Sens. Paul, McConnell Introduce FOCUS Act of 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell today reintroduced the Freedom from Over-Criminalization and Unjust Seizures (FOCUS) Act of 2015. This legislation removes each and every reference to "foreign law" within the Lacey...
Sens. Paul, Wyden and Rep. Lofgren Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Aaron’s Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) introduced bipartisan legislation today to better target serious criminals and curb overzealous prosecutions for non-malicious computer and Internet offenses. The legislation,...
Sen. Rand Paul Introduces Defense of Environment and Property Act of 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sen. Rand Paul yesterday reintroduced the Defense of Environment and Property Act of 2015. This legislation will bring common sense back to federal water policy by redefining "navigable waters," exclude ephemeral or intermittent streams from federal...
Sen. Rand Paul Participates in Bipartisan Panel Discussion on Criminal Justice Reform at Howard University
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sen. Rand Paul yesterday took his conservative message of criminal justice reform to Howard University, a historically black college in Washington, D.C. The panel discussion titled, "From Protest to Politics: A Bipartisan Approach to Criminal...
Sens. Paul, Boxer Introduce Bipartisan “Invest in Transportation Act”
Bill Would Encourage Companies to Bring Hundreds of Billions of Dollars in Foreign Earnings Back to America; Proceeds Would Extend the Highway Trust FundWASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA) today introduced bipartisan legislation...
Sens. Paul, Grassley Introduce Fuel Choice and Deregulation Act of 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) last week introduced the Fuel Choice and Deregulation Act of 2015. This legislation will remove Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) impediments to market competition and innovation in...
Sen. Rand Paul Introduces Amendment to Offset Increased OCO Funding
WASHINGTON, D.C - Sen. Rand Paul today introduced Amendment 992 to S.Con.Res.11, the Budget Resolution. This amendment would pay for the $96 billion of Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) funding in the budget. That funding is exempted from budget caps and slated to...
Sens. Paul, McConnell, Heller, and Capito Introduce Legislation to Help America’s Rural Communities
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell introduced legislation today to help rural communities harmed by Obama Administration policies that restrict access to rural lending opportunities. Sens. Dean Heller (R-NV), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV),...
Sens. Paul, Schatz & Reps. Brown, Ellison Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Help Expand Use of Police Body Cameras
Police CAMERA Act Would Create A Grant Program To Help Local Law Enforcement Agencies Develop Body-Worn Camera ProgramsWashington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), U.S. Representatives Corrine Brown (FL-05) and Keith Ellison...
Sen. Rand Paul Introduces Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sen. Rand Paul today reintroduced the Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act. This legislation provides state governors with the power to regulate intrastate endangered species and intrastate threatened species. "This bill will better...
Sen. Rand Paul Introduces the Harbor Equity Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sen. Rand Paul today reintroduced the Harbor Equity Act. This legislation modifies the existing criteria used by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to dredge small harbors. Currently, the Corps' prioritizes dredging solely for larger harbors that see...
Sen. Rand Paul Introduces Military Sequester Flexibility Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sen. Rand Paul today introduced S.813, the Military Sequester Flexibility Act. This legislation will provide the Secretary of Defense the authority to transfer funds within the Department of Defense (DOD) in order to mitigate the damaging effects of...
Sen. Rand Paul Introduces Economic Freedom Zones Act of 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sen. Rand Paul today reintroduced the Economic Freedom Zones Act of 2015. This legislation will establish free market enterprise zones and dramatically reduce taxes in order to help facilitate the creation of new jobs, entrepreneurial opportunities,...
Sen. Rand Paul Introduces ‘Read the Bills’ Resolution
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sen. Rand Paul today introduced S.Res. 100, a resolution to change Senate rules to provide sufficient time for legislation to be read before being considered by the U.S. Senate. The waiting period point of order-except during a time of urgent...
Sen. Paul Questions Secretary Kerry on Authorization for War with ISIS
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sen. Rand Paul today attended the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing to question Secretary of State John Kerry regarding the Obama Administration's proposed authorization for use of military force (AUMF) against the Islamic State, known as...
Sens. Paul, Booker, & Gillibrand Announce CARERS Act
New Bipartisan Medical Marijuana Bill to Allow Patients Including Veterans to Access Necessary Care without Fear of Federal ProsecutionWASHINGTON, D.C. - Senators Rand Paul (R-KY), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) today stood with patients, their...
Sens. Paul and Booker Re-introduce the REDEEM Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Building on the growing momentum and bipartisan coalitions rallying behind broad-based criminal justice reform, U.S. Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), today re-introduced S. 675, the REDEEM Act, sweeping legislation to reform the...
Sen. Rand Paul Introduces Bill to Repeal Anti-Privacy Provisions in FATCA
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sen. Rand Paul today reintroduced S.663, a bill to repeal certain provisions of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and put an end to a defective bill that does not accomplish its objective of ending tax evasion. Text for bill, S.663, can...
Sen. Rand Paul Introduces Stand with Israel Act of 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sen. Rand Paul yesterday reintroduced the Stand with Israel Act of 2015. This legislation would halt all U.S. foreign aid to the Palestinian Authority (P.A.) until the P.A. renounces violence, purges terrorists from its ranks, and recognizes the...
Sen. Rand Paul Cosponsors Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sen. Rand Paul today signed on as a cosponsor to The Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015, introduced last week by Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.). This bipartisan legislation would mandate that the Obama Administration submit the text of any...