WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today introduced an amendment to H.R. 22, the vehicle for the highway bill, which would extend the Highway Trust Fund. The amendment would boost economic growth and create jobs by providing an incentive for companies to bring...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul announced today his intention to demand a vote in the U.S. Senate to eliminate taxpayer funding to Planned Parenthood. In the coming week, Sen. Paul will seek legislative action that will block taxpayer funding for Planned...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul issued a statement today following the U.S. Senate's vote on S.1177, the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). "I believe education is the great equalizer, but Washington's intrusion in the...

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Rand Paul and Mitch McConnell introduced The Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2015 today. The legislation requires the Director of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul introduced legislation that would prevent "sanctuary cities" from harboring violent and dangerous criminal aliens, known as the Protecting American Citizens Together Act (PACT Act). The PACT Act would require state and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul announced plans to introduce legislation that would prevent "sanctuary cities" from harboring violent and dangerous criminal aliens. The legislation would require state and local law enforcement to notify the U.S....

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today issued the following statement regarding the announcement of Army personnel reductions and the impact on military installations in Kentucky.  "Kentucky has absorbed a disproportionate amount of troop cuts in the past...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) today secured passage of his Service Members and Communities Count Act as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Paul Amendment No. 1678 requires the U.S. Census Bureau to count all deployed...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul introduced S.1594, the Arming All Pilots Act of 2015. This legislation will increase training opportunities to encourage pilots to participate in the Federal Flight Deck Officer (FFDO) Program. Specifically,  the Arming...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) issued a statement today following the U.S. Senate's vote on Sen. Joni Ernst's (R-IA) Amendment No. 1549 to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The amendment would allow the U.S. to provide direct assistance...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today reintroduced S.1575, Write the Laws Act, S.1572, One Subject at a Time Act, and S.1571, Read the Bills Act. These pieces of legislation, originally introduced in the 112th Congress, will restore the constitutional...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), chairman of the Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management (FSO) for the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee (HSGAC) is holding a hearing today entitled, "Wasteful Spending in...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee today voted on Senator Rand Paul's amendment to the U.S. Department of State Operations Authorization and Embassy Security Act. This legislation, which holds the same text as the Stand with Israel Act of...

WASHINGTON—Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced the Due Process Guarantee amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act. The amendment is designed to protect...