Congressional Member Profiles

Rep. Jim Cooper

Rep. Jim Cooper

Democrat, Tennessee, 5th District
Office 202-225-4311 | @RepJimCooper | Facebook

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Grade

33

Votes for Children

59

Bills Sponsored or Cosponsored

0

Actions Against the Interests of Children

During the 117th Congress, Rep. Cooper has taken 33 votes that would help the children in his district. He has introduced 0 bills and cosponsored 59 bills to help children. Rep. Cooper has taken 0 actions we believe to be against the interests of children.

This report card includes information on more than 900 bills introduced during this Congress. So far, Rep. Cooper has taken the following action during this Congress:

  • voted for and co-sponsored H.R.1 the For the People Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.4974 the State Public Option Act.

  • voted for and co-sponsored H.R.6 the American Dream and Promise Act of 2021.

  • voted for and co-sponsored H.R.8 the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.3993 the Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act.

  • voted for H.R.5080 the Secure Background Checks Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.5487 the SHINE for Autumn Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.1501 the Affordable Housing Redevelopment Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.2576 the For the 99.5 Percent Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.3391 the Universal Full-Day Kindergarten Act.

  • voted for H.R.4464 the Fighting Homelessness Through Services and Housing Act.

  • voted for H.R.4837 the Honoring Family-Friendly Workplaces Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.6008 the See the Board Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.7248 the Continuing Systems of Care for Children Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.7475 the Mamas First Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.7989 the Protecting Infants from Formula Shortages Act of 2022.

  • co-sponsored H.R.8150 the Keep Kids Fed Act of 2022.

  • co-sponsored H.R.8213 the Fair Housing Improvement Act of 2022.

  • voted for H.R.8213 the Fair Housing Improvement Act of 2022.

  • co-sponsored H.R.9272 the Consumer Financial Education and Empowerment Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.9580 the RISE from Trauma Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.1 the For the People Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.1 the For the People Act of 2021.

  • voted for and co-sponsored H.R.1280 the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.130 the Kimberly Vaughan Firearm Safe Storage Act.

  • voted for H.R.131 the Kalief’s Law.

  • co-sponsored H.R.137 the Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2021.

  • voted for and co-sponsored H.R.1446 the Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021.

  • voted for and co-sponsored H.R.1603 the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021.

  • voted for and co-sponsored H.R.1620 the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.1783 the Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act.

  • voted for and co-sponsored H.R.1808 the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022.

  • voted for and co-sponsored H.R.2377 the Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.2465 the Healthy Families Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.2837 the Making Essentials Available and Lawful (MEAL) Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.2859 the Restoring Neighborhoods and Strengthening Communities Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.2973 the Strengthening America’s Families Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.3126 the Healthy MOM Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.3321 the Credit for Caring Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.3342 the Youth Workforce Readiness Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.3474 the Keeping All Students Safe Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.3480 the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.3488 the John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act.

  • voted for H.R.3617 the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.3716 the Children’s Protection Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.3792 the STRONG Support for Children Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.3857 the BASIC Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.3867 the Every Vote Counts Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.3929 the Disarm Hate Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.3961 the COVER Now Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.4595 the Medicaid Saves Lives Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.4791 the Protecting Renters from Evictions Act of 2021.

  • voted for and co-sponsored H.R.5129 the Community Services Block Grant Modernization Act of 2022.

  • co-sponsored H.R.5227 the LIFT the BAR Act of 2021.

  • voted for H.R.5305 the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.5307 the Keeping Renters Safe Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.5361 the We Need Eviction Data Now Act of 2021.

  • voted for H.R.5487 the SHINE for Autumn Act of 2021.

  • voted for H.R.5551 the Improving the Health of Children Act.

  • voted for H.R.5561 the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.5581 the Arts Education for All Act.

  • voted for H.R.5746 the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.5984 the IDEA Full Funding Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.6225 the Federal Firearm Licensee Act.

  • voted for H.R.6531 the Targeting Resources to Communities in Need Act of 2022.

  • voted for H.R.6878 the Pregnant Women in Custody Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.7011 the Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act of 2022.

  • voted for H.R.7309 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022.

  • co-sponsored H.R.7644 the Pride in Mental Health Act.

  • voted for H.R.7666 the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022.

  • voted for H.R.7780 the Mental Health Matters Act.

  • voted for H.R.7790 the Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022.

  • voted for H.R.7791 the Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022.

  • voted for and co-sponsored H.R.7910 the Protecting Our Kids Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.7933 the Keep Infant Formula Safe and On the Shelves Act of 2022.

  • voted for H.R.8326 the Ensuring a Fair and Accurate Census Act.

  • voted for and co-sponsored H.R.8404 the Respect for Marriage Act.

  • voted for H.R.8542 the Mental Health Justice Act of 2022.

  • co-sponsored H.R.8770 the Expanding the VOTE Act.

  • voted for H.R.8876 the Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022.

  • As with any scorecard, this tool is inherently limited. Some members may score differently than they might expect because a committee assignment requires they work primarily on issues outside the scope of CDF’s portfolio. Additionally, because the important work done by leadership in Congress is not entirely captured by our model, Members of Congress in leadership roles tend to appear near the middle of our range of grades. There are some data limitations as well. A truly comprehensive measure of action taken on behalf of children would likely include things like floor statements, committee votes, votes on amendments, public leadership, and much more. An expansion of this Report Card to include those additional data may be possible in the future.

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