• ADERHOLT, ROBERT BROWN
Experience: House: District 4, 1997-Present
Home State: Alabama
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $1,172,759Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Robert B. Aderholt
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Caroline; 2 Children: Mary, Robert
    Birth Date: 07/22/1965
    Birth Place: Haleyville, AL
    Home City: Haleyville, AL
    Religion: Congregationalist Baptist

Education

    Attended, University of North Alabama
    JD, Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, 1990
    BA, Birmingham Southern University, 1987

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 4, 1997-present
    Delegate, Republican National Convention, 1992
    Candidate, Alabama State House of Representatives, 1990

Current Legislative Committees

    Appropriations, Member
    Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, Chair
    Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, Member
    Subcommittee on Defense, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission)
    Member, Congressional-Executive Commission on China
    Member, National Guard and Reserve Components Congressional Members Organization
    Member, Republican Study Committee
    Member, Tea Party Caucus

Professional Experience

    Attorney
    Municipal Judge, City of Haleyville, 1992-1996
    Assistant Legal Adviser, Office of Governor Fob James, 1995-1996
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

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

No Opinion
8. Prioritize green energy

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

Support
11. Support & expand free trade

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

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly 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

Support
Total: 67
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
02/15/2017 H.Con.Res.26 To express the sense of Congress that the first launch of the Space Launch System should be named for Captain Eugene Andrew "Gene" Cernan. 02/15/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.  (All Actions)
04/26/2016 H.R.5054 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 04/26/2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 410.  (All Actions)
03/23/2016 H.R.4540 SNAP Empowerment and Accountability Act of 2016 03/23/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
09/25/2015 H.R.3597 Medicaid Qualified Providers Clarification Act 09/25/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
07/14/2015 H.R.3049 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 07/14/2015 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 153.  (All Actions)
05/02/2012 H.R.4974 To suspend temporarily the duty on certain nonwoven polypropylene zippered sleeping bag carry cases, not under 77.5 cm in circumference and not exceeding 127.7 cm in circumference. 05/02/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/02/2012 H.R.4973 To suspend temporarily the rate of duty on certain sleeping bag carry cases. 05/02/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
02/02/2015 H.R.191 Repeal Executive Amnesty Act of 2015 02/02/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
07/21/2014 H.R.4635 Orphan County Telecommunications Rights Act of 2014 07/21/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.  (All Actions)
06/11/2014 H.R.4800 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 06/11/2014 Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 4800 as unfinished business.  (All Actions)
10/09/2013 H.J.Res.77 Food and Drug Administration Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 10/09/2013 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 212.  (All Actions)
10/07/2013 H.J.Res.75 Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 10/07/2013 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 209.  (All Actions)
09/19/2013 H.Con.Res.56 Expressing the sense of Congress that a certain lock and dam should be known and designated as the "Donald G. Waldon Lock and Dam". 09/19/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.  (All Actions)
09/13/2013 H.R.3000 REVIVE Act of 2013 09/13/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
07/23/2013 H.R.2729 Housing Assistance Eligibility Verification Act of 2013 07/23/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.  (All Actions)
06/26/2013 H.R.2410 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 06/26/2013 Rule H. Res. 274 passed House.  (All Actions)
12/18/2012 H.R.6582 American Energy Manufacturing Technical Corrections Act 12/18/2012 Became Public Law No: 112-210. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
09/24/2012 H.R.4850 Enabling Energy Saving Innovations Act 09/24/2012 Message on Senate action sent to the House.  (All Actions)
06/11/2012 H.R.5855 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013 06/11/2012 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 426.  (All Actions)
05/02/2012 H.R.4975 To suspend temporarily the duty on man-made shells used in the manufacture of sleeping bags. 05/02/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
Total: 1615
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
07/30/1999 H.R.2511 Adoption Awareness Act of 1999
07/29/1999 H.R.1604 Dairy Consumers and Producers Protection Act
07/28/1999 H.R.316 Cruises-to-Nowhere Act of 1999
07/22/1999 H.R.4 National Missile Defense Act of 1999 Passed Not Voting
07/21/1999 H.R.1301 To amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the listing of liquefied petroleum gas under section 112(r) of that Act.
07/13/1999 H.Res.239 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with regard to obscenity and sexual objectification in the United States.
07/13/1999 H.R.2241 Hospital Outpatient Preservation Act of 1999
07/12/1999 H.R.1218 Child Custody Protection Act Failed Not Voting
07/12/1999 H.Res.115 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a postage stamp should be issued recognizing the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.
07/07/1999 H.R.2341 Safety Net Preservation Act of 1999
07/01/1999 H.R.2451 Small Business Franchise Property Recovery Act of 1999
07/01/1999 H.Con.Res.148 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 must be replaced with a new, low, single-rate system that is simple and fair, allowing the Internal Revenue Service, as we know it, to be abolished.
07/01/1999 H.R.1598 Patent Fairness Act of 1999
07/01/1999 H.R.218 Community Protection Act of 1999
06/30/1999 H.Res.89 Biomedical Revitalization Resolution of 1999
06/29/1999 H.Con.Res.94 Recognizing the public need for reconciliation and healing, urging the United States to unite in seeking God, and recommending that the Nation's leaders call for days of prayer. Failed Not Voting
06/28/1999 H.R.2301 Congressional Responsibility Act of 1999
06/28/1999 H.J.Res.33 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States. Failed Not Voting
06/24/1999 H.R.2221 Small Business, Family Farms, and Constitutional Protection Act
06/22/1999 H.R.975 To provide for a reduction in the volume of steel imports, and to establish a steel import notification and monitoring program. Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (42-57, 3/5 majority r Not Voting
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