• BISHOP, ROBERT
Experience: House: District 1, 2003-Present
Home State: Utah
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $727,313Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Rob Bishop
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Jeralynn; 5 Children: Shule, Jarom, Zenock, Maren, Jashon
    Birth Date: 07/13/1951
    Birth Place: Kaysville, UT
    Home City: Brigham City, UT
    Religion: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Education

    BA, Political Science, University of Utah, 1974

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2003-present
    Former Speaker, Utah State House of Representatives
    Chair, Utah Republican Party, 1997-2001
    Representative, Utah State House of Representatives, 1979-1995

Current Legislative Committees

    Armed Services, Member
    Natural Resources, Chair
    Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, Member
    Subcommittee on Federal Lands, Member
    Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, Member
    Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Natural Resources), Member
    Subcommittee on Readiness, Member
    Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, Member
    Subcommittee on Water, Power, and Oceans, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Chair, 10th Amendment Taskforce, United States House of Representatives
    Co-Founder, 10th Amendment Taskforce, United States House of Representatives
    Outreach and Communications Chair, Congressional Women's Caucus
    Former Chair, Outreach and Communications, Congressional Western Caucus
    Member, Republican National Committee
    Former Precinct Chair, Republican National Committee
    Member, Tea Party Caucus

Professional Experience

    Teacher, Box Elder High School, 1974-1980, 1985-2002
    Teacher, German, Ben Lomond High School, 1980-1985

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Coach, Baseball
    Debate Coach, Ben Lomond High School
    Member, Latter Day Saints Church
    Co-Founder, Western States Coalition
    Adviser, Utah Teenage Republicans, 1996
Total: 1
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

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

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly 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

Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade

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

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Oppose
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Support
Total: 146
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
05/21/2009 H.Res.470 Raising a question of the privileges of the House. 05/21/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Rules.  (All Actions)
05/19/2009 H.R.2300 American Energy Innovation Act 05/19/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.  (All Actions)
02/24/2009 H.R.603 Utah National Guard Readiness Act 02/24/2009 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
02/04/2009 H.R.604 Bountiful City Land Consolidation Act 02/04/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.  (All Actions)
02/04/2009 H.R.602 To provide for the conveyance of the Bureau of Land Management parcels known as the White Acre and Gambel Oak properties and related real property to Park City, Utah, and for other purposes. 02/04/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.  (All Actions)
11/19/2008 H.R.6384 Americans for American Energy Act of 2008 11/19/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.  (All Actions)
10/02/2008 H.R.3849 Box Elder Utah Land Conveyance Act 10/02/2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
09/16/2008 H.R.3473 Bountiful City Land Consolidation Act 09/16/2008 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1023.  (All Actions)
09/16/2008 H.R.838 To provide for the conveyance of the Bureau of Land Management parcels known as the White Acre and Gambel Oak properties and related real property to Park City, Utah, and for other purposes. 09/16/2008 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1013.  (All Actions)
03/27/2007 H.R.1258 To amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the maximum age limit for an original appointment to a position as a Federal law enforcement officer in the case of any individual who has been discharged or released from active duty in the armed forces under honorable conditions, and for other purposes. 03/27/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.  (All Actions)
07/16/2008 H.R.3651 Utah National Guard Readiness Act 07/16/2008 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held.  (All Actions)
06/11/2008 H.R.839 Arthur V. Watkins Dam Enlargement Act 06/11/2008 Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
04/17/2008 H.Res.1121 Commending Miller Motorsports Park, the county of Tooele, and the State of Utah for hosting the Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) Superbike World Championship May 29 through June 1, 2008. 04/17/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
09/24/2007 H.R.3614 Action Plan for Public Lands and Education Act of 2007 09/24/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.  (All Actions)
08/02/2007 H.R.2959 National Park Centennial Challenge Fund Act 08/02/2007 Subcommittee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
06/25/2007 H.R.2777 Utah National Guard Lands Consolidation Act 06/25/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.  (All Actions)
12/08/2006 H.Res.1101 Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 5682) to exempt from certain requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 a proposed nuclear agreement for cooperation with India. 12/08/2006 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
12/07/2006 H.Res.1047 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4772) to simplify and expedite access to the Federal courts for injured parties whose rights and privileges under the United States Constitution have been deprived by final actions of Federal agencies or other government officials or entities acting under color of State law, and for other purposes. 12/07/2006 Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1096, H. Res. 1047 is laid on the table.  (All Actions)
12/07/2006 H.Res.951 Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules. 12/07/2006 Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1096, H. Res. 951 is laid on the table.  (All Actions)
11/13/2006 H.R.3626 Arthur V. Watkins Dam Enlargement Act of 2005 11/13/2006 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
Total: 1750
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/08/2017 H.R.2662 Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2017
05/18/2017 H.R.2519 To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the 100th anniversary of The American Legion.
05/18/2017 H.Res.256 Expressing support for the countries of Eastern Europe and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
05/17/2017 H.R.1005 To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans.
05/05/2017 H.R.2345 National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act of 2017
05/01/2017 H.R.2004 Strengthen Employment And Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) Act
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.Res.266 Designating the week of April 15, 2017, through April 23, 2017, as "National Park Week".
04/05/2017 H.R.1955 Rural Hospital Access Act of 2017
04/05/2017 H.R.1928 Families of Fallen Servicemembers First Act
04/05/2017 H.R.299 Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017
04/03/2017 H.R.1861 Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Act
04/03/2017 H.Res.92 Condemning North Korea's development of multiple intercontinental ballistic missiles, and for other purposes. Passed Yea
03/29/2017 H.R.1698 Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act
03/27/2017 H.J.Res.44 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior relating to Bureau of Land Management regulations that establish the procedures used to prepare, revise, or amend land use plans pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. Passed Yea
03/17/2017 H.J.Res.87 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Approval, Disapproval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Partial Approval and Partial Disapproval of Air Quality Implementation Plans and Federal Implementation Plan; Utah; Revisions to Regional Haze State Implementation Plan; Federal Implementation Plan for Regional Haze".
03/17/2017 H.R.1315 RFS Reform Act of 2017
03/17/2017 H.R.1314 Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act
03/29/2017 H.R.26 Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 Passed Aye
03/28/2017 H.R.24 Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2017
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