[384], During a May 2021 Senate Rules Committee hearing, Cruz falsely asserted that House Democrats had "designed" the For The People Act such that it "directs" people "to break the law and register millions of people to vote who are not eligible to vote because they are not United States citizens" and "automatically registers to vote anyone who interacts with the government" regardless of their immigration status. Help us develop the tools to bring real-time legislative data into the classroom. [251] On March 5, Cruz won the Kansas and Maine caucuses, giving him six statewide wins. 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[162] Cruz's role in the United States federal government shutdown of 2013 in particular attracted criticism from a number of Republican colleagues. S. 4411 (117th): A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5302 Galveston Road in Houston, Texas, as the Vanessa Guillen Post Office Building. Ted Cruz sponsored committee amendment #117, which was adopted in the full committee markup by roll call vote. P.L. 11032 of P.L. "[201] Several corporations halted donations to Cruz and other Republicans who voted to overturn the election based on Trump's false claims. Friction with fellow Republican members of Congress, Electoral College vote count and storming of the United States Capitol. Glover, Scott and Reston, Maeve (March 10, 2016). "What You Need To Know About Ted Cruz". [65] Because of Haley's previous criminal convictions, he was sentenced to 16-and-a-half years in prison under the Texas habitual offender law. 115-17 [340][341][342], On January 5, 2017, Cruz voted in favor of a House resolution condemning UN Security Council Resolution 2334, which condemned Israeli settlement building in the occupied Palestinian territories as a violation of international law. [83], On January 19, 2011, after U.S. [386], During Donald Trump's presidency, Cruz and fellow Texas Senator John Cornyn contributed to the appointment of multiple conservative judges to federal courts with jurisdiction over Texas. 1286 of P.L. 5325) is an appropriations . Ted Cruz's 2022: Uvalde fallout, viral backlash. Ted Cruz sponsored S.J.Res. Cruz faced the Democratic nominee, U.S. Representative Beto O'Rourke, in the general election. [365], Cruz was one of six Republican senators to vote against expanding the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, which would allow the U.S. Justice Department to review hate crimes related to COVID-19 and establish an online database. In the aftermath of the deadliest school shooting in Texas history, U.S Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo), introduced legislation that will dedicate over $38 billion to make schools and their communities safer. Sec. The speech was met with boos and a negative reception among the crowd. Ted Cruz sponsored committee amendment #126, which was adopted in the full committee markup in managers package #1. The chart below reports missed votes over time. Sponsored A bill to prohibit the use of Federal and local funds to impose or enforce a COVID-19 vaccine mandate in District of Columbia schools, and to repeal the Coronavirus Immunization of School Students and Early Childhood Workers Regulation Amendment Act of 2021 enacted by the District of Columbia Council. 114-92 "[141], Cruz has repeatedly said that the 2015 international nuclear agreement with Iran "will make the Obama administration the world's leading financier of radical Islamic terrorism". On April 3, North Dakota elected a slate of delegates dominated by pro-Cruz delegates. [199] President-elect Biden and Republican senator Pat Toomey both said Cruz was complicit in the "big lie" of Trump's allegations of voter fraud. [84] In the Republican primary, he ran against sitting Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst. Chuck Grassley and Ted Cruz, "but the Democrats filibustered it.". Sponsored legislation by Ted Cruz, the Senator from Texas - in Congress from 2023 through Present [141] In the same speech, Cruz invoked the speeches of the ancient Roman senator Cicero against Catiline to denounce Obama's planned executive actions on immigration reform. But there are other legislative activities that we dont track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services. 11032 to the House vehicle used for enactment (H.R. [56] Cruz has said, "We ended up year after year arguing some of the biggest cases in the country. Nomination Confirmed 80/19 on May 12, 2022. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, broke from his own party in voting against a bipartisan bill that would bar lawmakers from being able to singlehandedly launch an objection to a state's. That's wrong. Ted Cruz sponsored committee amendment #116, which was adopted in the full committee markup. [312] In 2013, he proposed the abolition of the IRS and the implementation of a flat tax "where the average American can fill out taxes on a postcard". 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Ted Cruz in 2016? 