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...