• ROGERS, HAROLD DALLAS
Experience: House: District 5, 1981-Present
Home State: Kentucky
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $908,617Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Harold 'Hal' Rogers
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Cynthia; 3 Children: Anthony, Allison, John
    Birth Date: 12/31/1937
    Birth Place: Wayne County, KY
    Home City: Somerset, KY
    Religion: Baptist

Education

    LLB, University of Kentucky Law School, 1964
    BA, Journalism, University of Kentucky, 1962
    Attended, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, 1956-1957

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1980-present
    Delegate, Republican National Convention, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988
    Candidate, Lieutenant Governor, State of Kentucky, 1979

Current Legislative Committees

    Appropriations, Chair

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Congressional Coal Caucus
    Member, Congressional Horse Caucus
    Co-Chair/Co-Founder, Congressional Prescription Drug Abuse Caucus
    Member, Congressional Pro-Life Caucus
    Member, Congressional Rural Caucus
    Member, Congressional Rural Health Caucus
    Member, Congressional Sportsmen Caucus
    Member, House General Aviation Caucus
    Member, House Republican Steering Committee
    Member, National Guard and Reserve Caucus
    Member, Tennessee Valley Authority Caucus

Professional Experience

    Commonwealth Attorney, Pulaski/Rockcastle Counties, 1969-1980
    Attorney, Private Practice, 1967-1969
    Attorney, Smith & Blackburn, 1964-1967
    Staff Sergeant, Kentucky National Guard, 1957-1964
    Staff Sergeant, North Carolina National Guard, 1957-1964

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Former President, Kentucky Commonwealth Attorney's Association
    Member, Pulaski County Industrial Foundation
    Former President, Pulaski County Industrial Foundation
    Member, Somerset-Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce
    Former President, Somerset-Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce
    Founder, Southern Kentucky Economic Council
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Strongly Support
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Support
11. Support & expand free trade

Support
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Oppose
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Support
Total: 100
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
03/22/2000 H.R.3918 Immigration Reorganization and Improvement Act of 1999 03/22/2000 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 4 - 3.  (All Actions)
03/22/2000 H.R.2528 Immigration Reorganization and Improvement Act of 1999 03/22/2000 For Further Action See H.R.3918.  (All Actions)
11/22/1999 H.Con.Res.236 Correcting the enrollment of H.R. 1180. 11/22/1999 Message on Senate action sent to the House.  (All Actions)
10/26/1999 H.R.2670 Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 10/26/1999 On motion to refer the bill and the accompanying veto message to the Committee on Appropriations. Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
10/06/1998 H.R.4276 Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 10/06/1998 The Speaker appointed conferees: Rogers, Kolbe, Taylor (NC), Regula, Latham, Livingston, Young (FL), Mollohan, Skaggs, Dixon, and Obey.  (All Actions)
07/30/1998 H.R.4264 To establish the Bureau of Enforcement and Border Affairs within the Department of Justice. 07/30/1998 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.  (All Actions)
05/26/1998 H.R.3904 Immigration Reform and Improvements Act of 1998 05/26/1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.  (All Actions)
08/27/1996 H.R.3814 Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 08/27/1996 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 568.  (All Actions)
01/03/1996 H.R.2076 Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 01/03/1996 On motion to refer the bill and the accompanying veto message to the Committee on Appropriations. Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
09/27/1994 H.R.1634 To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide cost share assistance for projects designed to improve the supply of water in rural areas that are experiencing severe problems with the quality or quantity of water. 09/27/1994 Subcommittee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
04/27/1994 H.R.4002 To amend section 410 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to prohibit the limitation of appropriations on emergency reclamation projects in any one State, and for other purposes. 04/27/1994 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.  (All Actions)
12/02/1993 H.R.914 Red River Designation Act of 1993 12/02/1993 Became Public Law No: 103-170.  (All Actions)
11/02/1993 H.R.3317 To prohibit the United States representative to the United Nations from voting to approve, expand, or extend any United Nations peacekeeping, peacemaking, or peace-enforcing operation unless the President notifies the Congress before that vote. 11/02/1993 Referred to the Subcommittee on International Security, International Organizations and Human Rights.  (All Actions)
04/02/1993 H.R.1540 To amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the $2 charge for outpatient prescription drugs required to be charged by the Department of Veterans Affairs in certain cases. 04/02/1993 Referred to the Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care.  (All Actions)
02/24/1993 H.R.1121 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain agricultural workers from the withholding of income taxes from wages. 02/24/1993 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
05/19/1992 H.R.5089 To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require the owner or operator of a solid waste disposal facility to obtain authorization from the affected local government before accepting waste generated outside of the State, and for other purposes. 05/19/1992 Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.  (All Actions)
11/26/1991 H.R.4028 To amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the $2 charge for outpatient prescription drugs required to be charged by the Department of Veterans Affairs in certain cases. 11/26/1991 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.  (All Actions)
07/11/1991 H.R.2879 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain agricultural workers from the withholding of income taxes from wages. 07/11/1991 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
05/23/1991 H.R.2469 To require a study relating to the decennial census of population. 05/23/1991 Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.  (All Actions)
05/22/1991 H.R.1648 To amend section 1821 of title 28, United States Code, to provide that incarcerated individuals not receive witness fees. 05/22/1991 See H.R.2324.  (All Actions)
Total: 2510
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
05/22/2017 H.R.2589 To waive the 24-month waiting period for Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease.
04/27/2017 H.R.613 Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2017
04/13/2017 H.J.Res.43 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients. Passed Aye
04/07/2017 H.R.1989 VET TEC Act
04/05/2017 H.R.1955 Rural Hospital Access Act of 2017
04/05/2017 H.R.299 Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017
02/14/2017 H.R.512 WINGMAN Act
02/10/2017 H.R.931 Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017
02/10/2017 H.R.807 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2017
02/10/2017 H.R.520 National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act
03/29/2017 H.R.26 Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 Passed Aye
03/24/2017 H.R.1542 HELLPP Act
03/17/2017 H.R.1338 Horse Protection Amendments Act
03/02/2017 H.R.997 English Language Unity Act of 2017
02/27/2017 H.R.1235 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act
02/24/2017 H.R.1017 Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017
02/17/2017 H.R.1179 Discouraging Frivolous Lawsuits Act
02/17/2017 H.R.1136 FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act of 2017
02/16/2017 H.R.1126 Aged Distilled Spirits Competitiveness Act
02/16/2017 H.J.Res.38 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule. Passed Yea
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