Dr. Paul, Sen. Booker Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Promote Research and Access to Potential Life Saving Drugs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced an updated version of the Breakthrough Therapies Act. This legislation will remove regulatory hurdles that inhibit research and compassionate use access to potentially lifesaving treatments that are heavily restricted by Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act.
Dr. Paul, Sen. Markey Introduce Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act to Reach More Americans Suffering from Opioid Use Disorder as Annual Overdoses Surpass 100,000 Across U.S.
Today, U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Edward Markey (D-MA) introduced their bipartisan and bicameral Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act. The legislation will improve patients’ ability to access medication treatment for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) by modernizing outdated rules, empowering board-certified physicians to prescribe methadone to patients, and allowing U.S. pharmacies to dispense methadone.
Dr. Paul, Sen. Rubio Reintroduce Bill to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ahead of Daylight Saving Time, U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) reintroduced the Sunshine Protection Act of 2023 for the 118th Congress. The legislation would end the antiquated practice of changing clocks twice a year.
ICYMI: Dr. Paul Stresses Importance of National Archives Remaining Nonpartisan at Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, delivered opening remarks during the committee’s first full hearing of the new Congress, to consider the nomination of Colleen J. Shogan to be Archivist of the United States, National Archives and Records Administration.
Dr. Rand Paul Reintroduces National Right-to-Work Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) reintroduced the National Right-to-Work Act to preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations or to refrain from such activities. The bill currently has 21 cosponsors.
Dr. Rand Paul Announces 2023 Service Academy Nominations
BOWLING GREEN, KY – Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul issued the following statement after announcing his nominations to the U.S. service academies, consisting of 37 nominations to individuals from across the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Dr. Paul, Rep. Bishop Introduce COVID-19 Vaccination Non-Discrimination Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) and U.S. Representative Dan Bishop (R-NC-8) introduced the COVID-19 Vaccination Non-Discrimination Act to ensure that federal taxpayer dollars are not used to support health care facilities that deny care to patients based on their COVID-19 vaccination status.
ICYMI: Dr. Rand Paul Introduces Legislation and Senate Rule to Enact Congressional Transparency
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Recently, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) reintroduced the Write the Laws Act, the One Subject at a Time Act, the Read the Bills Act, and a resolution to change Senate rules to provide sufficient time for legislation to be read before being considered by the U.S. Senate.
Dr. Paul, Peters Announce Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee Membership
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, announced members that will serve on the committee’s subcommittees in the 118th Congress:
Dr. Paul, Peters Announce Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee Chairs and Ranking Members for the 118th Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, announced the Chairs and Ranking Members of the committee’s three subcommittees for the 118th Congress.
Dr. Rand Paul Joins Bipartisan Effort to Repeal 1991 and 2002 AUMFs, Formally Ending Gulf and Iraq Wars
WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator and physician Rand Paul (R-KY) joined Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Todd Young (R-IN) and U.S. Representatives Barbara Lee (D-CA-12), Chip Roy (R-TX-21), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07), and Tom Cole (R-OK-04) in cosponsoring the reintroduced bipartisan legislation to repeal the 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMFs).
Dr. Rand Paul Introduces the Government Shutdown Prevention Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced the Government Shutdown Prevention Act. The bill incentivizes Congress to properly consider and debate spending legislation in the future, as it would immediately cut spending if government funding deadlines are missed.
Dr. Rand Paul Elected Ranking Member of HSGAC
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) was elected as ranking member of the Senate’s Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC).
Dr. Paul Joins All Republican Senators in Formally Challenging Biden WOTUS Rule
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) today joined all 48 of his Senate Republican colleagues in introducing a formal challenge to the Biden administration’s Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule through a Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval.
Dr. Paul Joins 50 Senator Bipartisan Challenge to Biden Rule Politicizing Americans’ 401(k)s
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) and a group of 49 other Senators led by Senator Mike Braun (R-IN) will be introducing their bipartisan challenge to President Biden’s ESG rule which politicizes millions of Americans’ retirement investments to favor Biden’s ideological preferences rather than getting the best returns for Americans.
Dr. Paul Joins Sens. Marshall and Kennedy, Rep. Clyde, in Reintroducing SHORT Act to Roll Back ATF’s New Pistol Brace Rule
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul, M.D. (R-KY) joined U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS) and John Kennedy (R-LA) in introducing the Stop Harassing Owners of Rifles Today (SHORT) Act.
Dr. Paul, Sen. Ernst Demand SBA Inspector General Assess $5.4 Billion in Small Business Loan Fraud
The senators’ inquiry follows a report by the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee which detailed massive fraud in the Paycheck Protection and Economic Injury Disaster Loan programs.
ICYMI: Dr. Paul, Sen. Lee Send Letter to President Biden on Debt-Ceiling
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Recently, U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY), Mike Lee (R-UT), and 22 other Senators sent a letter to President Biden expressing opposition to a debt-ceiling hike without real structural spending reform that reduces deficit spending.
Dr. Rand Paul Returns Over $6.5 Million to U.S. Taxpayers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) announced that he has returned over $6.5 million to the taxpayers since taking office in January 2011.
Dr. Paul, Colleagues, Renew Effort to Place Moratorium on Federally-Funded Risky Gain-of-Function Projects
Washington, D.C. – Recently, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) joined his colleagues in reintroducing the Viral Gain-of-Function Research Moratorium Act, originally sponsored by U.S. Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS). The legislation would place a moratorium on all federal research grants involving risky gain-of-function research on potential pandemic pathogens. A new report from a federal watchdog agency concluded that the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) failed to meet key elements of its mandated oversight program responsibility.