114-328 533 of P.L. Cruz also accused the Obama administration of having a "radical anti-Israel agenda". 114-328 1286 of P.L. Cruz declined consideration for the position. 1259A of P.L. [146] Following the terrorist attack on Nice, France, Cruz said in a statement that the country was at risk as a result of the Obama administration having a "willful blindness" to radical Islamists. Youre more than a vote, so support GovTrack today with a tip of any amount: Or keep using GovTrack for free! [84] In the Republican primary, he ran against sitting Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst. The Securing Our Schools Act of 2022 would have provided $15 billion to double the number of school resource officers, $10. [44][43][48][55] With the support of the George W. Bush administration, the petitioners argued that the United States had violated the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations by failing to notify the convicted nationals of their opportunity to receive legal aid from the Mexican consulate. [6] They divorced in 1997. [145] In June 2016, Cruz blamed the Obama administration for the Orlando nightclub shooting, reasoning that it did not track the perpetrator Omar Mateen properly while he was on the terrorist watch-list. [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. [206][207][208] Despite his attempts to downplay the incident, Cruz was widely condemned by pro-Trump Republicansespecially Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene[209]for his comments. Ted Cruz sponsored committee amendment #182, which was adopted in the full committee markup by voice vote. [139], In a November 2014 Senate speech, Cruz accused President Obama of being "openly desirous to destroy the Constitution and this Republic". According to OpenSecrets, Cruz has received more than $2.5 million in campaign contributions from oil, gas and coal interests since 2012. Very few bills are ever enacted most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) proposed legislation on Wednesday that would block the United States from selling Strategic Petroleum Reserve oil to China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran as President Joe Biden has drained the SPR to the lowest level in decades, Breitbart News learned exclusively. As Solicitor General, Cruz declined to vacate Haley's sentence, saying, "I think justice is being done because he had a full and fair trial and an opportunity to raise his errors. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, broke from his own party in voting against a bipartisan bill that would bar him from singlehandedly objecting to presidential election results, as he did on Jan. 6, 2021. "[299], Cruz has called for an end to "overcriminalization, harsh mandatory minimum sentences, and the demise of jury trials". The . A member of the Republican Party, Cruz served as Solicitor General of Texas from 2003 to 2008. ", "Why Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., is the perfect launchpad for Ted Cruz", "Ted Cruz 92 Sworn-in as U.S. Ted Cruz sponsored S. 672, which is identical to Sec. Sec. What is Ted Cruz's New Gun Legislation? A man confronted Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) on an airplane flight on Thursday about the senator not supporting stricter gun legislation in the aftermath of the Uvalde school shooting that killed. [193] The Texas Democratic Party also called on the U.S. Department of Justice to open an official investigation into Cruz for inciting sedition and treason. 124 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015, 2021 Jan-Jan [24] Later that year, Cruz's parents reconciled and relocated the family to Houston. 1235 of P.L. Cruz was endorsed first by former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin[85] and then by the Club for Growth, a fiscally conservative political action committee;[86] the FreedomWorks for America super PAC;[87] nationally syndicated radio host Mark Levin;[88] Tea Party Express;[89] Young Conservatives of Texas;[90] and U.S. [168] Orrin Hatch expressed a similar opinion: "I don't condone the use of that kind of language against another senator unless they can show definitive proof that there was a lie And I know the leader didn't lie. P.L. [163] Republican Senator John McCain was reported to have particularly disliked Cruz; in a Senate floor speech in 2013, McCain denounced Cruz's reference to Nazis when discussing the Affordable Care Act. . Launched in 2004, GovTrack helps everyone learn about and track the activities of the United States Congress. Friction with fellow Republican members of Congress, Electoral College vote count and storming of the United States Capitol. [313] Cruz is "adamantly opposed to a higher minimum wage". He said, "It is a pleasure to be here and stand in solidarity for the men and women across this globe who have been persecuted by communists We must stand united, in shining light, in highlighting heroism, in highlighting courage, in speaking out for those like my family, like so many millions across the globe who've seen the jackboot of communism firsthand. [252][253][254], Cruz won his widest margin up to that point in Kansas, where he beat front-runner Donald Trump by 25 points. That's wrong. 