Politicians

James McDermott

Democratic · Representative, WA district 7

Voted with their party's majority side on 10% of the laws they supported.

206laws voted on
160voted yes
27voted no
19didn't vote

Only laws that passed with a recorded roll-call vote are counted here. Bills that failed are not included yet.

Voting record

LawEnactedPassed byTheir vote
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017December 23, 2016R 60%Didn't vote
Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers Reform and Improvement Act of 2015December 16, 2016R 57%Yes
United States-Caribbean Strategic Engagement Act of 2016December 16, 2016R 56%Yes
Combat-Injured Veterans Tax Fairness Act of 2016December 16, 2016R 57%Didn't vote
Federal Bureau of Investigation Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2016December 16, 2016R 58%Didn't vote
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1101 Davis Street in Evanston, Illinois, as the "Abner J. Mikva Post Office Building".December 16, 2016R 55%Yes
To allow the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to enter into reimbursable agreements for certain airport projects.December 16, 2016R 57%Yes
Jeff Miller and Richard Blumenthal Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2016December 16, 2016R 57%Yes
WIIN ActDecember 16, 2016R 61%No
Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017December 16, 2016R 55%Didn't vote
National Urban Search and Rescue Response System Act of 2016December 16, 2016R 56%Didn't vote
Iran Sanctions Extension ActDecember 15, 2016R 56%Didn't vote
District of Columbia Judicial Financial Transparency ActDecember 14, 2016R 57%Yes
Program Management Improvement Accountability ActDecember 14, 2016R 56%Yes
Daniel J. Evans Olympic National Park Wilderness ActDecember 14, 2016R 56%Yes
21st Century Cures ActDecember 13, 2016R 56%No
Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017December 10, 2016R 64%No
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for an annuity supplement for certain air traffic controllers.December 8, 2016R 57%Yes
No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered ActNovember 28, 2016R 59%Yes
To amend title 49, United States Code, to include consideration of certain impacts on commercial space launch and reentry activities in a navigable airspace analysis, and for other purposes.November 28, 2016R 57%Yes
Bathrooms Accessible in Every Situation ActOctober 7, 2016R 54%Yes
Survivors' Bill of Rights Act of 2016October 7, 2016R 58%Yes
United States Appreciation for Olympians and Paralympians Act of 2016October 7, 2016R 57%Yes
A bill to designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Pueblo, Colorado, as the "PFC James Dunn VA Clinic".October 7, 2016R 57%Yes
Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness ActSeptember 29, 2016R 87%No
Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism ActSeptember 28, 2016R 63%No
Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016July 29, 2016R 57%Didn't vote
Making Electronic Government Accountable By Yielding Tangible Efficiencies Act of 2016July 29, 2016R 61%Yes
A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College Program Act, and for other purposes.July 29, 2016R 67%No
Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016July 22, 2016R 56%Yes
Global Food Security Act of 2016July 20, 2016R 50%Yes
FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016July 15, 2016R 79%No
To provide funds to the Army Corps of Engineers to hire veterans and members of the Armed Forces to assist the Corps with curation and historic preservation activities, and for other purposes.July 6, 2016R 57%Yes
Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century ActJune 22, 2016R 58%Yes
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1103 USPS Building 1103 in Camp Pendleton, California, as the "Camp Pendleton Medal of Honor Post Office".June 13, 2016R 56%Yes
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 Town Run Lane in Winston Salem, North Carolina, as the "Maya Angelou Memorial Post Office".June 13, 2016R 55%Yes
To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act and the Local Public Works Capital Development and Investment Act of 1976 to modernize terms relating to minorities.May 20, 2016R 57%Yes
An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the inurnment in Arlington National Cemetery of the cremated remains of certain persons whose service has been determined to be active service.May 20, 2016R 60%Yes
American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016May 20, 2016R 57%Yes
To designate the Federal building located at 99 New York Avenue, N.E., in the District of Columbia as the "Ariel Rios Federal Building".May 20, 2016R 59%Yes
Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016May 11, 2016R 56%Yes
Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin ActApril 29, 2016R 56%Yes
A bill to rename the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Great Falls, Montana, the Captain John E. Moran and Captain William Wylie Galt Armed Forces Reserve Center.April 29, 2016R 59%Yes
A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 99 West 2nd Street in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, as the Lieutenant Colonel James "Maggie" Megellas Post Office.March 18, 2016R 57%Didn't vote
A bill to direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan in the International Criminal Police Organization, and for other purposes.March 18, 2016R 59%Yes
Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015February 24, 2016R 85%No
North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016February 18, 2016R 56%Yes
Billy Frank Jr. Tell Your Story ActDecember 18, 2015R 57%Yes
Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015December 18, 2015R 57%Yes
Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2015December 18, 2015R 57%Yes
National Guard and Reservist Debt Relief Extension Act of 2015December 18, 2015R 57%Yes
Emergency Information Improvement Act of 2015December 18, 2015R 57%Yes
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016December 18, 2015D 53%No
Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016December 11, 2015R 66%No
Breast Cancer Research Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2015December 11, 2015R 57%Yes
Every Student Succeeds ActDecember 10, 2015D 51%Yes
FAST ActDecember 4, 2015D 51%Yes
U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness ActNovember 25, 2015R 83%No
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016November 25, 2015R 62%No
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 16105 Swingley Ridge Road in Chesterfield, Missouri, as the "Sgt. Zachary M. Fisher Post Office".November 5, 2015R 56%Yes
DHS Social Media Improvement Act of 2015November 5, 2015R 53%Yes
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015November 2, 2015D 70%Yes
Border Jobs for Veterans Act of 2015October 16, 2015R 58%Yes
STEM Education Act of 2015October 7, 2015R 56%Yes
National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act Reauthorization of 2015September 30, 2015R 53%Yes
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016September 30, 2015D 65%Yes
Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2015September 30, 2015R 57%Yes
Gerardo Hernandez Airport Security Act of 2015September 24, 2015R 57%Yes
E-Warranty Act of 2015September 24, 2015R 58%Yes
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to provide for the assessment and management of the risk of algal toxins in drinking water, and for other purposes.August 7, 2015R 53%Yes
To designate the "PFC Milton A. Lee Medal of Honor Memorial Highway" in the State of Texas.August 7, 2015R 58%Yes
Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility ActAugust 6, 2015R 58%Yes
Need-Based Educational Aid Act of 2015August 6, 2015R 59%Yes
Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015July 31, 2015R 55%No
Veterans Entrepreneurship Act of 2015July 28, 2015R 57%Yes
Veterans Identification Card Act 2015July 20, 2015R 58%Yes
Department of Homeland Security Interoperable Communications ActJuly 6, 2015R 59%Yes
Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement ActJune 29, 2015R 85%No
Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015June 29, 2015D 57%Yes
USA FREEDOM Act of 2015June 2, 2015R 54%Yes
Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015May 29, 2015R 59%Yes
Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015May 29, 2015R 57%Yes
Don't Tax Our Fallen Public Safety Heroes ActMay 22, 2015R 57%Yes
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 820 Elmwood Avenue in Providence, Rhode Island, as the "Sister Ann Keefe Post Office".May 22, 2015R 57%Yes
Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015May 22, 2015R 56%No
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015April 16, 2015R 54%Yes
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Foot Soldiers who participated in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the final Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March in March of 1965, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act of 1965.March 7, 2015R 57%Yes
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015March 4, 2015D 70%Yes
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.February 27, 2015R 51%Didn't vote
Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans ActFebruary 12, 2015R 57%Yes
Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015January 12, 2015R 57%Yes
To enact title 54, United States Code, "National Park Service and Related Programs", as positive law.December 19, 2014R 54%Yes
Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015December 19, 2014R 60%No
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015December 19, 2014R 57%No
To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for limitations on the fees charged to passengers of air carriers.December 19, 2014R 53%Yes
Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014December 19, 2014R 51%Yes
To make revisions in title 36, United States Code, as necessary to keep the title current and make technical corrections and improvements.December 18, 2014R 54%Yes
Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act of 2014December 18, 2014R 53%Yes
Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013December 18, 2014R 55%Didn't vote
Transportation Security Acquisition Reform ActDecember 18, 2014R 54%Yes
To designate the building occupied by the Federal Bureau of Investigation located at 801 Follin Lane, Vienna, Virginia, as the "Michael D. Resnick Terrorist Screening Center".December 18, 2014R 54%Yes
To revise the boundaries of certain John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System units.December 18, 2014R 53%Yes
May 31, 1918 Act Repeal ActDecember 18, 2014R 54%Yes
No Social Security for Nazis ActDecember 18, 2014R 54%Yes
Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2014December 18, 2014R 54%Yes
To provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of Congress to Jack Nicklaus, in recognition of his service to the Nation in promoting excellence, good sportsmanship, and philanthropy.December 16, 2014R 54%Yes
World War I American Veterans Centennial Commemorative Coin ActDecember 16, 2014R 54%Yes
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10360 Southwest 186th Street in Miami, Florida, as the "Larcenia J. Bullard Post Office Building".December 16, 2014R 54%Yes
To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs to be constructed at 3141 Centennial Boulevard, Colorado Springs, Colorado, as the "PFC Floyd K. Lindstrom Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic".December 16, 2014R 54%Yes
