| Full Name: | Ronald 'Ron' Ernest Paul |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Carol Wells; 5 Children |
| Birth Date: | 08/20/1935 |
| Birth Place: | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Home City: | Lake Jackson, TX |
| Religion: | Protestant |
Key Votes
Ronald 'Ron' Ernest Paul's Voting Records
Health and Health Care
Issue
- Health and Health Care down
- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts and Entertainment
- Budget, Spending and Taxes
- Business and Consumers
- Campaign Finance and Elections
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Conservative
- Crime
- Death Penalty
- Defense
- Drugs
- Education
- Employment and Affirmative Action
- Energy
- Environment
- Executive Branch
- Federal, State and Local Relations
- Foreign Affairs
- Gambling and Gaming
- Government Operations
- Guns
- Health and Health Care
- Housing and Property
- Immigration
- Indigenous Peoples
- Judicial Branch
- Labor Unions
- Legislative Branch
- Liberal
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Military Personnel
- National Security
- Science
- Senior Citizens
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Social
- Stem Cell Research
- Technology and Communication
- Trade
- Transportation
- Unemployed and Low-Income
- Veterans
- Women
(clear issue)
National Key Votes
| Date | Bill No. | Bill Title | Outcome | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 1, 2007 | HR 3162 | State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Reauthorization | Bill Passed - House (225 - 204) |
Nay |
| July 27, 2007 | HR 2419 | Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) | Bill Passed - House (231 - 191) |
Nay |
| July 25, 2007 | H Amdt 674 | State and Federal Medical Marijuana Law Enforcement and Implementation | Amendment Rejected - House (165 - 262) |
Yea |
| July 19, 2007 | HR 3043 | Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies | Bill Passed - House (276 - 140) |
Did Not Vote |
| July 11, 2007 | S 1701 | Extension of Funding for Transitional Medical Assistance and Abstinence Education | Bill Passed - House (291 - 126) |
Nay |
| Jan. 12, 2007 | HR 4 | Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act | Bill Passed - House (255 - 170) |
Yea |
| July 27, 2006 | HR 4157 | Better Health Information Systems Act of 2006 | Bill Passed - House (270 - 148) |
Nay |
| June 13, 2006 | HR 4939 | Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2006 | Conference Report Adopted - House (351 - 67) |
Nay |
| June 9, 2006 | HR 5522 | Foreign Operations and Export Finance Appropriation Act | Bill Passed - House (373 - 34) |
Nay |
| May 23, 2006 | HR 5384 | Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA Appropriations Act | Bill Passed - House (378 - 46) |
Nay |
| May 18, 2006 | HR 5386 | Interior Department FY2007 Appropriations Bill | Bill Passed - House (293 - 128) |
Nay |
| March 16, 2006 | HR 4939 | Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2006 | Bill Passed - House (348 - 71) |
Nay |
| March 8, 2006 | HR 4167 | National Uniformity for Food Act | Bill Passed - House (283 - 139) |
Nay |
| Feb. 1, 2006 | H Res 653 | Budget Reconciliation Adoption | Resolution Passed - House (216 - 214) |
Nay |
| July 28, 2005 | HR 5 | Malpractice Liability Reform Bill | Bill Passed - House (230 - 194) |
Did Not Vote |
| July 19, 2005 | H AMDT 464 | Obstetric Fistula Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (223 - 205) |
Nay |
| July 12, 2005 | HR 741 | Independent Review of OSHA Act of 2005 | Bill Passed - House (226 - 197) |
Nay |
| May 12, 2004 | HR 4279 | Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2004 | Bill Passed - House (273 - 152) |
Yea |
| May 12, 2004 | HR 4280 | Medical Malpractice Liability Limitation Bill | Bill Passed - House (229 - 197) |
Nay |
| March 24, 2004 | HR 3873 | Child Nutrition Improvement and Integrity Act | Bill Passed - House (419 - 5) |
Nay |
| Nov. 22, 2003 | HR 1 | Medicare Prescription Drug bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (220 - 215) |
Nay |
| July 25, 2003 | HR 2427 | Imports of Prescription Drugs bill | Bill Passed - House (243 - 186) |
Yea |
| June 27, 2003 | HR 1 | Medicare Prescription Drug bill | Bill Passed - House (216 - 215) |
Nay |
| May 1, 2003 | HR 1298 | AIDS Assistance bill | Bill Passed - House (375 - 41) |
