Troy E. Nehls, R-TX

Troy E. Nehls is a Republican Representative from Texas's House District 22.

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Sponsored Legislation:

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.

• hr188-119 - To require that the Amtrak Board of Directors comply with the open meetings requirements of section 552b of title 5, United States Code, and for other purposes. (aka Amtrak Transparency and Accountability for Passengers and Taxpayers Act)
• hr3598-119 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish a pilot program for small, nonlethal deescalation unmanned aircraft to be used for law enforcement and public safety, and for other purposes. (aka Deescalation Drone Pilot Program Act of 2025)
• hr7553-119 - To provide for updates to the Federal Aviation Administration type certification process to support development of new and novel technologies, and for other purposes. (aka Aviation Innovation and Global Competitiveness Act)
• hr7510-119 - To prohibit certain foreign governments from acquiring intellectual property rights of research conducted by United States universities, faculty, staff, or students, and for other purposes. (aka Preventing Research Ownership Transfer to External Competitive Threats (PROTECT) Act of 2026)
• hr9071-119 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify and expand the prohibition on coercion and enticement to include patronizing or soliciting a minor for a commercial sex act, and for other purposes. (aka Preventing Trafficking of Minors Act of 2026)
• hr7371-119 - To restrict the air transportation of certain live animals in interstate and foreign commerce to enhance aviation safety, biosecurity, and operational efficiency in civil aviation, and for other purposes. (aka No Flight, No Fight Act of 2026)
• hr2607-119 - To designate residents of South Africa as Priority 2 refugees of special humanitarian concern, and for other purposes. (aka AFRIKANER Act)
• hr696-119 - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform temporary protected status, and for other purposes. (aka End Unaccountable Amnesty Act)
• hr5523-119 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to raise the retirement age for pilots engaged in commercial aviation operations, and for other purposes. (aka Let Experienced Pilots Fly Act of 2025)
• hr2218-119 - To amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate a waiver under that Act, to eliminate an authorization for States to use new motor vehicle emission and new motor vehicle engine emissions standards identical to standards adopted in California, and for other purposes. (aka Stop California from Advancing Regulatory Burden Act of 2025)
• hr9037-119 - To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to improve and expand electronic filing capabilities for Federal Aviation Administration Form 337, and for other purposes.
• hr5697-119 - To adjust the effective date of any adjustment based on Consumer Price Index to rail passenger liability cap that occurs during calendar year 2026. (aka Passenger Rail Liability Adjustment Act of 2025)
• hr2071-119 - To require the United States Executive Directors at the international financial institutions to oppose certain projects involving shrimp production. (aka Save Our Shrimpers Act)
• hr3362-119 - To authorize grants for crime victims to be distributed to angel families, and for other purposes. (aka Justice for Angel Families Act)
• hr4711-119 - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to ensure the timely completion of all removal proceedings. (aka Rapid Expulsion of Migrant Offenders who Violate and Evade Act)
• hjres111-119 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Barred Owl Management Strategy".
• hres197-119 - Censuring Representative Al Green of Texas.
• hr6665-119 - To prohibit the Nuclear Regulatory Commission from issuing certain licenses for the storage of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste, and for other purposes. (aka Consolidated Interim Storage Facility Restriction Act of 2025)
• hr7916-119 - To amend title 34, United States Code, to authorize eligible privately owned and operated forensic DNA testing laboratories to directly upload qualifying DNA profiles to the National DNA Index System, and for other purposes. (aka CODIS Access Modernization Act)
• hr355-119 - To remove aliens who fail to comply with a release order, to enroll all aliens on the nondetained docket of an immigration court in the Alternatives to Detention program with continuous GPS monitoring, and for other purposes. (aka Justice for Jocelyn Act)
• hr309-119 - To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide funding for the National Law Enforcement Museum, and for other purposes. (aka National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support, and Community Outreach Act)
• hr1085-119 - To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the National Institutes of Health from awarding any support for an activity or program that uses live animals in research unless the research occurs in the United States, and for other purposes. (aka CARGO Act of 2025)
• hr446-119 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the rate of the excise tax on investment income of private colleges and universities. (aka Endowment Tax Fairness Act)
• hr2514-119 - To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to restroom access for certain drivers, and for other purposes. (aka Trucker Bathroom Access Act)
• hr7662-119 - To enhance safety requirements for trains transporting hazardous materials, and for other purposes. (aka Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2026)
• hr6987-119 - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify the definition of "public charge" and "likely at any time to become a public charge," to establish requirements for affidavits of support and public charge bonds, and for other purposes. (aka Public Charge Clarification Act of 2026)
• hr2515-119 - To provide for a grant program for adoption of certain telematics systems onboard freight railcars, and for other purposes. (aka American Tank Car Modernization Act of 2025)
• hr695-119 - 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 of Honor Act)
• hr2735-119 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to modify provisions relating to kidnapping, sexual abuse, and illicit sexual conduct with respect to minors. (aka Strengthening Child Exploitation Enforcement Act)
• hr3410-119 - To allow for the operation of civil supersonic flight in the national airspace system under certain conditions, and for other purposes. (aka Supersonic Aviation Modernization Act)
• hr7442-119 - To eliminate the Carbon Reduction Program and PROTECT Program and dedicate the funding to a new bridge formula program that distributes funding based primarily on overall deck area, and for other purposes. (aka National Bridge Funding Reform Act)

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.

See the about page for the methodology we use to determine what is and is not a party-line vote.