question: One of the Republican representatives proposing Bill S.978 also served in which role for the 115 Congress?
answer: Senate Majority Whip
context: Title: House Resolution 1227
  Passage: House Resolution 1227, "Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2017", is a U.S. United States House resolution introduced during the 115th Congress.  It would remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act Schedule I, and eliminate Federal restricitons on cannabis possession and sale, other than interstate transfers.  It was initially sponsored by Thomas Garrett Jr., a Virginia Republican, and cosponsored by Scott Taylor, also a Virginia Republican, and Tulsi Gabbard, a Hawaii Democrat.  It is reintroduced legislation from 2015, when it was known as S. 2237.  Other Representatives who joined as cosponsors included Justin Amash, a Michigan Republican.  On April 20, 2017, activists from D.C. Cannabis Campaign distributed 1,227 joints made from 1 lb of cannabis to members of congress to urge consideration of the bill.
  Title: Terri Bryant
  Passage: Terri Bryant is a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives representing the 115th district since 2015.  She took office two weeks earlier than the majority of the 2015 freshman class when her predecessor Mike Bost resigned early in order to take office in Congress.  The 115th district, located in Southern Illinois, includes Jefferson, Washington, Perry, Jackson and Union counties.
  Title: John Doolittle
  Passage: John Taylor Doolittle (born October 30, 1950), is an attorney and an American politician.  elected to Congress in 1990, he served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1991 to 2009, representing  's 4 congressional district (numbered as California 's 14 congressional district during his first term).  In the 109th Congress, he held a leadership role as the Deputy Whip for the Republican party in the House.  He was succeeded in the House of Representatives by Tom McClintock.  Before being elected to Congress, he had served in the California state senate from 1984 to 1991.
  Title: James Graham (North Carolina)
  Passage: James Graham (January 7, 1793 – September 25, 1851) a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born in Lincoln County, North Carolina, January 7, 1793; brother of William Alexander Graham; pursued classical studies and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1814; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1818 and commenced practice in Rutherford County, North Carolina; member of the State house of representatives in 1822, 1823, 1824, 1828, and 1829; elected as a National Republican to the Twenty-third Congress (March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835); presented credentials as a National Republican Member-elect to the Twenty-fourth Congress and served from March 4, 1835, to March 29, 1836, when the seat was declared vacant; subsequently elected as a National Republican to the same Congress; reelected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth, Twenty-sixth, and Twenty-seventh Congresses and served from December 5, 1836, to March 3, 1843; chairman, Committee on Public Expenditures (Twenty-seventh Congress); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1842 to the Twenty-eighth Congress; elected as a Whig to the Twenty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847); was not a candidate for renomination in 1846; engaged in agricultural pursuits near Rutherfordton, North Carolina, where he died September 25, 1851.
  Title: GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2017
  Passage: The GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2017 (Pub.L.  115–3 , ) was one of the first Acts of the 115th United States Congress to be signed into law by President Donald Trump during the first 100 days of his presidency.  It was introduced in the United States House of Representatives on January 3, 2017 by Representative Buddy Carter of Georgia.  The bill which was signed by Trump on January 31, 2017, ensures that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has full access to the National Directory of New Hires, a database created by Congress in 1996 to audit recent job hires mainly to assist agencies at the state level with child support enforcement.  According to Congress, 115-3 will enable the GAO to ensure that recipients of federal means-tested programs like Unemployment Insurance, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Earned income tax credit (EITC), and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) are eligible.
  Title: John Cornyn
  Passage: John Cornyn III (born February 2, 1952) is an American politician, lawyer and the senior United States Senator from Texas, serving since 2002.  He is a member of the Republican Party and the current Senate Majority Whip for the 115th Congress.  Cornyn previously served as Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee from 2007 to 2011.
  Title: Bill S.978
  Passage: Bill S.978 or the Commercial Felony Streaming Act was a bill that was introduced to the United States Senate.  It was proposed by Amy Klobuchar, Chris Coons, and John Cornyn on May 12, 2011.  It would have been an amendment to US Code Title 18 Section 2319, that would make unauthorized streaming of copyrighted material for the purpose of "commercial advantage or personal financial gain", a felony (under current law, unauthorized streaming is only a misdemeanor) .  The penalty could include up to five years of prison-time.  The bill defined illegal streaming as streaming ten or more times in a 180-day period.  Furthermore, the value of the illegally streamed material would have to be greater than $2,500, or the licensing fees would have to be over $5,000.
citations: Bill S.978 John Cornyn