COOPER, JAMES H S

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COOPER, JAMES H S
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: Experience: House: District 5, 1983-1994, 2003-Present; Home State: Tennessee; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $415,343Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

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Cooper looks to ban earmarks again

07/30/2015

By J.R. Lind | Nashville Post

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Oppose The fetus is an independent human being, who has his own righs. The mother cannot deprive a fetus's basic rights.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Oppose Effective enforcement rather than strict enforcement shoud be considered. The death penalty should be used with extreme caution, if at all.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Support A progressive income tax is necessary in modern society. That is the right way to run our tax system.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Support In order to recover from the Great Recession, the federal government should institute stimulus for private corporations for more hiring.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Oppose Public schools are an important component of American society. We should improve public schools rather than destroying them with vouchers.
7. Make voter registration easier	Strongly Support Voter ID laws are racist and intended to suppress minority voting. Taxpayer funds should be used for political campaigns.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Support Overuse of fossil fuels causes serious problems that we should deal with immediately. And green energy is absolutly a good option for us to Stop Global Warming.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Support It is necessary to expand military under financial budgets. Only our military are strong enough, our people can live freely enough.
11. Support & expand free trade	Support Free Trade Benefits Consumers and Economy.We should only restrict free trade when it poses a security risk.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Support It is a basic Constitutional right and expresses the principle of self-defense against violence.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Support Very few Americans have adequate health insurance. The government should make funds available for all citizens.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Strongly Oppose Animals have inherent rights, and nature has inherent value. It is necessary to support vegetarianism and protect environment.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Oppose Faith-based origanizations and prayer in schools are inappropriate because they fail to recognize American pluralism and religious diversity.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Support Past discrimination should be corrected. Government should enforce Affirmative Action laws in companies.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
20. Privatize Social Security	Oppose Social Security should remain under federal control, but you also want reforms on how the Trust Fund is handled.

Total: 117

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
07/26/2011	H.R.2653	Stop Pay for Members Act	07/26/2011 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (All Actions)
04/07/2011	H.R.1252	Medicare Information Act of 2011	04/07/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/14/2011	H.R.1069	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an election for unmarried, nonitemizing individuals to have their returns prepared by the Secretary of the Treasury, and for other purposes.	03/14/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
02/09/2011	H.R.482	Water Heater Rating Improvement Act of 2011	02/09/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. (All Actions)
02/07/2011	H.R.419	Redistricting Transparency Act of 2011	02/07/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. (All Actions)
09/15/2010	H.Res.1375	Recognizing the 90th anniversary of the 19th Amendment.	09/15/2010 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
07/22/2010	H.R.5830	One Church, One Child Act of 2010	07/22/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
05/13/2010	H.Res.1337	Expressing the sympathy and condolences of the House of Representatives to those people affected by the flooding in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Mississippi in May, 2010.	05/13/2010 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
04/15/2010	H.R.5050	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an election for unmarried, nonitemizing individuals to have their returns prepared by the Secretary of the Treasury, and for other purposes.	04/15/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
03/29/2010	H.R.4911	Removing Deals for Deficit Reduction Act	03/29/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
06/08/2009	H.R.2718	Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) Reform Act of 2009	06/08/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/17/2009	H.R.1557	SAFE Commission Act	03/17/2009 Referred to House Rules (All Actions)
10/14/2008	H.R.928	Inspector General Reform Act of 2008	10/14/2008 Became Public Law No: 110-409. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
09/23/2008	H.Res.1484	Recognizing Project HOPE for 50 years of exceptional service in improving and saving the lives of millions of children and adults in developing nations through humanitarian assistance and health education.	09/23/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
06/24/2008	H.R.3654	SAFE Commission Act	06/24/2008 Committee Hearings Held. (All Actions)
11/09/2007	H.R.4091	Adoption Equality Act of 2007	11/09/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support. (All Actions)
11/05/2007	H.Res.795	Condemning the ongoing violence in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo ("DRC") and recognizing the threat such violence poses to the overall peace of the Great Lakes region.	11/05/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
10/15/2007	H.Res.739	Honoring Albert Arnold Gore, Jr., and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Winners of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.	10/15/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
09/25/2007	H.R.3655	Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action Act of 2007	09/25/2007 Referred to House Rules (All Actions)
06/28/2007	H.R.2921	Treasury Annuity Study Act of 2007	06/28/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)

Total: 2575

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
06/08/2017	H.R.2840	To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require each State to ensure that each individual who provides identifying information to the State motor vehicle authority is automatically registered to vote in elections for Federal office held in the State unless the individual does not meet the eligibility requirements for registering to vote in such elections or declines to be registered to vote in such elections, and for other purposes.
05/18/2017	H.Res.199	Recognizing the self determination of Gibraltar to determine its status as a British Overseas Territory.
05/17/2017	H.R.356	Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/16/2017	H.Res.327	Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States.
05/16/2017	H.R.274	Modernizing Government Travel Act
05/05/2017	H.R.2273	Charlotte's Web Medical Access 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.2317	United States Coast Guard Commemorative Coin Act of 2017
05/02/2017	H.R.2282	Equality Act
04/28/2017	H.Res.282	Supporting State, local, and community initiatives to encourage parents, teachers, camp counselors, and childcare professionals to take measures to prevent sunburns in the minors they care for, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that State, local, and community entities should continue to support efforts to curb the incidences of skin cancer beginning with childhood skin protection.
04/27/2017	H.Res.283	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that congressional redistricting should be reformed to remove political gerrymandering.
04/26/2017	H.R.2153	Congressional Pay for Performance Act of 2017
04/26/2017	H.R.1960	Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2017
04/25/2017	H.R.2123	VETS Act of 2017
04/25/2017	H.R.1358	Scientific Integrity Act
04/25/2017	H.R.703	Apollo I Memorial Act
04/07/2017	H.R.19	Smithsonian Women's History Museum Act
04/05/2017	H.R.305	Presidential Tax Transparency Act
04/04/2017	H.R.1869	Paycheck Fairness Act
03/31/2017	H.R.1503	SOLVE Act 2.0 of 2017

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