Representative Jim Marshall (D-GA-08)

Representative Jim Marshall (D-GA-08)
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H.RES.1475 Jim Marshall 0 Cosponsors 1 points	Recognizing the strategic success of the troop surge in Iraq and expressing gratitude to the members of the United States Armed Forces who made that success possible. Referred to House committee on Monday, September 22, 2008
H.R.6782 Jim Marshall 9 Cosponsors 5 points	Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2008 To create an electronic employment eligibility verification system to ensure that all workers in the United States are legally able to work, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Friday, August 1, 2008
H.R.6349 Jim Marshall 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Increasing Transparency and Accountability in Oil Prices Act of 2008 To provide energy price relief by authorizing greater resources and authority for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Monday, June 23, 2008
H.R.4960 Jim Marshall 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Immigration Law Corrections Act of 2008 To repeal various provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008, relating to immigration and border security fencing. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, January 31, 2008
H.RES.920 Jim Marshall 0 Cosponsors 1 points	Additional Earmark Disclosure Resolution Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to strengthen the earmark point of order. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, January 15, 2008

H.RES.630 Jim Marshall 54 Cosponsors 5 points	Congratulating the Warner Robins Little League Baseball Team from Warner Robins, Georgia, on winning the 2007 Little League World Series Championship. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, October 9, 2007
H.RES.552 Jim Marshall 3 Cosponsors 8 points	Calling on the Government of the People's Republic of China to remove barriers to United States financial services firms doing business in China. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, September 5, 2007
H.R.2998 Jim Marshall 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Ocmulgee National Heritage Corridor Act To establish the Ocmulgee National Heritage Corridor in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, July 16, 2007
H.R.2967 Jim Marshall 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Campaign Taxpayer Reimbursement Act of 2007 To prohibit the use of Federal funds in support of any travel undertaken by the President, Vice President, or certain other executive branch officials which includes the attendance by the official at any political campaign or fundraising event unless the sponsor of the event reimburses the Federal government for the actual costs incurred in support of the travel, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, July 10, 2007
H.R.2620 Jim Marshall 12 Cosponsors 5 points	Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2007 To end the use of child soldiers in hostilities around the world, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, June 7, 2007
H.R.1166 Jim Marshall 17 Cosponsors 5 points	Rural Education Equality and Improvement Act of 2007 To direct the Secretary of Education to extend the same level of increased flexibility to all rural local educational agencies under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, June 5, 2007
H.R.2131 Jim Marshall 83 Cosponsors 5 points	Thomas J. Manton Prostate Cancer Early Detection and Treatment Act of 2007 To amend the Public Health Service Act and title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for a screening and treatment program for prostate cancer in the same manner as is provided for breast and cervical cancer. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, May 3, 2007
H.R.2115 Jim Marshall 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Thomas J. Manton Prostate Cancer Early Detection and Treatment Act of 2007 To amend the Public Health Service Act and title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for a screening and treatment program for prostate cancer in the same manner as is provided for breast and cervical cancer. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, May 2, 2007
H.R.333 Jim Marshall 79 Cosponsors 5 points	Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability rated less than 50 percent to receive concurrent payment of both retired pay and veterans' disability compensation, to eliminate the phase-in period for concurrent receipt, to extend eligibility for concurrent receipt and combat-related special compensation to chapter 61 disability retirees with less than 20 years of service, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, March 2, 2007

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H.R.6847 Nathan Deal 11 Cosponsors 7 points	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 801 Industrial Boulevard in Ellijay, Georgia, as the "First Lieutenant Noah Harris Ellijay Post Office Building". Presented to President on Friday, October 10, 2008
H.R.3480 Chris Carney 43 Cosponsors 0 points	Let Our Veterans Rest in Peace Act of 2007 To direct the United States Sentencing Commission to assure appropriate punishment enhancements for those involved in receiving stolen property where that property consists of grave markers of veterans, and for other purposes. Passed/agreed to in Senate on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.R.2994 Lois Capps 56 Cosponsors 0 points	National Pain Care Policy Act of 2007 To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to pain care. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.CON.RES.223 Chris Van Hollen 51 Cosponsors 0 points	Honoring professional surveyors and recognizing their contributions to society. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.R.3036 John Sarbanes 64 Cosponsors 0 points	No Child Left Inside Act of 2007 To reauthorize and enhance the National Environmental Education Act, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, October 2, 2008

