U.S. Congress - Rep. Jim Cooper, Tennessee (D) 
Rep. Jim Cooper
Democrat • 5th District, Tennessee • 11th Term • Sworn In 1983
- 8 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 373 of 440) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 141 of 440)
- 104 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 394 of 440) 4 Made Into Law (Ranks 339 of 440)
- Most often votes with:
- Rep. James Himes
- Rep. Christopher Smith
- Least often votes with:
- Rep. Dan Boren
- Rep. Justin Amash
- Votes with party 78%
- Abstains: 1%
Person's Views
- Today: 23
- Past Seven Days: 129
- All-Time: 22,411
Most Recent Sponsored Bills
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H.R.3643Introduced Dec 13, 2011 85 Views
To provide that Members of Congress may not receive pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which Congress has not approved a concurrent res...
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H.R.3210 - RELIEF ActIntroduced May 08, 2012 29 Views
To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to limit the application of that Act with respect to plants and plant products that were imported be...
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H.R.3041 - Federal Consent Decree Fairness ActIntroduced Feb 03, 2012 8 Views
To amend chapter 111 of title 28, United States Code, to limit the duration of Federal consent decrees to which State and local governments ar...
Most Recent Co-Sponsored Bills
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H.Res.659Introduced May 16, 2012 163 Views
Recognizing the goals and ideals of National Foster Care Month.
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H.R.5684Introduced May 09, 2012 30 Views
To prohibit employers from compelling or coercing any person to authorize access to a protected computer, and for other purposes.
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H.Res.644Introduced May 07, 2012 47 Views
Recognizing National Nurses Week on May 6 through May 12, 2012.
Recent Voting History
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H.R.5325 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013
On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 12 to H R 5325June 01, 2012
Aye
(with party)
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H.R.5325 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013
On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 10 to H R 5325June 01, 2012 Aye
(with party)
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H.R.5325 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013
On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 7 to H R 5325June 01, 2012 Aye
(with party)
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06/02/12
Job creation slows in May; unemployment rises slightly; Republicans see opportunity
"It's going to be a close election. Everybody's worried," said Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn. "We've already floored the accelerator. We've already gripped the steering wheel. I'm not sure they're attached to anything anymore." At a stop in ...
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Inside Bay Area
06/02/12
Bad jobs report likely to make it harder for Obama to keep his job
"It's going to be a close election. Everybody's worried," said Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn. "We've already floored the accelerator. We've already gripped the steering wheel. I'm not sure they're attached to anything anymore." At a stop in ...
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Sacramento Bee
06/02/12
Weak employment report adds pressure on Obama
...on a compromise that could spur economic growth this year. "It's going to be a close election. Everybody's worried," said Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn. At a stop in Minneapolis, Obama renewed his call on Congress to enact measures to revive the economy, warn
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Job creation slows in May; unemployment rises slightly; Republicans see opportunity
"It's going to be a close election. Everybody's worried," said Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn. "We've already floored the accelerator. We've already gripped the steering wheel. I'm not sure they're attached to anything anymore." At a stop in ...
Bad jobs report likely to make it harder for Obama to keep his job
"It's going to be a close election. Everybody's worried," said Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn. "We've already floored the accelerator. We've already gripped the steering wheel. I'm not sure they're attached to anything anymore." At a stop in ...
Weak employment report adds pressure on Obama
...on a compromise that could spur economic growth this year. "It's going to be a close election. Everybody's worried," said Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn. At a stop in Minneapolis, Obama renewed his call on Congress to enact measures to revive the economy, warn
Recent Blog Coverage
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04/16/12
Main Street Journal - Monday, April 16, 2012
Obamacare: US Fifth District Representative Jim Cooper believes the healthcare mandate will be upheld by the Supreme Court. TVA: The Port of Memphis has agreed to sell the TVA an option on a non-coal firing plant on 75 ...
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04/16/12
The Powers That Beat: Fair Warning... the bitch is back
My Congressman (Representative Jim Cooper) who gave me an A- when I took his course at the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University confessed to me that my case was so complicated that he could ...
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04/16/12
Cooper: Putting Budget Off To Lame-Duck Session Is “Chickening ...
U.S. Representative Jim Cooper complains many in Congress don't want to take on the messy federal budget until after this fall's election. Cooper says the conventional wisdom is they'll work out a deal in the less political ...
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Main Street Journal - Monday, April 16, 2012
Obamacare: US Fifth District Representative Jim Cooper believes the healthcare mandate will be upheld by the Supreme Court. TVA: The Port of Memphis has agreed to sell the TVA an option on a non-coal firing plant on 75 ...
The Powers That Beat: Fair Warning... the bitch is back
My Congressman (Representative Jim Cooper) who gave me an A- when I took his course at the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University confessed to me that my case was so complicated that he could ...
Cooper: Putting Budget Off To Lame-Duck Session Is “Chickening ...
U.S. Representative Jim Cooper complains many in Congress don't want to take on the messy federal budget until after this fall's election. Cooper says the conventional wisdom is they'll work out a deal in the less political ...
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Featured Members of Congress
On March 26, 2008 Jim Cooper was featured on the homepage of OpenCongress:
Jim Cooper (D-TN) is officially the first member of Congress to join <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/453-Change-Congress">Change Congress</a>, a new movement "to build support for basic reform in how our government functions." In an email announcement, Lawrence Lessig, the movement's founder, called Cooper "precisely the sort of person, with exactly the right character, to serve in Congress: serious on the issues, deeply caring about the substance of the issues, and very very smart." He has put his support behind <a href="http://change-congress.org/about/">planks </a> 2, 3, and 4.
1536 Longworth House Office Building
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