Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz

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U.S. Senator from Texas

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10
Sponsored bills
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Finance records

Profile Snapshot

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Office
U.S. Senator from Texas
State
Texas
Jurisdiction
Statewide
Serving
Currently serving
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Rafael Edward Cruz is an American politician and attorney serving as the junior United States senator from Texas since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Cruz was the solicitor general of Texas from 2003 to 2008. Since 2025, Cruz has chaired the Senate Commerce Committee. (Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Biography source: official page

Issue Activity

Stored voting recordsIssue tags where available
Uncategorized votes
8 stored votes · 6 yea · 1 nay
National Security
4 stored votes · 3 yea · 1 nay
Constitutional Rights
3 stored votes · 3 yea · 0 nay
Fiscal Responsibility
2 stored votes · 2 yea · 0 nay
Energy
2 stored votes · 0 yea · 2 nay
Election Integrity
1 stored vote · 1 yea · 0 nay

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40/41 verified

Every item below is a stored record. 40 have a named source with a working link, 1 have partial sourcing.

  • Ted Cruz holds the office of U.S. Senator from Texas
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  • Voted Yea on A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voters to provide photo identification.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-08-08source
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  • Voted Yea on Confirmation: Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-08-08source
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  • Voted Yea on Motion to Invoke Cloture: Todd Blanche to be Attorney General
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-08-08source
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  • Voted Yea on Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-08-08source
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  • Voted Yea on Motion to Table Budd Amdt. No. 6747
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-08-08source
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  • Voted Yea on Motion to Invoke Cloture: Collins Amdt. No. 6732 to H.R. 6500
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-08-07source
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  • Voted Yea on Confirmation: En Bloc nominations provided for under the provisions of S. Res. 817
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-08-07source
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  • Voted Yea on Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-08-07source
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  • Voted Nay on Paul Amdt. No. 6715
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-08-07source
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  • Voted Nay on A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Modification to the Start of the Submission Period for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Reporting and Recordkeeping Under TSCA 8(a)(7)".
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-08-05source
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  • Voted Yea on Motion to Invoke Cloture: En Bloc Nominations Provided for under the provisions of S. Res. 817
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-08-05source
    Verified
  • Voted Yea on Confirmation: Erica Schwartz, of Florida, to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-08-05source
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  • Voted Yea on Motion to Invoke Cloture: Erica Schwartz to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-08-05source
    Verified
  • Voted Yea on Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-08-03source
    Verified
  • Voted Yea on S. Res. 817
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-07-30source
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  • Voted Nay on A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-07-30source
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  • Voted Nay on A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Restoring Flexibility in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)".
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-07-30source
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  • Voted Not Voting on An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-07-29source
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  • Voted Yea on Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-07-29source
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  • Voted Yea on Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-07-28source
    Verified
  • Voted Yea on Confirmation: Walter Clayton, of N.Y., to be Director of National Intelligence
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-07-28source
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  • Voted Yea on Motion to Invoke Cloture: Walter Clayton to be Director of National Intelligence
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-07-27source
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  • Voted Yea on Confirmation: Antonio M. Pozos, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-07-23source
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  • Voted Yea on Confirmation: Daniel Mack Traynor, of North Dakota, to United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-07-23source
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  • Voted Nay on A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-07-23source
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  • Public statement: 07.10.2026 Sen. Cruz Applauds Appointment of Aaron Reitz as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Court
    public statement· Official Senate.gov press release· 2026-07-10source
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  • Public statement: 07.07.2026 Sens. Cruz, Lankford File Amicus Brief Defending Religious Liberty in Supreme Court School Choice Case WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal
    public statement· Official Senate.gov press release· 2026-07-10source
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  • Public statement: 06.26.2026 Sens. Cruz, Kaine Introduce Bill to Strengthen America's Defense Industrial Base WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) introduced the Feedstocks, Uniformity, Safety, and Energet
    public statement· Official Senate.gov press release· 2026-07-10source
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  • Public statement: 06.24.2026 Sens. Cruz, Warnock, Kennedy, Cassidy Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect American Shrimpers WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), John Kennedy (R-La.), and Bill Ca
    public statement· Official Senate.gov press release· 2026-07-10source
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  • Public statement: Skip to page number selection
    public statement· Official Senate.gov press release· 2026-07-10source
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  • Sponsored: SAMDT 6611
    sponsored/co-sponsored bill· Congress.gov· 2026-07-13source
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  • Sponsored: SAMDT 6565
    sponsored/co-sponsored bill· Congress.gov· 2026-07-13source
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  • Sponsored: SAMDT 6527
    sponsored/co-sponsored bill· Congress.gov· 2026-06-24source
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  • Sponsored: SAMDT 6397
    sponsored/co-sponsored bill· Congress.gov· 2026-06-24source
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  • Sponsored: SAMDT 6308
    sponsored/co-sponsored bill· Congress.gov· 2026-06-24source
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  • Sponsored: SAMDT 6284
    sponsored/co-sponsored bill· Congress.gov· 2026-06-24source
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  • Sponsored: SAMDT 6286
    sponsored/co-sponsored bill· Congress.gov· 2026-06-24source
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  • Sponsored: SAMDT 6285
    sponsored/co-sponsored bill· Congress.gov· 2026-06-24source
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  • Sponsored: SAMDT 6108
    sponsored/co-sponsored bill· Congress.gov· 2026-06-24source
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  • Sponsored: SAMDT 6104
    sponsored/co-sponsored bill· Congress.gov· 2026-06-24source
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