List of legislation sponsored by Ron Paul

Ron Paul, a Republican United States Congressman from Lake Jackson, Texas, has sponsored many bills in the United States House of Representatives, such as those that abolish the income taxcite web|url=http://www.ronpaul2008.com/issues/end-the-irs/|title=Ending the IRS|author=Paul, Ron|date=September 2007|accessdate=2007-10-23|publisher=Ron Paul 2008] or the Federal Reserve. The bills follow below. Except where indicated, all named bills below were originally authored and sponsored by Paul.

Foreign policy

Nonintervention

*Kosovo, 1999-2000: Prohibits the Department of Defense from using troops in Kosovo unless specifically authorized by law.
*"Constitutional War Powers Resolution of 2001. USBill|107|HJ|27, 2001-03-06." Repeals the 1973 War Powers Resolution (WPR) entirely, prohibiting presidents from initiating a war without a formal declaration of war by Congress. [cite web|url=http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=22022|title=Bill would restore Congress' war powers|accessdate=2007-06-13|author=Dougherty, Jon|date=2001-03-13|work=WorldNetDaily]
*"Iraq Resolution" declaration of war. Motion in re "USBill|107|HJ|114, 2002-10-02." In order to prevent Congress from yielding its Constitutional authority to declare war to the executive branch, which does not Constitutionally hold that power, gives Congress the opportunity to declare war on Iraq, rather than merely "authorizing" the president to deploy forces without a declaration of war. [cite news|url=http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2002/cr100302.htm|title=Is Congress Relevant with Regards to War?|author=Paul, Ron|publisher=U.S. House of Representatives|work=Congressional Record|date=2002-10-03|accessdate=2007-12-17] Paul said that he would not vote for his own motion, but that if his fellow members of Congress wished to go to war in Iraq, they should follow the Constitution and declare war.
*Iran and Syria: "USBill|110|HConRes|43, 2007-01-23. Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should implement Recommendation 9 of the Iraq Study Group Report." Urges the President to implement Recommendation 9 of the Iraq Study Group Report, recommending direct engagement with Iran and Syria toward constructive results.
*"Sunset of Public Law 107-243 Act of 2007. USBill|110|HR|2605, 2007-06-07." Establishes a sunset clause for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002. As one of six Republicans to vote against the Iraq Resolution (which authorized military force for stated purposes without declaring war), Paul also inspired the founding of a group called the National Peace Lobby Project to promote a resolution he and Oregon representative Peter DeFazio sponsored to repeal the war authorization in February 2003. His speech, 35 "Questions That Won't Be Asked About Iraq", [cite web|url=http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2002/cr091002.htm|title=Questions That Won't Be Asked About Iraq|accessdate=2007-07-12|author=Paul, Ron|date=2002-09-10|publisher=U.S. House of Representatives|work=Congressional Record] was translated and published in German, French, Russian, Italian, and Swiss periodicals before the Iraq War began.cite web|url=http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB104725224693862700.html|title=A Far-Right Texan Inspires Antiwar Left|accessdate=2007-06-15|author=Murray, Shailagh|date=2003-03-10|work=Wall Street Journal]
*"Constitutional War Powers Amendments of 2007. USBill|110|HJ|53, 2007-09-25 (cosponsor)." Replaces the 1973 War Powers Resolution with law ensuring the "collective judgment of both the Congress and the President" in use of war powers.

International organizations

*"American Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2007. USBill|110|HR|1146, 2007-02-16, originally USBill|105|HR|1146, 1997-03-20." Ends U.S. participation and membership in the United Nations and its activities.
*World Trade Organization, 1999-2000: Withdraws U.S. membership in the World Trade Organization.

Borders and immigration

*"Terror Immigration Elimination Act of 2007. USBill|110|HR|3217, 2007-07-27, originally USBill|108|HR|488, 2003-01-29." Limits the issuance of student and diversity immigrant visas in relation to Saudi Arabia, countries that support terrorism, and countries not cooperating fully with United States antiterrorism efforts.
*Birthright citizenship: "USBill|110|HJ|46, 2007-06-13, originally USBill|109|HJ|46, 2005-04-28. Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to deny United States citizenship to individuals born in the United States to parents who are neither United States citizens nor persons who owe permanent allegiance to the United States." Clarifies the Fourteenth Amendment in accord with Paul's opposition to birthright citizenship.
*Trans-Texas Corridor: "USBill|110|HR|5191, 2008-01-29. To prohibit the use of Federal funds to carry out the highway project known as the "Trans-Texas Corridor"."

