Kilmer is the representative for Washington’s 6th congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. He has served since Jan 3, 2013. Kilmer’s current term ends on Jan 3, 2021.
![Photo of Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA6]](/static/legislator-photos/412583-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2019 Report Card for Kilmer.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Kilmer is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Kilmer has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Nov 16, 2020. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Derek Kilmer sits on the following committees:
Enacted Legislation
Kilmer was the primary sponsor of 4 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 3277: To improve the leasing projects of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 975: Maritime Washington National Heritage Area Act
- H.R. 3374 (113th): American Savings Promotion Act
- H.R. 4751 (113th): 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.
Does 4 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.
We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Kilmer sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Government Operations and Politics (20%) Taxation (18%) Armed Forces and National Security (17%) Education (11%) Science, Technology, Communications (9%) Health (9%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (9%) Immigration (6%)
Recent Bills
Some of Kilmer’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 8541: To help ensure that COVID-19 does not prevent disabled veterans from using the ...
- H.R. 8457: Federal Worker Leave Fairness Act of 2020
- H.R. 7032: Skills Renewal Act
- H.R. 6824: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the carryover ...
- H.R. 6506: To amend the Small Business Act to modify the paycheck protection program, and ...
- H.R. 6246: Protecting Collective Bargaining and Official Time for Federal Workers Act
- H.R. 6207: Coronavirus Worker Relief Act
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2013 to Nov 2020, Kilmer missed 23 of 4,661 roll call votes, which is 0.5%. This is better than the median of 2.3% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
