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Ted Cruz

R Republican Senator from Texas

Seal of Texas Texas 167 Russell Senate Office Building 202-224-5922 Born 1970-12-22
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Term Details

Term Start 2025-01-03
Term End 2031-01-03
Terms Served 3
Senate Class 1
State Rank Junior

Committee Assignments

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Chairman
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Member
Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
Member
Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Member

Lobbying Exposure

Total lobbying directed at committees this member serves on

$1.5B
Senate Committee on the Judiciary
$804.2M
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
$593.2M
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
$62.2M
2023-Q1 – 2024-Q4

These figures represent total lobbying on issues within each committee’s jurisdiction, not direct contributions to this member.

Recent Activity

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S. 2503: ROTOR Act
2026-02-17

Legislation Coming Up: This bill has been added to the House's schedule for the coming week, according to the House Majority Leader. More information can be found at http://docs.house.gov/floor. Last Action: This bill passed in the Senate on December 17, 2025 and goes to the House next for consider

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S. 2503: ROTOR Act
2026-02-17

Bill Text: This bill's text for status <Preprint (Suspension)> (Feb. 17, 2026) is now available. Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX] is the sponsor of this bill.

Yea
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 7147
2026-02-12 Rejected 52/47
Yea
H.J.Res. 142: Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025.
2026-02-12 Passed 49/47
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S. 3862: A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require States to make payments to child care providers based on verified attendance in child care programs, and for
2026-02-12

Introduced: Sponsor: Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX] This bill was referred to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions which will consider it before sending it to the Senate floor for consideration.

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S. 3639: SAT Streamlining Act
2026-02-12

Ordered Reported: Sponsor: Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX] Last Action: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Explanation: The committees assigned to this bill sent it to the House or Senate as a whole for considera

Yea
Motion to Proceed on H.J.Res. 142: Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025.
2026-02-11 Agreed to 51/46
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S. 3849: A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to adjust certain thresholds for inflation.
2026-02-11

Introduced: Sponsor: Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX] This bill was referred to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs which will consider it before sending it to the Senate floor for consideration. 1 cosponsor is on that committee.

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S. 2975: PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025
2026-02-11

Bill Text: This bill's text for status <Reported by Senate Committee> (Feb. 11, 2026) is now available. Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX] is the sponsor of this bill.

Nay
Motion to Proceed on S.J.Res. 95: 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 relat
2026-02-10 Rejected 47/51

Data from GovTrack.us

Voting Record

Party Loyalty 98.6%
653 votes cast 644 with party 9 against party 43 not voting

Broke with Party (9)

Nay
On Passage of the Bill H.R. 7148 2026-01-30 · Party voted Yea · Bill Passed
Nay
On the Cloture Motion S. 1071 2025-12-15 · Party voted Yea · Cloture Motion Agreed to
Nay
On the Motion to Proceed S. 1071 2025-12-11 · Party voted Yea · Motion to Proceed Agreed to
Nay
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3941 to S.Amdt. 3937 to H.R. 5371 (No short title on file) 2025-11-10 · Party voted Yea · Motion to Table Agreed to
Yea
On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 69 2025-10-29 · Party voted Nay · Motion to Proceed Rejected
Yea
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3428 to S.Amdt. 3411 to H.R. 3944 (No short title on file) 2025-08-01 · Party voted Nay · Amendment Rejected
Yea
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3414 to S.Amdt. 3411 to H.R. 3944 (No short title on file) 2025-08-01 · Party voted Nay · Amendment Rejected
Yea
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2745 to S.Amdt. 2360 to H.R. 1 (No short title on file) 2025-07-01 · Party voted Nay · Amendment Rejected
Yea
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 999 to S.Con.Res. 7 (No short title on file) 2025-02-21 · Party voted Nay · Amendment Rejected

Recent Votes

Date Bill Vote Result
2026-02-12 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 7147 Yea Cloture Motion Rejected
2026-02-12 On the Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 142 Yea Joint Resolution Passed
2026-02-11 On the Motion to Proceed H.J.Res. 142 Yea Motion to Proceed Agreed to
2026-02-10 On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 95 Nay Motion to Proceed Rejected
2026-02-10 On the Nomination PN726-4 Yea Nomination Confirmed
2026-02-09 On the Cloture Motion PN726-4 Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to
2026-02-05 On the Nomination PN726-11 Yea Nomination Confirmed
2026-02-05 On the Cloture Motion PN726-11 Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to
2026-02-05 On the Nomination PN726-9 Yea Nomination Confirmed
2026-02-04 On the Cloture Motion PN726-9 Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to
2026-02-04 On the Nomination PN726-2 Yea Nomination Confirmed
2026-02-04 On the Cloture Motion PN726-2 Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to
2026-02-04 On the Nomination PN726-12 Yea Nomination Confirmed
2026-02-03 On the Cloture Motion PN726-12 Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to
2026-02-03 On the Nomination PN726-6 Yea Nomination Confirmed
2026-02-03 On the Cloture Motion PN726-6 Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to
2026-02-03 On the Nomination PN726-5 Yea Nomination Confirmed
2026-02-02 On the Cloture Motion PN726-5 Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to
2026-01-30 On Passage of the Bill H.R. 7148 Nay Bill Passed âš¡
2026-01-30 On the Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Merkley Amdt. No. 4287) Nay Motion Rejected

Data from GovTrack.us · 119th Congress