• COLLINS, DOUGLAS ALLEN
Experience: House: District 9, 2013-Present
Home State: Georgia
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $1,111,974Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Douglas 'Doug' A. Collins
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Lisa; 3 Children: Jordan, Copelan, Cameron
    Birth Date: 08/16/1966
    Birth Place: Gainesville, GA
    Home City: Gainsville, GA
    Religion: Baptist

Education

    JD, John Marshall Law School, 2007
    MD, New Orleans Theological Seminary, 1996
    BA, Political Science/Criminal Justice, North Georgia College and State University, 1988

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2012-present
    Representative, Georgia State House of Representatives, 2007-2012

Current Legislative Committees

    Judiciary, Member
    Rules, Member
    Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, Vice Chair
    Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, Vice Chair
    Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation and Regulatory Affairs, Member
    Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and The Census, Member
    Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law, Member

Professional Experience

    Managing Partner, Collins & Csider, 2010-present
    Major-Chaplain, United States Air Force Reserves, 2000-present
    Small Business Owner

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Senior Pastor, Chicopee Baptist Church
    Member, Lakewood Baptist Church
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

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

Strongly 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

Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Support
Total: 73
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
06/12/2017 H.R.2870 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax benefits for investments in gigabit opportunity zones. 06/12/2017 Referred to House Energy and Commerce  (All Actions)
05/18/2017 H.Res.324 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1039) to amend section 3606 of title 18, United States Code, to grant probation officers authority to arrest hostile third parties who obstruct or impede a probation officer in the performance of official duties. 05/18/2017 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
05/17/2017 H.R.2478 To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to clarify the distance requirement with respect to determining the eligibility of veterans to receive hospital care and medical services from non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities. 05/17/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.  (All Actions)
05/16/2017 H.R.2450 FILM Act of 2017 05/16/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
05/04/2017 H.Res.308 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2192) to amend the Public Health Service Act to eliminate the non-application of certain State waiver provisions to Members of Congress and congressional staff, and providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 1628) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2017. 05/04/2017 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
04/26/2017 H.Res.275 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1695) to amend title 17, United States Code, to provide additional responsibilities for the Register of Copyrights, and for other purposes. 04/26/2017 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
04/06/2017 H.R.907 Newborn Care Improvement Act 04/06/2017 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .  (All Actions)
04/05/2017 H.R.1316 Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act 04/05/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
03/29/2017 H.R.26 Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 03/29/2017 Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.  (All Actions)
03/23/2017 H.R.1434 Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act 03/23/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.  (All Actions)
03/21/2017 H.Res.209 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 372) to restore the application of the Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers. 03/21/2017 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
03/09/2017 H.Res.180 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 720) to amend Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to improve attorney accountability, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 985) to amend the procedures used in Federal court class actions and multidistrict litigation proceedings to assure fairer, more efficient outcomes for claimants and defendants, and for other purposes. 03/09/2017 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
03/02/2017 H.R.1137 Collectible Firearms Protection Act 03/02/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
03/02/2017 H.R.1033 Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act 03/02/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
02/28/2017 H.Res.150 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 998) to provide for the establishment of a process for the review of rules and sets of rules, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 83) disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Clarification of Employer's Continuing Obligation to Make and Maintain an Accurate Record of Each Recordable Injury and Illness". 02/28/2017 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
02/06/2017 H.R.469 Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 02/06/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.  (All Actions)
02/02/2017 H.R.819 Tax Credit Accountability Act of 2017 02/02/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
01/10/2017 H.Res.37 Providing for the attendance of the House at the Inaugural Ceremonies of the President and Vice President of the United States. 01/10/2017 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
01/10/2017 H.Res.36 Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. 01/10/2017 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
01/10/2017 H.Res.33 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5) to reform the process by which Federal agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents, to clarify the nature of judicial review of agency interpretations, to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 79) to clarify the definition of general solicitation under Federal securities law. 01/10/2017 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
Total: 415
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
02/03/2016 H.Res.582 Condemning and censuring President Barack Obama.
02/03/2016 H.R.4335 One Subject at a Time Act
02/03/2016 H.R.4324 Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act of 2016
01/15/2016 H.R.4287 Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2015
01/15/2016 H.R.4197 State Refugee Security Act of 2015
01/12/2016 H.R.3406 Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2015
01/12/2016 H.R.653 FOIA Act
01/11/2016 H.R.1155 SCRUB Act of 2016 Passed Aye
12/18/2015 H.R.4262 Transparency and Accountability of Failed Exchanges Act
12/11/2015 H.R.4185 PACT Act of 2015
12/09/2015 H.R.1654 To authorize the direct provision of defense articles, defense services, and related training to the Kurdistan Regional Government, and for other purposes.
12/04/2015 H.R.4032 States' Right of Refugee Refusal Act of 2015
12/04/2015 H.R.4007 ALERTED Act of 2015
12/03/2015 H.R.4161 SCRA Rights Protection Act of 2015
11/19/2015 H.J.Res.72 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units".
12/02/2015 H.R.427 Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015 Passed Aye
11/23/2015 H.R.3864 Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act
11/23/2015 H.R.3388 SOLDIER Act
11/19/2015 H.J.Res.71 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units".
11/16/2015 H.R.3222 Employee Rights Act
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