8112 of the conference report. [40] His 115-page senior thesis at Princeton investigated the separation of powers; its title, Clipping the Wings of Angels: The History and Theory Behind the Ninth and Tenth Amendments of the United States Constitution, was inspired by a passage attributed to James Madison from the 51st essay of the Federalist Papers: "If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary." [66] After remand, Haley was re-sentenced to "time served". [381] He defends the Trump administration's policy of separating migrant children from their parents,[382][383] blaming the migrant parents for crossing the U.S. border to seek asylum and claiming that the Obama administration maintained a similar policy. Cruz is shown as a purple triangle in our ideology-leadership chart below. [173], When Boehner resigned from the House in September 2015, Cruz expressed his concern that before resigning Boehner might have "cut a deal with Nancy Pelosi to fund the Obama administration for the rest of its tenure". U.S. Ted Cruz sponsored committee amendment #227, which was adopted in the ETC subcommittee markup in managers package 2. [133] Aboutalebi was involved in the Iran hostage crisis, in which of a number of American diplomats from the Embassy of the United States, Tehran were held captive in 1979. 1236 of P.L. Then he started backtracking", "Rep. Matt Gaetz taunts Sen. Ted Cruz and says 'you can bend over' but 'the establishment will never love you', "Ted Cruz's Cancn Trip: Family Texts Detail His Political Blunder", "Ted Cruz's wife, Heidi, invited neighbors to join Cancun trip in leaked texts: Report", "Texas storm: Ted Cruz defends trip to Mexico as power outages continue as it happened", Houston Police confirms officers monitored Sen. 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P.L. 113-66 The measure would block semiconductor manufacturers funded by the bill from outsourcing their jobs and forbid them to dissuade their employees from forming unions. [4], After his Supreme Court clerkship, Cruz worked in private practice as an associate at the law firm Cooper, Carvin & Rosenthal (now Cooper & Kirk, PLLC) from 1997 to 1998. 116th Congress. [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. [50][376] He advocates an increase from 65,000 to 325,000 annually in skilled foreign workers entering the United States using H-1B visas. [262][263][264][265] This gave Cruz his 11th state win. The chart is based on the bills Cruz has sponsored and cosponsored [50] In 1998, Cruz was briefly one of the attorneys who represented Representative John Boehner during his litigation against Representative Jim McDermott over the alleged leak of an illegal recording of a phone conversation whose participants included Boehner. 8112 of the conference report. Nomination Confirmed 77/19 on May 8, 2019. [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". 115-232 [298], In July 2018, Cruz spoke at the Rally for Religious Freedom in Asia. Ted Cruz sponsored S.1394, which was incorporated as Sec. [403][404] He is in favor of cutting federal funding to Planned Parenthood. [50][63], Michael Wayne Haley was arrested for stealing a calculator from Walmart in 1997. [256][257], On March 8, 2016, Cruz won the Idaho primary with 45% of votedefeating Trump by 17% and earning his seventh statewide victory. [50] He authored 70 U.S. Supreme Court briefs and presented 34 appellate oral arguments. We hope to make GovTrack more useful to policy professionals like you. 2469, the language of which was incorporated into S.Amdt. [352] On June 4, 2021, Putin announced that the pipelaying for first line of the Nord Stream 2 was fully completed. [162] Cruz's role in the United States federal government shutdown of 2013 in particular attracted criticism from a number of Republican colleagues. S. 4744 (116th): Republic of Texas Legation Memorial Act, S. 1441 (116th): Protecting Europes Energy Security Act of 2019. [412], In July 2022, Cruz issued a press release saying that he supported the repeal of the 1973 Texas anti-gay sodomy law, writing, "consenting adults should be able to do what they wish in their private sexual activity, and the government has no business in their bedrooms. [77], Cruz defended two record-setting $54-million personal injury awards in New Mexico at the appellate level, including one that a lower court had thrown out. 