Terrorism

*"Police Security Protection Act. USBill|110|HR|3304, 2007-08-01, originally USBill|105|HR|1410, 1997-04-23 (Law Officer's Armor Vest Tax Credit Act of 1997)." Creates tax credit for law enforcement officers who purchase armor vests.
*"Anti-Terrorism Act of 2007. USBill|110|HR|3305, 2007-08-01, originally USBill|107|HR|2896, 2001-09-14." Proposed immediately after the September 11, 2001, attacks, permits pilots and navigators of aircraft, and law enforcement personnel detailed to aircraft, to carry firearms.
*"Marque and Reprisal Act of 2007. USBill|110|HR|3216, 2007-07-27. To authorize the President to issue letters of marque and reprisal with respect to certain acts of air piracy upon the United States on September 11, 2001, and other similar acts of war planned for the future."

Economy

Taxes

*"Tax Free Tips Act of 2007. USBill|110|HR|3664, 2007-09-25, originally USBill|105|HR|4408, 1998-08-05." Provides that tips shall not be subject to income or employment taxes.
*"Public Safety Tax Cut Act. USBill|110|HR|3303, 2007-08-01, originally USBill|106|HR|3124, 1999-10-21." Creates tax credit for police officers and professional firefighters, and makes public safety volunteer benefits nontaxable.
*"Cost of Government Awareness Act of 2007. USBill|110|HR|3601, 2007-09-19, originally USBill|106|HR|4855, 2000-07-13." Eliminates employer withholding tax and replaces it with monthly installment payment of income tax by employees, finding that withholding taxes are inherently deceptive and unfair and that they "hide the true cost of government from taxpayers, making tax increases more feasible".
*"Taxpayers' Freedom of Conscience Act of 2007. USBill|110|HR|1095, 2007-02-15, originally USBill|108|HR|1548, 2003-04-01. To prohibit any Federal official from expending any Federal funds for any population control or population planning program or any family planning activity."
*Property tax: "USBill|110|HR|4293, 2007-12-05, originally USBill|109|HR|5860, 2006-07-20." Creates income tax deduction for real property taxes.
*Abolition of income tax: "USBill|110|HJ|23, 2007-02-07. Proposing an amendment the Constitution of the United States relative to abolishing personal income, estate, and gift taxes and prohibiting the United States Government from engaging in business in competition with its citizens." Repeals the Sixteenth Amendment, income tax, estate tax, and gift tax, and limits the government only to Constitutionally authorized enterprises. Paul had proposed similar legislation in 1999-2000 and in 2001.
*Lutetium oxide: "USBill|110|HR|3731, 2007-10-02. To suspend temporarily the duty on lutetium oxide", an ingredient in laser crystals.

Inflation

*"Affordable Gas Price Act. USBill|110|HR|2415, 2007-05-21, originally USBill|109|HR|4004, 2005-10-06. To reduce the price of gasoline by allowing for offshore drilling, eliminating Federal obstacles to constructing refineries and providing incentives for investment in refineries, suspending Federal fuel taxes when gasoline prices reach a benchmark amount, and promoting free trade."

