15) FY 2018 NDAA: Iran Mil-Mil [313] Cruz is "adamantly opposed to a higher minimum wage". and similar efforts to politicize our military on this issue are blocked," Cruz said in a statement regarding the bill. Cruz's denunciation of Obama was criticized by PolitiFact, which found that the modern pattern of American outsourcing, while prevalent during the Obama years, had started earlier. Thank you for joining the GovTrack Advisory Community! "[66] The Supreme Court later remanded the case to lower courts based on Haley's ineffective assistance of counsel claim. 113-100 [83], On January 19, 2011, after U.S. [10][17][18], At the time of his birth, Ted Cruz's parents had lived in Calgary for three years and were working in the oil business as owners of a seismic-data processing firm for oil drilling. Following President Joe Biden's signing of a $1.2T bipartisan infrastructure bill, Senator Ted Cruz of Texas introduced legislation to repeal the bill's effect on the cryptocurrency industry . 2805 to H.R. Ted Cruz sponsored committee amendment #185, which was adopted in the full committee markup by voice vote. 42). [328], Cruz is a supporter of TransCanada's Keystone XL Pipeline,[329] and following the Republican senate whip, was a cosponsor of legislation in support of the pipeline. 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. Sec. That's wrong. [139], In a November 2014 Senate speech, Cruz accused President Obama of being "openly desirous to destroy the Constitution and this Republic". the median of 2.4% 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? [15] He left Cuba in 1957 to attend the University of Texas at Austin and obtained political asylum in the United States after his four-year student visa expired. 27) Airport security S. 4744 (116th): Republic of Texas Legation Memorial Act, S. 1441 (116th): Protecting Europes Energy Security Act of 2019. The next day CNN reported that Cruz had characterized the attack as terrorism at least 17 times during the preceding year. [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. Not Always", "D.C. A bill to create a point of order against legislation modifying the number of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States. "[142] Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney also criticized Cruz's remarks, writing that although he, too, opposed the Iran agreement, Cruz's statement connecting Obama to terrorism was "way over the line" and "hurts the cause". Taxation (19%) Please help us make GovTrack better address the needs of educators by joining our advisory group. [143][144], After the death of Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, Cruz said that the winner of the 2016 U.S. presidential election, rather than Obama, should appoint a new Justice. If you can, please take a few minutes to help us improve GovTrack for users like you. 8112 of H.Rept.115-952 (P.L. Keilar rolls the tape", "Ted Cruz told the truth about the 1/6 attack. [399] During the campaign, one of Cruz's promises was to return manufacturing jobs to the U.S. His choice of running mate, Carly Fiorina, was met with pushback due to her record of outsourcing, but he defended her. Perry. On May 28, 2021, Cruz voted against creating an independent commission to investigate the riot. Cruz said he had been advised that the odds of contracting the virus were very low.[426]. 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. [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. Health (15%) "[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. Calgary homeowner hopes it never happens", "Texplainer: Could Canadian-Born Ted Cruz Be President? "[159] Cruz's authorship was criticized by Charles Pierce of Esquire,[160] Jay Willis of GQ,[161] and CNN's Chris Cillizza. to suppress entire state-certified vote counts without adjudication in the courts and using a disinformation [35] Referring to Cruz's time as a student at Harvard Law, professor Alan Dershowitz said that Cruz was "off-the-charts brilliant. [162] Cruz's role in the United States federal government shutdown of 2013 in particular attracted criticism from a number of Republican colleagues. "[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. [44][48][55] His nine appearances before the Supreme Court are the most by any practicing lawyer in Texas or current member of Congress. [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. [12][41] Cruz graduated from Princeton in 1992 with a Bachelor of Arts cum laude. 324 was included in the House vehicle used for enactment (H.R. It's fundamentally wrong. [25] Cruz has two older half-sisters, Miriam Ceferina Cruz and Roxana Lourdes Cruz, from his father's first marriage. Cruz appeared on Carlson's program the next night to apologize for that comment as "frankly dumb" and "sloppy." According to an official press release from . [365], Cruz was one of six Republican senators to vote against expanding the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, which would allow the U.S. Justice Department to review hate crimes related to COVID-19 and establish an online database. 2469, the language of which was incorporated into S.Amdt. Regardless of one's views on immigration reform and the Obama administration at large, this is dangerous rhetoric. [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. 