Ron Paul’s Legislative Bills Left in Committee

Congressman Ron Paul of Texas list of proposed Legislative Bills with text.

I have heard several news stories in the last few weeks of the 300 bills Ron Paul has introduced that have never been brought up for a vote in congress. These news reports have mostly mocked Mr. Paul for not having much of his legislation pass his piers in congress, but no discussion of whether these bills have any substance to them or were frivolous.

In my month long search for the truth I found dozens of bills that would help American citizens tremendously but Congress refused to bring them up for a vote. I decided to study these bills and post the text of them here for your enlightenment.

My hope here is that these pages will be used, shared, and understood and that supporters of these ideas will demand of their representatives that they be brought up for an up or down vote in the House of Representatives. Several of these bills seem so simple and would be a great relief to citizens dealing with government intrusion in states rights as well as the rights of the individual and American families.

Congressman Ron Paul

The links below are full text of legislative bills submitted by Ron Paul for consideration by the Congress of the United States of America. Clicking each link will take you to the text of the bill and it’s current status. There will be a link back to this list at the bottom of each bill that will bring you back here to check out any other bills Ron Paul has proposed that you may be interested in.

I was pleasantly surprised that several of these bills are in contrary to the reported views of Congressman Paul in the media. I will be adding more legislative bills as I have time to work on this project.

Thank you for your support and for sharing Ron Paul’s legislation with your friends.

H. R. 147: Prescription Drug Affordability Act
This bill was introduced to combat the rising cost of prescription drugs by increasing the supply by approving more reputable importers.

H. R. 148: Social Security for Americans Only Act of 2011
To amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide prospectively that wages earned, and self-employment income derived, by individuals who are not citizens or nationals of the United States shall not be credited for coverage under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program under such title.

H. R. 149: Social Security Beneficiary Tax Reduction Act
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1993 increase in taxes on Social Security benefits.

H. R. 150: Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act
This bill would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the inclusion in gross income of Social Security benefits and elimate the tax senior citizens pay on the income they receive in Social Security payments.

H. R. 151: Seniors’ Health Care Freedom Act of 2010
No persons otherwise eligible for old-age benefits under Social Security shall be denied such benefits because of their voluntary refusal to participate in any part of the Medicare program.

H. R. 219: Social Security Preservation Act of 2011
This bill amend title II of the Social Security Act to ensure the Social Security trust funds by requiring the Managing Trustee to invest the annual surplus of such trust funds and not to be put in the general funds account of the Federal Government to be spent immediately on things unrelated to Social Security payments.

H. R. 220: Identity Theft Prevention Act
To amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security account numbers issued under such title, to prohibit the establishment in the Federal Government of any uniform national identifying number.

H. R. 459: Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2011
To require a full audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal reserve banks by the Comptroller General of the United States before the end of 2012, and for other purposes.

H. R. 953: Make College Affordable Act of 2011
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make higher education more affordable by providing a full tax deduction for higher education expenses and interest on student loans.

H. R. 954: Family Education Freedom Act
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a credit against income tax for tuition and related expenses for public and nonpublic elementary and secondary education.

H. R. 958: We the People Act
To limit the jurisdiction of the Federal courts, and for other purposes.

H. R. 1094: Federal Reserve Board Abolition Act
To abolish the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal reserve banks, to repeal the Federal Reserve Act, and for other purposes.

H. R. 1095: Freedom to Bank Act
To sunset Federal laws and regulations which treat the American people like children by denying them the opportunity to make their own decision regarding control of their bank accounts and what type of information they wish to receive from their banks, and for other purposes.

H. R. 1096: Sanctity of Life Act of 2011
To provide that human life shall be deemed to exist from conception, and for other purposes.

H. R. 1097: Complete and Permanent Property Tax Deduction Act
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand and make permanent the standard deduction for real property taxes.

H. R. 1099: Taxpayers’ Freedom of Conscience Act of 2011
To prohibit any Federal official from expending any Federal funds for any population control or population planning program or any family planning activity.

HR 1101 IH: End the Mandate Act of 2011
To restore the American people’s freedom to choose the health insurance that best meets their individual needs by repealing the mandate that all Americans obtain government-approved health insurance.

H. R. 1102 Affordable Gas Price Act
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.

H.R.1139 Tax Free Tips Act of 2011
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that tips shall not be subject to income or employment taxes. Tips- For purposes of subsection (a), tips shall be treated as property transferred by gift.’

H.R.1146 American Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2009
To end membership of the United States in the United Nations. Termination of Participation in United Nations- The President shall terminate all participation by the United States in the United Nations, and any organ, specialized agency, commission, or other formally affiliated body of the United Nations.

HR 1201: Thrift Savings Fund Improvement Act
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of a precious metals investment option in the Thrift Savings Fund.

HR 1271 Agriculture Education Freedom Act
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received on the sale of animals which are raised and sold as part of an educational program.

HR 1495 Gold Reserve Transparency Act of 2011
To provide for an audit of all gold owned by the United States.

HR 1496: Federal Reserve Transparency Act
To amend title 31, United States Code, to reform the manner in which the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is audited by the Comptroller General of the United States and the manner in which such audits are reported.

HR 1830:
To authorize the interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk products that are packaged for direct human consumption. This bill is to protect the Amish who were recently raided and arrested for the use of and the selling of unpasturized milk.

HR 1831: Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2011
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marihuana, and for other purposes.

My hope here is that these pages will bring understanding to the real views of Ron Paul that have been so distorted by the media, and that you will share these pages with your friends. I pray that supporters of these small government ideas will demand that their representatives bring Mr. Paul’s bills up for an up or down vote in the House of Representatives.