• BLACK, DIANE L MRS.
Experience: House: District 6, 2011-Present
Home State: Tennessee
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $1,235,942Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Diane L. Black
    Gender: Female
    Family: Husband: David; 3 Children
    Birth Date: 01/16/1951
    Birth Place: Baltimore, MD
    Home City: Gallatin, TN
    Religion: Lutheran

Education

    Bachelors, Nursing, Belmont University, 1991
    Associates, Nursing, Anne Arundel College, 1971

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2010-present
    Assistant Republican Floor Leader, Tennessee State Senate
    Senator, Tennessee State Senate, 1998-2010
    Representative, Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1998-2005

Current Legislative Committees

    Budget, Member
    Subcommittee on Health (Ways and Means), Member
    Ways and Means, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Chair, Senate Republican Caucus

Professional Experience

    Small Business Owner
    Registered Nurse
    Executive Director, Sumner Foundation
    Employee, Sumner Regional Health Systems, 1993-1998
    Instructor, Volunteer State Community College, 1988-1993

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Former President, American Cancer Society, Gallatin Chapter
    Member, Board, American Heart Association
    Founder, Church Day Care
    Member, Community Church, Hendersonville
    Founder, Domestic Violence Victims Safe House
    Member, Founding Board, Children Are People, Incorporated
    Member, Gallatin Chamber of Commerce
    Former President, Gallatin Toastmasters
    Former Vice President, Habitat for Humanity of Sumner County
    Board Member, Hendersonville Chamber of Commerce
    Member, Hendersonville League of Women Voters
    Former President, Hendersonville Rotary Club
    Former Board Member, Independent School
    Former President, Leadership Sumner Alumni Association
    Development Director, Middle Tennessee Young Men's Christian Association
    Board Member, Tennessee Center for Nursing
    Member, Tennessee Nurses Association
    Member, Tennessee Right to Life
    Former Chair, United Way of Sumner County
    Board Member, Volunteer State Community College Foundation
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Support
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier

No Opinion
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade

Strongly Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Oppose
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Support
Total: 90
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
06/08/2017 H.R.1628 American Health Care Act of 2017 06/08/2017 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 120.  (All Actions)
05/19/2017 H.R.2556 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services, and for other purposes. 05/19/2017 Referred to House Ways and Means  (All Actions)
05/17/2017 H.R.2476 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a refundable adoption tax credit. 05/17/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
04/27/2017 H.R.2187 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the treatment of certain retirement plan contributions picked up by governmental employers. 04/27/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
04/13/2017 H.J.Res.43 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients. 04/13/2017 Became Public Law No: 115-23.  (All Actions)
04/07/2017 H.R.1995 V-BID for Better Care Act of 2017 04/07/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
03/01/2017 H.R.1130 Fair Medicare Hospital Payments Act of 2017 03/01/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
02/10/2017 H.R.853 Protecting Life and Taxpayers Act of 2017 02/10/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
02/07/2017 H.Res.96 Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on the Budget in the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress. 02/07/2017 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.  (All Actions)
01/25/2017 H.R.354 Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2017 01/25/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
01/25/2017 H.R.217 Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act 01/25/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
01/24/2017 H.R.644 Conscience Protection Act of 2017 01/24/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
01/11/2017 H.R.400 Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act 01/11/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
11/15/2016 H.R.866 Federal Land Freedom Act of 2015 11/15/2016 Subcommittee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
09/28/2016 H.R.6101 ACO Improvement Act of 2016 09/28/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
09/19/2016 H.R.6067 Relief from Obamacare Exchange Failures Act 09/19/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
09/12/2016 H.R.5994 Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel Incentive Extension Act of 2016 09/12/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
07/20/2016 H.R.5654 Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act 07/20/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
07/07/2016 H.R.5652 Access to Better Care Act of 2016 07/07/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
05/20/2016 H.Res.730 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the important role of the health care industry in identifying victims of sex trafficking. 05/20/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
Total: 844
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/14/2017 H.R.2581 Verify First Act
06/12/2017 H.R.2372 VETERAN Act
05/19/2017 H.R.2550 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an incremental expansion of telehealth coverage under the Medicare program.
05/05/2017 H.R.2146 Unaccompanied Alien Children Placement Transparency Act of 2017
05/04/2017 H.Res.314 Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.
05/03/2017 H.R.2310 Faith in Health Savings Accounts Act of 2017
05/02/2017 H.R.2052 PRIVATE Act
04/27/2017 H.R.660 Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act
04/07/2017 H.R.1933 Health Care Options Act of 2017
04/03/2017 H.R.1861 Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Act
03/31/2017 H.J.Res.42 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to drug testing of unemployment compensation applicants. Passed Yea
03/30/2017 H.R.1730 Combating Anti-Semitism Act of 2017
03/17/2017 H.R.1338 Horse Protection Amendments Act
03/17/2017 H.R.1314 Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act
03/08/2017 H.R.375 To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 719 Church Street in Nashville, Tennessee, as the "Fred D. Thompson Federal Building and United States Courthouse".
03/03/2017 H.R.1133 Veterans Transplant Coverage Act of 2017
03/29/2017 H.R.26 Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 Passed Aye
03/28/2017 H.R.24 Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2017
03/21/2017 H.R.1513 Social Security Must Avert Identity Loss (MAIL) Act of 2017
03/17/2017 H.R.1361 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the non-application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories.
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