H.CON.RES.388 Roy Blunt 22 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sense of Congress that the Department of Defense and the Federal Voting Assistance Program should take certain additional and timely measures to ensure that members of the Armed Forces and their dependents and citizens living overseas are provided with reasonable information on how to register to vote and vote in the 2008 general elections. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.R.1424 Patrick Kennedy 270 Cosponsors 27 points	Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 A bill to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and insure certain types of troubled assets for the purposes of providing stability to and preventing disruption in the economy and financial system and protecting taxpayers, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes. Passed/agreed to in Senate on Wednesday, October 1, 2008
H.R.1343 Gene Green 247 Cosponsors 0 points	Health Centers Renewal Act of 2007 To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide additional authorizations of appropriations for the health centers program under section 330 of such Act, and for other purposes. Presented to President on Tuesday, September 30, 2008
H.R.6092 Phil Gingrey 42 Cosponsors 2 points	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 Tallapoosa Street in Bremen, Georgia, as the "Sergeant Paul Saylor Post Office Building". Presented to President on Tuesday, September 30, 2008
H.R.6859 Sanford Bishop 11 Cosponsors 3 points	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1501 South Slappey Boulevard in Albany, Georgia, as the "Dr. Walter Carl Gordon, Jr. Post Office Building". Received in the Senate on Monday, September 29, 2008
H.R.971 Anthony Weiner 189 Cosponsors 0 points	Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2007 To ensure and foster continued patient safety and quality of care by making the antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers (including health plans under parts C and D of the Medicare Program) in the same manner as such laws apply to protected activities under the National Labor Relations Act. Placed on the Union Calendar on Sunday, September 28, 2008
H.R.923 John Lewis 81 Cosponsors 17 points	Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act To provide for the investigation of certain unsolved civil rights crimes, and for other purposes. Presented to President on Friday, September 26, 2008
H.RES.135 Eddie Bernice Johnson 41 Cosponsors 1 points	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week should be established. Passed/agreed to in House on Friday, September 26, 2008
H.R.6568 Kevin Brady 23 Cosponsors 0 points	Tom Lantos Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Education Act of 2008 To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to encourage research and carry out an educational campaign with respect to pulmonary hypertension, and for other purposes. Received in the Senate on Friday, September 26, 2008
H.R.1532 Gene Green 58 Cosponsors 0 points	Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act of 2007 To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to making progress toward the goal of eliminating tuberculosis, and for other purposes. Received in the Senate on Thursday, September 25, 2008
H.R.6045 Peter Visclosky 170 Cosponsors 0 points	Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2008 To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend the authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program through fiscal year 2012. House floor actions on Thursday, September 25, 2008
H.RES.1421 Walter Jones 44 Cosponsors 1 points	Solemnly commemorating the 25th anniversary of the tragic October 1983 terrorist bombing of the United States Marine Corps Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon and remembering those who lost their lives and those who were injured. Passed/agreed to in House on Thursday, September 25, 2008
H.R.2831 George Miller 92 Cosponsors 0 points	Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. Senate committee/subcommittee actions on Tuesday, September 23, 2008
H.RES.1435 Paul Hodes 42 Cosponsors 3 points	Recognizing the 70th anniversary of the 1938 occurrence of Kristallnacht, The Night of Broken Glass. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, September 23, 2008
H.R.1527 Jerry Moran 30 Cosponsors 0 points	Rural Veterans Access to Care Act A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a pilot program to permit certain highly rural veterans enrolled in the health system of the Department of Veterans Affairs to receive covered health services through providers other than those of the Department. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, September 11, 2008
H.RES.1364 Geoff Davis 36 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the persons who are serving or have served in the airborne forces of the Armed Forces. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, September 4, 2008
H.R.6758 Mike Rogers 29 Cosponsors 3 points	FREE Act To direct the Secretary of the Interior to promptly commence an oil and gas leasing program for public lands within the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, August 4, 2008
