Cruz also accused the Obama administration of having a "radical anti-Israel agenda". 3(b)(9) to the House vehicle used for enactment (H.R. Government Operations and Politics (6%) President Trump, his senior government advisors, and Republican legislators collaborated to have the 2020 Ted Cruz compares climate change activists to 'flat-Earthers.' [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. [100] According to a poll by Cruz's pollster Wilson Perkins Allen Opinion Research, Cruz received 40% of the Hispanic vote, outperforming Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney among Hispanics in Texas. Finance and Financial Sector (8%) 114-328 Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. [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". [66] After remand, Haley was re-sentenced to "time served". In December 2019 he and Senator Ron Johnson wrote a letter to Edward Heerema, the owner of the offshore pipe layer Allseas, to warn him of sanctions if Allseas did not suspend its work on the pipeline, which would deliver natural gas from Russia to Germany. We love educating Americans about how their government works too! 8112 of the conference report. Hearings held. [136][137][138], In his first two years in the Senate, Cruz attended 17 of 50 public Armed Services Committee hearings, 3 of 25 Commerce Committee hearings, and 4 of the 12 Judiciary Committee hearings, and he missed 21 of 135 roll call votes during the first three months of 2015. 318 of H.R.302 115-91 27) Airport security 113-291 [266] On April 27, he said that, if he were selected as the party's nominee, he would choose former CEO of HP and fellow 2016 Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina as his vice-presidential running mate. [166] His "incendiary outburst" was "unusual in the cordial atmosphere of the Senate", according to Reuters. [411] He reaffirmed his position in 2022 after comments by Justice Clarence Thomas. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced legislation Wednesday "to prohibit the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) directly to individuals," an announcement posted on his official website describes. ( All Actions) Tracker: Introduced Passed Senate Passed House To President Became Law BILL 2. [251] On March 5, Cruz won the Kansas and Maine caucuses, giving him six statewide wins. Cruz, who had previously argued nine cases before the Supreme Court, agreed to Trump's request to argue the Paxton suit should it come before the Court, though it did not. [157] On April 6, shortly after the Shayrat missile strike, he released a statement displaying his interest in having Trump appeal to Congress to take "military action in Syria" to prevent Islamic terrorists from acquiring weapons stored in Syria. S. 5127: Informing Consumers about Smart Devices Act, S. 5085: A bill to prohibit the government of the District of Columbia from using , S. 5053: A bill to provide for the meaningful participation of Taiwan in the International , S. 4845: Securing Our Schools Act of 2022, S. 4843: Taiwan Symbols of Sovereignty (SOS) Act of 2022, On the Nomination PN1522: Jerome H. Powell, of Maryland, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal , On the Nomination PN1057: R. Nicholas Burns, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the People's Republic of China, S. 914 (117th): Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021, On the Nomination PN79-10: Lisa O. Monaco, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Attorney General, On the Nomination PN54: Judith DelZoppo Pryor, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the , H.J.Res. 115-232 [216] Later that day, he returned to Texas, after allowing his family to stay in Mexico, saying that the vacation was a mistake. Sec. [300] He supports the death penalty. Senators Tom Coburn, Jim DeMint,[91] Mike Lee,[92] Rand Paul[93] and Pat Toomey. Most legislation has no activity after being introduced. [243] He raised nearly $92 million, a record for a Republican primary candidate, much of it from small online donors. [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. 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. "[355], American video game company Activision Blizzard punished a Hong Kong-based professional gamer for supporting pro-democracy Hong Kong protests. 17) North Korea State Sponsor of Terrorism Designation Act P.L. [217] Protesters calling for his resignation greeted him in front of his house upon his return. Staff. [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. 2282 as Sec. 26) U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act [113], As of November 2018, Cruz has sponsored 105 bills of his own, including:[114], Cruz had a leading role in the 2013 United States federal government shutdown. 8112 of the conference report. 