Jim Cooper
Democrat
TN
Representative, 5th District
Last year in office: 2023
Jim Cooper is a former Democratic U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 5th Congressional District. Cooper first took office in Congress in 1983 and left office in 2023.
Jim Cooper: Voting Record & Political Positions
Jim Cooper's Voting Record at a Glance
- Legislative effectiveness: sponsored 91 bills and sponsored or cosponsored 2588, 125 of which were enacted into law.
Top Issues Jim Cooper Votes On
- Defense Spending
- Taxation
- Health Insurance
- Immigration
- Climate Change
- Infrastructure
How Jim Cooper Voted on Recent Bills
- Yea on “Supporting Families of the Fallen Act” (2022-09-29) — Passed
- Nay on “Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2023” (2022-07-20) — Failed
- Yea on “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023” (2022-07-14) — Agreed to
- Yea on “Presidential Tax Filings and Audit Transparency Act of 2022” (2022-12-22) — Passed
- Nay on “To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14.” (2022-08-12) — Failed
- Yea on “Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act” (2022-04-01) — Agreed to