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. [397] In December 2017, after the Republican-controlled Federal Communications Commission repealed net neutrality, he mocked supporters of net neutrality as "snowflakes" who were misled by "online propaganda". [244], On February 1, 2016, Cruz won the Iowa caucuses. Now What? 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. [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. [300] He supports the death penalty. [245] The Iowa win made him the first Hispanic to win either a presidential primary election or caucus. [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. [159], Cruz has used harsh rhetoric against fellow Republican politicians, and his relationships with various Republican members of Congress have been strained. [380] He has called for the repeal of the clause of the 14th amendment that grants citizenship to those born in the United States. [23] In 1974, Cruz's father left the family and moved to Texas. P.L. 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 In 2012, Cruz was elected to the U.S. Senate, becoming the first Hispanic-American[2] to serve as a U.S. senator from Texas. After graduating from Princeton University and Harvard Law School, Cruz pursued a career in politics. 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]. 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. [35] Referring to Cruz's time as a student at Harvard Law, professor Alan Dershowitz said that Cruz was "off-the-charts brilliant. [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. 5) FY 2019 NDAA: Stopping Chinese infiltration of American universities Mastodon is an alternative social media platform. 185). 5325) is an appropriations . Most legislation has no activity after being introduced. [16] He earned Canadian citizenship in 1973[6] and became a naturalized United States citizen in 2005. [24] Later that year, Cruz's parents reconciled and relocated the family to Houston. 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. ", "Why Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., is the perfect launchpad for Ted Cruz", "Ted Cruz 92 Sworn-in as U.S. [228] Legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin described Cruz as the first potential presidential candidate to emphasize originalism as a major national issue. 6) FY 2019 NDAA: Report on Iran military power [105] The loans were largely repaid by later campaign fundraising. Help us develop the tools to bring real-time legislative data into the classroom. [256][257], On March 8, 2016, Cruz won the Idaho primary with 45% of votedefeating Trump by 17% and earning his seventh statewide victory. [148] On December 28, after Secretary of State John Kerry gave a speech defending the U.S.'s decision to allow a U.N. resolution to pass that condemned Israeli settlements "on land meant to be part of a future Palestinian state", Cruz denounced the speech as "disgraceful", and said that history would remember Obama and Kerry as "relentless enemies of Israel". Ted Cruz sponsored S. 672, which is identical to Sec. If the Democrats want to replace this nominee, they need to win the election". 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. He was one of 80 senators to cosponsor a July 2014 bill to enhance cooperative programs between the United States and Israel. [214] Later, a self-identified security guard told a reporter he was caring for the dog. 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. A bill to create a point of order against legislation modifying the number of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States. [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. "[308], Cruz met with Alyssa Milano and Fred Guttenberg to discuss gun violence in the United States. Maybe this is just an effort to push Mr. Trump out of the headlines, but it's not the kind of leadership that is needed for America right now. 3823). [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". [76] Cruz unsuccessfully argued the judge's jurisdiction expired 30 days after the case was dismissed following an out-of-court settlement, but later won a second appeal using the same argument. 318 of H.R.302 [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. Ted Cruz sponsored S.Amdt. [339], In early January 2017, Cruz, Texas governor Greg Abbott and some others met with Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen. Sec. [151][152], Cruz said to journalists of Donald Trump: "I wake up every day and laugh at the latest thing Donald has tweeted, because hes losing it. [391] He has claimed the military is debilitated and its "ability to project power and obtain air superiority is tragically anemic". [298], In July 2018, Cruz spoke at the Rally for Religious Freedom in Asia. [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. Ted Cruz sponsored S.1394, which was incorporated as Sec. It's fundamentally wrong. We are also still on Instagram at @govtrack.us posting 60-second summary videos of legislation in Congress. [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. We need a commander in chief, not a Twitterer in chief. Sec. 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. [78][79], Cruz ran as a Tea Party candidate in the 2012 Republican primary,[80][81][82] and The Washington Post called his victory "the biggest upset of 2012 a true grassroots victory against very long odds". 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. [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. 