While Cruz initially declined to endorse Trump's campaign once he won the nomination, he became a staunch Trump supporter during his presidency. The next day CNN reported that Cruz had characterized the attack as terrorism at least 17 times during the preceding year. Glover, Scott and Reston, Maeve (March 10, 2016). U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, was the sole Republican to vote against advancing bipartisan voting legislation out of the Senate Rules Committee. We hope to make GovTrack more useful to policy professionals like you. If youve visited a bill page on GovTrack.us recently, you may have noticed a new study guide tab located just below the bill title. He also said that the words "growth and opportunity" should be tattooed on the hands of every Republican politician. [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. Elections must be decided by counting votes. See full analysis methodology. Ted Cruz sponsored committee amendment #189, which was adopted in the full committee markup in managers package #3. 3(b)(9) requires TSA to create a strategy to provide law enforcement with access to airport security video surveillance systems at certain airports. Not Always", "D.C. Sec. Ted Cruz sponsored S. Amdt. [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". [108] The primary elections for both parties were held on March 6, 2018,[109] and he easily won the Republican nomination with over 80% of the vote. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison said she would not seek reelection, Cruz launched his campaign via a blogger conference call. If the Democrats want to replace this nominee, they need to win the election". [12][43][73] At Morgan Lewis, he led the firm's U.S. Supreme Court and national appellate litigation practice. 27) Airport security 18) NASA Transition Authorization Act 114-328 [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. [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. 114-328 [71][72], After leaving the Solicitor General position in 2008, Cruz joined the Houston office of the Philadelphia-based law firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, often representing corporate clients. Sec. [325], In 2017, Cruz was one of 22 senators to sign a letter[326] addressed to Trump urging him to withdraw from the Paris Agreement. [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. Now what? presidential election decided instead by incumbent politicians running in the very same election. [351] In January, another pipelayer, Fortuna, joined forces with the Akademik Cherskiy to complete the pipeline. Please help us make GovTrack better address the needs of educators by joining our advisory group. [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. [35] Referring to Cruz's time as a student at Harvard Law, professor Alan Dershowitz said that Cruz was "off-the-charts brilliant. Sec. 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. He On April 2 and 79, Cruz swept the Colorado congressional district and state conventions, taking all 34 delegates. 3(b)(9) of P.L. [50] He authored 70 U.S. Supreme Court briefs and presented 34 appellate oral arguments. [176], In September 2020, Trump included Cruz on a shortlist, alongside fellow Senators Tom Cotton and Josh Hawley, for possible appointment to the Supreme Court. [97] Cruz won despite being outspent by Dewhurst, who held a statewide elected office,[98] $19 million to $7 million. 13) FY 2018 NDAA: Taiwan Defense Partnership [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. Cruz worked on the Chinese company's appellant brief. 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. 114-328 [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. Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) [104] But Cruz intentionally missed the deadline for repayment in order to challenge the law that only $250,000 in personal loans can be repaid with money raised after an election. [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. [244], On February 1, 2016, Cruz won the Iowa caucuses. [187] There are also concerns that he misrepresented the percentage of those concerned about rigging, with the correct number being 28%. 1). 5) FY 2019 NDAA: Stopping Chinese infiltration of American universities [339], In early January 2017, Cruz, Texas governor Greg Abbott and some others met with Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen. 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. [285] On July 7, after a meeting with Trump, he confirmed that he would speak at the 2016 Republican National Convention. [184], As part of the attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election that Trump lost, Texas attorney general Ken Paxton filed a suit with the U.S. Supreme Court, seeking to have election results in four states nullified. [119] In the U.S. Senate, former Majority Leader Harry Reid blocked the filibuster attempt because only 18 Republican senators supported the filibuster. [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. [105] The loans were largely repaid by later campaign fundraising. [16] He earned Canadian citizenship in 1973[6] and became a naturalized United States citizen in 2005. 1091 of P.L. On April 3, North Dakota elected a slate of delegates dominated by pro-Cruz delegates. 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. [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. [219], As early as 2013, Cruz was widely expected to run for the presidency in 2016. Joint Resolution Passed 78/22 on Sep 18, 2014. I want to urge Cruz to take an action on a bill. Guttenberg said this was "a really important day. [22][33], After high school, Cruz studied public policy at Princeton University. We need someone with judgment and the temperament to keep this country safe. 318 of H.R.302 2) Arms Trade Treaty funding prohibition Sec. [132] The bill was written in response to Iran's choice of Hamid Aboutalebi as its ambassador to the UN. 324. [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. 114-50 31: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019, H.R. U.S. [344][345], In August 2018, Cruz and 16 other lawmakers urged the Trump administration to impose sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Act against Chinese officials responsible for human rights abuses against the Uyghur Muslim minority in western China's Xinjiang region. 1852, which added Sec. In effect, he accuses the president of high treason. 1231 of P.L. 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. "[305], In August 2015, in the wake of the ambush death of a Texas police officer who was gunned down while filling up at a gas station, Cruz said that police are "feeling the assault from the President, from the top on down, as we seewhether it's in Ferguson or Baltimore, the response from senior officials, the President or the Attorney General, is to vilify law enforcement. [17][31][32] During high school, Cruz participated in a Houston-based group known at the time as the Free Market Education Foundation, a program that taught high school students the philosophies of economists such as Milton Friedman and Frdric Bastiat. Now it could win him the White House", "As a private lawyer, Ted Cruz defended companies found guilty of wrongdoing", "Court gets OK for Toyota contempt hearing", "Court of Appeals November 6, 2011 Opinion", "As a Lawyer, Ted Cruz Defended Huge Jury Awards. 