COOPER, JAMES H S

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COOPER, JAMES H S
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: 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%; Write a Review

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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 The fetus is an independent human being, who has his own righs. The mother cannot deprive a fetus's basic rights.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Oppose Effective enforcement rather than strict enforcement shoud be considered. The death penalty should be used with extreme caution, if at all.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Support A progressive income tax is necessary in modern society. That is the right way to run our tax system.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Support In order to recover from the Great Recession, the federal government should institute stimulus for private corporations for more hiring.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Oppose Public schools are an important component of American society. We should improve public schools rather than destroying them with vouchers.
7. Make voter registration easier	Strongly Support Voter ID laws are racist and intended to suppress minority voting. Taxpayer funds should be used for political campaigns.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Support Overuse of fossil fuels causes serious problems that we should deal with immediately. And green energy is absolutly a good option for us to Stop Global Warming.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Support It is necessary to expand military under financial budgets. Only our military are strong enough, our people can live freely enough.
11. Support & expand free trade	Support Free Trade Benefits Consumers and Economy.We should only restrict free trade when it poses a security risk.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Support It is a basic Constitutional right and expresses the principle of self-defense against violence.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Support Very few Americans have adequate health insurance. The government should make funds available for all citizens.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Strongly Oppose Animals have inherent rights, and nature has inherent value. It is necessary to support vegetarianism and protect environment.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Oppose Faith-based origanizations and prayer in schools are inappropriate because they fail to recognize American pluralism and religious diversity.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Support Past discrimination should be corrected. Government should enforce Affirmative Action laws in companies.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
20. Privatize Social Security	Oppose Social Security should remain under federal control, but you also want reforms on how the Trust Fund is handled.

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
03/31/2017	H.R.1503	SOLVE Act 2.0 of 2017
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

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