Ted Cruz, R-TX
Ted Cruz is a Republican Senator from Texas.
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The list below shows the pieces of legislation (including bills, resolutions, and amendments) that this legislator has sponsored. Not all pieces of legislation have been brought for a roll call vote.
- s1510-119 - A bill to amend the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act of 2018 to strengthen the powers of the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board, and for other purposes. (aka Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Reauthorization Act)
- s129-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the application of the income tax on qualified tips through a deduction allowed to all individual taxpayers, and for other purposes. (aka No Tax on Tips Act)
- s2506-119 - A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to establish and carry out a program to enable the rapid development, testing, and scalable manufacture of small unmanned aircraft systems, and for other purposes. (aka SkyFoundry Act of 2025)
- s58-119 - A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 107 North Hoyne Avenue in Fritch, Texas, as the "Chief Zeb Smith Post Office".
- s1581-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create Universal Savings Accounts. (aka Universal Savings Account Act of 2025)
- s2109-119 - A bill to require the Secretary of the Air Force to conduct planning and design activities for an addition to a child development center at Dyess Air Force Base, and for other purposes. (aka Dyess CDC Addition Design Authorization Act)
- s370-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish tax credits to encourage individual and corporate taxpayers to contribute to scholarships for students through eligible scholarship-granting organizations and eligible workforce training organizations, and for other purposes. (aka Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity Act)
- s1188-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for permanent full expensing for property used to capture gas that would otherwise be flared or vented and to use such gas in value-added products. (aka Facilitating Lower Atmospheric Released Emissions Act)
- s32-119 - A bill to clarify where court may be held for certain district courts in Texas and California. (aka LACA)
- s2351-119 - A bill to supplement existing lease authorities available to the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to support research, education, and training, and for other purposes. (aka Space Exploration Research Act)
- s117-119 - A bill to provide remedies to members of the Armed Forces discharged or subject to adverse action under the COVID-19 vaccine mandate. (aka Allowing Military Exemptions, Recognizing Individual Concerns About New Shots Act of 2025)
- s2509-119 - A bill to ensure that parents are aware of foreign influence in their child's public school, and for other purposes. (aka Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act)
- s1976-119 - A bill to authorize congressional fellowships under the Skillbridge program. (aka Skillbridge Congressional Fellowship Act of 2025)
- s2394-119 - A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 505 East 9th Avenue in Amarillo, Texas, as the "Mayor Jerry H. Hodge Post Office Building".
- s143-119 - A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to repeal the natural gas tax. (aka Natural Gas Tax Repeal Act)
- s2080-119 - A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to accelerate the procurement of the future long range assault aircraft by initiating early production of not more than 24 such aircraft, and for other purposes. (aka FLRAA Production Acceleration Act of 2025)
- s430-119 - A bill to require sellers of event tickets to disclose comprehensive information to consumers about ticket prices and related fees. (aka TICKET Act)
- s2075-119 - A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to accelerate development and procurement of aeromedical evacuation and special operations configurations of the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft, and for other purposes. (aka Future Long Range Assault Aircraft Medical Evacuation and Special Operations Procurement Act of 2025)
- s1869-119 - A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to carry out an operational experimentation program to evaluate the military utility of optionally piloted vehicle rotary-wing aircraft, and for other purposes. (aka Helicopter Operational Versatility and Enhanced Readiness Act of 2025)
- s496-119 - A bill to exclude certain amounts relating to compensating victims of the Texas Panhandle fires, and for other purposes. (aka Wildfire Victim Tax Relief and Recovery Act)
- s802-119 - A bill to amend title 14, United States Code, to make appropriations for Coast Guard pay in the event an appropriations Act expires before the enactment of a new appropriations Act, and for other purposes. (aka Pay Our Coast Guard Act)
- s2010-119 - A bill to require online service providers to disclose their acceptable use policies, provide users with written notice before the termination of a user's account, and publish an annual report detailing actions taken to enforce their acceptable use policies, and for other purposes. (aka TERMS Act)
- s218-119 - A bill to designate the area between the intersections of 16th Street, Northwest and Fuller Street, Northwest and 16th Street, Northwest and Euclid Street, Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, as "Oswaldo Paya Way".
