H. Con. Res. 257), H2854 [29AP]

Sergeant Paul Saylor Post Officer Building, Bremen, GA: designate (see H.R. 6092), H4454 [21MY]

Sgt. Jason Harkins Post Office Building, Cleveland, GA: designate (see H.R. 3936), H350 [17JA]

Social Security: provide for transparency in the relationship between physicians and manufacturers of drugs, devices, or medical supplies for which payment is made under certain programs (see H.R. 5605), H5482 [17JN]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 5447), H1418 [6MR]

Surveyors: recognize contribution to society (see H. Con. Res. 223), H1703 [13MR]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of a principal residence by a first-time homebuyer (see H.R. 5643), H4833 [22MY]

———allow long-term care insurance to be offered under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements and provide additional consumer protections for long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3363), H350 [17JA]

———make permanent the rate reduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 6896), H8578 [22SE]

———provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland to encourage the continued use of property for farming (see H.R. 5134), H1889 [1AP]

Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1333), H6406 [10JY]

Terrorism: anniversary of bombing of Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, Lebanon (see H. Res. 1421), H8129 [15SE]

Treaties and agreements: make bills implementing trade agreements subject to a point of order unless certain conditions are met (see H.R. 6148), H4830 [22MY]

U.N.: condemn glorification of terrorism and the continuing anti-Israel and anti-Semitic rhetoric (see H. Res. 939), H456 [23JA]

Veterans: exclude those convicted of certain sex offenses from receiving burial-related benefits and funeral honors available to certain veterans, Armed Forces members, and related individuals (see H.R. 5564), H4454 [21MY]

———honor sacrifices and contributions made by disabled American veterans (see H. Con. Res. 336), H4454 [21MY]

———issue veterans health care stamp (see H.R. 4116), H622 [6FE]

Waipio, HI: tribute to Waipio Little League Baseball team (see H. Res. 1436), H8478 [18SE]

Yvonne Ingram-Ephraim Post Office Building, Sparta, GA: designate (see H.R. 6956), H8476 [18SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: commend efforts, military leadership, and strategic success of troop surge in Iraq (see H. Res. 1475), H8578 [22SE]

CFTC: provide greater resources and authority to improve transparency and accountability in the energy futures markets (see H.R. 6349), H5864 [23JN]

Employment: create an electronic employment eligibility verification system to ensure that all U.S. workers are legally able to work (see H.R. 6782), H7806 [1AU]

House Rules: strengthen earmark point of order (see H. Res. 920), H25 [15JA]

Immigration: repeal certain laws relative to immigration and border security fencing (see H.R. 4960), H24 [15JA]

Remarks

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College: anniversary, E193 [14FE]

Commodity Exchange Act: bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets (H.R. 6604), H7528 [30JY]

Courts: allow telecommunications companies dealing with civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance to use classified information in defense of claims against them, H1743 [14MR]

———grant retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies in certain civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance, H1743 [14MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: clarify authority of OTS and Office of Comptroller of the Currency to regulate and oversee depository institution products and services marketing and distribution system, H6997 [23JY]

Economy: proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, H10368, H10369 [29SE], H10765 [3OC]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), Senate amendment, H1743 [14MR]

Housing: provide needed housing reform, H3301 [8MY], H6997 [23JY]

Lewis, W. Joe: Wolf Foundation Prize in Agriculture recipient, E351 [11MR]

Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), Senate amendments, H10765 [3OC]

Power resources: promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), Senate amendment, H6997 [23JY]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), Senate amendments, H3301 [8MY]

Taxation: provide earnings assistance and tax relief to members of the uniformed services, volunteer firefighters, and Peace Corps volunteers (H.R. 3997), Senate amendment, H10368, H10369 [29SE]

Votes: position on missed, H5003 [5JN]

Resignations

Committee on Financial Services (House), H5126 [10JN]

Tributes

Nathan, Jason D., E1285 [19JN]