113-66 S. 4744 (116th): Republic of Texas Legation Memorial Act, S. 1441 (116th): Protecting Europes Energy Security Act of 2019. [192] The Texas Democratic Party called on Cruz to resign, saying that his efforts to block Biden's lawful victory empowered the Trump supporters who stormed the Capitol. Cruz, a first-term senator who is considering a run for president in 2016, has spent the last several days railing against Iran's appointment of Hamid Aboutalebi as its new top envoy to the. [50] He authored 70 U.S. Supreme Court briefs and presented 34 appellate oral arguments. Ted Cruz sponsored S.Amdt.3809, which was adopted by UC on the Senate floor and incorporated as Sec. [255] With his victories over Trump in Texas, Kansas, and Maine, he established himself as the candidate with the best opportunity to defeat Trump, the leading contender for the nomination. Let the election decide. and is a Republican. By. [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. In a statement opposing U.S. intervention for regime change in Syria, Cruz said, "If President Obama and Hillary Clinton and Sen. Rubio succeed in toppling [Syrian President Bashar] Assad, the result will be the radical Islamic terrorists will take over Syria, that Syria will be controlled by ISIS, and that is materially worse for U.S. national security interests. Seuss. Were looking for feedback from educators about how GovTrack can be used and improved for your classroom. Friction with fellow Republican members of Congress, Electoral College vote count and storming of the United States Capitol. 115-44 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. A bill to create a point of order against legislation modifying the number of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States. [188][189], Congress's counting of the Electoral College votes was interrupted by an insurrectionist mob that stormed the United States Capitol after a rally near the White House. "[308], Cruz met with Alyssa Milano and Fred Guttenberg to discuss gun violence in the United States. Sec. [224] In October 2013, Cruz won the Values Voter Summit presidential straw poll with 42% of the vote. 114-328 [citation needed], Cruz then attended Harvard Law School,[4][42] where he was a John M. Olin Fellow in Law and Economics. [49] At the firm, Cruz worked on matters relating to the National Rifle Association and helped prepare testimony for the impeachment proceedings against President Bill Clinton. In February 2021, during a historic winter storm, up to 4.3 million Texas residents were left without power and millions of others without drinking water, including Cruz and his family. 114-90 [23] In 1974, Cruz's father left the family and moved to Texas. [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. Launched in 2004, GovTrack helps everyone learn about and track the activities of the United States Congress. [395] He has argued that net neutrality is the "Obamacare for the internet". 113-291 She is of three-quarters Irish and one-quarter Italian descent, and earned an undergraduate degree in mathematics from Rice University in the 1950s. The most recent include: 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". [29] Cruz attended two private high schools: Faith West Academy, near Katy, Texas;[30] and Second Baptist High School in Houston, from which he graduated as valedictorian in 1988. the junior senator from Texas [129] To critics, including some Republican colleagues[119] such as Senator Lindsey Graham, the move was ineffective. Sec. Ted Cruz sponsored committee amendment #43, which was adopted in the strategic forces subcommittee markup by roll call vote. WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is co-sponsoring legislation to authorize the construction of the coastal barrier protection system, which would mitigate the impact of major hurricanes and other significant water events in and around the Texas coastand the vast petrochemical industry that surrounds it. [337] In 2014, he criticized the Obama administration: "The president's foreign policy team utterly missed the threat of ISIS, indeed, was working to arm Syrian rebels that were fighting side by side with ISIS", calling ISIS "the face of evil". [43] He was a primary editor of the Harvard Law Review, an executive editor of the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, and a founding editor of the Harvard Latino Law Review. [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. Newdow. On April 3, North Dakota elected a slate of delegates dominated by pro-Cruz delegates. The chart is based on the bills Cruz has sponsored and cosponsored This bill, in its final form, funded the parts of the federal government whose funding was to lapse on February 15, 2019. 113-66 Cruz appeared on Carlson's program the next night to apologize for that comment as "frankly dumb" and "sloppy." 318 of H.R.302 2) Arms Trade Treaty funding prohibition Sec. [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. 11032 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. Ted Cruz, family through IAH, "Ted Cruz Abandons Millions of Freezing Texans and His Poodle, Snowflake", "Ted Cruz back in Texas after facing backlash for flying to Cancun amid brutal weather", "Cruz admits Cancun trip 'obviously a mistake' as he returns to find protesters outside his Texas home", "Protesters Outside Texas Sen. Ted Cruz's Home Demand His Resignation", "Amid Cancun trip backlash, Sen. Ted Cruz volunteers for storm recovery efforts in Houston", "Rand Paul, 2016 Republican front-runner", "Ted Cruz's First 2016 Campaign Ad Is Over 21 Hours Long", "CPAC 2013: Marco Rubio, Rand Paul fight for the future of the GOP", "Rand Paul wins CPAC straw poll; Rubio close second", "Ted Cruz Dominates Republican Straw Poll", "Ted Cruz wins presidential straw poll at Republican Leadership Conference", "Ted Cruz wins Texas GOP's presidential straw poll, Rick Perry finishes distant fourth", "Ted Cruz and Rand Paul are the big draws at the Freedom Summit", "Freedom Summit draws GOP hopefuls to N.H.", "Ted Cruz