3664). campaign of lies and conspiracy theories was a months-long, multifarious attempted coup. [415], Cruz and Michael J. Knowles started a podcast, Verdict with Ted Cruz, on January 21, 2020. You are encouraged to reuse any material on this site. The United Nations and U.S. government consider Swidan wrongfully detained. [12][13], Cruz's father, Rafael, was born and raised in Cuba, the son of a Canary Islander who immigrated to Cuba as a child. Most legislation has no activity after being introduced. [234][235] During the primary campaign, his base of support was mainly among social conservatives, though he had crossover appeal to other factions within his party, including in particular libertarian conservatives. According to an official press release from . stated on May 26, 2022 in an interview with Fox News: In 2013, under a Democratic Senate, "a majority of the Senate voted in favor of" gun-related legislation sponsored by Republican Sens. Ted Cruz talks guns, same-sex marriage, Obamacare with Jay Leno, "Ted Cruz: Gay marriage decision one of 'darkest' in U.S. history - UPI.com", "Ted Cruz backs Senate candidate who said gay marriage ruling 'even worse' than slavery", "Sen. Ted Cruz Says Supreme Court Was Wrong In Same-Sex Marriage Ruling", "Ted Cruz says Texas should repeal ban on gay sex", "Ted Cruz's daughter, 2: 'I want to work with daddy', "Cruz's Wife Heidi to Take Unpaid Leave From Goldman", "Did Sen. Ted Cruz fly to Cancn during the Texas freeze? Perry. [245][246][247] He received 28% of the vote. [239][240], In the 2016 Republican presidential primaries, Cruz received over 7.8 million votes,[241][242] won 12 states, and earned 559 delegates. [335][336], In 2013, Cruz said that the U.S. had no "dog in the fight" during the Syrian Civil War and that its armed forces should not serve as "al-Qaeda's air force". Now What? [23] In 1974, Cruz's father left the family and moved to Texas. [71][72], After leaving the Solicitor General position in 2008, Cruz joined the Houston office of the Philadelphia-based law firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, often representing corporate clients. 2 min read. Gun Ban Critic: Court Must Clarify Constitution", "Atheist Loses 2nd 'Under God' Court Appeal", "Most of Texas' redistricting map upheld", "U.N. court rules U.S. execution violated treaty", "David Brooks's Hypocritical Attack on Ted Cruz Reveals an Important Truth", "The 50 Most Influential Minority Lawyers in America", "The 25 Greatest Texas Lawyers of the Past Quarter-Century", "Luncheon Honors 25 Greatest Texas Lawyers of the Past Quarter-Century", "Morgan Lewis Adds Texas Solicitor General", "Ted Cruz has always had a master plan. The Washington Post disputed this, writing that "the bill was largely aimed at dealing with Sandy, along with relatively minor items to address other or future disasters. He In 2016, Cruz ran for president of the United States, placing second behind Donald Trump in the Republican primaries. Otherwise, try contacting your own senator: You are currently on the website GovTrack.us, which has no affiliation with Cruz and is not a government website. [55][59], Cruz successfully defended the constitutionality of the Ten Commandments monument on the Texas State Capitol grounds before the Fifth Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court, winning 54 in Van Orden v. ( All Actions) Tracker: Introduced Passed Senate Passed House To President Became Law BILL 2. [256][257], On March 8, 2016, Cruz won the Idaho primary with 45% of votedefeating Trump by 17% and earning his seventh statewide victory. This is part of a new project to develop better tools for bringing real-time legislative data into the classroom. Sec. 8112 of the conference report. [110] The contest was unusually competitive for an election in Texas, with most polls showing Cruz only slightly ahead. The race received significant media attention[111] and became the most expensive U.S. Senate election in history up to that point[112] (until the 202021 Georgia special election between incumbent Kelly Loeffler and Raphael Warnock). On June 10, the pipeline's sections were connected. After graduating from Princeton University and Harvard Law School, Cruz pursued a career in politics. 115-91 1259 of P.L. Our mission is to empower every American with the tools to understand and impact Congress. 26 Ted Cruz Tried to Pass Legislation to Keep Kids Safe At School And Dems Filibustered It Ted Cruz Tried to Pass Legislation to Keep Kids Safe At School And Dems Filibustered It May 26, 2022 Stacey Warner Twitter 0 This story proves that Democrats don't care about protecting children or anyone else. [162][163] In 2013, he called Republicans he considered insufficiently resistant to Obama's proposals a "surrender caucus". There was a degree of serendipity in that, but there was also a concerted effort to seek out and lead conservative fights. [97] Cruz won despite being outspent by Dewhurst, who held a statewide elected office,[98] $19 million to $7 million. Sec. The appeals court denied the appeal and affirmed the jury's award. [421], Cruz has joked, "I'm Cuban, Irish, and Italian, and yet somehow I ended up Southern Baptist. [244], On February 1, 2016, Cruz won the Iowa caucuses. Transportation and Public Works (6%). Sec. Visit us on Mastodon [163] In March 2013, McCain also called Cruz and others "wacko birds" whose beliefs are not "reflective of the views of the majority of Republicans". 