Ted Cruz sponsored S. Amdt. A member of the Republican Party, Cruz served as Solicitor General of Texas from 2003 to 2008. 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. [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. Ted Cruz sponsored S.1394, which was incorporated as Sec. Cruz won with 4.5 million votes (56.4%) to Sadler's 3.2 million (40.6%). The measure would block semiconductor manufacturers funded by the bill from outsourcing their jobs and forbid them to dissuade their employees from forming unions. [36] In 1992, he was named U.S. National Speaker of the Year and, with his debate partner David Panton, Team of the Year by the American Parliamentary Debate Association. Thank you for joining the GovTrack Advisory Community! [130][131], On April 1, 2014, Cruz introduced S. 2195, a bill that would allow the president of the United States to deny visas to any ambassador to the United Nations who has been found to have been engaged in espionage or terrorist activity against the United States or its allies and may pose a threat to U.S. national security interests. Mastodon is an alternative social media platform. Senator Ted Cruz is looking to repeal the effect of legislation passed in the new tax infrastructure bill that defines crypto brokers very broadly. 8112 of the conference report. "[306], Cruz opposes the legalization of marijuana, but believes it should be decided at the state level. Senators Tom Coburn, Jim DeMint,[91] Mike Lee,[92] Rand Paul[93] and Pat Toomey. [198] Thousands of lawyers and law students called for him to be disbarred for inciting the insurrection. S. 4744 (116th): Republic of Texas Legation Memorial Act, S. 1441 (116th): Protecting Europes Energy Security Act of 2019. 318 of H.R.302. Ted Cruz sponsored S. 672, which is identical to Sec. Where to begin? 533 of P.L. [330], In a 2014 opinion editorial in USA Today, Cruz wrote that auditing the Federal Reserve System was a top Republican priority in 2015 and that he supported legislation that would allow the Government Accountability Office to evaluate the Federal Reserve's monetary policy. "[355], American video game company Activision Blizzard punished a Hong Kong-based professional gamer for supporting pro-democracy Hong Kong protests. Ted Cruz sponsored committee amendment #37, which was adopted in the full committee markup by roll call vote. 113-58 "[66] The Supreme Court later remanded the case to lower courts based on Haley's ineffective assistance of counsel claim. [294], Cruz has been characterized as staunchly conservative, "radical right", a religious conservative, and anti-establishmentarian. [81][295][296][297], Cruz is a critic of the rapprochement between Cuba and the United States, saying on Fox News in December 2014 that the thaw in relations was a "manifestation of the failures of the Obama-Clinton-Kerry foreign policy" that "will be remembered as a tragic mistake". For other uses, see. Their attempts [158], In April 2018, in the copy accompanying Trump's entry on the Time 100 most influential people of 2017, Cruz wrote, "President Trump is doing what he was elected to do: disrupt the status quo. 115-44 [16] He earned Canadian citizenship in 1973[6] and became a naturalized United States citizen in 2005. 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. This is Sec. S. 2611 (117th): A bill to designate high priority corridors on the National Highway System, and for other purposes. Ted Cruz sponsored committee amendment #59, which was adopted in the full committee markup. 115-91 "[159] Cruz's authorship was criticized by Charles Pierce of Esquire,[160] Jay Willis of GQ,[161] and CNN's Chris Cillizza. [44][43][55], In 2004, Cruz was involved in the high-profile case surrounding a challenge to the constitutionality of public schools' requiring students to recite the Pledge of Allegiance (including the words "under God", legally a part of the Pledge since 1954), Elk Grove Unified School District v. [37][38][39] Princeton's debate team named their annual novice championship after Cruz. [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. [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. And starting in 2019 well be tracking Congresss oversight investigations of the executive branch. [175], Cruz is one of the Senate Republicans in favor of the "nuclear option", "to speed up consideration of President Trump's nominees". 09/12/2022 Ted Cruz sponsored committee amendment #201, which was adopted in the full committee markup in managers package 1. 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. Calgary homeowner hopes it never happens", "Texplainer: Could Canadian-Born Ted Cruz Be President? [22][33], After high school, Cruz studied public policy at Princeton University. [411] He reaffirmed his position in 2022 after comments by Justice Clarence Thomas. [187] There are also concerns that he misrepresented the percentage of those concerned about rigging, with the correct number being 28%. [415], Cruz and Michael J. Knowles started a podcast, Verdict with Ted Cruz, on January 21, 2020. We need someone with judgment and the temperament to keep this country safe. [4][44][53], In 2003, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott appointed Cruz to be the solicitor general of Texas. Cruz is shown as a purple triangle in our ideology-leadership chart below. Medelln v. Texas, 552 U.S. 491 (2008) (No. [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. [368][369][370][371], In 2013, Cruz voted against a bill to provide a package of federal aid to the Northern East Coast for recovery from Hurricane Sandy[372] because, he said, the bill was "filled with unrelated pork" and "two-thirds of that bill had nothing to do with Sandy". "[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". It was Cruz's tenth statewide win. 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. 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. Cruz said he had been advised that the odds of contracting the virus were very low.[426]. Cruz recently introduced the following legislation: View All [260] Because he surpassed the 50% winner-take-all threshold, he won all 40 of Utah's delegates. Sec. 