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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
11/09/1989 H.R.3391 Federal Housing Administration Safety and Soundness Act of 1989 11/09/1989 See H.R.1.  (All Actions)
11/09/1989 H.R.3191 Department of Housing and Urban Development Accountability Act of 1989 11/09/1989 See H.R.1.  (All Actions)
10/11/1989 H.R.2985 Sentencing Option Act of 1989 10/11/1989 Clean Bill, H.R. 3446 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in Lieu.  (All Actions)
10/01/1989 H.R.3278 Homebuyers and Renters Relief Act of 1989 10/01/1989 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.  (All Actions)
09/13/1989 H.R.1507 Immigration Nursing Relief Act of 1989 09/13/1989 Clean Bill, H.R. 3259 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in Lieu.  (All Actions)
08/24/1989 H.R.3125 Sweatshops Prevention Act of 1989 08/24/1989 Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor Standards.  (All Actions)
06/12/1989 H.R.2593 Baseball Viewers Protection Act of 1989 06/12/1989 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law.  (All Actions)
05/12/1989 H.R.2253 To award a congressional gold medal to George Mantello. 05/12/1989 Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage.  (All Actions)
02/15/1989 H.R.363 To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to establish a demonstration program to test whether the net costs incurred in making emergency assistance payments to homeless AFDC families for temporary housing can be effectively reduced through the construction or rehabilitation (with Federal assistance) of permanent housing that such families can afford with their regular AFDC payments. 02/15/1989 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.  (All Actions)
11/09/1988 H.R.2511 A bill for the relief of Tarek Mohamad Mahmoud. 11/09/1988 Became Private Law No: 100-40.  (All Actions)
11/07/1988 H.J.Res.654 A joint resolution designating November 4 through 10, 1988, as the "Week of Remembrance of Kristallnacht". 11/07/1988 Became Public Law No: 100-632.  (All Actions)
11/03/1988 H.R.515 Fair Credit and Charge Card Disclosure Act of 1988 11/03/1988 Became Public Law No: 100-583.  (All Actions)
09/30/1988 H.R.5329 Immigration Nursing Relief Act of 1988 09/30/1988 Ordered to be Reported (Amended).  (All Actions)
09/20/1988 H.R.5182 A bill to amend the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act to strengthen the enforcement of requirements regarding the labeling of the octane rating of gasoline. 09/20/1988 Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and Power.  (All Actions)
07/26/1988 H.R.5095 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the treatment of certain amounts paid under life insurance contracts on account of illness or disability. 07/26/1988 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
07/21/1988 H.J.Res.306 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to expenditures of candidates in Federal elections. 07/21/1988 Referred to Subcommittee on Crime.  (All Actions)
07/12/1988 H.R.4855 A bill to require commercial lessors of automobiles to provide certain information to rental customers concerning collision damage waivers offered under the lessors' automobile rental agreements. 07/12/1988 Referred to Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Hazardous Materials.  (All Actions)
07/01/1988 H.R.4854 A bill to encourage economic development in Central America, and to increase the sugar import quota. 07/01/1988 Referred to Subcommittee on International Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy.  (All Actions)
06/24/1988 H.R.4865 Cable Rate Information Act of 1988 06/24/1988 Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.  (All Actions)
06/16/1988 H.R.4733 A bill to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make available as a shelter for the homeless a certain portion of the principal office of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. 06/16/1988 Referred to Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Grounds.  (All Actions)
Total: 6114
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/14/2017 S.722 Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017
06/13/2017 S.55 Fort Ontario Study Act
06/08/2017 S.Res.184 A resolution relative to the death of James Paul David "Jim" Bunning, former United States Senator for the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
05/17/2017 S.1162 A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 S.675 Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act
05/17/2017 S.324 State Veterans Home Adult Day Health Care Improvement Act of 2017
05/08/2017 S.1068 Clean Energy for America Act
05/04/2017 S.1045 Save Women's Preventive Care Act
05/04/2017 S.Res.158 A resolution recognizing the cultural and historical significance of the Cinco de Mayo holiday.
05/04/2017 S.Res.155 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should work in cooperation with the international community and continue to exercise global leadership to address the causes and effects of climate change, and for other purposes.
05/02/2017 S.1006 Equality Act
04/27/2017 S.967 Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act of 2017
04/06/2017 S.872 Rural Hospital Access Act of 2017
04/06/2017 S.865 FRAC Act
04/05/2017 S.834 A bill to authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention.
04/05/2017 S.828 A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain municipal obligations as level 2B liquid assets, and for other purposes.
04/04/2017 S.820 A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness.
04/04/2017 S.819 Paycheck Fairness Act
04/04/2017 S.815 Territories Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Equity Act of 2017
03/30/2017 S.Res.104 A resolution honoring the accomplishments and legacy of Cesar Estrada Chavez.
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