• ROSKAM, PETER
Experience: House: District 6, 2007-Present
Home State: Illinois
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $2,213,556Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Peter J. Roskam
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Elizabeth; 4 Children
    Birth Date: 09/13/1961
    Birth Place: Hinsdale, IL
    Home City: Wheaton, IL
    Religion: Protestant

Education

    Attended, Chicago-Kent College of Law
    JD, Illinois Institute of Technology Law School, 1989
    BA, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1983

Political Experience

    Chief Deputy Whip, Unites States House of Representatives, 2011-present
    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2006-present
    Former Minority Caucus Whip, Illinois State Senate
    Chair, Oversight Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
    Senator, Illinois State Senate, 2000-2006
    Representative, Illinois State House of Representatives, 1992-1998
    Candidate, United States House of Representatives, 1998

Current Legislative Committees

    Select Committee on Benghazi, Member
    Subcommittee on Health (Ways and Means), Member
    Subcommittee on Oversight (Ways and Means), Chair
    Ways and Means, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Bicycle Caucus
    Member, Governor’s Family Preservation Task Force
    Member, Health Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
    Member, House Select Committee on Benghazi, United States House of Representatives
    Member, Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus
    Co-Chair, Republican Israel Caucus
    Member, Ways and Means Committee, United States House of Representatives

Professional Experience

    Community Activist
    Executive Director, Educational Assistance Limited
    History Teacher, High School
    Aide, United States Representative Henry Hyde, 1986-1987
    Aide, United States Representative Tom Delay, 1985-1986

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Vice-Chair, AmericaSpeakingOut.com
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

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

Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

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

Strongly Oppose
11. Support & expand free trade

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

No Opinion
14. Expand ObamaCare

Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Oppose
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: 89
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
02/06/2014 H.R.4009 Protect Academic Freedom Act 02/06/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
01/10/2014 H.Res.445 Urging the P5+1 to only accept a final nuclear agreement with Iran that definitively prevents Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability, ceases Iran's construction of advanced missiles and warheads, suspends Iran's support for terrorist organizations, and reduces human rights violations within Iran. 01/10/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade.  (All Actions)
08/01/2013 H.R.2769 Stop Playing on Citizens' Cash Act 08/01/2013 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
08/01/2013 H.R.2768 Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2013 08/01/2013 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
07/17/2013 H.R.2717 United States-Israel Missile Defense Cooperation Act of 2013 07/17/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
07/16/2013 H.R.2701 United States-Israel Missile Defense Cooperation Act of 2013 07/16/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
06/27/2013 H.R.2533 Stop Playing on Citizen's Cash Act 06/27/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
06/27/2013 H.R.2532 IRS Act of 2013 06/27/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
06/27/2013 H.Res.280 Taxpayer Bill of Rights Resolution 06/27/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
05/06/2013 H.Res.177 Urging the Palestinian Authority and President Mahmoud Abbas to clarify a presidential succession plan, expand political freedom in the West Bank, and take preventative measures to limit the possibility of a Hamas takeover in the West Bank. 05/06/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.  (All Actions)
02/05/2013 H.R.495 Free File Program Act of 2013 02/05/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
10/05/2012 H.R.2139 Lions Clubs International Century of Service Commemorative Coin Act 10/05/2012 Became Public Law No: 112-181. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
06/25/2013 H.R.2305 PRIME Act of 2013 06/25/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
06/14/2013 H.R.1812 Partner with Korea Act 06/14/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
06/03/2013 H.R.2085 Diagnostic Innovation Testing and Knowledge Advancement Act of 2013 06/03/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
09/26/2012 H.R.6446 Improving Diagnostic Innovations Act of 2012 09/26/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
11/21/2011 H.R.3399 Medicare and Medicaid FAST Act 11/21/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.  (All Actions)
10/04/2011 H.R.3091 To make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends. 10/04/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
07/15/2011 H.R.2569 Free File Program Act of 2011 07/15/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
07/08/2011 H.R.2478 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received for services by a student at a work-college. 07/08/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
Total: 1207
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/08/2017 H.R.2856 To provide for nonpreemption of measures by State and local governments to divest from entities that engage in commerce-related or investment-related boycott, divestment, or sanctions activity targeting Israel, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017 H.R.2823 Affordable Retirement Advice for Savers Act
05/18/2017 H.R.1911 Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act of 2017
05/18/2017 H.Res.218 Recognizing the importance of the United States-Israel economic relationship and encouraging new areas of cooperation.
05/18/2017 H.Res.199 Recognizing the self determination of Gibraltar to determine its status as a British Overseas Territory.
05/18/2017 H.Res.172 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of the Russian Federation, its officials, security services, and any person or entity within the Russian Federation or associated with the Russian Government, should not interfere, seek to influence, or engage in coercion designed to create an outcome in foreign elections.
05/18/2017 H.R.672 Combating European Anti-Semitism Act of 2017
05/16/2017 H.R.2465 Steve Gleason Enduring Voices Act of 2017
05/16/2017 H.R.2432 Volunteer Organization Protection Act of 2017
05/03/2017 H.R.2310 Faith in Health Savings Accounts Act of 2017
05/01/2017 H.R.2270 PLUS Loan Disability Forgiveness Act
04/28/2017 H.R.2232 Promoting Equality and Accountability at the United Nations Act of 2017
04/28/2017 H.R.2230 To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue or bust of Elie Wiesel for placement in the United States Capitol.
04/25/2017 H.Res.276 Expressing the sense of the House that more should be done to instill Holocaust education in school curricula around the country.
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. Passed Aye
04/07/2017 H.R.1953 Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2017
04/03/2017 H.R.1863 To designate the area between the intersections of Wisconsin Avenue, Northwest and Davis Street, Northwest and Wisconsin Avenue, Northwest and Edmunds Street, Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, as "Boris Nemtsov Plaza", and for other purposes.
04/03/2017 H.R.1861 Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Act
04/03/2017 H.Res.92 Condemning North Korea's development of multiple intercontinental ballistic missiles, and for other purposes. Passed Yea
03/31/2017 H.R.1847 PAST Act
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