To establish the Law School Clinic Certification Program of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and for other purposes.December 16, 2014R 53%Yes
Blackfoot River Land Exchange Act of 2014December 16, 2014R 54%Yes
Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015December 16, 2014R 68%No
Presidential and Federal Records Act Amendments of 2014November 26, 2014R 54%Yes
Government Reports Elimination Act of 2014November 26, 2014R 55%Yes
To amend the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act to clarify how the Act applies to condominiums.September 26, 2014R 55%Yes
To make technical corrections to Public Law 110-229 to reflect the renaming of the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial, and for other purposes.September 26, 2014R 54%Yes
To reauthorize the Defense Production Act, to improve the Defense Production Act Committee, and for other purposes.September 26, 2014EvenYes
A bill to amend the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Development Act to extend to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission.September 26, 2014R 54%Yes
Gun Lake Trust Land Reaffirmation ActSeptember 26, 2014D 54%Yes
Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2014September 26, 2014R 53%Yes
Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015September 19, 2014R 53%No
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6937 Village Parkway in Dublin, California, as the "James 'Jim' Kohnen Post Office".August 8, 2014R 55%Yes
Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2014August 8, 2014R 56%Didn't vote
Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014August 8, 2014D 53%No
Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014August 7, 2014R 52%Yes
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Resolution, 2014August 4, 2014R 54%Didn't vote
To amend certain definitions contained in the Provo River Project Transfer Act for purposes of clarifying certain property descriptions, and for other purposes.July 25, 2014R 54%Yes
To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense joint outpatient clinic to be constructed in Marina, California, as the "Major General William H. Gourley VA-DOD Outpatient Clinic".July 25, 2014R 54%Yes
Black Hills Cemetery ActJuly 25, 2014R 54%Yes
Pascua Yaqui Tribe Trust Land ActJuly 25, 2014R 54%Yes
Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection ActJuly 25, 2014R 53%Yes
To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 162 Northeast Avenue in Tallmadge, Ohio, as the "Lance Corporal Daniel Nathan Deyarmin, Jr., Post Office Building".July 25, 2014R 55%Yes
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity ActJuly 22, 2014R 52%Yes
Collinsville Renewable Energy Production ActJune 30, 2014R 53%Yes
World War II Memorial Prayer Act of 2013June 30, 2014R 55%Yes
Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014June 10, 2014R 52%Yes
To amend the Clean Air Act to remove the requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles.June 9, 2014R 54%Yes
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 123 South 9th Street in De Pere, Wisconsin, as the "Corporal Justin D. Ross Post Office Building".June 9, 2014R 54%Yes
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 232 Southwest Johnson Avenue in Burleson, Texas, as the "Sergeant William Moody Post Office Building".June 9, 2014R 55%Yes
To authorize the conveyance of two small parcels of land within the boundaries of the Coconino National Forest containing private improvements that were developed based upon the reliance of the landowners in an erroneous survey conducted in May 1960.May 24, 2014R 53%Yes
American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal ActMay 23, 2014R 55%Yes
To amend the National Law Enforcement Museum Act to extend the termination date.May 16, 2014R 55%Yes
To amend the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the height of buildings in the District of Columbia" to clarify the rules of the District of Columbia regarding human occupancy of penthouses above the top story of the building upon which the penthouse is placed.May 16, 2014R 54%Yes
Gabriella Miller Kids First Research ActApril 3, 2014R 76%Didn't vote
Support for the Sovereignty, Integrity, Democracy, and Economic Stability of Ukraine Act of 2014April 3, 2014R 50%Yes
A bill entitled "United States International Programming to Ukraine and Neighboring Regions".April 3, 2014R 53%Yes
Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014March 21, 2014D 61%Yes
National Integrated Drought Information System Reauthorization Act of 2014March 6, 2014R 53%Yes
To ensure that the reduced annual cost-of-living adjustment to the retired pay of members and former members of the Armed Forces under the age of 62 required by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 will not apply to members or former members who first became members prior to January 1, 2014, and for other purposes.February 15, 2014R 59%No
Temporary Debt Limit Extension ActFebruary 15, 2014D 90%Yes
OPM IG ActFebruary 12, 2014R 54%Yes
Agricultural Act of 2014February 7, 2014R 58%No
Poison Center Network ActJanuary 24, 2014R 52%Yes
A bill to authorize the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes.January 24, 2014R 55%Yes
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014January 17, 2014D 57%Yes
To redesignate the Dryden Flight Research Center as the Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center and the Western Aeronautical Test Range as the Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range.January 16, 2014R 54%Yes
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014December 26, 2013R 56%No
Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014December 26, 2013D 55%Yes