ound money

*"Coinage Act of 1983." Called for new legal-tender gold and silver coins. Ahead of its time, this Act anticipated the successful Gold Bullion Coin Act of 1985, which led to the minting of American Gold Eagles.cite news|url=http://www.libertydollar.org/news-stories/pdfs/1185851080.pdf|title=Presidential candidate Paul passionate over hard money: Texas legislator once ran investment coin firm|work=Coin World|date=2007-07-23|accessdate=2008-02-14|author=Doyle, Al]
*Gold standard, 1983: Attempted to reinstate the gold standard.
*Coinage legislation, 1984: Sought to require Congressional approval of any new coinage and paper money designs, and formal retention of all test notes from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
*"Federal Reserve Board Abolition Act. USBill|110|HR|2755, 2007-06-15, originally USBill|106|HR|1148, 1999-03-17." Abolishes the Federal Reserve Board and repeals the Federal Reserve Act.
*"Honest Money Act. USBill|110|HR|2756, 2007-06-15, originally USBill|108|HR|2779, 2003-07-17." Repeals 31 U.S.C. 5103, the legal tender law that currently mandates acceptance of Federal Reserve notes as legal tender, in accord with hard money policy.
*"Sunshine in Monetary Policy Act. USBill|110|HR|2754, 2007-06-15, originally USBill|109|HR|4892, 2006-03-07." Requires the Federal Reserve Board to continue to publish the M3 monetary aggregate on a weekly basis. The Federal Reserve ceased publishing M3 statistics as of March 23 2006, explaining that it costs a lot to collect the data but does not provide significantly useful information. [cite web|url=http://www.federalreserve.gov/Releases/h6/discm3.htm|title=Discontinuance of M3|date=2005-11-10|accessdate=2007-12-13|publisher=Federal Reserve]
*"Make No Cents Until It Makes Sense Act. USBill|110|HR|4127, 2007-11-08. To amend title 31, United States Code, to prohibit the further minting of 1-cent coins until the Secretary of the Treasury and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System certify in writing that there is not a surplus of 1-cent coins already available for use in transactions, and for other purposes." The U.S. Mint currently spends $.014, which is more than the face value, for each copper-clad zinc U.S. cent it produces. [cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/22/business/22charts.html?ex=1303358400&en=a4046a4dea6fa38e&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss|title=A Penny for Your Thoughts, and 1.4 Cents for the Penny|author=Norris, Floyd|date=2006-04-22|accessdate=2007-12-17|work=New York Times] Paul joked, "We can't even afford a zinc standard anymore."
*"Free Competition in Currency Act of 2007. USBill|110|HR|4683, 2007-12-13." Strikes sections 486 and 489 of title 18, United States Code, due to "prosecutorial abuse". [cite news|url=http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2007/cr121307h.htm|title=Statement Introducing the Free Competition in Currency Act|author=Paul, Ron|publisher=U.S. House of Representatives|work=Congressional Record|date=2007-12-13|accessdate=2008-02-08] The Code sections effectively restrict private minting, and were cited by the FBI as justification for its November 2007 raid of Liberty Services, and its seizure of property allegedly including nearly two tons of precious metals and copper — much of which had been independently minted by Liberty Services with Paul's image. [cite news|author=Lesnick, Gavin|title=Liberty Dollar office raided|work=Evansville Courier & Press|date=2007-11-15|accessdate=2008-02-08|url=http://www.courierpress.com/news/2007/nov/15/liberty-dollar-office-raided/] Paul commented, "If we don't do something about the dollar, the market will. I would like to legalize competition in currency."
*"Tax-Free Gold Act of 2008. USBill|110|HR|5427, 2008-02-13. To provide that no tax or fee may be imposed on certain coins and bullion." Prohibits taxation on gold, silver, platinum, palladium, or rhodium bullion and transactions, and state taxation on gold and silver legal tender currencies and instruments in interstate or foreign commerce.

ocial Security

*Social Security earnings limit repeal (cosponsor): Repealed the earnings limitation on Social Security. Seniors now continue working after retirement without being penalized.
*"Social Security Beneficiary Tax Reduction Act. USBill|110|HR|192, 2007-01-04, originally USBill|105|HR|2723, 1997-10-23." Repeals the 1993 increase in taxes on Social Security benefits.
*"Social Security Preservation Act. USBill|110|HR|219, 2007-01-04, originally USBill|106|HR|219, 1999-01-06, cosponsored since USBill|105|HR|857, 1997-02-27." Invests the Social Security surplus "trust funds" in marketable interest-bearing obligations and certificates of deposit, essentially insuring the integrity of the surplus.
*"Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act. USBill|110|HR|191, 2007-01-04, originally USBill|107|HR|4790, 2002-05-22, cosponsored since USBill|106|HR|761, 1999-02-12." Makes Social Security and Railroad Retirement Board payments nontaxable.
*"Social Security for Americans Only Act of 2007. USBill|110|HR|190, 2007-01-04, originally USBill|108|HR|489, 2003-01-29." Limits Social Security benefits to U.S. citizens and nationals.