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". This win was his ninth. Look for a contact form on Sen. Ted Cruzs website to express your opinion. P.L. [314], Cruz wants to decrease the size of the government significantly. "[201] Several corporations halted donations to Cruz and other Republicans who voted to overturn the election based on Trump's false claims. [104] Cruz disclosed the loans on his Senate financial disclosure forms in July 2012, but not on the FEC form. [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. [139], In a November 2014 Senate speech, Cruz accused President Obama of being "openly desirous to destroy the Constitution and this Republic". 115-232 13) FY 2018 NDAA: Taiwan Defense Partnership Were looking for feedback from educators about how GovTrack can be used and improved for your classroom. He assumed office on January 3, 2013. [200] Republican operative Chad Sweet, the chair of Cruz's 2016 presidential campaign, denounced Cruz for "assault on our democracy. S.Amdt. The . The competition for the Republican presidential nomination between Trump and Cruz was deeply acrimonious and characterized by a series of public personal attacks. 5325) is an appropriations . 124 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015, 2021 Jan-Jan 1225 of P.L. It's endangering all of our safety and security. [12][13], Cruz's father, Rafael, was born and raised in Cuba, the son of a Canary Islander who immigrated to Cuba as a child. [377] According to McClatchy, Cruz staked out "hard-right immigration stances" during his 2016 presidential campaign. "What we just saw today was an absolute demonstration that not only what he told every Republican senator, but what he told the press over and over and over again was a simple lie", Cruz said. Im having a problem with a government agency, need legal help, want to schedule a meeting or White House tour, or have another question. The first episodes were summaries of the impeachment hearings of Donald Trump. A spokesperson for Cruz said his failure to report the loans to the FEC was "inadvertent" and that he would file supplementary paperwork. 2262, which is identical to P.L. "[299], Cruz has called for an end to "overcriminalization, harsh mandatory minimum sentences, and the demise of jury trials". 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. Ted Cruz. S. 5053: A bill to provide for the meaningful participation of Taiwan in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Then he started backtracking", "Rep. Matt Gaetz taunts Sen. 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[302], Cruz is a gun rights supporter,[303] and opposes expanding gun control regulations. Staff. Sec. Guttenberg said this was "a really important day. [citation needed], Cruz then attended Harvard Law School,[4][42] where he was a John M. Olin Fellow in Law and Economics. S. 1635 (116th): A bill to designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Odessa, Texas, as the Wilson and Young Medal of Honor VA Clinic. 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. On June 10, the pipeline's sections were connected. [348], Cruz has called the Nord Stream II natural gas pipeline a threat to the security of Europe and the U.S. 11032 to the House vehicle used for enactment (H.R. 2282 was the Senate substitute amendment for the NDAA. [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. What is Ted Cruz's New Gun Legislation? [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. 1225 of P.L. Our public interest mission means we will never put our service behind a paywall. Young Americans have historically been the least involved in politics, despite the huge consequences policies can have on them. 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). Government Operations and Politics (6%) Cruz previously sponsored an . [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. 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. 8112 of H.Rept.115-952 (P.L. "[141], Cruz has repeatedly said that the 2015 international nuclear agreement with Iran "will make the Obama administration the world's leading financier of radical Islamic terrorism". 416 of P.L. [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. Sec. [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. 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. S.Amdt. "What You Need To Know About Ted Cruz". Why isn't that a bigger deal? [118], Cruz has consistently denied any involvement in the 2013 government shutdown, even though he cast several votes to prolong it and was blamed by many within his own party for prompting it. [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". 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. 11) FY 2019 NDAA: Air Force core sampling [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. She is of three-quarters Irish and one-quarter Italian descent, and earned an undergraduate degree in mathematics from Rice University in the 1950s. [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. 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. [105] The loans were largely repaid by later campaign fundraising. 1681 of P.L. We hope to make GovTrack more useful to policy professionals like you. [349] A few days later Allseas suspended the work. That pledge was not a blanket commitment that if you go and slander and attack Heidi, that I'm going to nonetheless come like a servile puppy dog and say, 'Thank you very much for maligning my wife and maligning my father. Ted Cruz sponsored committee amendment #449, which was adopted in the full committee markup in managers package #1. If the Democrats want to replace this nominee, they need to win the election". [162] Cruz's role in the United States federal government shutdown of 2013 in particular attracted criticism from a number of Republican colleagues. and similar efforts to politicize our military on this issue are blocked," Cruz said in a statement regarding the bill. [393] Blaming "bloated bureaucracy and social experiments", Cruz has proposed reducing the size of the active duty military while increasing spending. Cruz sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas: International Affairs (34%) 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. Nomination Confirmed 77/19 on May 8, 2019. Ted Cruz sponsored committee