Demands Sufficient Time to Read The BillWASHINGTON, D.C. - Sen. Rand Paul today stood on the Senate floor and objected to the unanimous consent request passage of H.R. 2576. Senator Rand Paul believes lawmakers should read legislation before voting on it. This...

WASHINGTON, D.C - Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs passed Sen. Rand Paul's Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act, a bill with bipartisan support, that encourages federal agencies to return unneeded funds to the taxpayer through...

S. Amdt. #4073 Service Members and Communities Count ActWASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul introduced an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The legislation would mandate the Census Bureau to count all deployed service members at the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul this week highlights 52 weeks of 'The Waste Report,' which is an ongoing project cataloguing egregious examples of waste within the U.S. government.Over the last year alone, the Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today introduced an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The legislation would specifically allow the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to continue producing natural gas at Fort Knox in Kentucky, which...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last night, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed Senator Rand Paul's amendment to H.R. 2577, the Fiscal Year 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. The amendment will designate the southern...

Stopping Mass Hacking Act Reverses Disastrous Changes to Warrant Procedures; Congress Must Act or Government Will Be Able to Hack Millions of Americans' Devices with a Single Warrant, Compromising Security and PrivacyWashington, D.C.- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore.,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today introduced the following amendments to H.R. 2577, the Fiscal Year 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill currently being considered by the Senate. The first amendment...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today sent a letter to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) Director Joseph Pizarchik regarding their continued lack of response to the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet on the proposed Stream...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul introduced a resolution in the Senate today commending the Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) for providing accountability for taxpayer dollars spent in Afghanistan. In the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today attended the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing to question former Secretary of State James Baker and former National Security Advisor Tom Donilon on our nation's current role in the world and our priorities for...

Biggest Anti-Poverty Initiative Since the War on Poverty if PassedWASHINGTON, D.C. - On the U.S. Senate floor today, Senator Rand Paul delivered the following remarks urging his colleagues to support his amendment, known as the Economic Freedom Zones Act of 2015...

Biggest Anti-Poverty Initiative Since the War on Poverty if PassedWASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Senate today voted on Senator Rand Paul's amendment, known as the Economic Freedom Zones Act of 2015 (S.790), to H.R. 2028, the Energy Policy Modernization Act. The...

Biggest Anti-Poverty Initiative Since the War on Poverty if PassedWASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today announced plans for the Senate to vote this week on his legislation, known as the Economic Freedom Zones Act of 2015. The legislation, S.790, will be...