510 of P.L. He was one of 80 senators to cosponsor a July 2014 bill to enhance cooperative programs between the United States and Israel. Ted Cruz sponsored a committee amendment to add Sec. Ted Cruz sponsored committee amendment #115, which was adopted in the ETC subcommittee markup in managers package 2. "[359], In October 2021, Cruz posted a tweet that was critical of Australia's Northern Territory's vaccine mandates. During the first year of Trump's presidency, Cruz sponsored legislation to repeal the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, and was part of the group of 13 senators that drafted the unsuccessful 2017 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act replacement proposals of the AHCA. Guttenberg said this was "a really important day. 318 of H.R.302 2) Arms Trade Treaty funding prohibition Sec. [110] The contest was unusually competitive for an election in Texas, with most polls showing Cruz only slightly ahead. Murney, Micheal. [220][221][222] On March 14, 2013, he gave the keynote speech at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington DC. The first episodes were summaries of the impeachment hearings of Donald Trump. [238] The book reached the bestseller list of several organizations in its first week of release. 2262, which is identical to P.L. Im having a problem with a government agency, need legal help, want to schedule a meeting or White House tour, or have another question. [403][404] He is in favor of cutting federal funding to Planned Parenthood. 1273 of P.L. This win was his ninth. U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) introduced the Senate companion to U.S . We dont track why legislators miss votes, but its often due to medical absenses, major life events, and running for higher office. Staying at his home in Texas,[425] he avoided contact with colleagues and constituents for 14 days. 17) North Korea State Sponsor of Terrorism Designation Act [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. Medelln v. Texas, 552 U.S. 491 (2008) (No. Cruz outlined his legislation in an interview with CBS 11 on Tuesday. Senator Ted Cruz is looking to repeal the effect of legislation passed in the new tax infrastructure bill that defines crypto brokers very broadly. Would you like to join our advisory group to work with us on the future of GovTrack? [103], In January 2016, The New York Times reported that Cruz and his wife had taken out nearly $1 million in low-interest loans from Goldman Sachs (where she worked) and Citibank, and failed to report them on Federal Election Commission disclosure statements as required by law. [382][383], In December 2020, Cruz blocked the Hong Kong People's Freedom and Choice Act, which would give Hong Kongers refugee status, citing the threat of spying by China. On June 10, the pipeline's sections were connected. [171][172] Cruz has expressed pride in his reputation for having few allies, saying in June 2015 that he has been vilified for fighting "the Washington cartel". 22) FY 2017 NDAA: Russia Report [155] On March 1, he called Trump's joint address to Congress the previous day "positive" and "unifying". 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[245][246][247] He received 28% of the vote. Cruz is shown as a purple triangle in our ideology-leadership chart below. [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. [225] Cruz finished first in two presidential straw polls conducted in 2014 with 30.33% of the vote at the Republican Leadership Conference[226] and 43% of the vote at the Republican Party of Texas state convention. "[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. He also said that the words "growth and opportunity" should be tattooed on the hands of every Republican politician. He worked as a policy advisor in the George W. Bush administration before serving as Solicitor General of Texas from 2003 to 2008. 319 of P.L. Education (6%) [378], Cruz opposes paths to citizenship for undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children (so-called DREAMers). Mastodon is an alternative social media platform. His current term ends on January 3, 2025. 324 of P.L. "[306], Cruz opposes the legalization of marijuana, but believes it should be decided at the state level. [343], In June 2017, Cruz co-sponsored the Israel Anti-Boycott Act (s. 720), which would make it a federal crime for Americans to encourage or participate in boycotts against Israel and Israeli settlements in the West Bank if protesting actions by the Israeli government. [101][102], After Time magazine reported that Cruz might have violated ethics rules by failing to publicly disclose his financial relationship with Caribbean Equity Partners Investment Holdings during the 2012 campaign, he said his failure to disclose the connection was inadvertent. S.Amdt. Cruz is next up for reelection in 2024 and serves until Jan 3, 2025. [354], A co-sponsor of the resolution to commemorate the Armenian genocide, Cruz said that while Turkey is a NATO ally, "We should never be afraid to tell the truth, and alliances grounded in lies are themselves unsustainable. [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". Cruz criticized the People's Republic of China after it reportedly made a statement asking members of Congress not to meet with Tsai. 115-232 Sens. [312] In 2013, he proposed the abolition of the IRS and the implementation of a flat tax "where the average American can fill out taxes on a postcard". Ted Cruz sponsored S.1394, which was incorporated as Sec. [391] He has claimed the military is debilitated and its "ability to project power and obtain air superiority is tragically anemic". 