flubs, deletes YouTube response to Obama", "Transcript: Ted Cruz's Speech at Liberty University", "Ted Cruz to announce presidential bid Monday", "Ted Cruz Becomes First Major Candidate to Announce Presidential Bid for 2016", "Poll Points to Upside for Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio in GOP Race", "Ted Cruz Speech Nods to Increasing Libertarian Views within Republican Party", "Amazon: 'No evidence' of bulk sales for Cruz book", "NYTDefends Exclusion ofTed Cruz's Book: 'We Are Confident', "RealClearPolitics - 2016 Republican Popular Vote", "2016 Delegate Count Tracker: 2016 Election", "Ted Cruz makes history, becomes first Hispanic to win Iowa caucus", "Ted Cruz is the first Latino to win a caucus or primary. Cruz also thanked senators from both political parties for "swiftly passing this legislation and sending it to the White House". 1286 of P.L. 31: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019, H.R. 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. [292] On November 28, in light of Trump showing a softer tone on his campaign promises, Cruz warned that justified backlash could ensue if he strayed from them. [352] On June 4, 2021, Putin announced that the pipelaying for first line of the Nord Stream 2 was fully completed. 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? "[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. [181] Cruz later led an effort by a group of Republican senators to refuse to count Pennsylvania's Electoral College votes,[182][183] citing baseless allegations of fraud. 3(b)(9) requires TSA to create a strategy to provide law enforcement with access to airport security video surveillance systems at certain airports. 5325) is an appropriations . Miriam died in 2011. [177], Cruz backed a failed appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court attempting to overturn or nullify the 2020 presidential election in Pennsylvania filed by U.S. Representative Mike Kelly, which argued that the Pennsylvania Constitution requires in-person voting except in narrow and defined circumstances; the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania had already rejected this argument. S.1071 117th Congress (2021-2022) VA AID Act of 2021 Sponsor: Cruz, Ted [Sen.-R-TX] (Introduced 04/12/2021) Cosponsors: ( 1 ) Committees: Senate - Veterans' Affairs Latest Action: Senate - 04/28/2021 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 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. Taxation (19%) [48][54][33][43] The office was established in 1999 to handle appeals involving the Texas state government, but Abbott hired Cruz with the idea that Cruz would take a "leadership role in the United States in articulating a vision of strict constructionism". Ted Cruz sponsored S.J.Res. Perry. He is 52 years old. [97] Cruz won despite being outspent by Dewhurst, who held a statewide elected office,[98] $19 million to $7 million. Sec. 2404 of S.1405 (Senate FAA bill), and subsequently Sec. Ted Cruz sponsored a committee amendment to add Sec. 238 of P.L. 114-328 Congress. ", "Why Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., is the perfect launchpad for Ted Cruz", "Ted Cruz 92 Sworn-in as U.S. [167] His speech, and especially his accusation against McConnell, was condemned by various senior Republican senators, with McCain saying that the speech was "outside the realm of Senate behavior" and "a very wrong thing to do". He won in the general election on November 6, 2018. Sec. After Haley had exhausted his appeals, it became known that Haley's robbery offense occurred three days before one of his other convictions was finalized; this raised a question about the applicability of the habitual offender statute in his case. Ted Cruz sponsored committee amendment #449, which was adopted in the full committee markup in managers package #1. [35] Referring to Cruz's time as a student at Harvard Law, professor Alan Dershowitz said that Cruz was "off-the-charts brilliant. "Cornyn, Cruz Vote to Fix Water Resource and Development Act", "The Republicans who urged Trump to pull out of Paris deal are big oil darlings", U.S. This is Chuck Grassley and Ted Cruz, "but the Democrats filibustered it.". [333][334], Cruz has been an adamant opponent of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, a 2015 international nuclear agreement with Iran negotiated by the U.S. and other world powers, calling it "catastrophic" and "disastrous". [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. [401][402], Cruz is strongly anti-abortion, but "would allow the procedurewhen a pregnancy endangers the mother's life". Ted Cruz sponsored committee amendment #117, which was adopted in the full committee markup by roll call vote. 324 was included in the House vehicle used for enactment (H.R. 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[380] He has called for the repeal of the clause of the 14th amendment that grants citizenship to those born in the United States. 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. [83], On January 19, 2011, after U.S. Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz and Missouri Senator Josh Hawley are planning to introduce legislation that would limit the usage by U.S. officials of telecommunications devices thought to. If you are having a problem with a government agency, look for a contact link for casework to submit a request for help.
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