3(b)(9) requires TSA to create a strategy to provide law enforcement with access to airport security video surveillance systems at certain airports. [10][19][20][21][22] Cruz has said that he is the son of "two mathematicians/computer programmers". [328], Cruz is a supporter of TransCanada's Keystone XL Pipeline,[329] and following the Republican senate whip, was a cosponsor of legislation in support of the pipeline. [398], During his 2016 presidential campaign, Cruz strongly denounced outsourcing American jobs to other countries, alleging that any politician who allowed it to happen was betraying their constituents. 18) NASA Transition Authorization Act 13) FY 2018 NDAA: Taiwan Defense Partnership Cruz argued that the drafters of the Constitution intended to protect their constituents' rights, and that the last two items in the Bill of Rights offer an explicit stop against an all-powerful state. and similar efforts to politicize our military on this issue are blocked," Cruz said in a statement regarding the bill. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) today introduced a bill that will protect students in Washington, D.C. public schools from the city's COVID-19 vaccine mandate. [36] In 1992, he was named U.S. National Speaker of the Year and, with his debate partner David Panton, Team of the Year by the American Parliamentary Debate Association. [313] Cruz is "adamantly opposed to a higher minimum wage". 19) DOL drug testing disapproval resolution 1852, which added Sec. [34][4][35] While at Princeton, he competed for the American Whig-Cliosophic Society's Debate Panel and won the top speaker award at both the 1992 U.S. National Debating Championship and the 1992 North American Debating Championship. [67], In 2008 American Lawyer magazine named Cruz one of the 50 Best Litigators under 45 in America,[54][68] and The National Law Journal named him one of the 50 Most Influential Minority Lawyers in America. ( All Actions ) Tracker: 1259 of P.L. [260] Because he surpassed the 50% winner-take-all threshold, he won all 40 of Utah's delegates. Cruz worked on the Chinese company's appellant brief. Very few bills are ever enacted most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. "[338], In September 2016, Cruz backed the Obama administration's plan to sell more than $1.15 billion worth of weapons to Saudi Arabia. [159], Cruz has used harsh rhetoric against fellow Republican politicians, and his relationships with various Republican members of Congress have been strained. [94] He was also endorsed by former Texas Congressman Ron Paul,[95] George P. Bush,[53] and former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania Rick Santorum. Its an open protocol, which means it does not have an owner using the platform 324 was included in the House vehicle used for enactment (H.R. Cruz's name is on two more laws as a cosponsor. Heidi took leave from her position as head of the Southwest Region in the Investment Management Division of Goldman, Sachs & Co. in 2016 to support Cruz's run for president. Ted Cruz sponsored committee amendment #121, which was adopted in the full committee markup by roll call vote. S.5127 117th Congress (2021-2022) Informing Consumers about Smart Devices Act Sponsor: Cruz, Ted [Sen.-R-TX] (Introduced 11/17/2022) Cosponsors: ( 1 ) Committees: Senate - Commerce, Science, and Transportation Latest Action: Senate - 11/17/2022 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. the median of 2.4% 1091 of P.L. Ted Cruz compares climate change activists to 'flat-Earthers.' [8][9][10][11] Cruz's mother was born in Wilmington, Delaware. Cruz won with 4.5 million votes (56.4%) to Sadler's 3.2 million (40.6%). We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress). 185). [50] He authored 70 U.S. Supreme Court briefs and presented 34 appellate oral arguments. [307] After Colorado legalized marijuana, he said, "If the citizens of Colorado decide they want to go down that road, that's their prerogative. [282], In the months following, several publications noted that Cruz still had not endorsed Trump,[283][284] Cruz explaining in June that he was "watching and assessing" to determine if he would support him in the forthcoming general election. 1236 of P.L. [44][48][55] His nine appearances before the Supreme Court are the most by any practicing lawyer in Texas or current member of Congress. [154] On February 23, while speaking at the 2017 CPAC, Cruz showed interest in Trump's nomination of a young justice in the mold of Scalia and Clarence Thomas. [393] Blaming "bloated bureaucracy and social experiments", Cruz has proposed reducing the size of the active duty military while increasing spending. [25] Cruz has two older half-sisters, Miriam Ceferina Cruz and Roxana Lourdes Cruz, from his father's first marriage. 115-232 P.L. 