Constitutional rights

Freedom of religion

*"Religious Freedom Amendment. USBill|105|HJRes|78, 1997-05-08 (cosponsor)." Clarifies the "right to acknowledge God according to the dictates of conscience" to include the right of prayer in public schools and other public property, and to prohibit state establishment of religion or requirements to participate in prayer.
*See We the People Act.

Freedom of association

*National ID (amendment): Prohibited funding for national identification numbers.
*"Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2007. USBill|110|HR|220, 2007-01-04, originally USBill|106|HR|220, 1999-01-06 (Freedom and Privacy Restoration Act)." Protects Social Security number confidentiality, prohibits uniform national identifying numbers, and prohibits imposition of federal identification standards.
*"TV Consumer Freedom Act. USBill|110|HR|3602, 2007-09-19, originally USBill|106|HR|1078, 1999-03-11." Requires consent for signal retransmission, eliminates must-carry requirements, terminates FCC mandates for television features and functions, and clarifies retransmission rights of satellite carriers.
*"Freedom to Bank Act. USBill|110|HR|2096, 2007-05-01, originally USBill|109|HR|6297, 2006-09-29." Ends laws and regulations which deny decision-making opportunities and communication control to bank account holders. States in its long title that such laws "treat the American people like children".

Right to keep and bear arms

*"Second Amendment Protection Act of 2007. USBill|110|HR|1096, 2007-02-15, originally USBill|105|HR|2721, 1997-10-23." Defends law-abiding citizens' Second Amendment rights to own firearms.
*"National Park Second Amendment Restoration and Personal Protection Act of 2007. USBill|110|HR|1897, 2007-04-17." Prohibits firearm regulation within the National Park System. Based on 2006 legislation by Senator George Allen.
*"Citizens Protection Act of 2007. USBill|110|HR|2424, 2007-05-22." Repeals the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 as amended.
*See also the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2007.

Habeas corpus

*See American Freedom Agenda Act.

Limited government

*Term limits, 1970s: Paul was the first member of Congress to propose term limits legislation in the House,cite news|url=http://www.seedship.com/politics/ronpaul1.html|title=The Libertarian Congressman Is Back|work=Wall Street Journal|date=1997-01-13|page=A18|accessdate=2007-09-27] one of several bills considered "ahead of their time" by "Texas Monthly" magazine.
*"Market Process Restoration Act of 1999. USBill|106|HR|1789, 1999-05-13." Repeals United States antitrust law (which limits cartels and monopolies), with intent to restore market economy benefits.
*"To repeal the Military Selective Service Act. USBill|110|HR|424, 2007-01-11, originally USBill|107|HR|1597, 2001-04-26, cosponsored since USBill|105|HR|2421, 1997-09-05." Abolishes the Selective Service System, prohibits reestablishment of the draft, and forbids denial of rights due to failure to register.
*Eminent domain: Prevented the Department of Housing and Urban Development from seizing a church in New York through eminent domain.
*International Criminal Court (ICC): Barred ICC jurisdiction over the U.S. military (2002 amendment).cite news|title=Paul says Americans' freedoms under siege|url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1007/6277_Page2.html|author=Bresnahan, John|work=Politico|date=2007-10-10|accessdate=2007-10-10]
*Global tax: Barred American participation in any U.N. "global tax" (2005 amendment).
*Surveillance: Barred surveillance on peaceful First Amendment activities by citizens (2006 amendment). Individual privacy may be an area of Paul's greatest influence, and he has long worked tirelessly against forms of what he considers to be federal snooping.
*"Sunlight Rule. USBill|110|HRes|63, 2007-01-12, originally USBill|109|HRes|709, 2006-03-02. Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to ensure that Members have a reasonable amount of time to read legislation that will be voted upon." Prohibits votes on legislation from occurring until ten days after its introduction, with the intent of giving lawmakers enough time to read bills before voting on them; allots 72 hours for House members and staff to examine the contents of amendments. Paul charged his fellow legislators with voting for the Patriot Act in 2001 without reading it first; more than 300 pages long, it was enacted into law less than 24 hours after being introduced. [cite web|url=http://www.house.gov/paul/tst/tst2007/tst091607.htm|title=The Sunlight Rule|accessdate=2007-09-27|author=Paul, Ron|date=2007-09-16|publisher=U.S. House of Representatives|work=Congressional Record]
*"Congressional Responsibility and Accountability Act. USBill|110|HR|3302, 2007-08-01." Prohibits federal rules and regulations not enacted into law by Congress, if they result in job loss or exceed specified costs to individuals, corporations, or all persons in aggregate.
*"American Freedom Agenda Act of 2007. USBill|110|HR|3835, 2007-10-15. To restore the Constitution's checks and balances and protections against government abuses as envisioned by the Founding Fathers." Proposes to "bar the use of evidence obtained through torture; require that federal intelligence gathering is conducted in accordance with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA); create a mechanism for challenging presidential signing statements; repeal the Military Commissions Act, which, among other things, denies habeas corpus to certain detainees; prohibit kidnapping, detentions, and torture abroad; protect journalists who publish information received from the executive branch; and ensure that secret evidence is not used to designate individuals or organizations with a presence in the U.S. as foreign terrorists." [cite web|url=http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/2165/t/1027/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=17371&t=|publisher=American Freedom Campaign|date=2007-10-15|accessdate=2007-10-15|title=Tell your U.S. Representative to co-sponsor the American Freedom Agenda Act]
*See also the limited government and income tax abolition amendment.

