• 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
11/20/2004 H.R.4431 One Church One Child Act of 2004 11/20/2004 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.  (All Actions)
10/07/2004 H.J.Res.108 Congratulating and commending the Veterans of Foreign Wars. 10/07/2004 Received in the Senate.  (All Actions)
05/05/2004 H.Con.Res.380 Recognizing the benefits and importance of school-based music education. 05/05/2004 Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
04/21/2004 H.R.4183 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Military Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, 2004 04/21/2004 Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.  (All Actions)
03/29/2004 H.Con.Res.394 Recognizing the 100th anniversary of Citizens Bank, the Nation's oldest continuously operating minority-owned bank, and honoring the many contributions of the Nation's minority-owned banks. 03/29/2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.  (All Actions)
03/18/2004 H.R.3998 Au Pair Program Expansion Act 03/18/2004 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.  (All Actions)
11/17/2003 H.R.3457 Improving Government Accountability Act of 2003 11/17/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Efficiency and Financial Management.  (All Actions)
11/14/2003 H.R.3458 Diabetic Retinopathy Prevention Act of 2003 11/14/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
10/27/2003 H.Res.403 Recognizing the 30th anniversary of the founding of the National Foundation for Cancer Research. 10/27/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
10/07/2003 H.Con.Res.282 Honoring the life of Johnny Cash. 10/07/2003 Message on Senate action sent to the House.  (All Actions)
09/10/2003 H.R.3044 To amend the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 to modify provisions relating to the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority, and for other purposes. 09/10/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.  (All Actions)
01/08/2003 H.R.261 Stop Discrimination Against Seven States Act of 2003 01/08/2003 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
10/07/1994 H.R.4898 To strengthen paternity establishment. 10/07/1994 See H.R.5252.  (All Actions)
10/07/1994 H.R.4897 Child Support Enforcement Act of 1994 10/07/1994 See H.R.5252.  (All Actions)
08/18/1994 H.R.4830 To amend title 18 of the United States Code with respect to the admissibility of certain evidence. 08/18/1994 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice.  (All Actions)
08/02/1994 H.R.3222 Managed Competition Act of 1993 08/02/1994 See H.R.3600.  (All Actions)
03/11/1994 H.R.3878 Federal Research Informed Consent Act 03/11/1994 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.  (All Actions)
11/19/1993 H.J.Res.297 To designate 1994 as "The Year of Gospel Music". 11/19/1993 Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.  (All Actions)
10/28/1993 H.Res.290 Providing that the House may not adjourn to end this session of Congress until it receives the report of the Joint Committee on the Organization of the Congress and votes upon its recommendations. 10/28/1993 Referred to the House Committee on Rules.  (All Actions)
08/04/1993 H.R.2857 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the credit provided by section 936 of such Code. 08/04/1993 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (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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