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
595 bills introduced

Across 7 Congresses, most in the 118th at 142. In the 119th, 134 — 73 more than the median senator, who filed 61. Of the 595, 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
1,206

Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside

Committees
17

Seats held now, including subcommittees

Their work

Drawn from the 595 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.

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions this member introduced.

BillTitleStatusLatest action
S 5708A bill to designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Victoria, Texas, as the "Master Sergeant Roy P. Benavidez VA Clinic".Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Nov 10, 2026
S 3923Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.Nov 10, 2026
S 933NASA Authorization Act of 2026Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 689.Nov 9, 2026
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 759Modernizing Access to Our Public Oceans ActBecame Public Law No: 119-116.Sep 25, 2026

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

BillTitleStatusSigned on
S 3567No PLA LOOPHOLES ActRead twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.Feb 2, 2022
SRES 500A resolution supporting the observation of National Trafficking and Modern Slavery Prevention Month during the period beginning on January 1, 2022, and ending on February 1, 2022, to raise awareness of, and opposition to, human trafficking and modern slavery.Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: 02Feb 2, 2022
S 3546SNOOP Act of 2022Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Feb 1, 2022
S 3540A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to remove the Comptroller of the Currency and the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection from the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and for other purposes.Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.Feb 1, 2022
SRES 502A resolution acknowledging and commemorating the World War II women in the Navy who served in the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service ("WAVES").Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by UnanimouFeb 1, 2022
SRES 501A resolution designating the week of January 23 through January 29, 2022, as "National School Choice Week".Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by UnanimouFeb 1, 2022
S 1596Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin ActHeld at the desk.Jan 31, 2022
S 948A bill to protect American small businesses, gig workers, and freelancers by repealing the burdensome American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 transactions reporting threshold.Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Jan 31, 2022

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.