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
HRES 5On Agreeing to the ResolutionYeaJan 3, 2013
HRES 5On Motion to CommitNayJan 3, 2013
HRES 5On Ordering the Previous QuestionYeaJan 3, 2013
HRES 5On Motion to Table the Motion to ReferYeaJan 3, 2013

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions this member introduced.

BillTitleStatusLatest action
HR 8209To amend the Bridgeport Indian Colony Land Trust, Health, and Economic Development Act of 2012 to remove the restriction on class II gaming on certain land in California.Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.Sep 16, 2020
HR 8208Mono Lake Kutzadikaª Tribe Recognition ActReferred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.Sep 16, 2020
HR 255Big Bear Land Exchange ActCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. HearingSep 16, 2020
HR 8069Protect Conservation Funds Act of 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.Sep 10, 2020
HR 7090Coronavirus County Relief and Stability ActReferred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.Jun 30, 2020
HR 5088Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.Nov 15, 2019
HR 2911Private Corrado Piccoli Purple Heart Preservation ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.Jun 26, 2019
HR 2128Tribal TANF Fairness Act of 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.Apr 8, 2019

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

BillTitleStatusSigned on
HR 8865MORE DOT Grants ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.Dec 3, 2020
HR 8662Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS ActReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Dec 2, 2020
HR 7806SOS ActReferred to the House Committee on Small Business.Dec 2, 2020
HRES 1228Recognizing National Native American Heritage Month and celebrating the cultures and contributions of Native Americans to the United States.Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.Dec 2, 2020
HR 8637Japanese American Confinement Education ActReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.Nov 19, 2020
HR 8743Solar Jobs Preservation Act of 2020Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Nov 12, 2020
HR 8729Native American Language Resource Center ActReferred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.Nov 5, 2020
HR 8726To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 South Willowbrook Avenue in Compton, California, as the "PFC James Anderson, Jr., Post Office Building".Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.Nov 5, 2020

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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.