[393] Blaming "bloated bureaucracy and social experiments", Cruz has proposed reducing the size of the active duty military while increasing spending. [245][246][247] He received 28% of the vote. Perry. You are encouraged to reuse any material on this site. [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. [115][116][117][118][119] Cruz gave a 21-hour Senate speech in an effort to hold up a federal budget bill and thereby defund the Affordable Care Act. Ted Cruz sponsored S.Amdt. [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. Sec. 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. 113-100 [162] Cruz's role in the United States federal government shutdown of 2013 in particular attracted criticism from a number of Republican colleagues. For other uses, see. 2) Arms Trade Treaty funding prohibition 3664). [49] During the 2000 Florida presidential recounts, he assisted in assembling the Bush legal team, devising strategy, and drafting pleadings for filing with the Supreme Court of Florida and U.S. Supreme Court in the case Bush v. Sec. [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". [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. [98][99], In the November 6 general election, Cruz faced Democratic nominee Paul Sadler, an attorney and a former state representative from Henderson, Texas. [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. 2282 as Sec. Ted Cruz sponsored committee amendment #115, which was adopted in the ETC subcommittee markup in managers package 2. Ted Cruz. 1235 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. We dont track why legislators miss votes, but its often due to medical absenses, major life events, and running for higher office. [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. ( All Actions ) Tracker: Introduced Passed Senate Passed House To President Became Law LAW 3. [10][19][20][21][22] Cruz has said that he is the son of "two mathematicians/computer programmers". [400] In 2022, Cruz voted against Bernie Sanders's proposed measure for the United States Innovation and Competition Act, which promised to fund semiconductor manufacturers amid a shortage of their products during the COVID-19 pandemic. 2805 to H.R. Ted Cruz sponsored committee amendment #37, which was adopted in the full committee markup by roll call vote. S.Amdt. The chart below reports missed votes over time. The new measures would expand sanctions to cover any entity that aids NS2's completion. 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. Cruz recently introduced the following legislation: View All On April 2 and 79, Cruz swept the Colorado congressional district and state conventions, taking all 34 delegates. 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. "[201] Several corporations halted donations to Cruz and other Republicans who voted to overturn the election based on Trump's false claims. [50], After Bush took office, Cruz served as an associate deputy attorney general in the United States Department of Justice[4][53] and as the director of policy planning at the Federal Trade Commission. [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. 14) FY 2018 NDAA: Full Time Duty 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. 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. [51][52], Cruz joined the George W. Bush presidential campaign in 1999 as a domestic policy adviser, advising then-Governor Bush on a wide range of policy and legal matters, including civil justice, criminal justice, constitutional law, immigration, and government reform. 113-58 After the hearings ended the podcast expanded its content to include other topics and interviews, including with Washington politicians such as U.S. Ted Cruz sponsored committee amendment #43, which was adopted in the strategic forces subcommittee markup by roll call vote. the junior senator from Texas 124 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015, 2021 Jan-Jan 42). is [14] As a teenager in the 1950s, Rafael Cruz was beaten by agents of Fulgencio Batista for opposing the Batista regime. June 24, 2022. The appeals court denied the appeal and affirmed the jury's award. I personally don't agree with it, but that's their right. 416 of P.L. 1225 of P.L. Our work to hold Congress accountable only matters if elections are decided by counting votes. 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. According to OpenSecrets, Cruz has received more than $2.5 million in campaign contributions from oil, gas and coal interests since 2012. Bills Sponsored by Ted Cruz (R-Texas) | Represent | ProPublica Senate Members Ted Cruz Bills Sponsored Bills Sponsored by Ted Cruz (R-Texas) Sen. Cruz sponsored 66 bills in. 113-66 [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. [245] The Iowa win made him the first Hispanic to win either a presidential primary election or caucus. Visit us on Mastodon ", "Editorial: Texan of the Year finalist Ted Cruz", "Ted Cruz - Net Worth - Personal Finances", "Sen. 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[273][274][275][276][277][278][279] None were successful, and in February 2016, the Illinois Board of Elections ruled in Cruz's favor, stating, "The candidate is a natural born citizen by virtue of being born in Canada to his mother who was a U.S. citizen at the time of his birth. [69][70] In 2010 Texas Lawyer named him one of the 25 Greatest Texas Lawyers of the Past Quarter Century. Glover, Scott and Reston, Maeve (March 10, 2016). [37][38][39] Princeton's debate team named their annual novice championship after Cruz. 5302. Not all Members of Congress will accept messages from non-constituents. [156] Cruz said that during his visit to the Mar-a-Lago estate on March 18, he spoke with affiliates of Trump while negotiating the American Health Care Act. Sec. 8112 of the conference report. Sec. Sec. 2262). 