tates' rights

*"We the People Act. USBill|110|HR|300, 2007-01-05, originally USBill|108|HR|3893, 2004-03-04." Forbids all federal courts from hearing cases on abortion, same-sex unions, sexual practices, and government display of religious symbols, texts, and images. Makes federal court decisions on those subjects nonbinding as precedent in state courts,cite web|url=http://ronpaulaudio.com/rpaudio/RonPaulRandiRhodesAirAmericainterview081607.m3u|work=Air America|date=2007-08-16|accessdate=2007-09-27|author=Rhodes, Randi|title=Ron Paul interview battles Air America Randi Rhodes Show] and forbids federal courts from spending money to enforce their judgments.

Abortion

*"Sanctity of Life Act of 2007. USBill|110|HR|2597, 2007-06-06, originally USBill|109|HR|776, 2005-02-10." For the purposes of statutory construction over the jurisdictional limitation imposed, declares that "human life shall be deemed to exist from conception". Removes federal court jurisdiction over abortion cases arising from state laws and effectively negates "Roe v. Wade" as binding legal precedent.cite web|url=http://www.ronpaul2008.com/issues/life-and-liberty/|title=Life and Liberty|author=Paul, Ron|publisher=Ron Paul 2008|accessdate=2007-10-23|date=2007] Such laws permit states to declare abortion to be murder and to outlaw new fetal stem cell research and some contraception and fertility treatments. [cite news|author=Sealover, E|date=2007-07-16|url=http://www.gazette.com/articles/abortion_24888___article.html/colorado_group.html|title=Ballot initiative would outlaw abortion|work=Colorado Springs Gazette] [cite news|author=Stevens, A|date=2007-06-10|url=http://www.connectsavannah.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A313|title='Missing angels' or misogyny?|work=Women's eNews|publisher=Connect Savannah]
*See also Taxpayers' Freedom of Conscience Act of 2007.

tem-cell research

*"Cures Can Be Found Act of 2007. USBill|110|HR|457, 2007-01-12, originally USBill|109|HR|3444, 2005-07-26." Provides tax credits for qualified stem-cell research or storage and for donation of umbilical cord blood.

