Support legislation restricting federal courts from hearing cases like Roe v. Wade.

Rand Paul · Kentucky · Republican

policy impact 0.84 specificity 0.91 extraction confidence 98%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

Occurrences

I would strongly support legislation restricting federal courts from hearing cases like Roe v. Wade.

Paul commits to backing jurisdiction-stripping legislation aimed at Roe v. Wade.

Abortion | Rand Paul 2010 | U.S. Senate
primary · campaign_site · model gpt-5.4-mini

I would strongly support legislation restricting federal courts from hearing cases like Roe v. Wade.

Paul pledges support for legislation limiting federal court jurisdiction over Roe-type cases.

Advocating for Sanctity of Life - Senator Rand Paul
primary · other · model gpt-5.4-mini

Evidence

unverified · Source version 20290 · locator unknown

"I would strongly support legislation restricting federal courts from hearing cases like Roe v. Wade."

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Paul’s official Senate issue page reiterates the exact commitment, showing continued support for jurisdiction-stripping legislation aimed at abortion cases. It does not show enactment or passage of such legislation, so the promise remains unresolved rather than delivered.

unresolved later_term

Advocating for Sanctity of Life - Senator Rand Paul
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 97%

unverified · Source version 62033 · locator unknown

Action Mr. Paul (for himself, Mr. Daines, Mr. Thune, Mr. Rounds, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Risch, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Braun, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Scott of South Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary Bill Number S. 99 Bill Version Introduced in Senate (IS)

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official GovInfo bill metadata documents a later-term Paul-sponsored abortion/personhood bill effort, but the action shown is referral to Judiciary rather than enactment or completed jurisdiction-stripping legislation.

unresolved later_term A for effort

S. 99 (IS) - Life at Conception Act of 2021 - BILLS-117s99is | Content Details | GovInfo
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 82%

verified · Source version 62035 · locator 332

The applications for stay presented to JUSTICE ALITO and by him referred to the Court are granted. The May 1, 2026 order of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, case No. 26–30203, is stayed pending disposition of the appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The Supreme Court order shows abortion-related litigation still proceeding in federal courts in 2026, with no enacted jurisdiction-stripping law preventing such cases from being heard.

unresolved later_term

25a1207_21p3.pdf
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. later_term

Rand Paul continued to publicly support jurisdiction-stripping legislation aimed at abortion cases after his 2010 Senate campaign, including stating on his Senate issue page that he would strongly support legislation restricting federal courts from hearing cases like Roe v. Wade. However, the evidence does not show that such legislation was enacted, passed, or materially advanced to completion through his work. Because he remains in federal office and the record provided shows support but not delivery of the promised legislative outcome, the promise is best treated as unresolved rather than delivered.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 78%