18) NASA Transition Authorization Act 3) FY 2019 NDAA: Protecting the Chief of Chaplains serving in each branch of the military from their rank being diminished and to underscore their important role of caring for those in need For other uses, see. Cruz also garnered the support of ten other senators for a plan by his decades-long friend, Trump attorney John Eastman, to delay the January 6 electoral vote certification for ten days to allow Republican legislatures in six key states Biden had won to consider submitting slates of Trump electors, based on false allegations of widespread voting fraud. Cruz said he was he was "leading the charge" to prevent Biden's certification as president. In the aftermath of the deadliest school shooting in Texas history, U.S Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo), introduced legislation that will dedicate over $38 billion to make schools and their communities safer. 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. Ted Cruz sponsored committee amendment #43, which was adopted in the strategic forces subcommittee markup by roll call vote. Ted Cruz sponsored committee amendment #59, which was adopted in the full committee markup. Look for a contact form on Sen. Ted Cruzs website to express your opinion. [386], During Donald Trump's presidency, Cruz and fellow Texas Senator John Cornyn contributed to the appointment of multiple conservative judges to federal courts with jurisdiction over Texas. 1259 of P.L. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices. The United Nations and U.S. government consider Swidan wrongfully detained. 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. 114-328 [69][70] In 2010 Texas Lawyer named him one of the 25 Greatest Texas Lawyers of the Past Quarter Century. Sec. [415], Cruz and Michael J. Knowles started a podcast, Verdict with Ted Cruz, on January 21, 2020. Elections must be decided by counting votes. [315], Cruz is a proponent of school choice[316] and opposes the Common Core State Standards Initiative. Trump received the other six. Ted Cruz sponsored committee amendment #115, which was adopted in the full committee markup. This provision was subsequently moved to Sec. "[413][414], Cruz compared the vandalism and destruction of monuments and memorials in the United States to the 2001 destruction of the giant Buddhas of Bamiyan by the Taliban. [377] According to McClatchy, Cruz staked out "hard-right immigration stances" during his 2016 presidential campaign. 124 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015, 2021 Jan-Jan "[422] He is fond of wearing cowboy boots, but he refrained from doing so when arguing before the Rehnquist court. 115-97 He also joined a. ", "Net neutrality fight offers another contrast in 2018 Senate race", "Ted Cruz lays out how a 'snowflake' learns about net neutrality 'propaganda', "Ted Cruz Pins too Much Blame Outflow jobs Barack Obama", "Cruz Defends Fiorina's Business Record Amid Carrier Controversy", "Roll Call Vote 117th Congress - 2nd Session", "Senate Democrats join with Republicans to vote down Bernie Sanders' effort to stop outsourcing", "Pro-Life Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas to Speak at National Right to Life Convention in Dallas", "Senate hopeful Cruz casts himself as conservative warrior". [395] He has argued that net neutrality is the "Obamacare for the internet". Cruz ran for reelection to a second term in 2018. Cruz ( Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Texas. [396][397] Cruz said that the Obama-era implementation of the principle of net neutrality had the "end result" of "less broadband, less innovation, and less freedom for the American consumer". Ted Cruz sponsored committee amendment #189, which was adopted in the full committee markup in managers package #3. Science, Technology, Communications (6%) Cruz won with 4.5 million votes (56.4%) to Sadler's 3.2 million (40.6%). He assumed office on January 3, 2013. Otherwise, look for a phone number on that website to call his office if you have a question. 23) FY 2017 NDAA: Ukraine Assistance [75] Cruz represented Toyota in an appeal to the Texas Supreme Court in a statute of limitations case, where a judge wanted to investigate Toyota for contempt after a former Toyota in-house lawyer accused Toyota of unlawfully withholding documents in a product liability case. 238 of P.L. Heidi took leave from her position as head of the Southwest Region in the Investment Management Division of Goldman, Sachs & Co. in 2016 to support Cruz's run for president. [166][167] In the same speech, Cruz assailed the "Republican majority in both houses of Congresses" for what he called an insufficiently conservative record. [258] He placed second in Michigan, Mississippi, and Hawaii. 1225 of P.L. Sec. 113-66 [294], Cruz has been characterized as staunchly conservative, "radical right", a religious conservative, and anti-establishmentarian. [252][253][254], Cruz won his widest margin up to that point in Kansas, where he beat front-runner Donald Trump by 25 points. [234][235] During the primary campaign, his base of support was mainly among social conservatives, though he had crossover appeal to other factions within his party, including in particular libertarian conservatives. [227], Cruz did speaking events in mid-2013 across Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina, all early primary states, leading to further speculation that he was laying the groundwork for a 2016 bid. [213], Cruz left the family poodle Snowflake alone inside the house without heat; reporters saw the dog through the window of the front door of the dark and empty house. "[308], Cruz met with Alyssa Milano and Fred Guttenberg to discuss gun violence in the United States. [350] In December 2020, the Russian pipelaying ship Akademik Cherskiy continued pipelaying. [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". Join Now. Sec. Cruz also accused the Obama administration of having a "radical anti-Israel agenda". [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. 