H.R.2192 Paul Hodes 44 Cosponsors 6 points	To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish an Ombudsman within the Department of Veterans Affairs. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, July 30, 2008
H.CON.RES.295 Gus Bilirakis 42 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the deepest appreciation of Congress to the families of members of the United States Armed Forces. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, July 17, 2008
H.R.5546 John Conyers 45 Cosponsors 0 points	Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008 To amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems. House committee/subcommittee actions on Wednesday, July 16, 2008
H.RES.1306 Brian Bilbray 52 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the dedication and honorable service of members of the National Guard who are serving or have served in Operation Jump Start. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, July 16, 2008
H.CON.RES.299 Ed Markey 106 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, July 15, 2008
H.RES.1333 Mike Arcuri 40 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of Tay-Sachs Awareness Month. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 10, 2008
H.R.65 Mike McIntyre 216 Cosponsors 6 points	Lumbee Recognition Act To provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, and for other purposes. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders on Tuesday, July 8, 2008
H.RES.353 Elijah Cummings 101 Cosponsors 1 points	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be an increased commitment supporting the development of innovative advanced imaging technologies for prostate cancer detection and treatment. Passed/agreed to in House on Thursday, June 26, 2008
H.R.6070 John Carter 69 Cosponsors 3 points	Military Spouses Residency Relief Act To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee the residency of spouses of military personnel. House committee/subcommittee actions on Thursday, June 26, 2008
H.R.2818 Ed Perlmutter 134 Cosponsors 0 points	To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of epilepsy centers of excellence in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Received in the Senate on Wednesday, June 25, 2008
H.R.6375 Pete Stark 19 Cosponsors 0 points	Healthy Transition Act of 2008 To provide assistance to adolescents and young adults with serious mental health disorders as they transition to adulthood. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, June 25, 2008
H.CON.RES.32 Jeff Miller 50 Cosponsors 0 points	Honoring the members of the United States Air Force who were killed in the June 25, 1996, terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers United States military housing compound near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Passed/agreed to in Senate on Tuesday, June 24, 2008
H.R.1239 Alcee Hastings 66 Cosponsors 0 points	National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2007 A bill to amend the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act of 1998 to authorize additional funding to carry out the Act, and for other purposes. Senate floor actions on Wednesday, June 11, 2008
H.R.4926 Betty Sutton 98 Cosponsors 0 points	Josh Miller HEARTS Act To establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in elementary and secondary schools. Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, June 10, 2008
H.CON.RES.138 Elijah Cummings 59 Cosponsors 1 points	Supporting National Men's Health Week. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, June 4, 2008
H.R.752 G. K. Butterfield 61 Cosponsors 0 points	Federal Electronic Equipment Donation Act of 2007 To direct Federal agencies to transfer excess Federal electronic equipment, including computers, computer components, printers, and fax machines, to educational recipients. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, May 22, 2008
H.R.135 John Linder 28 Cosponsors 0 points	Twenty-First Century Water Commission Act of 2007 To establish the Twenty-First Century Water Commission to study and develop recommendations for a comprehensive water strategy to address future water needs. House Committee on Transportation Granted an extension for further consideration... on Thursday, May 22, 2008
H.R.1157 Nita Lowey 269 Cosponsors 0 points	Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2007 To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to make grants for the development and operation of research centers regarding environmental factors that may be related to the etiology of breast cancer. House committee/subcommittee actions on Wednesday, May 21, 2008
H.RES.1026 Sanford Bishop 80 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Congressional Club. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, May 21, 2008
H.R.2894 Dutch Ruppersberger 296 Cosponsors 0 points	Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the "Star Spangled Banner" and the War of 1812, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Monday, May 19, 2008
H.R.5797 Thelma Drake 13 Cosponsors 0 points	Roth TSP Act of 2008 To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for a qualified Roth contribution program under the Thrift Savings Plan. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, May 12, 2008
H.R.5627 Lincoln Diaz-Balart 22 Cosponsors 0 points	To award the congressional gold medal to Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet, in recognition of his courageous and unwavering commitment to democracy and human rights in Cuba. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, May 9, 2008