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to modify the Pilot Project offices of the Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot Project.December 26, 2013R 54%Yes
Native American Veterans' Memorial Amendments Act of 2013December 26, 2013R 56%Didn't vote
To designate the United States courthouse located at 101 East Pecan Street in Sherman, Texas, as the "Paul Brown United States Courthouse".December 20, 2013R 53%Yes
VA Expiring Authorities Extension Act of 2013December 20, 2013R 56%Didn't vote
To designate the United States courthouse and Federal building located at 118 South Mill Street, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, as the "Edward J. Devitt United States Courthouse and Federal Building.".December 20, 2013R 54%Yes
To amend title 28, United States Code, to modify the composition of the southern judicial district of Mississippi to improve judicial efficiency, and for other purposes.December 20, 2013R 53%Yes
To extend the authority of the Supreme Court Police to protect court officials away from the Supreme Court grounds.December 20, 2013R 53%Yes
Community Fire Safety Act of 2013December 20, 2013R 54%Yes
Alicia Dawn Koehl Respect for National Cemeteries ActDecember 20, 2013R 56%Didn't vote
Small Airplane Revitalization Act of 2013November 27, 2013R 54%Yes
Streamlining Claims Processing for Federal Contractor Employees ActNovember 21, 2013R 55%Yes
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014October 17, 2013D 69%Yes
To ensure that any new or revised requirement providing for the screening, testing, or treatment of individuals operating commercial motor vehicles for sleep disorders is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding, and for other purposes.October 15, 2013R 55%Yes
Department of Defense Survivor Benefits Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014October 10, 2013R 54%Yes
Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act of 2013October 4, 2013D 50%Yes
Helium Stewardship Act of 2013October 2, 2013R 52%Yes
Organization of American States Revitalization and Reform Act of 2013October 2, 2013R 53%Yes
Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2013September 30, 2013R 55%Yes
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. Missing Children's Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2013September 30, 2013R 54%Yes
Pay Our Military ActSeptember 30, 2013R 55%Yes
Powell Shooting Range Land Conveyance ActSeptember 18, 2013R 55%Yes
A bill to amend Public Law 93-435 with respect to the Northern Mariana Islands, providing parity with Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa.September 18, 2013R 55%Yes
Natchez Trace Parkway Land Conveyance Act of 2013September 18, 2013R 54%Yes
Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Boundary Modification ActSeptember 18, 2013R 54%Yes
Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013August 9, 2013R 54%Yes
Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs ActAugust 9, 2013R 55%Yes
To designate the air route traffic control center located in Nashua, New Hampshire, as the "Patricia Clark Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center".August 9, 2013R 54%Yes
Formerly Owned Resources for Veterans to Express Thanks for Service Act of 2013August 9, 2013R 55%Yes
Helping Heroes Fly ActAugust 9, 2013R 53%Yes
Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act of 2013August 9, 2013R 56%Yes
To amend title 49, United States Code, to modify requirements relating to the availability of pipeline safety regulatory documents, and for other purposes.August 9, 2013R 55%Yes
To designate the headquarters building of the Coast Guard on the campus located at 2701 Martin Luther King, Jr., Avenue Southeast in the District of Columbia as the "Douglas A. Munro Coast Guard Headquarters Building", and for other purposes.August 9, 2013R 54%Yes
South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance ActJuly 18, 2013R 55%Yes
Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation ActJuly 18, 2013R 55%No
Vietnam Veterans Donor Acknowledgment Act of 2013July 18, 2013R 54%Yes
To grant the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the First Special Service Force, in recognition of its superior service during World War II.July 12, 2013R 53%Yes
To direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly, and for other purposes.July 12, 2013R 54%Yes
To designate the new Interstate Route 70 bridge over the Mississippi River connecting St. Louis, Missouri, and southwestern Illinois as the "Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge".July 12, 2013R 54%Yes
Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Reauthorization Act of 2013June 13, 2013R 57%Didn't vote
Stolen Valor Act of 2013June 3, 2013R 53%Didn't vote
To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley to commemorate the lives they lost 50 years ago in the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, where these 4 little Black girls' ultimate sacrifice served as a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement.May 24, 2013R 54%Yes
Reducing Flight Delays Act of 2013May 1, 2013R 56%No
Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013March 26, 2013R 57%No
Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013March 13, 2013R 52%Didn't vote
Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013March 7, 2013D 70%Yes
No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013February 4, 2013R 61%No
Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscalyear ending September 30, 2013, to improve andstreamline disaster assistance for HurricaneSandy, and for other purposes.January 29, 2013D 81%Yes
To temporarily increase the borrowing authority of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program.January 6, 2013D 55%Yes