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Rand Paul
U.S. Senator, Kentucky
295 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Summary
Randal Howard Paul is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Kentucky since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he is the chair of the Senate Homeland Security Committee.
Source: Wikipedia · as of Aug 21, 2026
Scorecard
The record at a glanceA quick read on how Senator Paul votes and legislates this Congress. Every figure links to its full record below.
Views on the Issues
See where Senator Paul stands — alongside Democratic and Republican positions.
Sponsored Legislation
See all 1,111 →SCONRES 39
SCONRES 39 · Introduced Aug 7, 2026 · Economics and Public Finance
Aug 7, 2026: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 551. (text: CR S4577-4583)
S 2732
S 2732 · Introduced Sep 8, 2025 · Government Operations and Politics
Aug 6, 2026: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
S 2733
S 2733 · Introduced Sep 8, 2025 · Government Operations and Politics
Aug 6, 2026: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
S 5262
S 5262 · Introduced Aug 5, 2026 · Environmental Protection
Aug 5, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Voting Analytics
Full record →Computed over Senator Paul's 890 roll-call votes in the 119th Congress, of which 782were party-split (the two parties' majorities on opposite sides). Unanimous votes are excluded so the rates aren't inflated.
88.2%
Votes with the Republican majority
On party-split votes
11.8%
Votes with the other party
The bipartisanship read
4.6%
Missed votes
Chamber median 2.1% · above median
Placement on the Senate's left–right spectrum
More liberalMore conservative
Based on how often Senator Paul sided with the Republican majority on party-split votes, ranked against all senators. This is a vote-agreement placement, not an academic ideology score.
Source: U.S. Senate (senate.gov roll-call votes) · as of Aug 8, 2026
Legislative Activity
What Senator Paul has put their name on in the 119th Congress, and across their career. Most bills — from every member — never become law; the enacted count is context, not a grade.
101
Sponsored this Congress
1,111 all-time
0
Became law this Congress
0% of those sponsored
1,131
Cosponsored, all-time
Signed on to others' bills
1,111
Bills sponsored, all-time
Source: Congress.gov · as of Aug 21, 2026
Recent Votes
See all →Most recent Senate floor votes in the 119th Congress. Data from the U.S. Senate.
A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voters to provide photo identification.
Aug 8, 2026 · S. 5271 · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · Roll Call 231
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed RejectedYea
Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General
Aug 8, 2026 · PN 1078 · On the Nomination · Roll Call 230
Nomination ConfirmedYea
Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General
Aug 8, 2026 · PN 1078 · On the Cloture Motion · Roll Call 229
Cloture Motion Agreed toYea
An act making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes.
Landmark Legislation
Major bills from recent Congresses — outcomes and party vote breakdowns.
Inflation Reduction Act
Enacted2022 · H.R. 5376Largest climate investment in U.S. history; allowed Medicare to negotiate drug prices; reduced the federal deficit.
D: 50 yeaR: 0 yeaFinal: 51–50
CHIPS Act
Enacted2022 · H.R. 4346Invested $52 billion in domestic semiconductor manufacturing to reduce dependence on foreign chip supply chains.
D: 47 yeaR: 17 yeaFinal: 64–33
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Enacted