U.S. Congress - Rep. Jim McDermott, Washington (D)

Conveying the best wishes of the House of Representatives to those celebrating Diwali.

Honoring all those participating in a production of "The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later" in remembrance of Matthew Shepard.

For the relief of Jorge-Alonso Chehade-Zegarra.

Congratulating Ichiro Suzuki, outfielder for the Seattle Mariners, for becoming the first player in the history of Major League Baseball with ...

To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a self-referral disclosure protocol under the Medicare Program to enable he...

To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish an Office of Mitochondrial Medicine at the National Institutes of Health, and for other pu...

To ensure that proper information gathering and planning are undertaken to secure the preservation and recovery of the salmon and steelhead of...

To amend the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act and the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for the te...

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rules relating to the treatment of individuals as independent contractors or employee...

Extending best wishes to the people of India as they celebrate the 62nd anniversary of India's independence from the British Empire.

To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1991 with respect to the application of such Act.

To provide for preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines.

To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for an improved method to measure poverty so as to enable a better assessment of the e...

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refundable credit for advance directives.

To extend Federal recognition to the Duwamish Tribe, and for other purposes.

To amend part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide grants to States to establish or expand quality programs providing home visi...

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the reduction in the rate of tax on qualified timber gain of corporations, and fo...

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the shipping investment withdrawal rules in section 955 and to provide an incentive to re...

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage for employees' spou...

To establish a United States-India interparliamentary exchange group.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to regulate and tax Internet gambling.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the estate and gift tax.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by requiring a Federal emission permit for the sale or use of gr...

To establish the Congressional Commission on Civic Service to study methods of improving and promoting volunteerism and national service, and ...

To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a Primary and Public Health Scholarship Program.

To provide for health care for every American and to control the cost and enhance the quality of the health care system.

To provide for certain temporary additional unemployment benefits.

To provide for special transfers of funds to States to promote certain improvements in State unemployment compensation laws.

Congratulating President Obama for winning of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize.

To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for osteoporosis and related bone disease education, research, and surveillance, and for oth...

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a postage stamp should be issued in commemoration of Diwali, a festival celebrated b...

To prohibit any increase in the number of members of the United States Armed Forces serving in Afghanistan.

To protect inventoried roadless areas in the National Forest System.

To prohibit the Federal Government from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging ...

To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the special diabetes programs for Type I diabetes and Indians under that Act.

To ensure that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market alloca...

To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, to establish the Health Technology Program in the United States Agency for International Developm...

Honoring the life of Frank McCourt for his many contributions to American literature, education, and culture.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the inclusion of certain active duty service in the reserve components as qualifying ser...

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on certain proceeds received on SILO and LILO transactions.

Commending Serena Williams for her victory in the 2009 Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship and the 2009 Wimbledon Doubles Championship.

Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Passport Month".

To establish a scholarship program to encourage outstanding graduate students in mission-critical fields to pursue a career in the Federal Gov...

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that indebtedness incurred by a partnership in acquiring securities and commodities is n...

To exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled, and for other purposes.

To amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft, and for other purposes.

Extending best wishes to the people of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan as they celebrate the 62nd anniversary of Pakistan's independence from...

To authorize the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative focusing on peace and nonviolence in global conflict resolution, and for other purp...

Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Purple Heart Recognition Day".

To provide a Federal tax exemption for forest conservation bonds, and for other purposes.

Recognizing Project HOPE for 50 years of exceptional service to improve and save the lives of millions of children and adults in developing na...

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.

Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring civil rights worker...