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Representative Jim Cooper's Voting Records

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Jim Cooper
Full Name: Jim Cooper
Office: U.S. House (TN) - District 5, Democratic
First Elected: 11/05/2002
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Martha; 3 Children: Mary, Jamie, Hayes
Birth Date: 06/19/1954
Birth Place: Nashville, TN
Home City: Nashville, TN
Religion: Episcopalian

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National Key Votes

Date Bill No. Bill Title Outcome Vote
July 14, 2005 HR 3100 East Asia Security Act of 2005 Bill Failed - House
(215 - 203)		 Yea
June 17, 2005 HR 2745 United Nations Reform Act of 2005 Bill Passed - House
(221 - 184)		 Nay
June 15, 2005 H AMDT 270 Bans Use of Funds to Enforce Cuba Regulations Amendment Amendment Rejected - House
(210 - 216)		 Yea
June 9, 2005 H J Res 27 Withdrawing Approval from the WTO Agreement Joint Resolution Failed - House
(86 - 338)		 Nay
March 17, 2004 H Res 557 War in Iraq Anniversary Resolution Resolution Passed - House
(327 - 93)		 Yea
Oct. 16, 2003 H Res 198 Iraq's Reconstruction Resolution Resolution Passed - House
(394 - 31)		 Yea
July 24, 2003 HR 2800 Foreign Operations Appropriations, FY 2004 bill Bill Passed - House
(370 - 50)		 Yea
Nov. 29, 1994 HR 5110 Uruguay Round Agreements Act Bill Passed - House
(288 - 146)		 Yea
Aug. 18, 1994 HR 4603 Appropriations Bill FY95, Commerce, Justice, State Conference Report Adopted - House
(322 - 98)		 Did Not Vote
Aug. 4, 1994 HR 4426 Foreign Operations FY95 Appropriations bill Conference Report Adopted - House
(341 - 85)		 Yea
June 28, 1994 HR 4603 Appropriations Bill FY95, Commerce, Justice, State Bill Passed - House
(286 - 112)		 Yea
June 9, 1994 H Amdt 611 Lifting Arms Embargo on Bosnia Amendment Amendment Adopted - House
(244 - 178)		 Nay
June 9, 1994 H Amdt 574 U.S. Policy on Haiti Amendment Amendment Rejected - House
(195 - 226)		 Yea
May 25, 1994 HR 4426 Foreign Operations FY95 Appropriations bill Bill Passed - House
(337 - 87)		 Yea
May 24, 1994 H Amdt 575 U.S. Policy on Haiti Substitute Amendment Amendment Rejected - House
(191 - 236)		 Nay
Nov. 17, 1993 HR 3450 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Implementation Act Bill Passed - House
(234 - 200)		 Yea
Oct. 19, 1993 HR 2519 Commerce, Justice and State Fiscal Year 1994 Appropriations Bill Conference Report Adopted - House
(303 - 100)		 Yea
Sept. 29, 1993 HR 2295 Foreign Operations FY94 Appropriations Bill Conference Report Adopted - House
(321 - 108)		 Yea
Aug. 5, 1993 HR 2264 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 Conference Report Adopted - House
(218 - 216)		 Yea
July 21, 1993 H J Res 208 China's Most Favored Nation Status Joint Resolution Failed - House
(105 - 318)		 Yea
July 20, 1993 HR 2519 Commerce, Justice and State Fiscal Year 1994 Appropriations Bill Bill Passed - House
(327 - 98)		 Yea
June 22, 1993 HR 1876 GATT Uruguay Round Bill Bill Passed - House
(295 - 126)		 Yea
June 22, 1993 HR 2333 State Department FY94-95 Authorization Bill Bill Passed - House
(273 - 144)		 Yea
June 17, 1993 HR 2295 Foreign Operations FY94 Appropriations Bill Bill Passed - House
(309 - 111)		 Yea
May 27, 1993 HR 2264 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 Bill Passed - House
(219 - 213)		 Yea
Sept. 30, 1992 HR 5318 Conditional Extension of Most-Favored-Nation Trade Status to China Veto Override Passed - House
(345 - 74)		 Yea

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