Nay |
| March 31, 2003 | HR 1463 | Vaccine Compensation bill | Bill Failed - House (184 - 206) |
Nay |
| July 27, 2002 | HR 3009 | Andean Trade Preference Act Extension | Conference Report Adopted - House (215 - 212) |
Nay |
| June 28, 2002 | HR 4954 | Medicare Modernization and Prescription Drug Act | Bill Passed - House (221 - 208) |
Did Not Vote |
| Oct. 11, 2001 | HR 3061 | Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations Act, 2002 | Bill Passed - House (373 - 43) |
Nay |
| Aug. 2, 2001 | HR 2563 | Bipartisan Patient Protection Act | Bill Passed - House (226 - 203) |
Did Not Vote |
| Aug. 2, 2001 | H Amdt 303 | Amendment to the Bipartisan Patient Protection Act | Amendment Adopted - House (218 - 213) |
Did Not Vote |
| June 28, 2000 | HR 4680 | Medicare Rx bill | Bill Passed - House (217 - 214) |
Nay |
| Oct. 27, 1999 | HR 2260 | Pain Relief Promotion Act of 1999 | Bill Passed - House (271 - 156) |
Nay |
| Oct. 7, 1999 | HR 2723 | Patient Protection bill | Bill Passed - House (275 - 151) |
Nay |
| Oct. 7, 1999 | H Amdt 514 | Patient Protection Substitute Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (193 - 238) |
Nay |
| Oct. 6, 1999 | HR 2990 | Patients' Bill of Rights bill | Bill Passed - House (227 - 205) |
Yea |
| July 24, 1998 | H Amdt 776 | Patients' Bill of Rights Act Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (212 - 217) |
Nay |
| July 24, 1998 | HR 4250 | Patient Protection bill | Bill Passed - House (216 - 210) |
Nay |
| July 23, 1998 | HR 1122 | Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion bill | Veto Override Passed - House (296 - 132) |
Yea |
| July 16, 1998 | H Amdt 728 | Federal Health Plan Contraceptive Coverage Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (224 - 198) |
Nay |
| Nov. 7, 1997 | HR 2264 | Appropriations bill FY98, Labor, HHS, Education | Conference Report Adopted - House (352 - 65) |
Nay |
| Oct. 24, 1997 | HR 2107 | Interior Department FY98 Appropriations bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (233 - 171) |
Nay |
| Oct. 8, 1997 | HR 1122 | Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion bill | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (296 - 132) |
Yea |
| Oct. 6, 1997 | HR 2160 | Agriculture FY98 Appropriations bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (399 - 18) |
Nay |
| Sept. 11, 1997 | H Amdt 347 | Needle Exchange Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (266 - 158) |
Yea |
| July 24, 1997 | HR 2160 | Agriculture FY98 Appropriations bill | Bill Passed - House (392 - 32) |
Nay |
| July 15, 1997 | HR 2107 | Interior Department FY98 Appropriations bill | Bill Passed - House (238 - 192) |
Nay |
| April 10, 1997 | HR 1003 | Assisted Suicide Bill | Bill Passed - House (398 - 16) |
Yea |
| March 20, 1997 | HR 1122 | Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion bill | Bill Passed - House (295 - 136) |
Yea |
About the Selection and Descriptions of Key Votes
Project Vote Smart provides easy access to Congressional and State voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Key votes typically include the initial passage of legislation and final conference report vote versions (the compromised versions of bills passed in separate House and Senate versions). Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:
- The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
- The vote should be clear for any person to understand
- The vote has received media attention
- The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
- Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added
Descriptions of the votes are written by Vote Smart staff and based on information included in the Congressional Record, State House Journals, or Senate Journals, with additional background information from newspapers, magazines, etc. Vote Smart provides summaries for each selected key vote. The summary does not necessarily reflect the final version of the bill.
The Key Votes Program follows Project Vote Smart's strict policies, procedures and structure that guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. In order to ensure that all Key Votes are non-partisan in their selection and language, each is approved by a group of over 160 political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.
