U.S. Senator

Ted Cruz

167 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-5922 Official site

Fact sheet
Official portrait of Ted Cruz
594 bills introduced

Across 7 Congresses, most in the 118th at 142. In the 119th, 133 — 72 more than the median senator, who filed 61. Of the 594, 10 became law. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.

Bills introduced, against the typical senator 113th to 119th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Cosponsored
1,817

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes
1,204

Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside

Committees
17

Seats held now, including subcommittees

Their work

Drawn from the 594 bills this member introduced: the subjects the record assigns them, and the members who most often sign on.

Most frequent cosponsors

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Biography

A Senator from Texas. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, December 22, 1970. Graduated Princeton University, B. A. , 1992. Graduated Harvard University, J. D. , 1995. Law clerk to Chief Justice of the United States William Rehnquist. Associate deputy attorney general, U. S. Department of Justice. Director of the Office of Policy Planning, Federal Trade Commission. Solicitor general of Texas 2003-2008. Lawyer. Elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 2012 for the term commencing January 3, 2013. Reelected in 2018 and again in 2024 for the term ending January 3, 2031. Chair, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (One Hundred Nineteenth Congress). Was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016.

Votes

How this member answered on every recorded vote tied to a bill, newest first — including the procedural motions on it, such as cloture. Votes on nominations are not listed, because they are not attached to a bill.

BillQuestionVotedDate
HR 9340On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 9340YeaSep 30, 2026
HR 7008On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 7008YeaSep 30, 2026
SRES 852On the Motion to Discharge S.Res. 852NaySep 29, 2026
SJRES 197On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 197NaySep 29, 2026
S 4668On Passage of the Bill S. 4668YeaSep 28, 2026
HCONRES 89On the Concurrent Resolution H.Con.Res. 89NaySep 24, 2026
S 4668On the Cloture Motion S. 4668YeaSep 24, 2026
S 4668On the Motion to Proceed S. 4668YeaSep 17, 2026

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions this member introduced.

BillTitleStatusLatest action
S 283Illegal Red Snapper and Tuna Enforcement ActBecame Public Law No: 119-123.Oct 15, 2026
S 4668Protect College Sports Act of 2026Held at the desk.Oct 5, 2026
S 4009Falun Gong and Victims of Forced Organ Harvesting Protection ActHeld at the desk.Oct 5, 2026
S 3798Safe Access to Cash Act of 2026Held at the desk.Oct 5, 2026
S 3923Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 685.Sep 28, 2026
S 759Modernizing Access to Our Public Oceans ActBecame Public Law No: 119-116.Sep 25, 2026
S 5550529 Retirement Enhancement Act of 2026Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Sep 24, 2026
S 5514Responsible Cormorant Management and Control Act of 2026Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Sep 24, 2026

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

BillTitleStatusSigned on
S 675Never Contract With the Enemy ActPlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 485.Nov 13, 2014
S 1904Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act of 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.Nov 12, 2014
S 2714World War I American Veterans Centennial Commemorative Coin ActRead twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.Sep 18, 2014
S 1535Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism ActHeld at the desk.Sep 10, 2014
SRES 539A resolution relative to the death of James M. Jeffords, former United States Senator for the State of Vermont.Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by UnanimouSep 9, 2014
S 2778A bill to require the Secretary of State to offer rewards totaling up to $10,000,000 for information on the kidnapping and murder of James Foley and Steven Sotloff.Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.Sep 8, 2014
S 2766Palestinian and United Nations Anti-Terrorism Act of 2014Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.Aug 1, 2014
SRES 530A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the current situation in Iraq and the urgent need to protect religious minorities from persecution from the terrorist group the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and an amended preambAug 1, 2014

Committees

Seats held in the current Congress, with any leadership role.

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Party, state and chamber are those of this member's most recent term. Bills and cosponsorships are held from the 107th Congress onwards and recorded votes from the 101st, so a member who served before those points will show fewer than they filed, or none. Committee seats are held for the current Congress only, which is why they are shown for sitting members and left out for everyone else rather than reported as zero. Vote counts cover roll calls tied to a bill; the chambers also vote on procedure and nominations, which are not listed here. Records come from Congress.gov and the Biographical Directory of Congress.