Sen. Rand Paul

Sponsorship Analysis

Paul is a rank-and-file Republican according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship. Paul’s bills have had a total of 143 cosponsors in the 113^th Congress.

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

Bills Sponsored

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

• S. 2216: Protect Small Business Jobs Act of 2014
• S. 2062: Constitutional Check and Balance Act
• S. 1930: Uphold Our Promise to Veterans Act
• S. 1919: A bill to repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq ...
• S. 1852: Economic Freedom Zones Act of 2013
• S. 1731: Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act
• S. 1664: One Subject at a Time Act

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Voting Record

From Jan 2011 to Apr 2014, Paul missed 38 of 884 roll call votes, which is 4.3%. 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
• GPO Member Guide for the photo
• THOMAS, for sponsored bills