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)
- 75 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: 28
- Past Seven Days: 113
- All-Time: 20,390
Most Recent Sponsored Bills
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H.R.3643Introduced Dec 13, 2011 78 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 33 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 37 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 10 Views
Expressing support for designation of February 4, 2012, as National Cancer Prevention Day.
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H.Res.531Introduced Jan 31, 2012 30 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 38 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.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
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H.R.3521 Expedited Legislative Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act of 2011
On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 2 to H R 3521February 08, 2012
Nay
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H.Res.540 Providing for consideration of the bill (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 purposes.
On Agreeing to the Resolution: H RES 540 Providing for the consideration of H.R. 3521, the Expedited Legislative Line-Item Veto and Rescissions ActFebruary 08, 2012 Nay
(with party)
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02/06/12
Shuler's retirement bad news for Blue Dogs
...Congress. As a fellow Blue Dog, (Shuler) has brought common-sense values and a civil approach to everything he does, said Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tennessee. I wish more of my colleagues followed his lead. Ross, who announced his retirement in July, said Cong
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The Asheville Citizen-Times
02/04/12
Arlington National Cemetery inquiry delays vex Congress
"We are years into this and to my knowledge not a single person has been punished in any way" for one of the worst scandals in the nearly 150-year history of the cemetery, said Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., at Friday's hearing. Following published ...
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Detroit Free Press
02/04/12
Calls for Action on Arlington Cemetery Investigation
...person has been punished in any way'' for one of the worst scandals in the nearly 150-year history of the cemetery, said Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., at Friday's hearing. Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Va., called the lack of any prosecution thus far ``difficult to b
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Shuler's retirement bad news for Blue Dogs
...Congress. As a fellow Blue Dog, (Shuler) has brought common-sense values and a civil approach to everything he does, said Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tennessee. I wish more of my colleagues followed his lead. Ross, who announced his retirement in July, said Cong
Arlington National Cemetery inquiry delays vex Congress
"We are years into this and to my knowledge not a single person has been punished in any way" for one of the worst scandals in the nearly 150-year history of the cemetery, said Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., at Friday's hearing. Following published ...
Calls for Action on Arlington Cemetery Investigation
...person has been punished in any way'' for one of the worst scandals in the nearly 150-year history of the cemetery, said Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., at Friday's hearing. Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Va., called the lack of any prosecution thus far ``difficult to b
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02/08/12
Wild World Of Politics: Blue Dog Coalition to Face Post-Election ...
We don?t know what the leadership positions will be like, because we don?t know the outcome of the election,? says Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., a senior blue dog who said the group may well lose half of its 54 members in a ...
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Jackie Napper
02/08/12
Wild World Of Politics: Blue Dog Coalition to Face Post-Election ...
We don?t know what the leadership positions will be like, because we don?t know the outcome of the election,? says Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., a senior blue dog who said the group may well lose half of its 54 members in a ...
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Jackie Napper
02/07/12
Blue Dog Coalition to Face Post-Election Shake-up - Jackie ...
Blue Dog Coalition, Democrats, House, shake-up, election ?We don?t know what the leadership positions will be like, because we don?t know the outcome of the election,? says Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., a senior blue dog ...
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Wild World Of Politics: Blue Dog Coalition to Face Post-Election ...
We don?t know what the leadership positions will be like, because we don?t know the outcome of the election,? says Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., a senior blue dog who said the group may well lose half of its 54 members in a ...
Wild World Of Politics: Blue Dog Coalition to Face Post-Election ...
We don?t know what the leadership positions will be like, because we don?t know the outcome of the election,? says Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., a senior blue dog who said the group may well lose half of its 54 members in a ...
Blue Dog Coalition to Face Post-Election Shake-up - Jackie ...
Blue Dog Coalition, Democrats, House, shake-up, election ?We don?t know what the leadership positions will be like, because we don?t know the outcome of the election,? says Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., a senior blue dog ...
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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.
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