Education

*Teacher certification (amendment): Prohibited funding of federal teacher certification.
*"Family Education Freedom Act of 2007. USBill|110|HR|1056, 2007-02-14, originally USBill|105|HR|1816, 1997-06-05." [cite web|url=http://www.hslda.org/legislation/national/2001/HR368/default.asp|title=H.R. 368 – Family Education Freedom Act of 2001|accessdate=2007-09-13|date=2002-06-27|publisher=Home School Legal Defense Association|quote=Parents and individuals who provide for a child's education should be allowed to keep some of their tax money that would otherwise have been used to fund public education.] Provides tax credits to families towards spending on any type of children's education–related expenses, public, private, or homeschool.
*"Education Improvement Tax Cut Act. USBill|110|HR|1057, 2007-02-14, originally USBill|106|HR|936, 1999-03-02." Applies a $5,000 tax credit per child for donations to any school in support of scholarships or academic or extracurricular programs. [cite web|url=http://www.educationpolicy.org/newsletter/EEMar99.htm|title=Rep. Paul Introduces Education Package|accessdate=2007-09-14|date=1999-03|work=Education Exchange|publisher=Education Policy]
*"Teacher Tax Cut Act of 2007. USBill|110|HR|1059, 2007-02-14, originally USBill|106|HR|937, 1999-03-02." Provides all elementary and secondary school teachers with a $1,000 tax cut.
*"Hope Plus Scholarship Act of 2007. USBill|110|HR|1058, 2007-02-14, originally USBill|107|HR|2410, 2001-06-28." Includes qualified education expenses within the Hope Scholarship Credit.
*"Professional Educators Tax Relief Act of 2007. USBill|110|HR|1060, 2007-02-14, originally USBill|107|HR|2411, 2001-06-28." Gives all K–12 school librarians, counselors, and other personnel the same $1,000 tax credit as the Teacher Tax Cut Act. [cite web|url=http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2003/cr021103d.htm|title=Teacher Tax Cut Act|accessdate=2007-09-14|date=2003-02-11|publisher=U.S. House of Representatives|work=Congressional Record]
*"Make College Affordable Act of 2007. USBill|110|HR|193, 2007-01-04, originally USBill|109|HR|401, 2005-01-26, cosponsored since USBill|106|HR|1631, 1999-04-29." Creates full tax deduction for higher education expenses and interest on student loans.
*"Education Professional Development Tax Credit Act of 2007: USBill|110|HR|4078, 2007-11-05. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow elementary and secondary school teachers a credit against income tax for professional development and training expenses."

Environment

*"A bill to repeal the Soil and Water Conservation Act of 1977. USBill|96|HR|7079, 1980-04-16."
*Dredging: "USBill|96|HR|7245, 1980-05-01." Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to remove federal jurisdiction from dumping in private (nonnavigable) waters, and from state dumping permit programs; permits applicants, rather than the Secretary of the Army, to specify disposal sites when requesting permission to discharge dredged or fill material into interstate navigable waters.
*Fisheries: "USBill|105|HR|3735, 1998-04-28. To disapprove a rule requiring the use of bycatch reduction devices in the shrimp fishery of the Gulf of Mexico." Annuls federal mandates that require private fisheries to reduce catches of nontargeted species at their own cost.
*Environmental Protection Agency: "USBill|106|HJ|104, 2000-07-13." Disapproves an EPA rule published on 2000-07-13, relating to proposed revisions to its pollutant discharge reduction program, federal antidegradation policy, and water quality planning and management regulations.
*Lake Texana dam: Transferred ownership of the Lake Texana dam project from the federal government to Texas.cite web|url=http://www.texasmonthly.com/2001-10-01/feature7.php|title=Dr. No|author=Gwynne, Sam C.|date=2001-10-01|accessdate=2007-10-23|work=Texas Monthly]
*San Jacinto disposal area: "USBill|110|HR|4829, 2007-12-18. To authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey the surface estate of the San Jacinto Disposal Area to the city of Galveston, Texas."

Health

Health reform

*"Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2007. USBill|110|HR|3341, 2007-08-02, originally USBill|108|HR|1247, 2003-03-12." Exempts health care professionals from antitrust laws in their negotiations with health plans and health insurance issuers.
*"Comprehensive Health Care Reform Act of 2007. USBill|110|HR|3343, 2007-08-02, originally USBill|108|HR|1287, 2003-03-13." Strengthens health savings accounts and credit for health care costs, carries forward unused health benefits, and repeals threshold on medical expenses deduction.
*"Seniors' Health Care Freedom Act of 2007. USBill|110|HR|195, 2007-01-04, originally USBill|109|HR|580, 2005-02-02, cosponsored since USBill|106|HR|2867, 1999-09-14." Facilitates private contracts under Medicare.
*"Treat Physicians Fairly Act of 2007. USBill|110|HR|3344, 2007-08-02, originally USBill|109|HR|4872, 2006-03-02." Creates tax credit to medical care providers against income tax for uncompensated emergency medical care, and deduction to hospitals for such care.
*"Enhanced Options for Rural Health Care Act of 2007. USBill|110|HR|1899, 2007-04-17, originally USBill|109|HR|6154, 2006-09-21." Gives specific permission for rural health facilities designated as critical access hospitals to offer assisted living services without losing their designation.