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. Ted Cruz sponsored committee amendment #201, which was adopted in the full committee markup in managers package 1. [205] On the eve of the anniversary of the attack, he was recorded on video calling it a "violent terrorist attack", which drew sharp criticism from Fox News host Tucker Carlson on his program that night. [385], In March 2016, about seven months before the forthcoming presidential election, Cruz argued the Senate should not consider Obama's nominee to the Supreme Court on the grounds that "this should be a decision for the people. [424], On March 8, 2020, Cruz began self-isolation after contact with a person infected with COVID-19 at the ACU's Conservative Political Action Conference. [12][41] Cruz graduated from Princeton in 1992 with a Bachelor of Arts cum laude. [360] Chief Minister of the Northern Territory Michael Gunner's response to the tweet went viral quickly, garnering near universal support from Australians. [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. Perry. Sponsor: Cruz, Ted [Sen.-R-TX] (Introduced 06/15/2022) Cosponsors: ( 1 ) Committees: Senate - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Latest Action: 01/05/2023 Became Public Law No: 117-352. 1852, which added Sec. [57], In the landmark case of District of Columbia v. Heller, Cruz drafted the amicus brief signed by the attorneys general of 31 states arguing that the Washington, D.C. handgun ban should be struck down as infringing upon the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. [219], As early as 2013, Cruz was widely expected to run for the presidency in 2016. Bills Sponsored by Ted Cruz (R-Texas) | Represent | ProPublica Senate Members Ted Cruz Bills Sponsored Bills Sponsored by Ted Cruz (R-Texas) Sen. Cruz has sponsored 103 bills in the. 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. 14) FY 2018 NDAA: Full Time Duty 7) FY 2019 NDAA: Bar China from RIMPAC [269][272], Several lawsuits and ballot challenges asserting that Cruz was ineligible to become U.S. president were filed at the time. "[165], In a heated Senate floor speech in July 2015, Cruz accused Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of telling "a flat-out lie" over his intentions to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States, which Cruz opposes. [310], Cruz has been described by the Cato Institute's Center for Trade Policy Studies as a "free trader"[311] and as a "free-trade advocate" by The Wall Street Journal. 115-44 324 was included in the House vehicle used for enactment (H.R. Sec. ( All Actions) Tracker: Introduced Passed Senate Passed House To President Became Law BILL 2. 1259 of P.L. [166] His "incendiary outburst" was "unusual in the cordial atmosphere of the Senate", according to Reuters. [50][63] They based their case on a decision of the International Court of Justice in the Avena case, which ruled that by failing to allow access to the Mexican consulate, the United States had breached its obligations under the Convention. [290], On October 10, after the 2005 audio recording of Trump was released and several Republicans retracted their endorsements, Cruz reaffirmed his support, calling Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton "manifestly unfit to be president". 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. [232] Also, at the same hour, he posted on his Twitter page: "I'm running for President and I hope to earn your support! [302] He has called Medelln the most important case of his tenure as Texas solicitor general. 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. The next day CNN reported that Cruz had characterized the attack as terrorism at least 17 times during the preceding year. Senate. [55][58] He also presented oral argument for the amici states in the companion case to Heller before the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and a group of 13 additional GOP senators have introduced a new bill to protect military service members from punishment for declining the COVID-19 vaccine. Ted Cruz sponsored committee amendment #59, which was adopted in the full committee markup. Cruz previously sponsored an . [393] Blaming "bloated bureaucracy and social experiments", Cruz has proposed reducing the size of the active duty military while increasing spending. We are also still on Instagram at @govtrack.us posting 60-second summary videos of legislation in Congress. He won in the general election on November 6, 2018. Senators Tom Coburn, Jim DeMint,[91] Mike Lee,[92] Rand Paul[93] and Pat Toomey. Kelly, Amita. 2282 was the Senate substitute amendment for the NDAA. [43][62], In Medelln v. Texas, Cruz successfully defended Texas against an attempt to reopen the cases of 51 Mexican nationals, all of whom were convicted of murder in the United States and on death row. Ted Cruz. On April 3, North Dakota elected a slate of delegates dominated by pro-Cruz delegates. 