Former U.S. Representative

Paul CookNo longer serving

Fact sheet
Official portrait of Paul Cook
61 bills introduced

Across 4 Congresses, most in the 115th at 18. In the 116th, 17 — 4 fewer than the median representative, who filed 21. Of the 61, 2 became law. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.

Bills introduced, against the typical representative 113th to 116th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Cosponsored
1,119

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes
4,372

Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside

Their work

Drawn from the 61 bills this member introduced: the subjects the record assigns them, and the members who most often sign on.

Most frequent cosponsors

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Biography

A Representative from California. Born in Meriden, New Haven County, Conn. , March 3, 1943. B. S. , Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, Conn. , 1966. M. P. A. , California State University, San Bernardino, Calif. , 1996. M. A. , University of California, Riverside, Calif. , 2000. United States Marine Corps, 1966-1992. Professor. Member of the Yucca Valley, Calif. Town council, 1998-2006. Mayor of Yucca Valley, Calif. Member of the California state assembly, 2006-2012. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Thirteenth and to the three succeeding Congresses until his resignation on December 7, 2020 (January 3, 2013-December 7, 2020). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress in 2020. Member of the San Bernadino, Calif. County board of supervisors, 2020-present.

Votes

How this member answered on every recorded vote tied to a bill, newest first — including the procedural motions on it, such as cloture. Votes on nominations are not listed, because they are not attached to a bill.

BillQuestionVotedDate
HR 3884On PassageNot VotingDec 4, 2020
HR 3884On Motion to Recommit with InstructionsNot VotingDec 4, 2020
S 2981On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassNot VotingDec 4, 2020
HR 1380On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedNot VotingDec 3, 2020
HRES 1244On Agreeing to the ResolutionNot VotingDec 3, 2020
HRES 1244On Ordering the Previous QuestionNot VotingDec 3, 2020
HR 7995On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedNot VotingDec 2, 2020
HR 8294On PassageNayNov 20, 2020

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions this member introduced.

BillTitleStatusLatest action
HR 8850Apple Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area Establishment ActReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.Dec 3, 2020
HR 8849California Desert Conservation Enhancement ActReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.Dec 3, 2020
HR 8848Twentynine Palms Outdoor Recreational Enhancement ActReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.Dec 3, 2020
HR 8630Organizational Fee Fairness ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.Dec 3, 2020
HR 8798Historic Routes Preservation ActReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.Nov 20, 2020
HR 8739To withdraw certain Federal land in the San Bernardino National Forest in California from location, entry, and patent under mining laws, and for other purposes.Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.Nov 12, 2020
HR 8738To withdraw certain Federal land in the San Bernardino National Forest in California from location, entry, and patent under mining laws, and for other purposes.Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.Nov 12, 2020
HR 8728Soda Ash Funding for Education Act of 2020Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Education and LaNov 5, 2020

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

BillTitleStatusSigned on
HR 6502RUSH Act of 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.Dec 10, 2018
HR 7055Keeping Girls in School ActReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.Dec 3, 2018
HR 7062Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund ActReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Nov 28, 2018
HR 7059Build the Wall, Enforce the Law Act of 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.Oct 19, 2018
HRES 1091Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that atrocities committed against the Rohingya by the Burmese military and security forces since August 2017 constitute crimes against humanity and genocide and calling on the Government of Burma to release Burmese journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo sentenced to seven years imprisonment after investigating attacks against civilians by the Burmese military and security forces, and for other purposesThe title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.Oct 2, 2018
HRES 910Condemning violence against children globally, and encouraging the development of a strategy for preventing, addressing, and ending violence against children and youth globally.Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on ForeigSep 27, 2018
HCONRES 140Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the life and work of Senator John S. McCain III in promoting the United States, human rights, and peace.Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on TransportatioSep 27, 2018
HR 4107USS Indianapolis Congressional Gold Medal ActReferred to the House Committee on Financial Services.Sep 20, 2018

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Party, state and chamber are those of this member's most recent term. Bills and cosponsorships are held from the 107th Congress onwards and recorded votes from the 101st, so a member who served before those points will show fewer than they filed, or none. Committee seats are held for the current Congress only, which is why they are shown for sitting members and left out for everyone else rather than reported as zero. Vote counts cover roll calls tied to a bill; the chambers also vote on procedure and nominations, which are not listed here. Office, telephone and website are not shown for a member who has left, because the ones on file were theirs while serving. Records come from Congress.gov and the Biographical Directory of Congress.