23, which is substantively identical to the House vehicle used for enactment (H.J.Res. American politician, attorney (born 1970), "Senator Cruz" redirects here. Most legislation has no activity after being introduced. 319 of P.L. 06-984). [229] The event was attended by several potential presidential candidates. The most recent include: Does 15 not sound like a lot? [118][120][121] Cruz persuaded the House of Representatives and House Speaker John Boehner to include an ACA defunding provision in the bill. In September 2020, less than two months before the next presidential election, Cruz supported an immediate vote on Trump's nominee to fill the Supreme Court vacancy caused by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death. Choose from the options above to find the right way to contact Cruz. Cruz ran for reelection to a second term in 2018. T exas Sen. Ted Cruz announced a bill that would create processing centers for the surge of migrants at the southern border in wealthy Democratic strongholds. We love educating Americans about how their government works too! [39] At Princeton, Cruz was a member of Colonial Club. After graduating from Princeton University and Harvard Law School, Cruz pursued a career in politics. [300] He supports the death penalty. [23] In 1974, Cruz's father left the family and moved to Texas. "[410] In 2017, the same day that an audio clip resurfaced of Alabama Judge Roy Moore calling Obergefell "worse" than the 1857 ruling that upheld slavery, Cruz endorsed Moore for U.S. 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. Ted Cruz sponsored S.J.Res. 17) North Korea State Sponsor of Terrorism Designation Act much worse than Ted Cruz sponsored S. Amdt. 28) FY 2015 NDAA: Purple Heart eligibility 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? By. [75] Cruz represented drug manufacturer B. Braun before the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit after the company was found guilty of wrongfully discharging a former employee. Cruz said he was he was "leading the charge" to prevent Biden's certification as president. 31) FY 2014 NDAA: Ballistic Missile Threats from the South 2405 of P.L. 115-232 He worked as a policy advisor in the George W. Bush administration before serving as Solicitor General of Texas from 2003 to 2008. 318 of H.R.302 [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. Sec. [301] In his 2012 Senate campaign, Cruz frequently mentioned his role as counsel for the State of Texas in Medelln v. Texas, a 2008 case in which the U.S. Supreme Court held that Texas has the right to ignore an order from the International Court of Justice directing the U.S. to review the convictions and sentences of dozens of Mexican nationals on death row. [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. [327] He has a lifetime score of 3% on the National Environmental Scorecard of the League of Conservation Voters. If the Democrats want to replace this nominee, they need to win the election". 3(b)(9) of P.L. "[357], Beginning during his time as a Dublin, California, city councilman, Eric Swalwell was targeted by a Chinese woman believed to be a clandestine officer of China's Ministry of State Security. [352] On June 4, 2021, Putin announced that the pipelaying for first line of the Nord Stream 2 was fully completed. [44][43][48][55] With the support of the George W. Bush administration, the petitioners argued that the United States had violated the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations by failing to notify the convicted nationals of their opportunity to receive legal aid from the Mexican consulate. Ted Cruz sponsored S. 672, which is identical to Sec. presidential election decided instead by incumbent politicians running in the very same election. [210] Cruz initially said he was taking his daughters on a weeklong vacation from school at their request, in an attempt to be a "good dad". [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. [375], Cruz took a "hard-line stance" on immigration issues during the 2014 border crisis[376] and opposes comprehensive immigration reform. 12) Student Opportunity Amendment (529s for K-12 education) [24] Later that year, Cruz's parents reconciled and relocated the family to Houston. [149], Cruz was one of Donald Trump's most vocal critics during the 2016 presidential campaign, with the two often exchanging heated comments directed at each other, and Cruz's family. 09/12/2022 Sec. Youre more than a vote, so support GovTrack today with a tip of any amount: Or keep using GovTrack for free! 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. [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 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. 5) FY 2019 NDAA: Stopping Chinese infiltration of American universities See full analysis methodology. Cruz asserted that she had failed to prove that B. Braun had directed her to violate the law and that she had not presented sufficient evidence that her refusal to violate the law was why she had been fired. 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". 115-232 In 2016, Cruz ran for president of the United States, placing second behind Donald Trump in the Republican primaries. Now What? 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