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 179Miners Protection Act of 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.Feb 13, 2017
HRES 28Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to ensure the continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers.Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.Feb 13, 2017
HR 974BRAVE ActReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Feb 9, 2017
HR 925To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility for monthly stipends paid under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program for certain members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces.Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.Feb 7, 2017
HR 865Emergency Forest Restoration ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.Feb 3, 2017
HR 825Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2017Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 231.Feb 2, 2017
HJRES 61Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.Feb 2, 2017
HR 233Safe Freight Act of 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.Feb 1, 2017

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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.