The 117th United States Congress began on January 3, 2021 and ended on January 3, 2023. At the start of the session, Democrats held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-213), and the U.S. Senate had a 50-50 makeup. Democrats assumed control of the Senate on January 20, 2021, when President Joe Biden (D) and Vice President Kamala Harris (D), who acted as a tie-breaking vote in the chamber, assumed office. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.
Key votes: 117th Congress, 2021-2023
Vote
Bill and description
Status
Nay
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684) was a federal infrastructure bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on November 15, 2021. Among other provisions, the bill provided funding for new infrastructure projects and reauthorizations, Amtrak maintenance and development, bridge repair, •
Rand Paul
American politician (born 1963)
Not to be confused with Ron Paul or Paul Rand.
"Senator Paul" redirects here. For other uses, see Senator Paul (disambiguation).
Rand Paul
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2025
Preceded by
Gary Peters
In office January 3, 2023 – January 3, 2025
Preceded by
Rob Portman
Succeeded by
Gary Peters
In office February 3, 2021 – January 3, 2023
Preceded by
Ben Cardin
Succeeded by
Joni Ernst
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2011
Serving with Mitch McConnell
Preceded by
Jim Bunning
Born
Randal Howard Paul
(1963-01-07) January 7, 1963 (age 62) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party
Republican
Spouse
Children
3
Relatives
Ron Paul (father)
Education
Baylor University Duke University (MD)
Signature
Website
Senate website
Randal Howard Paul (born January 7, 1963) is an American politician serving as the juniorUnited States senator from Kentucky since 2011. A member of the Republi
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Political positions of Rand Paul
Rand Paul is a member of the Republican Party, a U.S. Senator representing the state of Kentucky since 2011,[1] and a former candidate for president of the United States.[2] His voting record was rated 26% liberal in 2011 by National Journal.[3]
Paul identifies as both a "constitutionalconservative"[4][5] and a "libertarian conservative."[5]
Domestic policy
Economic and fiscal policy
Paul is a libertarian conservative on economic issues, and believes the federal government should be limited, taxes should be low, spending and foreign aid should be cut, and the U.S. federal budget should be balanced. Paul has sought to reduce the funds lent by the Export-Import Bank of the United States to countries that hold U.S. debt. He compared the practice to corporate welfare and stated that it was wrong that we "borrow billions of dollars from China, India, and Saudi Arabia then we loan it back to them again."[6]