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

To amend titles XVIII and XI of the Social Security Act to establish an exception from the physician self-referral prohibition and a safe harb...

To establish the Commission on America and its Veterans.

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

To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt the National Institutes of Health from sequestration under se...

To amend the Small Business Act to ensure fairness and transparency in contracting with small business concerns.

To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to prohibit the manufacture, processing, distribution in commerce, and use of coal tar sealants, and...

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the 2010 increase in the deduction for start-up expenditures.

To designate as wilderness certain Federal portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Great Basin Deserts in the State o...

Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Chained Consumer Price Index should not be used to calculate cost-of-living adjustments for Soci...

To end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools, and for other purposes.

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans.

To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the prevention of and response to sexual assault in the Armed Forces by establishing a Sexua...

To impose a tax on certain trading transactions to strengthen our financial security, reduce market volatility, expand opportunity, and stop s...

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require drug manufacturers to provide drug rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income indivi...

To restrict the use of offshore tax havens and abusive tax shelters to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, and for other purposes.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade taxation of United States income.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce international tax avoidance and restore a level playing field for American businesses.

To protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Inst...

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest.

To authorize the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to provide certain funds to eligible entities for activi...

To reduce the number of nuclear-armed submarines operated by the Navy, to prohibit the development of a new long-range penetrating bomber airc...

To extend the interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans.

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans.

To amend the Marine Debris Act to better address severe marine debris events, and for other purposes.

To promote local and regional farm and food systems, and for other purposes.

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare entitlement to immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients.

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare entitlement to immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients.

Recognizing the importance of frontline health workers toward accelerating progress on global health and saving the lives of women and childre...

Concerning the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the need for international efforts toward long-term peace, stabili...

To allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families.

To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an ind...

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to replace the mortgage interest deduction with a nonrefundable credit for indebtedness secured by ...

To amend the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of voluntary advance care planning consultation under Medicare and Medicaid, and for ...

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students.

To amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate the exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas sources, and for other purposes.

Celebrating the history of municipal bonds, the 100-year precedent of the Federal tax exemption for municipal bond interest, and the important...

To authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system.

Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for the TIGER Discretionary Grant program, and for other purposes.

To stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, the Nation's science, technology, engineering, and ...

To direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to prohibit airplane passengers from bringing ...