Sen. Rand Paul

Sponsorship Analysis

Paul is a rank-and-file Republican according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship.

Use this chart to compare Paul to other members of the Senate on leadership and ideology.

Committee Membership

Rand Paul sits on the following committees:

• Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
  • Ranking Member, Subcommittee on International Operations and Organizations, Human Rights, Democracy, and Global Women's Issues
  • Member, Subcommittee on African Affairs
  • Member, Subcommittee on International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs, International Environmental Protection, and Peace Corps
  • Member, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere and Global Narcotics Affairs
• Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
  • Member, Subcommittee on Children and Families
  • Member, Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety
• Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
  • Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Emergency Management, Intergovernmental Relations, and the District of Columbia
  • Member, Subcommittee on Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
  • Member, Subcommittee on the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Federal Programs and the Federal Workforce
• Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Bill Sponsorship & Cosponsorship

Some of Paul’s most recently sponsored bills include...

• S. 1037: A bill to ensure adequate protection of the rights under the Fourth Amendment ...
• S. 1016: A bill to protect individual privacy against unwarranted governmental intrusion through the use ...
• S. 1004: A bill to permit voluntary economic activity.
• S. 956: A bill to permanently suspend application of certain agricultural price support authority.
• S. 911: Emergency Transportation Safety Fund Act
• S. 890: Defense of Environment and Property Act of 2013
• S. 887: A bill to repeal the violation of sovereign nations’ laws and privacy matters

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Voting Record

From Jan 2011 to May 2013, Paul missed 24 of 625 roll call votes, which is 3.8%. This is worse than the median of 1.8% among the lifetime records of senators currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

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Primary Sources

The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:

• The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
• Congressional Biographical Directory for elected positions
• Office of Rand Paul for the photo
• THOMAS, for sponsored bills