13) FY 2018 NDAA: Taiwan Defense Partnership Cruz declined consideration for the position. 1237 of P.L. [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. Sponsored A bill to prohibit the use of Federal and local funds to impose or enforce a COVID-19 vaccine mandate in District of Columbia schools, and to repeal the Coronavirus Immunization of School Students and Early Childhood Workers Regulation Amendment Act of 2021 enacted by the District of Columbia Council. [243] He raised nearly $92 million, a record for a Republican primary candidate, much of it from small online donors. [142] In response, Obama called Cruz's statements an example of "outrageous attacks" from Republican critics that crossed the line of responsible discourse: "We've had a sitting senator, who also happens to be running for President, suggest that I'm the leading state sponsor of terrorism. [69][70] In 2010 Texas Lawyer named him one of the 25 Greatest Texas Lawyers of the Past Quarter Century. Head over to Sen. Ted Cruzs website. [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. [217] Protesters calling for his resignation greeted him in front of his house upon his return. [261], On April 6, 2016, Cruz won the Wisconsin primary with 48.2% of the vote to Trump's 35.1%. 5302. Cruz was the primary sponsor of 15 bills that were enacted. [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. [25][26][27], For junior high school, Cruz went to Awty International School in Houston. [366][367], Cruz was a vocal critic of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act passed under President Obama in 2010. Ted Cruz sponsored S.Amdt. [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. Ted Cruz sponsored S. 1594, which is identical to the House vehicle used for enactment (H.R. English Is Not Her Native Language", "Ted Cruz Showed Eloquence, and Limits, as Debater at Princeton", "Ted Cruz '92 isn't welcome back to Colonial, his old club", "Ted Cruz's 1992 'Clipping the Wings of Angels', "Ted Cruz and Texas's Tea Party Revolution", "R. (Ted) Edward Cruz, Attorney Biography", "Defusing the H-Bomb: In politics, Harvard alums frame diplomas strategically", "Civil Suit Against Mcdermott Over Leaked Tapes Gears Up Rep. Boehner Says His Privacy Was Violated", "John Boehner once hired Ted Cruz to be his lawyer", "Attorney General Abbott Appoints New Solicitor General: Longtime Solicitor General R. Ted Cruz returns to private practice; Deputy Solicitor General Sean Jordan to serve on leadership team", "Carrying the Tea Party Banner: U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz calls for a 'return to the framers' vision of a constitutionally limited government. As Solicitor General, Cruz declined to vacate Haley's sentence, saying, "I think justice is being done because he had a full and fair trial and an opportunity to raise his errors. 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? Ted Cruz sponsored committee amendment #185, which was adopted in the full committee markup by voice vote. "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. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced the bill Thursday, which would modify legislation they sponsored last year that was signed into law by President Trump as part of the annual defense bill. [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. [391][392] He accused Democratic politicians of trying to transform "the greatest military on earth" into "pansies". Ted Cruz sponsored committee amendment #449, which was adopted in the full committee markup in managers package #1. [83], On January 19, 2011, after U.S. [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. 2404 of S.1405 (Senate FAA bill), and subsequently Sec. "[201] Several corporations halted donations to Cruz and other Republicans who voted to overturn the election based on Trump's false claims. Ted Cruz sponsored committee amendment #43, which was adopted in the strategic forces subcommittee markup by roll call vote. [17], At Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Cruz represented Pfizer in a lawsuit brought by a group of public hospitals and community health centers, who accused Pfizer of overcharging. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. This bill, in its final form, funded the parts of the federal government whose funding was to lapse on February 15, 2019. 115-232 Hatch said McConnell did pledge to help Cantwell get a vote on the Ex-Im Bank. [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. "[331][332], In 2015, Cruz voted for the USA Freedom Act, which reauthorized the USA Patriot Act but reformed some of its provisions. Calgary homeowner hopes it never happens", "Texplainer: Could Canadian-Born Ted Cruz Be President? [50][63], Michael Wayne Haley was arrested for stealing a calculator from Walmart in 1997. 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. 113-58 "[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. 