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). Ted Cruz sponsored committee amendment #116, which was adopted in the full committee markup by voice vote. In May 2022, the Supreme Court in FEC v. Ted Cruz for Senate sided with Cruz, allowing him to ask donors to help repay $555,000 he loaned to his campaigns: $545,000 he loaned to his 2012 campaign, plus $10,000 he loaned to his 2018 campaign that was over the existing limit of $250,000.[106][107]. [423], As of 2018, according to OpenSecrets, Cruz's net worth was more than $3.1 million. [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. Sens. Ted Cruz sponsored committee amendment #449, which was adopted in the full committee markup in managers package #1. Kelly, Amita. 115-232 115-232. 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. Ted Cruz sponsored S.Amdt. 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. His current term ends on January 3, 2025. The competition for the Republican presidential nomination between Trump and Cruz was deeply acrimonious and characterized by a series of public personal attacks. ( All Actions ) Tracker: Introduced Passed Senate Passed House To President Became Law BILL 2. Ted Cruz sponsored the Senate vehicle (S. 442), which was used for enactment. The appeals court rejected Cruz's argument and affirmed the $880,000 award. Taxation (19%) June 24, 2022. 115-63 [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. We dont track why legislators miss votes, but its often due to medical absenses, major life events, and running for higher office. Sec. The first episodes were summaries of the impeachment hearings of Donald Trump. 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. The letter, published in the magazine Politico on April 18, 2014, starts with "Thanks to President Obama for joining a unanimous Congress and signing S. 2195 into law". Sec. [4][44][53], In 2003, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott appointed Cruz to be the solicitor general of Texas. Please join our advisory group to let us know what more we can do. [232] Also, at the same hour, he posted on his Twitter page: "I'm running for President and I hope to earn your support! [123] Cruz was also named "2013 Man of the Year" by conservative publications TheBlaze,[124] and The American Spectator,[125] "2013 Conservative of the Year" by Townhall,[126] and "2013 Statesman of the Year" by the Republican Party of Sarasota County, Florida. 2282 as Sec. [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". 11032 of P.L. Were looking to learn more about who uses GovTrack and what features you find helpful or think could be improved. [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. 20) FY 2017 NDAA: Cuba joint exercises Ted Cruz compares climate change activists to 'flat-Earthers.' 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. That's wrong. 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. [315], Cruz is a proponent of school choice[316] and opposes the Common Core State Standards Initiative. Sec. "[331][332], In 2015, Cruz voted for the USA Freedom Act, which reauthorized the USA Patriot Act but reformed some of its provisions. Young Americans have historically been the least involved in politics, despite the huge consequences policies can have on them. [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. 15) FY 2018 NDAA: Iran Mil-Mil Ted Cruz sponsored committee amendment #185, which was adopted in the full committee markup by voice vote. The bill was co-sponsored by Senators Mike Braun (R-IN) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA). 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. Help us develop the tools to bring real-time legislative data into the classroom. Trump received the other six. Why isn't that a bigger deal? 533 of P.L. 8112 of H.Rept.115-952 (P.L. 26 Ted Cruz Tried to Pass Legislation to Keep Kids Safe At School And Dems Filibustered It Ted Cruz Tried to Pass Legislation to Keep Kids Safe At School And Dems Filibustered It May 26, 2022 Stacey Warner Twitter 0 This story proves that Democrats don't care about protecting children or anyone else. In the middle of the storm, Cruz and his family were spotted on a plane heading to Cancn, Mexico, where they planned to stay at the luxury Ritz Carlton hotel and escape their home, which Heidi Cruz called in a text message "FREEZING". S. 5053: A bill to provide for the meaningful participation of Taiwan in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). 124 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015, 2021 Jan-Jan [159], Cruz has used harsh rhetoric against fellow Republican politicians, and his relationships with various Republican members of Congress have been strained. Friction with fellow Republican members of Congress, Electoral College vote count and storming of the United States Capitol. [191] The Senate rejected these objections by 936 and 927, respectively. [286], In his speech on July 20, the third day of the convention, Cruz congratulated Trump but did not endorse him. The Securing Our Schools Act of 2022 would have provided $15 billion to double the number of school resource officers, $10. [83], On January 19, 2011, after U.S. Ted Cruz sponsored S. 1594, which is identical to the House vehicle used for enactment (H.R. 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. [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". [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". [377] According to McClatchy, Cruz staked out "hard-right immigration stances" during his 2016 presidential campaign. [405], Cruz opposes both same-sex marriage and civil unions. [403][404] He is in favor of cutting federal funding to Planned Parenthood. 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. Mastodon is an alternative social media platform. [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. [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". 17) North Korea State Sponsor of Terrorism Designation Act [300] He supports the death penalty. Transportation and Public Works (6%). [238] The book reached the bestseller list of several organizations in its first week of release. 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. 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. [258] He placed second in Michigan, Mississippi, and Hawaii. [175], Cruz is one of the Senate Republicans in favor of the "nuclear option", "to speed up consideration of President Trump's nominees". [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". Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) today introduced a bill that will protect students in Washington, D.C. public schools from the city's COVID-19 vaccine mandate. 324 of P.L. Join 10 million other Americans using GovTrack to learn about and contact your representative and senators and track what Congress is doing each day. [6] They divorced in 1997. the median of 2.4% 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. [358] Cruz tweeted, "More than once, I've said 'screw the Chinese communists'. Ted Cruz sponsored committee amendment #116, which was adopted in the full committee markup. Cruz's name is on two more laws as a cosponsor. 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