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: Experience: House: District 6, 2007-Present; Home State: Illinois; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $2,213,556Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Peter J. Roskam

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Elizabeth; 4 Children

Birth Date: 09/13/1961

Birth Place: Hinsdale, IL

Home City: Wheaton, IL

Religion: Protestant

Education

Attended, Chicago-Kent College of Law

JD, Illinois Institute of Technology Law School, 1989

BA, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1983

Political Experience

Chief Deputy Whip, Unites States House of Representatives, 2011-present

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2006-present

Former Minority Caucus Whip, Illinois State Senate

Chair, Oversight Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Senator, Illinois State Senate, 2000-2006

Representative, Illinois State House of Representatives, 1992-1998

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, 1998

Current Legislative Committees

Select Committee on Benghazi, Member

Subcommittee on Health (Ways and Means), Member

Subcommittee on Oversight (Ways and Means), Chair

Ways and Means, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Bicycle Caucus

Member, Governors Family Preservation Task Force

Member, Health Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Member, House Select Committee on Benghazi, United States House of Representatives

Member, Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus

Co-Chair, Republican Israel Caucus

Member, Ways and Means Committee, United States House of Representatives

Professional Experience

Community Activist

Executive Director, Educational Assistance Limited

History Teacher, High School

Aide, United States Representative Henry Hyde, 1986-1987

Aide, United States Representative Tom Delay, 1985-1986

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Vice-Chair, AmericaSpeakingOut.com

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Oppose Abortion is immoral and should be absolutely restricted, because it kills a human being. And abortion clinics are illegal.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Oppose Effective enforcement rather than strict enforcement shoud be considered. The death penalty should be used with extreme caution, if at all.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Oppose A Flat Tax is a good idea. It would simplify the entire tax system and get rid of loopholes that drive tax-avoiding behaviors.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Oppose Cutting taxes and reducing regulation is the means to recuperate from the Great Recession.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Support Government's role in schooling should be limited. State-funded vouchers should pay for private schools, charter schools, home-schooling, or whatever schools parents choose.
7. Make voter registration easier	Strongly Support Voter ID laws are racist and intended to suppress minority voting. Taxpayer funds should be used for political campaigns.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Oppose There's no global warming - it's just natural climatic variation. And if there is a problem, we won't be affacted much.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Strongly Oppose In times of peace, it is totally not needed to expand the military. We can improve instruction of our country by other ways.
11. Support & expand free trade	Support Free Trade Benefits Consumers and Economy.We should only restrict free trade when it poses a security risk.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Oppose Further health coverage should be promoted through free market rather than the government.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Strongly Oppose We should strictly enforce our immigration laws, and crack down on illegal immigrants that have already in the US by deporting and removing all their social benefits.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Oppose We should consider about both nature rights and human needs, accounting for nature's value for humans as well as for other environmental benefits.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Support Belief in God is what America was founded upon, so religious organizations, or praying in school, does not violate the separation of church and state. Religious institutions should be involved in welfare or education.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Oppose Affirmative Action is a noble idea, but should not be enforced by government.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Oppose Homosexuality is immoral. We must eradicate so that homosexual values are not imposed upon our children.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Support Americans should self-determine their retirement funding instead of entrust to the government.