- s1810-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary students. (aka Universal School Choice Act)
- s2056-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently allow a tax deduction at the time an investment in qualified property is made, and for other purposes. (aka Cost Recovery and Expensing Acceleration to Transform the Economy and Jumpstart Opportunities for Businesses and Startups Act)
- s817-119 - A bill to provide for the imposition of sanctions with respect to forced organ harvesting within the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes. (aka Falun Gong Protection Act)
- s1244-119 - A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow parents of eligible military dependent children to establish Military Education Savings Accounts, and for other purposes. (aka Education Savings Accounts for Military Families Act of 2025)
- s2547-119 - A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties for individuals who illegally enter and reenter the United States after being removed, and for other purposes. (aka Kate's Law)
- s72-119 - A bill to remove aliens who fail to comply with a release order, to enroll all aliens on the ICE nondetailed docket in the Alternatives to Detention program with continuous GPS monitoring, and for other purposes. (aka Justice for Jocelyn Act)
- s28-119 - A bill to require the disclosure of a camera or recording capability in certain internet-connected devices. (aka Informing Consumers about Smart Devices Act)
- s900-119 - A bill to require certain flags of the United States to be made in the United States, and for other purposes. (aka Make American Flags in America Act of 2025)
- s104-119 - A bill to rescind Presidential memoranda on the withdrawal of certain areas of the outer Continental Shelf from oil or natural gas leasing. (aka Overturn Biden’s Offshore Energy Ban Act)
- s1901-119 - A bill to address the effect of litigation on applications to export liquefied natural gas, and for other purposes. (aka Protect LNG Act of 2025)
- s2583-119 - A bill to require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to expand and modernize the weather radio system of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes. (aka NOAA Weather Radio Modernization Act)
- s798-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the indexing of certain assets for purposes of determining gain or loss. (aka Capital Gains Inflation Relief Act of 2025)
- s1781-119 - A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to establish additional payments for unborn livestock under the livestock indemnity payment program. (aka LIP Enhancement Act of 2025)
- s146-119 - A bill to require covered platforms to remove nonconsensual intimate visual depictions, and for other purposes. (aka TAKE IT DOWN Act)
- s1124-119 - A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit the Federal reserve banks from offering certain products or services directly to an individual, to prohibit the use of central bank currency for monetary policy, and for other purposes. (aka Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act)
- s115-119 - A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to establish a criminal penalty for unauthorized access to Department of Defense facilities. (aka GATE CRASHERS Act)
- s571-119 - A bill to require benefit eligibility determination to be made within a certain period of time. (aka Officer John Barnes Act)
- s582-119 - A bill to provide for the authorized use of Federal vehicle transportation by certain astronauts. (aka Astronaut Ground Travel Support Act)
- s524-119 - A bill to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes. (aka Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025)
- s2105-119 - A bill to require the Secretary of the Air Force to conduct planning and design activities for Tye Gate and Arnold Gate infrastructure improvements at Dyess Air Force Base, and for other purposes. (aka Dyess Air Base Access Infrastructure Design Act)
- s718-119 - A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to require the impaneling of a new jury if a jury fails to recommend by unanimous vote a sentence for conviction of a crime punishable by death. (aka Eric’s Law)
- s512-119 - A bill to impose criminal and immigration penalties for intentionally fleeing a pursuing Federal officer while operating a motor vehicle. (aka Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act)
- s2503-119 - A bill to require all aircraft to be equipped with Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast In, to improve aviation safety, and for other purposes. (aka ROTOR Act)
- s1718-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create invest America accounts. (aka Invest America Act)
- s2025-119 - A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Navy to integrate nacelle improvement modifications into the CMV-22 aircraft fleet to improve readiness and reliability and sustain the tiltrotor industrial base, and for other purposes. (aka CMV–22 Reliability and Readiness Enhancement Act)
- s1852-119 - A bill to amend the International Bridge Act of 1972 to streamline the Presidential permitting process for international bridges and land ports of entry, and for other purposes. (aka IBEM Act of 2025)
- s839-119 - A bill to prohibit the use of funds to implement, administer, or enforce measures requiring certain employees to refer to an individual by the preferred pronouns of such individual or a name other than the legal name of such individual, and for other purposes. (aka Safeguarding Honest Speech Act)
- s1614-119 - A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to approve a rehabilitation program for certain veterans with service-connected disabilities that include the pursuit of non-degree flight training programs, and for other purposes. (aka Authorizing Vocational and Instructional Aviation Training for Eligible Veterans Act of 2025)
- s685-119 - A bill to ensure State and local law enforcement officers are permitted to cooperate with Federal officials to protect our communities from violent criminals and suspected terrorists who are illegally present in the United States. (aka Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act)
- s215-119 - A bill to amend the mission statement of the United States Military Academy to include the phrase "Duty, Honor, Country". (aka Maintaining Academy Culture and Assuring Retention of Tradition, Honor, and Unity of the Republic Act (MACARTHUR) Act)
