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  • SCHUMER, CHARLES E
Experience: Senate: 1999-Present
Home State: New York
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $15,863,650Coverage End: Wednesday, June 8, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Charles 'Chuck' E. Schumer
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Iris; 2 Children: Jessica, Alison
    Birth Date: 11/23/1950
    Birth Place: Brooklyn, NY
    Home City: Brooklyn, NY
    Religion: Jewish

Education

    JD, Harvard College, 1974
    AB, Harvard College, 1971

Political Experience

    Minority Policy Committee Chair, United States Senate, 2015-present
    Senator, United States Senate, 1998-present
    Former Democratic At-Large Whip, United States House of Representatives
    Majority Policy Committee Chair, United States Senate, 2015
    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1980-1998
    Assembly Member, New York State Assembly, 1974-1980

Current Legislative Committees

    Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Member
    Finance, Member
    Joint Committee on Printing, Member
    Joint Committee on the Library, Vice Chair
    Judiciary, Member
    Rules and Administration, Ranking Member
    Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism, Member
    Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, Member
    Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, Member
    Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development, Member
    Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest, Ranking Member
    Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness, Member
    Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts, Member
    Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law, Member
    Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment, Member
    Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy, Member
    Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Vice Chair, Democratic Conference, Democratic Leadership Team, 2006-present

Professional Experience

    Attorney

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, New York State Bar Association
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime
No Opinion
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy
Strongly Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery
Strongly Support
6. Vouchers for school choice
Strongly Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier
8. Prioritize green energy
Strongly Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military
Support
11. Support & expand free trade
Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership
Strongly Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare
Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
Strongly Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive
Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere
Strongly Oppose
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities
Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage
Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security
Strongly Oppose
Total: 1199
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
04/07/2017 S.910 Disability Integration Act of 2017 04/07/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
01/23/2017 S.187 A bill for the relief of Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical. 01/23/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
01/20/2017 S.Res.17 A resolution to constitute the minority party's membership on certain committees for the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, or until their successors are chosen. 01/20/2017 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
01/05/2017 S.Res.8 A resolution to constitute the minority party's membership on certain committees for the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, or until their successors are chosen. 01/05/2017 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
12/10/2016 S.Res.335 A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Aviation Maintenance Technician Day, honoring the invaluable contributions of Charles Edward Taylor, regarded as the father of aviation maintenance, and recognizing the essential role of aviation maintenance technicians in ensuring the safety and security of civil and military aircraft. 12/10/2016 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
12/09/2016 S.2614 Kevin and Avonte's Law of 2016 12/09/2016 By Senator Grassley from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 114-397.  (All Actions)
09/27/2016 S.3396 A bill to require an Air Force report on perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonates (PFOS) contamination at certain military installations and require reparation for identified contaminated sites and affected areas. 09/27/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.  (All Actions)
09/13/2016 S.Res.555 A resolution congratulating the Optical Society on its 100th anniversary. 09/13/2016 Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  (All Actions)
09/12/2016 S.Res.551 A resolution honoring the Maine-Endwell Little League Team of Endwell, New York, for the victory of the team in the 2016 Little League World Series. 09/12/2016 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
07/29/2016 S.3207 A bill to authorize the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped to provide playback equipment in all formats. 07/29/2016 Became Public Law No: 114-219. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
07/13/2016 S.3197 Quiet Communities Act of 2016 07/13/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.  (All Actions)
06/07/2016 S.3026 ROBOCOP Act 06/07/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  (All Actions)
05/16/2016 S.2934 Fix Gun Checks Act of 2016 05/16/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
05/12/2016 S.2929 A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3031 Veterans Road West in Staten Island, New York, as the "Leonard Montalto Post Office Building". 05/12/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  (All Actions)
05/09/2016 S.2900 Preventing Terrorism Through Social Media Act of 2016 05/09/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.  (All Actions)
04/27/2016 S.Res.443 A resolution designating April 2016 as "National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month". 04/27/2016 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
04/20/2016 S.2830 Lead Testing in School and Child Care Drinking Water Act of 2016 04/20/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.  (All Actions)
04/07/2016 S.2769 A bill to require the Federal Aviation Administration to establish minimum standards for space for passengers on passenger aircraft. 04/07/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  (All Actions)
03/17/2016 S.2735 Protect America from Homemade Explosives Act 03/17/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
03/10/2016 S.2666 Corporate Inverters Earnings Stripping Reform Act of 2016 03/10/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
Total: 6114
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
09/28/1995 H.R.1256 Sterling Forest Protection Act of 1995
09/21/1995 H.R.2279 Long Island Sound Restoration Act
09/20/1995 H.R.1687 To terminate the agricultural price support and production adjustment programs for sugar.
09/18/1995 H.R.2344 Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site Act of 1995
09/15/1995 H.R.2310 To award a congressional gold medal to Francis Albert Sinatra.
09/14/1995 H.R.1162 Deficit Reduction Lock-box Act of 1995 Passed Not Voting
09/12/1995 H.Res.220 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.
09/05/1995 H.Res.212 To express the sense of the House of Representatives that the provisions of S. 4 (the Line Item Veto Act), as passed by the House, should apply to all fiscal year 1996 appropriation bills and to the reconciliation bill required by H. Con. Res. 67.
08/18/1995 H.R.2209 National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports Establishment Act
07/28/1995 H.R.1980 Proud To Be an American Act of 1995
07/28/1995 H.R.1952 Women's Choice and Reproductive Health Protection Act of 1995
07/28/1995 H.R.1877 To amend title 28, United States Code, to allow suits against foreign states for damages caused by torture, extrajudicial killing, and other terrorist acts.
07/28/1995 H.Res.163 Commending the Police Athletic League.
07/28/1995 H.Con.Res.65 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, the assault weapons ban, and the restrictions on the transfer of handguns to juveniles are reasonable, important, and effective measures to reduce crimes of violence.
07/25/1995 H.R.773 National Park Service Concession Policy Reform Act of 1995
07/25/1995 H.R.721 Public Resources Deficit Reduction Act of 1995
07/24/1995 H.Res.200 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the Republic of Iraq's failure to comply with United Nations resolutions demanding improvements in the area of human rights and requiring the destruction, removal, or rendering harmless of all Iraq's biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons, and all ballistic missiles with a range greater than 150 kilometers.
07/18/1995 H.R.1500 America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 1995
07/14/1995 H.R.2010 Farm Freedom Act of 1995
07/13/1995 H.R.1971 Aviation Noise Limit Act of 1995
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