Former U.S. Representative

Norman D. DicksNo longer serving

District WA‑6 Party Democratic In office 1977–2013

32 bills introduced

Across 6 Congresses, most in the 110th at 8. In the 112th, 4 — 11 fewer than the median representative, who filed 15. Of the 32, 4 became law. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.

Bills introduced, against the typical representative 107th to 112th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Cosponsored

1,109

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

11,997

Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside

Their work

Drawn from the 32 bills this member introduced: the subjects the record assigns them, and the members who most often sign on.

Subjects

Bills carry several subjects each, so these add up to more than 32.

Most frequent cosponsors

Jay Inslee D-WA 8
Jim McDermott D-WA 6
Adam Smith D-WA 6
Rick Larsen D-WA 5
James P. Moran D-VA 4
Brian Baird D-WA 4

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Biography

A Representative from Washington. Born in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Wash. , December 16, 1940. Graduated from West Bremerton High School, Bremerton, Wash. , 1959. B. A. , University of Washington, Seattle, Wash. , 1963. J. D. , University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, Wash. , 1968. Lawyer, private practice. Staff, United States Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington, 1968-1976. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fifth and to the seventeen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1977-January 3, 2013). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress in 2012.

Votes

How this member answered on every recorded vote tied to a bill, newest first — including the procedural motions on it, such as cloture. Votes on nominations are not listed, because they are not attached to a bill.

Bill	Question	Voted	Date
HR 3197	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Not Voting	Dec 20, 2012
HR 4310	On Agreeing to the Conference Report	Yea	Dec 20, 2012
HR 6684	On Passage	Nay	Dec 20, 2012
HR 6684	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Yea	Dec 20, 2012
HRES 840	On Agreeing to the Resolution	No	Dec 20, 2012
HRES 840	On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	Dec 20, 2012
HRES 841	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	Dec 20, 2012
HRES 841	On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	Dec 20, 2012

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions this member introduced.

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HR 6716	To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to eliminate the sequestrations for fiscal year 2013.	Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.	Dec 30, 2012
HR 5995	Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2012	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.	Jun 29, 2012
HR 1162	To provide the Quileute Indian Tribe Tsunami and Flood Protection, and for other purposes.	Became Public Law No: 112-97.	Feb 27, 2012
HR 3222	To designate certain National Park System land in Olympic National Park as wilderness or potential wilderness, and for other purposes.	Subcommittee Hearings Held.	Dec 2, 2011
HR 1061	Hoh Indian Tribe Safe Homelands Act	Became Public Law No: 111-323.	Dec 22, 2010
HR 6527	To provide the Quileute Indian Tribe Tsunami and Flood Protection, and for other purposes.	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.	Dec 16, 2010
HCONRES 129	Congratulating the Sailors of the United States Submarine Force upon the completion of 1,000 Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) deterrent patrols.	Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.	Dec 3, 2009
HR 4029	Puget Sound Recovery Act of 2009	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.	Nov 6, 2009

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HRES 458	Congratulating the University of Washington on the occasion of its 150th anniversary and recognizing its contributions to Washington State and the United States.	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.	Nov 4, 2011
HR 3346	Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2011	Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.	Nov 3, 2011
HR 1513	Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act of 2011	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Nov 3, 2011
HR 12	American Jobs Act of 2011	Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.	Oct 26, 2011
HR 2131	Protect HUBZones Act of 2011	Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.	Oct 24, 2011
HCONRES 63	Supporting the formation of a bipartisan Presidential Commission to study the establishment of a National Museum of the American People.	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.	Oct 13, 2011
HR 3052	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the exception to the treatment of consolidated groups under the personal holding company rules.	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Oct 11, 2011
HR 3069	Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 220.	Oct 4, 2011

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Party, state and chamber are those of this member's most recent term. Bills and cosponsorships are held from the 107th Congress onwards and recorded votes from the 101st, so a member who served before those points will show fewer than they filed, or none. Committee seats are held for the current Congress only, which is why they are shown for sitting members and left out for everyone else rather than reported as zero. Vote counts cover roll calls tied to a bill; the chambers also vote on procedure and nominations, which are not listed here. Office, telephone and website are not shown for a member who has left, because the ones on file were theirs while serving. Records come from Congress.gov and the Biographical Directory of Congress.