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Cooper, Jim

House · Tennessee, District 5 · C000754Sign in to watch / set alerts
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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 · 116th Congress · historical · House
Participation
98%
938/954 cast
Sponsored
5
bills
Cosponsored
462
measures
Voting record on TQL-graded bills · 116th 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 votes116th Congress
MeasureCastResultDate
ProceduralPresentPassed2019-01-03
ProceduralPresentPelosi2019-01-03
HRES 5YeaPassed2019-01-03
HRES 5YeaPassed2019-01-03
HRES 5NayFailed2019-01-03
HRES 5YeaPassed2019-01-03
HRES 6YeaPassed2019-01-03
HJRES 1NayFailed2019-01-03
HJRES 1YeaPassed2019-01-03
HR 21NayFailed2019-01-03
HR 21YeaPassed2019-01-03
HRES 6YeaPassed2019-01-04
Sponsored · 116th5
—Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States protecting the right of citizens to vote.hjres 91—No Budget, No Pay Acthr 129—John Tanner Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Acthr 130—Redistricting Transparency Act of 2019hr 131—Inspectors General Independence Act of 2020hr 6668
Cosponsored · 116th462
—Urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation.hconres 100—Expressing the sense of Congress that August 30, 2020, be observed as the 130th anniversary of the 1890 Institutions.hconres 114—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 123—Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity between wages paid to men and women.hconres 30—Supporting the goals and ideals of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.hconres 33—Fiscal State of the Nation Resolutionhconres 68—Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to terminate the use of United States Armed Forces to engage in hostilities in or against Iran.hconres 83—Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.hjres 2—Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.hjres 35—Directing the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress.hjres 37—Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.hjres 38—Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019.hjres 46—Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.hjres 55—Expressing support for designation of July 20th as "National Space Exploration Day" to commemorate the anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.hjres 59—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 7—Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to "State Relief and Empowerment Waivers".hjres 74—Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability".hjres 76—Opposing the decision to end certain United States efforts to prevent Turkish military operations against Syrian Kurdish forces in Northeast Syria.hjres 77—Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.hjres 79—Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the pardon power of the President.hjres 8—Providing for congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, relating to "Relief with Respect to Employment Tax Deadlines Applicable to Employers Affected by the Ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) Disease 2019 Pandemic".hjres 94—For the People Act of 2019hr 1—WOOF! Acthr 1002—Full Military Honors Act of 2019hr 1019—PREPARED Acthr 1042—Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020hr 1044—National Heritage Area Act of 2020hr 1049—Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Acthr 1055—Supreme Court Ethics Acthr 1057—Autism CARES Act of 2019hr 1058
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