H.CON.RES.317 Rush Holt 50 Cosponsors 0 points	Condemning the Burmese regime's undemocratic draft constitution and scheduled referendum. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, May 7, 2008
H.R.2304 Jerry McNerney 14 Cosponsors 0 points	Advanced Geothermal Energy Research and Development Act of 2007 To direct the Secretary of Energy to conduct a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application for geothermal energy, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Tuesday, May 6, 2008
H.RES.444 Bob Filner 13 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Aviation Maintenance Technician Day, honoring the invaluable contributions of Charles Edward Taylor, regarded as the father of aviation maintenance, and recognizing the essential role of aviation maintenance technicians in ensuring the safety and security of civil and military aircraft. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, April 30, 2008
H.RES.1130 Sam Graves 85 Cosponsors 3 points	Recognizing the roles and contributions of America's teachers to building and enhancing our Nation's civic, cultural, and economic well being. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, April 30, 2008
H.R.5927 Howard Berman 3 Cosponsors 3 points	International Violence Against Women Act of 2008 To combat international violence against women and girls. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, April 30, 2008
H.RES.578 Adam Putnam 55 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a National Watermelon Month. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, April 29, 2008
H.RES.892 Charlie Wilson 74 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing support for designation of a "National Funeral Director and Mortician Recognition Day". Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, April 29, 2008
H.R.5613 John Dingell 219 Cosponsors 0 points	Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 To extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009, and for other purposes. Read the second time on Monday, April 28, 2008
H.R.5854 Chris Van Hollen 46 Cosponsors 0 points	To amend title 36, United States Code, to grant a Federal charter to the Military Officers Association of America, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, April 28, 2008
H.R.3192 Lincoln Davis 38 Cosponsors 3 points	Pregnant Women Support Act To provide for programs that reduce the need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents. House committee/subcommittee actions on Friday, April 25, 2008
H.R.21 Sam Farr 70 Cosponsors 0 points	Oceans Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act To establish a national policy for our oceans, to strengthen the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to establish a national and regional ocean governance structure, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Wednesday, April 23, 2008
H.RES.1131 Stephanie Jones 65 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention observes the month of April as National STD Awareness Month and urging the House of Representatives to focus greater attention on activities related to the prevention of STDs and screening and treatment for STDs. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, April 22, 2008
H.R.5841 Dennis Moore 8 Cosponsors 1 points	Bank and Thrift Regulatory Relief Act of 2008 To provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, April 17, 2008
H.R.5825 Devin Nunes 237 Cosponsors 3 points	Hubbard Act To amend titles 5, 10, 37, and 38, United States Code, to ensure the fair treatment of a member of the Armed Forces who is discharged from the Armed Forces, at the request of the member, pursuant to the Department of Defense policy permitting the early discharge of a member who is the only surviving child in a family in which the father or mother, or one or more siblings, served in the Armed Forces and, because of hazards incident to such service, was killed, died as a result of wounds, accident, or disease, is in a captured or missing in action status, or is permanently disabled, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, April 16, 2008
H.R.5595 Chris Carney 65 Cosponsors 0 points	Make Our Veterans Smile Act of 2008 To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide dental care to veterans with service-connected disabilities, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Tuesday, April 15, 2008
H.R.5609 Sanford Bishop 49 Cosponsors 3 points	To provide for transitional health care for members of the Armed Forces separated from active duty who agree to serve in the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, April 10, 2008
H.R.1198 Lois Capps 60 Cosponsors 0 points	Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2007 To amend the Public Health Service Act regarding early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, April 9, 2008
H.R.2464 Jim Matheson 75 Cosponsors 0 points	Wakefield Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide a means for continued improvement in emergency medical services for children. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, April 9, 2008
H.RES.838 Thaddeus McCotter 80 Cosponsors 1 points	Welcoming His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI on his first apostolic visit to the United States. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, April 9, 2008
H.R.5752 Bill Sali 32 Cosponsors 0 points	To provide for the security of United States passports, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, April 9, 2008
H.R.1418 Bill Pascrell 46 Cosponsors 0 points	Reauthorization of the Traumatic Brain Injury Act <