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Cooper, Jim

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Legislative activity across Congressesfactual — not a ranking
CongressSponsoredCosponsoredRecorded votesParticipation
117th1047698899%
116th546293898%
115th82171,203100%
Descriptive counts per Congress — sponsored/cosponsored measures, recorded votes cast, and participation (votes cast ÷ recorded, shown only where the denominator is ingested). This is not an effectiveness score, alignment, or rank. Recorded votes reflect ingested chambers (House member casts across the supported range; Senate member casts are not linked — see Coverage).
Service history3 Congresses of supported coverage
CongressChamberStateDistrictParty
117thHouseTennessee5Democratic
116thHouseTennessee5Democratic
115thHouseTennessee5Democratic
Congress-specific facts from the authoritative source; current values are not applied retroactively.
Legislative activity · 115th Congress · historical · House
Participation
100%
1203/1209 cast
Sponsored
8
bills
Cosponsored
217
measures
Voting record on TQL-graded bills · 115th Congress

Grouped by the bill's grade. “Supported” = voted Yea; “Opposed” = voted Nay. These are facts about votes — not a score of the member.

Bill grade bandSupportedOpposedPresentNot voting
A/B-graded bills (0)0000
C-graded bills (0)0000
D/F-graded bills (0)0000
Recent recorded votes115th Congress
MeasureCastResultDate
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354YeaFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354YeaFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354NayAgreed to2017-09-07
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354YeaFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354YeaFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354NayAgreed to2017-09-07
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354YeaFailed2017-09-07
Sponsored · 115th8
—No Budget, No Pay Acthr 1779—Stop Pay for Members Acthr 3675—Earmark Elimination Act of 2018hr 5369—To allow the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers to convey certain property to the City of Nashville, Tennessee.hr 5419—To provide for the conveyance by the Secretary of the Army of certain property located in Cheatham County, Tennessee.hr 5703—John Tanner Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Acthr 712—Redistricting Transparency Act of 2017hr 713—Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the House to replace the Speaker on the first day of the second session of a Congress if the most recent fiscal year ended with a significant Federal budget deficit, and for other purposes.hres 800
Cosponsored · 115th217
—Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress.hconres 138—Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress.hconres 142—Establishing a Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress.hconres 28—Clarifying any potential misunderstanding as to whether actions taken by President-elect Donald Trump constitute a violation of the Emoluments Clause, and calling on President-elect Trump to divest his interest in, and sever his relationship to, the Trump Organization.hconres 5—Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a presentation from the Comptroller General of the United States regarding the audited financial statement of the executive branch.hconres 8—Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Republic of Yemen.hconres 81—Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.hjres 107—Authorization for Use of Military Force Against al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syriahjres 118—Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Restoring Internet Freedom".hjres 129—Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Treasury relating to "Returns by Exempt Organizations and Returns by Certain Non-Exempt Organizations".hjres 145—Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States.hjres 19—Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.hjres 31—Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.hjres 33—Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.hjres 53—Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate corporations, limited liability companies or other corporate entities established by the laws of any State, the United States, or any foreign state.hjres 88—Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2017hr 1022—Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2017hr 1046—Biennial Budgeting and Enhanced Oversight Act of 2017hr 1065—Weekend Voting Acthr 1094—Safeguard American Food Exports Act of 2017hr 113—Fair Medicare Hospital Payments Act of 2017hr 1130—Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds Congressional Gold Medal Acthr 1142—To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs.hr 1155—Medicare Mental Health Access Acthr 1173—To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Edwin Cole "Ed" Bearss, in recognition of his contributions to preservation of American Civil War history and continued efforts to bring our nation's history alive for new generations through his interpretive storytelling.hr 1225—RACE for Children Acthr 1231—Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Acthr 1235—To extend the period of availability of the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp, and for other purposes.hr 1247—Respect for Peace Corps Volunteers Acthr 1295—United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2017hr 1300
Campaign financefederal · source: FEC
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