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)
- 77 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 394 of 440) 1 Made Into Law (Ranks 339 of 440)
- Most often votes with:
- Rep. Adam Schiff
- Rep. Christopher Smith
- Least often votes with:
- Rep. Dan Boren
- Rep. Justin Amash
- Votes with party 78%
- Abstains: 1%
Person's Views
- Today: 13
- Past Seven Days: 103
- All-Time: 20,451
Most Recent Sponsored Bills
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H.R.3643Introduced Dec 13, 2011 65 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 Oct 18, 2011 40 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 Oct 12, 2011 27 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.538Introduced Feb 03, 2012 28 Views
Expressing support for designation of February 4, 2012, as National Cancer Prevention Day.
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H.Res.531Introduced Jan 31, 2012 22 Views
Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the National Cancer Act of 1971 and the more than 12,000,000 survivors of cancer alive today because of th...
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H.R.3858Introduced Jan 31, 2012 23 Views
To provide that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during 2013.
Recent Voting History
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H.R.3630 Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act
On Motion to Instruct Conferees: H R 3630 Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011February 09, 2012
Aye
(with party)
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S.2038 Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended: S 2038 To prohibit Members of Congress and employees of Congress from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit, and for other purposesFebruary 09, 2012 Aye
(with party)
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H.R.3521 Expedited Legislative Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act of 2011
On Passage: H R 3521 To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for a legislative line-item veto to expedite consideration of rescissions, and for other purposesFebruary 08, 2012 Aye
(against party)
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02/14/12
Conant: Congress: No budget, no pay
The ”No Budget, No Pay” bill is sponsored by Republican Sen. Dean Heller of Nevada and Democratic Rep. Jim Cooper of Tennessee. The bills have bipartisan sponsorship in the Senate and House, and a Senate Committee is holding a hearing on the ...
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Savannah Morning News
02/13/12
Editorial: More sunlight is needed on the dark arts of earmarks
A similarly bipartisan initiative in the House is being sponsored by Rep. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., and Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn. The effort got a bit of a push last week with publication of an investigative report into earmarking by The Washington Post.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
02/10/12
Start the Clock: Broken Budget Process Points to Systemic Dysfunction in Congress
1981), sponsored by Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) and Congressman Jim Cooper (D-TN). The Senate bill will receive a hearing by the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee in March. "With the release of the President's budget Feb. 13 ...
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Conant: Congress: No budget, no pay
The ”No Budget, No Pay” bill is sponsored by Republican Sen. Dean Heller of Nevada and Democratic Rep. Jim Cooper of Tennessee. The bills have bipartisan sponsorship in the Senate and House, and a Senate Committee is holding a hearing on the ...
Editorial: More sunlight is needed on the dark arts of earmarks
A similarly bipartisan initiative in the House is being sponsored by Rep. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., and Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn. The effort got a bit of a push last week with publication of an investigative report into earmarking by The Washington Post.
Start the Clock: Broken Budget Process Points to Systemic Dysfunction in Congress
1981), sponsored by Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) and Congressman Jim Cooper (D-TN). The Senate bill will receive a hearing by the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee in March. "With the release of the President's budget Feb. 13 ...
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02/10/12
REP. COOPER RELEASES DISSENTING RESPONSE ... - LexisNexis
U.S. Rep Jim Cooper (TN-05) released a statement in response to a report from the majority members of the House Armed Services Committee regarding detainees at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. The statement follows ...
02/10/12
REP. COOPER RELEASES DISSENTING RESPONSE ... - LexisNexis
U.S. Rep Jim Cooper (TN-05) released a statement in response to a report from the majority members of the House Armed Services Committee regarding detainees at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. The statement follows ...
02/09/12
REP. COOPER RELEASES DISSENTING RESPONSE ... - LexisNexis
U.S. Rep Jim Cooper (TN-05) released a statement in response to a report from the majority members of the House Armed Services Committee regarding detainees at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. The statement follows ...
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REP. COOPER RELEASES DISSENTING RESPONSE ... - LexisNexis
U.S. Rep Jim Cooper (TN-05) released a statement in response to a report from the majority members of the House Armed Services Committee regarding detainees at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. The statement follows ...
REP. COOPER RELEASES DISSENTING RESPONSE ... - LexisNexis
U.S. Rep Jim Cooper (TN-05) released a statement in response to a report from the majority members of the House Armed Services Committee regarding detainees at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. The statement follows ...
REP. COOPER RELEASES DISSENTING RESPONSE ... - LexisNexis
U.S. Rep Jim Cooper (TN-05) released a statement in response to a report from the majority members of the House Armed Services Committee regarding detainees at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. The statement follows ...
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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
Washington, DC 20515
Fax: 202-226-1035
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