- s283-119 - A bill to require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and the Administrator of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to develop a standard methodology for identifying the country of origin of seafood to support enforcement against illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and for other purposes. (aka Illegal Red Snapper and Tuna Enforcement Act)
- s1081-119 - A bill to require the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to submit certain reports to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives, and for other purposes. (aka Comprehensive NASA Reporting Act of 2025)
- s1278-119 - A bill to require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to conduct a project to improve forecasts of coastal marine fog, and for other purposes. (aka Fog Observations and Geographic Forecasting Act)
- s2293-119 - A bill to require the President to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization, to direct the Secretary of State to submit a report to Congress regarding such designation, and for other purposes. (aka Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act of 2025)
- s677-119 - A bill to require the designation of certain airports as ports of entry. (aka Border Airport Fairness Act of 2025)
- s442-119 - A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of the Air Force to operate a Technical Training Center of Excellence, and for other purposes. (aka Advancing Innovation and Maintenance through Headquarters for Instruction, Growth, and High-tech training Act)
- s214-119 - A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the rate of the special pension payable to Medal of Honor recipients, and for other purposes. (aka MEDAL Act of 2025)
- s2030-119 - A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Navy to incorporate nacelle improvements into the CMV-22 aircraft fleet to improve readiness and reliability and sustain the tiltrotor industrial base, and for other purposes. (aka CMV–22 Readiness Enhancement and Industrial Sustainment Act)
- s1487-119 - A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify that international organizations are not immune from the jurisdiction of the courts of the United States in certain cases related to terrorism. (aka LIABLE Act)
- s1641-119 - A bill to restore fairness to service members who filed religious accommodation requests and ensure their career progression is justly reviewed. (aka Reaffirming Every Servicemembers' Trust Of Religious Exemptions Act)
- s615-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise taxes on taxable chemicals and taxable substances. (aka Chemical Tax Repeal Act)
- s271-119 - A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties for individuals who illegally reenter the United States after being removed, and for other purposes. (aka Stop Illegal Reentry Act)
- s1684-119 - A bill to require audits of institutions with respect to disclosures of foreign gifts, and for other purposes.
- s276-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand and improve health savings accounts, and for other purposes. (aka Personalized Care Act of 2025)
- s303-119 - A bill to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to limit to $0 the amount that the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection may request to fund the activities of the Bureau. (aka Defund the CFPB Act)
- s2376-119 - A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to include rioting in the definition of racketeering activity.
- s759-119 - A bill to provide for standardization, publication, and accessibility of data relating to public outdoor recreational use of Federal waterways, and for other purposes. (aka Modernizing Access to Our Public Oceans Act)
- s933-119 - A bill to authorize programs for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for fiscal year 2025, and for other purposes. (aka NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2025)
- s1951-119 - A bill to ensure the preservation and operational integrity of the aeromedical evacuation capabilities of the Department of the Army within the Medical Service Corps and to maintain the role of the Medical Service Corps as the primary joint service provider for intra-theater aeromedical evacuation, and for other purposes. (aka RESCUE Act of 2025)
- s197-119 - A bill to require the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to review any purchase or lease of real estate near a military installation or military airspace in the United States by a foreign person connected to or subsidized by the Russian Federation, the People's Republic of China, the Islamic Republic of Iran, or the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and for other purposes. (aka Protecting Military Installations and Ranges Act of 2025)
- s83-119 - A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide enhanced penalties for convicted murderers who kill or target America's public safety officers. (aka Thin Blue Line Act)
- s70-119 - A bill to require the imposition of sanctions with respect to Ansarallah and its officials, agents, or affiliates for acts of international terrorism.
- s152-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit kindergarten through grade 12 educational expenses to be paid from a 529 account. (aka Student Empowerment Act)
- sres82-119 - An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- sjres56-119 - A joint resolution designating the month of June as "Life Month". (aka Life Month Resolution)
- sjres7-119 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Addressing the Homework Gap Through the E-Rate Program".
- sjres1-119 - A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to limiting the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.
- sjres16-119 - A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices.
- sjres3-119 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales".
- sjres4-119 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters".
Vote Summary
The chart below shows all the votes cast by this legislator. The bars are color-coded by party. Red bars indicate votes cast in support of Republican-sponsored legislation or against Democrat-sponsored legislation; blue bars indicate the opposite.
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All Votes
Ted Cruz has cast 499 votes in the current session of Congress. We calculate that 0 were party-line votes. This equates to 0% of the total votes cast by this legislator.
Nomination Votes
Ted Cruz has cast 0 votes for nominees in the current session of Congress. We calculate that 0 were party-line votes. This equates to NaN% of the total nomination votes cast by this legislator.