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
04/26/1989	H.R.2027	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.	04/26/1989 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. (All Actions)
04/17/1989	H.R.1587	Rural Emergency Medical Services Improvement Act of 1989	04/17/1989 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. (All Actions)
03/13/1989	H.R.1238	To require the Federal Communications Commission to include safeguards for protection of subscribers of small telephone companies in any changes in the method of regulating interstate telephone service rates.	03/13/1989 Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance. (All Actions)
02/06/1989	H.R.514	Fair Food Labeling and Advertising Act	02/06/1989 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. (All Actions)
09/09/1988	H.R.5211	Acid Rain Abatement Act of 1988	09/09/1988 Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. (All Actions)
07/26/1988	H.R.5019	A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to include safeguards for protection of subscribers of small telephone companies in any changes in the method of regulating interstate telephone service rates.	07/26/1988 Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance. (All Actions)
07/21/1988	H.R.5055	A bill 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.	07/21/1988 Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. (All Actions)
05/09/1988	H.R.4331	Acid Rain Abatement Act of 1988	05/09/1988 Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. (All Actions)
03/16/1988	H.R.4042	Fair Food Labeling and Advertising Act	03/16/1988 Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. (All Actions)
05/09/1986	H.R.2273	A bill to make permanent the free rate of Customs duty on imported hatters' fur, and for other purposes.	05/09/1986 See H.R.4800. (All Actions)
03/06/1986	H.R.4269	Lite Food Labeling Act	03/06/1986 Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. (All Actions)
07/26/1985	H.J.Res.76	A joint resolution to designate October 26, 1985, as Mule Appreciation Day.	07/26/1985 Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. (All Actions)
03/28/1985	H.Con.Res.100	A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Federal Railroad Administration adopt rules prohibiting the use of alcohol and drugs by railroad employees.	03/28/1985 Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism. (All Actions)
03/26/1985	H.R.1718	A bill to amend section 119(d) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.	03/26/1985 Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. (All Actions)
03/26/1985	H.R.1717	Interlocking Ownership Disclosure Act	03/26/1985 Referred to Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance. (All Actions)
03/01/1985	H.R.916	Truth in Bank Labelling Act	03/01/1985 Referred to Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance. (All Actions)
12/15/1983	H.R.4373	Interlocking Ownership Disclosure Act	12/15/1983 Referred to Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance. (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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