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 6270On PassageNaySep 30, 2020
HR 6270On Motion to Recommit with InstructionsYeaSep 30, 2020
HRES 1155On Motion to Suspend the Rules and AgreeYeaSep 29, 2020
HRES 1148On Motion to TableNaySep 29, 2020
HR 4447On PassageNaySep 24, 2020
HR 4447On Motion to Recommit with InstructionsYeaSep 24, 2020
HR 4447On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaSep 24, 2020
HR 4447On Agreeing to the AmendmentNaySep 24, 2020

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions this member introduced.

BillTitleStatusLatest action
HR 376California Desert Protection and Recreation Act of 2019Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.Feb 5, 2019
HR 5513Big Bear Land Exchange ActReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.Dec 11, 2018
HR 857California Desert Protection and Recreation Act of 2018Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 722.Dec 5, 2018
HR 3279Helium Extraction Act of 2017Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 678.Nov 27, 2018
HR 2365Desert Community Lands ActPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 792.Nov 9, 2018
HR 6940Veterans Small Business Enhancement Act of 2018Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.Sep 27, 2018
HRES 1006Condemning the deteriorating situation in Venezuela and the regional humanitarian crisis it has caused, affirming support for the legitimate National Assembly and the Supreme Court, and urging further regional action in support of democracy in Venezuela.Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Unanimous Consent.Sep 27, 2018
HR 497Santa Ana River Wash Plan Land Exchange ActBy Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No.Aug 15, 2018

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.