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? If you can, please take a few minutes to help us improve GovTrack for users like you. 2262). [408] In 2015, after the Supreme Court decision in Obergefell ruled same-sex marriage bans unconstitutional, he called the decision "the very definition of tyranny",[409] accused the court of judicial activism, and said it was "among the darkest hours of our nation. [129] To critics, including some Republican colleagues[119] such as Senator Lindsey Graham, the move was ineffective. [411] He reaffirmed his position in 2022 after comments by Justice Clarence Thomas. Thank you for joining the GovTrack Advisory Community! 16) Hurricane tax relief Ted Cruz sponsored committee amendment #342, which was adopted in the ETC subcommittee markup in the managers package. There was a degree of serendipity in that, but there was also a concerted effort to seek out and lead conservative fights. [citation needed], Cruz then attended Harvard Law School,[4][42] where he was a John M. Olin Fellow in Law and Economics. 1273 of P.L. 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). [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. from Jan 3, 2019 to Dec 22, 2022. 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. Look for a contact form on Sen. Ted Cruzs website to express your opinion. Young Americans have historically been the least involved in politics, despite the huge consequences policies can have on them. Cruz said he was he was "leading the charge" to prevent Biden's certification as president. Medelln v. Texas, 552 U.S. 491 (2008) (No. [245] The Iowa win made him the first Hispanic to win either a presidential primary election or caucus. Federal Reserve chairwoman Janet Yellen, whose confirmation Cruz tried to prevent, said in her confirmation hearing that she opposed any audit of the Federal Reserve and that "for 50 years Congress has recognized that there should be an exception to GAO ability to audit the Fed to avoid any political interference in monetary policy. 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). Why isn't that a bigger deal? 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. 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. Ted Cruz sponsored committee amendment #245, which was adopted in the personnel subcommittee markup by voice vote. U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) introduced the Senate companion to U.S . Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Let the election decide. [185][186], On January 6, 2021, during the debate about whether Congress should accept Arizona's electoral votes, Cruz said that 39% of Americans believed the 2020 presidential election was rigged, but that "I am not arguing for setting aside the result of this election". 113-66 [64] Texas won the case in a 63 decision, the Supreme Court holding that ICJ decisions were not binding in domestic law and that the President had no power to enforce them. For other uses, see. According to an official press release from . We hope that with your input we can make GovTrack more accessible to minority and disadvantaged communities who we may currently struggle to reach. 3(b)(9) of P.L. [115][116][117][118][119] Cruz gave a 21-hour Senate speech in an effort to hold up a federal budget bill and thereby defund the Affordable Care Act. 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. [418] The couple met when Cruz was working on George W. Bush's 2000 presidential campaign. 31) FY 2014 NDAA: Ballistic Missile Threats from the South Sec. 185). The appeals court rejected Cruz's argument and affirmed the $880,000 award. 1225 of P.L. 115-232. Please join our advisory group to let us know what more we can do. [261], On April 6, 2016, Cruz won the Wisconsin primary with 48.2% of the vote to Trump's 35.1%. "[280], Shortly after the campaign's end, Cruz indicated that he would restart the bid if successful in the Nebraska primary,[281] which Trump later won. He was one of 80 senators to cosponsor a July 2014 bill to enhance cooperative programs between the United States and Israel. Not Always", "D.C. 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. ', "For Cruz, Supreme Court Work at Heart of Campaign", "Ted Cruz: Anti-Gay Marriage Crusader? 10) FY 2019 NDAA: Fort Bliss Armed Services Blood Program "[373] The New York Times wrote that "of 23 examples of extraneous spending that a spokesman for Mr. Cruz provided, all but one$195 million in discretionary funds for the secretary of health and human serviceswere Sandy-related or sought to mitigate future storms, as the law required. It's fundamentally wrong. Ted Cruz sponsored S. 1297, which was the companion legislation to the House vehicle used for enactment (H.R. [163] During the 2016 Republican presidential primaries, John Boehner described Cruz as "Lucifer in the flesh";[164] in an interview, Lindsey Graham said, "If you killed Ted Cruz on the floor of the Senate, and the trial was in the Senate, nobody would convict you. [361][362][363][364], In 2022, Cruz sharply criticized the Chinese government for its detention of Houston resident Mark Swidan, who has been held for over ten years.

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