• 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
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 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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