Total: 89

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
12/20/2010	H.R.6378	Fighting Fraud and Abuse to Save Taxpayers' Dollars Act	12/20/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law. (All Actions)
09/30/2010	H.Res.1617	Supporting the goals and purpose of Gold Star Mothers Day, which is observed on the last Sunday in September of each year in remembrance of the supreme sacrifice made by mothers who lose a son or daughter serving in the Armed Forces.	09/30/2010 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
06/30/2010	H.Res.1497	Condemning the inclusion of inflammatory and inaccurate content in Iranian textbooks that is aimed at indoctrinating and radicalizing students with anti-Israeli, anti-Semitic, and anti-Western sentiment and at restricting the rights of women.	06/30/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
06/16/2010	H.R.5546	To provide for the establishment of a fraud, waste, and abuse detection and mitigation program for the Medicare Program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act.	06/16/2010 Referred to House Ways and Means (All Actions)
05/14/2010	H.R.5274	To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the requirements for verifying a small business concern owned and controlled by a veteran.	05/14/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. (All Actions)
01/20/2010	H.R.4483	Protecting Taxpayers from Excessive Compensation Act of 2010	01/20/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
12/19/2009	H.R.4411	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent accelerated depreciation of natural gas distribution property and to clarify to which property such treatment applies.	12/19/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
09/14/2009	H.Res.459	Expressing support for designation of "National Safety Month".	09/14/2009 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
07/31/2009	H.Res.513	Supporting the goals and purpose of Gold Star Mothers Day, which is observed on the last Sunday in September of each year in remembrance of the supreme sacrifice made by mothers who lose a son or daughter serving in the Armed Forces.	07/31/2009 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
03/16/2009	H.R.898	State and Local Criminal Forensic Laboratory Enhancement Act of 2009	03/16/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (All Actions)
02/12/2009	H.R.999	Keeping America's Food Safe Act of 2009	02/12/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
01/27/2009	H.R.693	To designate a rail right-of-way as a corridor for inter-suburban commuter rail, and for other purposes.	01/27/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. (All Actions)
01/07/2009	H.R.281	Transparency in Corporate Filings Act	01/07/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
10/03/2008	H.R.7268	To amend the Clean Air Act to clarify that certain conversions of engines and motor vehicles from conventional fuels to clean alternative fuels will not require additional certifications, and for other purposes.	10/03/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. (All Actions)
09/17/2008	H.R.6868	Energy View Into Securing Independence for Our Nation Act	09/17/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. (All Actions)
09/17/2008	H.R.6824	Energy View Into Securing Independence for Our Nation Act	09/17/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. (All Actions)
08/01/2008	H.Res.1412	Expressing support for the designation of a Pink Prayer Day and applauding the actions of medical professionals and other caregivers, researchers, patients and their families, and others who strive to combat and raise public awareness of breast cancer.	08/01/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
07/24/2008	H.Res.1380	Commending Federal and local law enforcement for their efforts to crack down on illegal immigration in the Chicagoland suburbs and calling on the Governor of the State of Illinois to immediately implement employee verification technology to curb rising trends in illegal immigration in the State of Illinois.	07/24/2008 Referred to House Education and Labor (All Actions)
07/11/2008	H.R.6476	To designate a rail right-of-way as a corridor for inter-suburban commuter rail, and for other purposes.	07/11/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. (All Actions)
04/16/2008	H.R.5827	Keeping America's Food Safe Act of 2008	04/16/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)

Total: 1207

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
06/08/2017	H.R.2856	To provide for nonpreemption of measures by State and local governments to divest from entities that engage in commerce-related or investment-related boycott, divestment, or sanctions activity targeting Israel, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017	H.R.2823	Affordable Retirement Advice for Savers Act
05/18/2017	H.R.1911	Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act of 2017
05/18/2017	H.Res.218	Recognizing the importance of the United States-Israel economic relationship and encouraging new areas of cooperation.
05/18/2017	H.Res.199	Recognizing the self determination of Gibraltar to determine its status as a British Overseas Territory.
05/18/2017	H.Res.172	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of the Russian Federation, its officials, security services, and any person or entity within the Russian Federation or associated with the Russian Government, should not interfere, seek to influence, or engage in coercion designed to create an outcome in foreign elections.
05/18/2017	H.R.672	Combating European Anti-Semitism Act of 2017
05/16/2017	H.R.2465	Steve Gleason Enduring Voices Act of 2017
05/16/2017	H.R.2432	Volunteer Organization Protection Act of 2017
05/03/2017	H.R.2310	Faith in Health Savings Accounts Act of 2017
05/01/2017	H.R.2270	PLUS Loan Disability Forgiveness Act
04/28/2017	H.R.2232	Promoting Equality and Accountability at the United Nations Act of 2017
04/28/2017	H.R.2230	To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue or bust of Elie Wiesel for placement in the United States Capitol.
04/25/2017	H.Res.276	Expressing the sense of the House that more should be done to instill Holocaust education in school curricula around the country.
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.1953	Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2017
04/03/2017	H.R.1863	To designate the area between the intersections of Wisconsin Avenue, Northwest and Davis Street, Northwest and Wisconsin Avenue, Northwest and Edmunds Street, Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, as "Boris Nemtsov Plaza", and for other purposes.
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
03/31/2017	H.R.1847	PAST Act

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