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Ted Cruz's resignation for 'acting in bad faith', "Ted Cruz accused of abetting sedition and inspiring pro-Trump riot by resisting Biden's victory", "Texas Democrats call on Ted Cruz to resign from U.S. Senate", "AOC, Texas Democrats Call for Ted Cruz to Resign", "Editorial: Resign, Senator Cruz. He also joined a. [44][43][55], In 2004, Cruz was involved in the high-profile case surrounding a challenge to the constitutionality of public schools' requiring students to recite the Pledge of Allegiance (including the words "under God", legally a part of the Pledge since 1954), Elk Grove Unified School District v. ( All Actions ) Tracker: Introduced Passed Senate Passed House To President Became Law BILL 2. Please sign up for our advisory group to be a part of making GovTrack a better tool for what you do. Cruz previously sponsored an . [50], On April 12, 2014, Cruz spoke at the Freedom Summit, an event organized by Americans for Prosperity and Citizens United. Ted Cruz ( Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Texas. It's endangering all of our safety and security. [16] He earned Canadian citizenship in 1973[6] and became a naturalized United States citizen in 2005. Ted Cruz sponsored committee amendment #43, which was adopted in the strategic forces subcommittee markup by roll call vote. Sec. Sec. 114-90 1231 of P.L. [3], Rafael Edward Cruz was born on December 22, 1970,[4][5] at Foothills Medical Centre[6][7] in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, to Eleanor Elizabeth (ne Darragh) Wilson and Rafael Cruz. Cruz ( Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Texas. We love educating Americans about how their government works too! He is 52 years old. Verdict with Ted Cruz, on January 21, 2020. Ted Cruz sponsored committee amendment #185, which was adopted in the full committee markup by voice vote. 5325: Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017, H.J.Res. The chart is based on the bills Cruz has sponsored and cosponsored Cruz [118], Cruz has consistently denied any involvement in the 2013 government shutdown, even though he cast several votes to prolong it and was blamed by many within his own party for prompting it. In the Senate, Cruz has taken consistently conservative positions on economic and social policy; he played a leading role in the 2013 United States federal government shutdown, seeking to force Congress and President Barack Obama to defund the Affordable Care Act. S.4845 117th Congress (2021-2022) Securing Our Schools Act of 2022 Sponsor: Cruz, Ted [Sen.-R-TX] (Introduced 09/14/2022) Cosponsors: ( 1 ) Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Latest Action: Senate - 09/14/2022 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 9) FY 2019 NDAA: Space-based intercept 124 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015, 2021 Jan-Jan Republican bill would let states name post offices, rather than Congress, Who was nominated for the Congressional Gold Medal in 2022, voted to reject the state-certified election results of Arizona and/or Pennsylvania, January 6, 2021 violent insurrection at the Capitol, led on the front lines by militant white supremacy groups. Sec. Not all Members of Congress will accept messages from non-constituents. [349] A few days later Allseas suspended the work. Sec. Jan 17, 2023, GovTrack Insider staff writer Jesse Rifkin Jan 16, 2023, GovTrack Insider analyzes House or Senate votes which passed with only one dissenter Jan 13, 2023. [15] He left Cuba in 1957 to attend the University of Texas at Austin and obtained political asylum in the United States after his four-year student visa expired. He instead told listeners to "vote your conscience, vote for candidates up and down the ticket who you trust to defend our freedom and to be faithful to the Constitution". Sec. [104] But Cruz intentionally missed the deadline for repayment in order to challenge the law that only $250,000 in personal loans can be repaid with money raised after an election. 12) Student Opportunity Amendment (529s for K-12 education) It had been reported that Trump was considering Cruz for the position of U.S. Attorney General, but the position went to Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions. 113-66 Let the election decide. [184], As part of the attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election that Trump lost, Texas attorney general Ken Paxton filed a suit with the U.S. Supreme Court, seeking to have election results in four states nullified. [156] Cruz said that during his visit to the Mar-a-Lago estate on March 18, he spoke with affiliates of Trump while negotiating the American Health Care Act. [406] In 2013, he said he wanted marriage to be legally defined as only "between one man and one woman",[407] but also said that the legality of same-sex marriage should be left to each state to decide. [166] His "incendiary outburst" was "unusual in the cordial atmosphere of the Senate", according to Reuters. Senator Cruz urges broad Republican focus on energy, Whip List: How senators will vote on Keystone XL pipeline, "Rand Paul and Ted Cruz Join Forces Against the Fed", Voter Views on USA Freedom Act Bode Well for Graham and Rubio, Not Cruz and Paul, Trump, Cruz to hold joint anti-Iran rally on Capitol Hill, Ted Cruz On Iran Nuclear Negotiations: 'This Deal Makes War a Certainty', "America and Syria: To bomb, or not to bomb? Cruz declined consideration for the position. Sec. [224] In October 2013, Cruz won the Values Voter Summit presidential straw poll with 42% of the vote. [377] According to McClatchy, Cruz staked out "hard-right immigration stances" during his 2016 presidential campaign. In May 2022, the Supreme Court in FEC v. Ted Cruz for Senate sided with Cruz, allowing him to ask donors to help repay $555,000 he loaned to his campaigns: $545,000 he loaned to his 2012 campaign, plus $10,000 he loaned to his 2018 campaign that was over the existing limit of $250,000.[106][107]. 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