amendment #116, which was adopted in the full committee markup by voice vote. [244], On February 1, 2016, Cruz won the Iowa caucuses. Sec. 42). Newdow. [387][388][389][390], Cruz has criticized the U.S. military for becoming "emasculated" by its recruiting efforts, comparing those efforts unfavorably to the Russian military's. 1236 of P.L. Health (15%) The United Nations and U.S. government consider Swidan wrongfully detained. ( All Actions ) Tracker: Introduced Passed Senate Passed House To President Became Law BILL 2. [67], In 2008 American Lawyer magazine named Cruz one of the 50 Best Litigators under 45 in America,[54][68] and The National Law Journal named him one of the 50 Most Influential Minority Lawyers in America. [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". [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. WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. [403][404] He is in favor of cutting federal funding to Planned Parenthood. [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. Cruz called the agreement "complete and utter surrender". [228] Legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin described Cruz as the first potential presidential candidate to emphasize originalism as a major national issue. Cruz outlined his legislation in an interview with CBS 11 on Tuesday. Sec. [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. [56] Cruz has said, "We ended up year after year arguing some of the biggest cases in the country. In effect, he accuses the president of high treason. Taxation (19%) [358] Cruz tweeted, "More than once, I've said 'screw the Chinese communists'. [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. 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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Ted Cruz sponsored committee amendment #121, which was adopted in the full committee markup by roll call vote. *: These candidates were constitutionally ineligible to serve as President or Vice President. 26) U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act On May 28, 2021, Cruz voted against creating an independent commission to investigate the riot. [127][128] He was a finalist for Time magazine's "Person of the Year" in 2013. By. 115-245) Ted Cruz sponsored S.Amdt.3809, which was adopted by UC on the Senate floor and incorporated as Sec. [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. Well be in touch. After the January 2021 Capitol attack, Cruz received widespread political and popular backlash for objecting to the certification of Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 presidential election and giving credence to the false claim that the election was fraudulent. [162][163] In 2013, he called Republicans he considered insufficiently resistant to Obama's proposals a "surrender caucus". Angry veterans fired back", "Sen. Ted Cruz slams 'emasculated' U.S. military depicted in Army ad campaign", "Ted Cruz looks to project military strength in South Carolina", "The conservative case against net neutrality", "The FCC Just Killed Net Neutrality. Cruz faced the Democratic nominee, U.S. Representative Beto O'Rourke, in the general election. 318 of H.R.302 2) Arms Trade Treaty funding prohibition Sec. positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top). | View Cosponsors . [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. 25) FY 2016 NDAA: Update Annual Iran Military Power Report Our work to hold Congress accountable only matters if elections are decided by counting votes. This bill, in its final form, funded the parts of the federal government whose funding was to lapse on February 15, 2019. His current term ends on January 3, 2025. [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. 324 of P.L. [34][4][35] While at Princeton, he competed for the American Whig-Cliosophic Society's Debate Panel and won the top speaker award at both the 1992 U.S. National Debating Championship and the 1992 North American Debating Championship. [229] The event was attended by several potential presidential candidates. On April 3, North Dakota elected a slate of delegates dominated by pro-Cruz delegates. 31: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019, H.R. 1852 was agreed to in the Senate by roll call vote on the floor. Ted Cruz sponsored subcommittee amendment #124, which was adopted in the Personnel Subcommittee markup via managers package. Keilar rolls the tape", "Ted Cruz told the truth about the 1/6 attack. [405], Cruz opposes both same-sex marriage and civil unions. [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. [105] There is no indication that Cruz's wife had any role in providing any of the loans, or that the banks did anything wrong. [419] She previously worked in the White House for Condoleezza Rice and in New York as an investment banker. It's fundamentally wrong. [119] During the filibuster he read Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. 571 of P.L. He worked as a policy advisor in the George W. Bush administration before serving as Solicitor General of Texas from 2003 to 2008. 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. [96] Former Attorney General Ed Meese served as national chairman of Cruz's campaign. Sec. [118] This move was extremely popular among Cruz supporters, with Rick Manning of Americans for Limited Government naming Cruz "2013 Person of the Year" in an op-ed in The Hill, primarily for his filibuster against the Affordable Care Act. From Jan 2013 to Dec 2022, Cruz missed 335 of 3,426 roll call votes, which is 9.8%. 23, which is substantively identical to the House vehicle used for enactment (H.J.Res. "[233] He was the first major Republican presidential candidate for the 2016 campaign. "[44][45][46][47] Cruz graduated from Harvard Law in 1995 with a Juris Doctor degree magna cum laude. 238 of P.L. [418] The couple met when Cruz was working on George W. Bush's 2000 presidential campaign. [307] After Colorado legalized marijuana, he said, "If the citizens of Colorado decide they want to go down that road, that's their prerogative. 5) FY 2019 NDAA: Stopping Chinese infiltration of American universities [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. 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