U.S. Congress - Rep. Jim Cooper, Tennessee (D) 
Rep. Jim Cooper
Democrat • 5th District, Tennessee • 12th Term • Sworn In 1983
- 3 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 321 of 440) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 23 of 440)
- 41 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 443 of 440) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 127 of 440)
- Most often votes with:
- Rep. Julia Brownley
- Rep. Jon Runyan
- Least often votes with:
- Rep. Jim Matheson
- Rep. Justin Amash
- Votes with party 87%
- Abstains: 2%
Person's Views
- Today: 27
- Past Seven Days: 111
- All-Time: 29,025
Most Recent Sponsored Bills
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H.R.1884 - Stop Pay for Members ActIntroduced May 08, 2013 13 Views
To provide that Members of Congress shall be paid last whenever the Treasury is unable to satisfy the obligations of the United States Governm...
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H.R.337 - Redistricting Transparency Act of 2013Introduced Feb 28, 2013 12 Views
To require States to carry out Congressional redistricting in accordance with a process under which members of the public are informed of redi...
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H.R.310 - No Budget, No Pay ActIntroduced Jan 18, 2013 11 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...
Most Recent Co-Sponsored Bills
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H.R.2001Introduced May 15, 2013 7 Views
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of health care professionals to treat veterans via telemedicine.
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H.R.1995Introduced May 15, 2013 3 Views
To reform the Federal Crop Insurance Act and reduce Federal spending on crop insurance.
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H.R.1837 - Clean Water Protection ActIntroduced May 07, 2013 29 Views
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste.
Recent Voting History
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H.R.1062 SEC Regulatory Accountability Act
On Passage: H R 1062 To improve the consideration by the Securities and Exchange Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and ordersMay 17, 2013
Nay
(with party)
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H.R.1062 SEC Regulatory Accountability Act
On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H R 1062 To improve the consideration by the Securities and Exchange Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and ordersMay 17, 2013
Aye
(with party)
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H.R.1062 SEC Regulatory Accountability Act
On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 3 to H R 1062May 17, 2013 Aye
(with party)
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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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