Former U.S. Representative

Paul CookNo longer serving

California8th District · 116th Congress Official portrait of Paul Cook
Bills introduced
61

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law
2

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored
1,120

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes
4,496

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches
166

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

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. 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

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.

Focus

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.

Record

Every recorded vote, bill and floor speech, newest first.

Recorded votes tied to a bill, including procedural motions on it such as cloture. Votes on nominations are not listed.

BillQuestionVotedDate
HR 225On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassYeaFeb 4, 2013
HR 325On PassageAyeJan 23, 2013
HR 325On Motion to Recommit with InstructionsNayJan 23, 2013
HRES 39On Agreeing to the ResolutionAyeJan 23, 2013
HRES 39On Ordering the Previous QuestionYeaJan 23, 2013
HR 307On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassYeaJan 22, 2013
HR 152On PassageNayJan 15, 2013
HR 152On Agreeing to the AmendmentNoJan 15, 2013

Committees

Current committees first, each with its role and years, and the subcommittees held now beneath it. Full history opens every role with its date and official record, and earlier subcommittee seats.

Earlier committees

Armed Services CommitteeMember2013–2020
Full history
CommitteeRoleServedRecord
Armed Services CommitteeMemberJan 4, 2013 to Dec 4, 2020H.Res. 17 · Last recorded vote
Tactical Air and Land ForcesMemberListed Feb 2013 to Sep 2020Hearing, Feb 2013
Seapower and Projection ForcesMemberListed Feb 2013 to Jul 2020Hearing, Feb 2013
Military PersonnelMemberListed Feb 2015 to Dec 2016Hearing, Feb 2015
Full history
CommitteeRoleServedRecord
Natural Resources CommitteeMemberJan 13, 2015 to Dec 4, 2020H.Res. 29 · Last recorded vote
National Parks, Forests, and Public LandsMemberListed Jul 2020 to Jul 2020Congressional Directory, Jul 2020
Indigenous Peoples of the United StatesMemberListed Dec 2015 to Jul 2020Congressional Directory, Feb 2016
Energy and Mineral ResourcesMemberListed Dec 2015 to Jul 2018Congressional Directory, Feb 2016
Foreign Affairs CommitteeMember2013–2019
Full history
CommitteeRoleServedRecord
Foreign Affairs CommitteeMemberJan 4, 2013 to Jan 3, 2019H.Res. 17 · End of the 115th Congress
Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and TradeMemberListed Feb 2013 to Nov 2018Hearing, Feb 2013
Western HemisphereChairListed Jan 2018 to Sep 2018Hearing, Jan 2018
Middle East and North AfricaMemberListed Feb 2017 to Nov 2017Hearing, Feb 2017
Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging ThreatsMemberListed Feb 2013 to Dec 2016Hearing, Feb 2013
Full history
CommitteeRoleServedRecord
Veterans' Affairs CommitteeMemberJan 4, 2013 to Jan 3, 2015H.Res. 17 · End of the 113th Congress
Disability Assistance and Memorial AffairsMemberListed Feb 2013 to Dec 2014Hearing, Feb 2013
Economic OpportunityMemberListed Feb 2014 to Nov 2014Hearing, Feb 2014
Economic OpportunityMemberListed Feb 2013 to Feb 2014Hearing, Feb 2013

Office spending

What this member's House office spent each year from its allowance, including interns, from the House's quarterly Statement of Disbursements. Beside it, the typical office: the median across every member that year.

YearTotalStaff payTravelRent and utilitiesMailPrintingOtherTypical office
2020$1.4 million$1.2 million$25,873$46,432$72,351$71,005$12,222$1.4 million
2019$1.4 million$957,504$96,510$57,046$75,965$53,031$130,730$1.4 million
2018$1.3 million$874,223$53,880$58,706$146,774$84,462$83,804$1.3 million
2017$1.3 million$956,384$78,005$62,242$78,332$73,677$82,933$1.3 million
2016$1.3 million$887,056$71,203$44,353$108,186$30,406$109,393$1.2 million

Years run from January 3. Bills for a year are often paid early the next year, so a recent year can still grow. Staff pay is the office's total; individual salaries are not shown here.

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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 service is held from the 107th Congress onwards, dated from the House and Senate resolutions and Congressional Record notices that seat and remove members. Subcommittee assignments are made inside each committee and carry no official date, so a subcommittee seat is shown from the first to the last printed hearing, Congressional Directory edition or official roster that lists the member. 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.