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Ted Cruz has formally shed his dual citizenship", "Ted Cruz says he's hired lawyers to renounce Canadian citizenship", "Cruz says it's 'clear and straightforward' that he's a natural-born U.S. citizen", "Cruz Will Renounce Canadian Citizenship", "BLC upholds Sanders, Trump on primary ballots", "Vermonter tries to keep names off presidential ballot", "Marco Rubio seeks to dismiss court challenge to his eligibility to be president", "Utah man suing Ted Cruz claiming he's not a natural-born citizen", "Alabama residents' lawsuit claims Ted Cruz ineligible to run for president", "Lawsuit: Remove Cruz and Rubio from Ark. 2) Arms Trade Treaty funding prohibition Please sign up for our advisory group to be a part of making GovTrack a better tool for what you do. [194][195][196] The Houston Chronicle called for Cruz to resign. The appeals court denied the appeal and affirmed the jury's award. [96] Former Attorney General Ed Meese served as national chairman of Cruz's campaign. Cruz ran for reelection to a second term in 2018. Well be in touch. [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. [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. [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. [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. [239][240], In the 2016 Republican presidential primaries, Cruz received over 7.8 million votes,[241][242] won 12 states, and earned 559 delegates. 1286 of P.L. 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. 114-90. [393] Blaming "bloated bureaucracy and social experiments", Cruz has proposed reducing the size of the active duty military while increasing spending. 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. Republican bill would let states name post offices, rather than Congress, Who was nominated for the Congressional Gold Medal in 2022, voted to reject the state-certified election results of Arizona and/or Pennsylvania, January 6, 2021 violent insurrection at the Capitol, led on the front lines by militant white supremacy groups. Miriam died in 2011. Otherwise, look for a phone number on that website to call his office if you have a question. [218] After returning from Cancn, Cruz volunteered in Houston to help with recovery efforts. Sec. 115-97 115-232 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. P.L. Jan 17, 2023, GovTrack Insider staff writer Jesse Rifkin Jan 16, 2023, GovTrack Insider analyzes House or Senate votes which passed with only one dissenter Jan 13, 2023. [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". "[169] Cruz alleged that McConnell scheduled a vote on the Ex-Im Bank as part of a deal to persuade Democrats like Maria Cantwell to stop blocking a trade bill; McConnell denied there was any "deal", and that denial was what Cruz called a "lie". [190], When Congress reconvened that evening to continue the count, Cruz voted to object to Arizona's and Pennsylvania's electoral votes. much worse than 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. 113-291 [78][79] The settlements were sealed in both cases. The . [215], Cruz's political allies and rivals condemned him for leaving Texas during a crisis and traveling internationally during the COVID-19 pandemic. Each dot is a member of the Senate Regardless of one's views on immigration reform and the Obama administration at large, this is dangerous rhetoric. Transportation and Public Works (6%). 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. ( All Actions ) Tracker: Introduced Passed Senate Passed House To President Became Law LAW 3. He was reelected in a close Senate race in 2018 against Democratic candidate Beto O'Rourke. Hearings held. Sec. Glover, Scott and Reston, Maeve (March 10, 2016). I want to urge Cruz to take an action on a bill. He also said that the words "growth and opportunity" should be tattooed on the hands of every Republican politician. WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. 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. Changing the Senate's rules to a simple majority vote would "ensure a quicker pace on Trump's court picks". Ted Cruz sponsored committee amendment #114, which was adopted in the full committee markup by voice vote. [314], Cruz wants to decrease the size of the government significantly. 31) FY 2014 NDAA: Ballistic Missile Threats from the South 1225 of P.L. [248] On February 21, he placed third in the South Carolina Republican primary with about 22.3% of the vote. Cruz, who has vehemently denounced the Biden administration's approach to immigration, said Tuesday that the Stop the Surge of Unsafe Rio . ( All Actions) Tracker: Introduced Passed Senate Passed House To President Became Law BILL 2. 1) Commercial Balloon Pilot Safety Act From Jan 2013 to Dec 2022, Cruz missed 335 of 3,426 roll call votes, which is 9.8%. [230] In his speech, Cruz mentioned that Latinos, young people and single mothers are the people most affected by the recession, and that the Republican Party should make outreach efforts to these constituents. ", "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". Sec. On December 22, , The Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act (H.R. 20) FY 2017 NDAA: Cuba joint exercises 113-66 [377] According to McClatchy, Cruz staked out "hard-right immigration stances" during his 2016 presidential campaign. [210][211][212] Cruz requested that the Houston police escort him and his family through the airport. 510 of P.L. Cruz said he had been advised that the odds of contracting the virus were very low.[426]. [291] On November 15, he met with President-elect Trump at Trump Tower in New York City. Very few bills are ever enacted most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property, Federation for American Immigration Reform, National Federation of Independent Business, 2013 United States federal government shutdown, false claim that the election was fraudulent, American Parliamentary Debate Association, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow, League of United Latin American Citizens v. 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