• COOPER, JAMES H S
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%
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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
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

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

Strongly Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

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

Support
11. Support & expand free trade

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

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

No Opinion
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Oppose
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

No Opinion
20. Privatize Social Security

Oppose
Total: 117
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
03/22/1993 H.J.Res.137 To express the sense of Congress that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission should refrain from further processing restructuring proceedings pursuant to Order No. 636 until 60 days after the submission to Congress of the General Accounting Office's study of the economic impacts of the order on residential, commercial, and other end-users of natural gas, and for other purposes. 03/22/1993 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.  (All Actions)
10/16/1992 H.R.5936 Managed Competition Act of 1992 10/16/1992 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness.  (All Actions)
05/27/1992 H.R.3515 Telecommunications Act of 1991 05/27/1992 Subcommittee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
12/18/1991 H.R.1782 National Traffic Fatality and Injury Reduction Act of 1991 12/18/1991 See H.R.2950.  (All Actions)
09/09/1991 H.R.2663 CO2 Offsets Policy Efficiency Act of 1991 09/09/1991 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.  (All Actions)
07/09/1991 H.R.73 Amateur Radio Spectrum Protection Act of 1991 07/09/1991 For Further Action See H.R.531.  (All Actions)
05/20/1991 H.R.2231 Primary Care Training Amendments of 1991 05/20/1991 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.  (All Actions)
05/14/1991 H.R.2285 To provide that employees of the Tennessee Valley Authority who are covered by a collective bargaining agreement shall not be subject to any regulations which take employee efficiency or performance ratings into account in determining the order of retention of competing employees in a reduction in force. 05/14/1991 Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.  (All Actions)
03/28/1991 H.R.1457 Medicaid State Share Protection Amendments of 1991 03/28/1991 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.  (All Actions)
02/11/1991 H.R.459 Fairness in Medicaid Funding Act of 1991 02/11/1991 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.  (All Actions)
12/10/1990 H.R.5966 CO2 Offsets Policy Enabling Act of 1990 12/10/1990 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.  (All Actions)
11/15/1990 H.R.5667 To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 to establish a deadline for the transfer of jurisdiction of the Big South Fork National River and Recreation area from the Secretary of the Army to the Secretary of the Interior, and for other purposes. 11/15/1990 Became Public Law No: 101-561.  (All Actions)
10/17/1990 H.R.971 Telephone Operator Consumer Services Improvement Act of 1990 10/17/1990 Became Public Law No: 101-435.  (All Actions)
06/21/1990 H.R.5091 Flag Protection Act of 1990 06/21/1990 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 179 - 236 (Roll no. 193).  (All Actions)
05/23/1990 H.R.144 Acid Rain Abatement Act of 1989 05/23/1990 For Further Action See H.R.3030.  (All Actions)
05/16/1990 H.R.3826 Cable Television Consumer Protection Act of 1989 05/16/1990 Subcommittee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
03/21/1990 H.R.4181 Medicaid State Share Protection Amendments of 1990 03/21/1990 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.  (All Actions)
03/05/1990 H.R.3925 National Traffic Fatality and Injury Reduction Act of 1990 03/05/1990 Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.  (All Actions)
12/19/1989 H.R.1586 To require a study on medicare reimbursement for ambulance services. 12/19/1989 See H.R.3299.  (All Actions)
08/24/1989 H.R.970 National Center for Adult Literacy Act 08/24/1989 Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.  (All Actions)
Total: 2575
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
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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