Tax cuts

*"Prescription Drug Affordability Act. USBill|110|HR|194, 2007-01-04, originally USBill|106|HR|3636, 2000-02-10 (Pharmaceutical Freedom Act)." Creates prescription drug tax credit and facilitates import and Internet sale of such drugs.
*"Cancer and Terminal Illness Patient Health Care Act. USBill|110|HR|4684, 2007-12-13, originally USBill|106|HR|4265, 2000-04-13." Assists those suffering from cancer and other life-threatening illnesses by waiving the employee portion of Social Security taxes.
*"Child Health Care Affordability Act. USBill|110|HR|1898, 2007-04-17, originally USBill|106|HR|4799, 2000-06-29 (Family Health Tax Cut Act)." Creates income tax credit for medical expenses for dependents.
*"Freedom From Unnecessary Litigation Act of 2007. USBill|110|HR|3342, 2007-08-02, originally USBill|108|HR|1249, 2003-03-12." Creates tax credit for the cost of insurance against negative outcomes from surgery, such as against malpractice of a physician.
*Phosphoric acid: "USBill|110|HR|3732, 2007-10-02. To suspend temporarily the duty on phosphoric acid, lanthanum salt, cerium terbium-doped", compounds which have medical uses.

Health freedom

*"Parental Consent Act of 2007. USBill|110|HR|2387, 2007-05-17, originally USBill|108|HR|5236, 2004-10-06 (Let Parents Raise Their Kids Act). To prohibit the use of Federal funds for any universal or mandatory mental health screening program."
*"Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2007. USBill|110|HR|1009, 2007-02-13, originally USBill|109|HR|3037, 2005-06-22." Excludes industrial hemp from the definition of marihuana for Controlled Substances Act purposes, thereby giving the states the power to regulate and permit farming of hemp. The measure would be a first since the national prohibition of industrial hemp farming in the United States. Paul joined prominent liberal Democrats in urging this proposal. He contends that it would help North Dakota and other agriculture states, where farmers have requested the ability to farm hemp for years.cite news|url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/column?oid=oid%3A477963|title=Reefer Madness: 'Let's Embarrass Ron Paul'|work=Austin Chronicle|date=2007-05-25] "The Economist" wrote that his support for hemp farming could appeal to farmers in Iowa.cite news|url=http://www.economist.com/world/na/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9371878|title=On a high|work=Economist|date=2007-06-21]
*"Health Freedom Protection Act. USBill|110|HR|2117, 2007-05-02, originally USBill|109|HR|4282, 2005-11-09." Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act regarding health claims of foods and dietary supplements. Authorizes specific health claims to be made about saw palmetto, omega-3 fatty acids, glucosamine, chondroitin sulfate, and calcium. Establishes government burden of proof in false advertising cases.

Agriculture

*Ag and rural legislation: Cofounded Congressional Rural Caucus, a bipartisan group which promotes legislation to help the agriculture industry and rural communities.
*"Agriculture Education Freedom Act. USBill|110|HR|1720, 2007-03-27, originally USBill|105|HR|3626, 1998-04-01." Makes nontaxable the sale of animals raised and sold as part of an educational program.
*Seafood: "USBill|110|HCR|125, 2007-04-23 (cosponsor). Recognizing the health benefits of eating seafood as part of a balanced diet, and supporting the goals and ideals of National Seafood Month."
*Unpasteurized milk: "USBill|110|HR|4077, 2007-11-05. To authorize the interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk products in final package form for human consumption" between states permitting its sale.

Ballot access

*"Voter Freedom Act of 2007. USBill|110|HR|3600, 2007-09-19, originally USBill|105|HR|2477, 1997-09-16." Establishes the right of ballot access for candidates with timely petitions containing 1,000 signatures.

References

ee also

* [http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400311&tab=bills GovTrack.us]
* [http://thomas.loc.gov Thomas, a Library of Congress service]