1852 was agreed to in the Senate by roll call vote on the floor. Ted Cruz sponsored committee amendment #120, which was adopted in the full committee markup in managers package 2. [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. [162][163] In 2013, he called Republicans he considered insufficiently resistant to Obama's proposals a "surrender caucus". [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. Sec. [267] Shortly after losing overwhelmingly to Trump in the Indiana primary on May 3, Cruz suspended his campaign. Home | Senator Ted Cruz Contact Ted Find Assistance 12.08.2022 Statement From Cruz Office On Brittney Griner Announcement 12.06.2022 Sen. Cruz's Bipartisan Bill to Address Unsolved Lynching and Murder Cases Signed into Law Senator Cruz Senator Ted Cruz @SenTedCruz Tweets by @SenTedCruz This browser does not support the embedded Twitter feed. [302], Cruz is a gun rights supporter,[303] and opposes expanding gun control regulations. [97] Cruz won despite being outspent by Dewhurst, who held a statewide elected office,[98] $19 million to $7 million. 9) FY 2019 NDAA: Space-based intercept Cruz faced the Democratic nominee, U.S. Representative Beto O'Rourke, in the general election. Sec. Not all Members of Congress will accept messages from non-constituents. [293], Cruz was backed by the billionaire Mercer family, including Robert and his daughter Rebekah. [394], Cruz opposes net neutralitywhich prevents Internet service providers from deliberately blocking or slowing particular websitesarguing that the Internet economy has flourished in the United States simply because it has remained largely free from government regulation. Cruz was the primary sponsor of 15 bills that were enacted. Seuss. 5) FY 2019 NDAA: Stopping Chinese infiltration of American universities [245] The Iowa win made him the first Hispanic to win either a presidential primary election or caucus. Our public interest mission means we will never put our service behind a paywall. Youre more than a vote, so support GovTrack today with a tip of any amount: Or keep using GovTrack for free! [269][272], Several lawsuits and ballot challenges asserting that Cruz was ineligible to become U.S. president were filed at the time. A spokesperson for Cruz said his failure to report the loans to the FEC was "inadvertent" and that he would file supplementary paperwork. 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. Join 10 million other Americans using GovTrack to learn about and contact your representative and senators and track what Congress is doing each day. Gore. 25) FY 2016 NDAA: Update Annual Iran Military Power Report [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. Hatch said McConnell did pledge to help Cantwell get a vote on the Ex-Im Bank. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, broke from his own party in voting against a bipartisan bill that would bar lawmakers from being able to singlehandedly launch an objection to a state's. 2282 as Sec. 23, which is substantively identical to the House vehicle used for enactment (H.J.Res. 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). [190], When Congress reconvened that evening to continue the count, Cruz voted to object to Arizona's and Pennsylvania's electoral votes. [304], In an interview with radio host Hugh Hewitt discussing the attack that killed three people at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, Cruz said that "the simple and undeniable fact is the overwhelming majority of violent criminals are Democrats", and claimed that Democrats are "soft on crime" because "convicted felons tend to vote Democratic. 4) FY 2019 NDAA: Fighting politicization of the security clearance process 11032 of P.L. Sec. [291] On November 15, he met with President-elect Trump at Trump Tower in New York City. [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. 115-232 Cruz declined consideration for the position. [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. In addition to eliminating the IRS as described above, he has promised to eliminate four other cabinet-level agencies: the Department of Energy, Department of Education, Department of Commerce, and Department of Housing and Urban Development. Sponsored legislation by Ted Cruz, the Senator from Texas - in Congress from 2023 through Present [287] The following day at the Texas Republican delegation breakfast, Cruz defended his choice to not endorse Trump: "I am not in the habit of supporting people who attack my wife and attack my father. [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. Why isn't that a bigger deal? "[309], In May 2022, after the Robb Elementary School shooting, Cruz blamed mass shootings on declining church attendance, violent video games, prescription drugs, cyberbullying, social isolation, and other societal factors. [322][323] He voted against the bill because it neglected "to reduce a substantial backlog of projects, to the detriment of projects with national implications, such as the SabineNeches Waterway". 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