[220][221][222] On March 14, 2013, he gave the keynote speech at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington DC. 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 . [260] Because he surpassed the 50% winner-take-all threshold, he won all 40 of Utah's delegates. 31: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019, H.R. [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. On May 28, 2021, Cruz voted against creating an independent commission to investigate the riot. 3(b)(9) to the House vehicle used for enactment (H.R. [162][163] In 2013, he called Republicans he considered insufficiently resistant to Obama's proposals a "surrender caucus". This is part of a new project to develop better tools for bringing real-time legislative data into the classroom. "[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. Cruz is next up for reelection in 2024 and serves until Jan 3, 2025. Cruz called the agreement "complete and utter surrender". 115-97 [229], Cruz delivered one of many State of the Union responses in January 2015. 115-232 [132] The bill was written in response to Iran's choice of Hamid Aboutalebi as its ambassador to the UN. [57], In the landmark case of District of Columbia v. 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[110] The contest was unusually competitive for an election in Texas, with most polls showing Cruz only slightly ahead. [78][79] The settlements were sealed in both cases. [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". [378], Cruz opposes paths to citizenship for undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children (so-called DREAMers). Sec. "[153], In late January 2017, Cruz praised Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch as "brilliant and immensely talented" in a written statement. 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. 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. 1). 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. [197] The San Antonio Express News called for Cruz to be expelled from the Senate. Would you like to join our advisory group to work with us on the future of GovTrack? 319 of P.L. [247] On February 10, Cruz placed third in the New Hampshire primary, with about 12% of the vote. [4][44][53], In 2003, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott appointed Cruz to be the solicitor general of Texas. 1) Commercial Balloon Pilot Safety Act Medelln v. Texas, 552 U.S. 491 (2008) (No. Sponsored legislation by Ted Cruz, the Senator from Texas - in Congress from 2023 through Present Ted Cruz sponsored committee amendment #59, which was adopted in the full committee markup. 113-58 3(b)(9) of P.L. "[422] He is fond of wearing cowboy boots, but he refrained from doing so when arguing before the Rehnquist court. 571 of P.L. We are also still on Instagram at @govtrack.us posting 60-second summary videos of legislation in Congress. Where to begin? [313] Cruz is "adamantly opposed to a higher minimum wage". Ted Cruz sponsored a committee amendment to add Sec. 5325) is an appropriations . 113-66 Friction with fellow Republican members of Congress, Electoral College vote count and storming of the United States Capitol. Very few bills are ever enacted most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. 113-291 [citation needed], Cruz then attended Harvard Law School,[4][42] where he was a John M. Olin Fellow in Law and Economics. [419] She previously worked in the White House for Condoleezza Rice and in New York as an investment banker. Sec. the junior senator from Texas [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. [44][43] He wrote a brief on behalf of all 50 states that argued that the plaintiff, a non-custodial parent, did not have standing to file suit on his daughter's behalf. [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. Cruz, who has vehemently denounced the Biden administration's approach to immigration, said Tuesday that the Stop the Surge of Unsafe Rio . ', "For Cruz, Supreme Court Work at Heart of Campaign", "Ted Cruz: Anti-Gay Marriage Crusader? Ted Cruz sponsored committee amendment #342, which was adopted in the ETC subcommittee markup in the managers package. The first episodes were summaries of the impeachment hearings of Donald Trump. See full analysis methodology. You can try your luck by visiting Cruzs website. [14] As a teenager in the 1950s, Rafael Cruz was beaten by agents of Fulgencio Batista for opposing the Batista regime. [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. Head over to Sen. Ted Cruzs website. Nomination Confirmed 77/19 on May 8, 2019. Rafael Edward Cruz (/kruz/; born December 22, 1970) is an American politician and attorney serving as the junior United States senator from Texas since 2013. 23) FY 2017 NDAA: Ukraine Assistance GovTrack.us is not a government website. It's fundamentally wrong. [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. [423], As of 2018, according to OpenSecrets, Cruz's net worth was more than $3.1 million. 115-91 [228] Legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin described Cruz as the first potential presidential candidate to emphasize originalism as a major national issue. '"[288][289] On September 23, 2016, he publicly endorsed Trump for president. Ted Cruz sponsored the Senate vehicle (S. 442), which was used for enactment. 1852, which added Sec. [348], Cruz has called the Nord Stream II natural gas pipeline a threat to the security of Europe and the U.S. Launched in 2004, GovTrack helps everyone learn about and track the activities of the United States Congress. [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. [314], Cruz wants to decrease the size of the government significantly. [269] In August 2013, after the Dallas Morning News pointed out that he had dual Canadian-American citizenship,[270][271] he applied to formally renounce his Canadian citizenship and ceased being a citizen of Canada on May 14, 2014. [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. [200] Republican operative Chad Sweet, the chair of Cruz's 2016 presidential campaign, denounced Cruz for "assault on our democracy. 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. [157] On April 6, shortly after the Shayrat missile strike, he released a statement displaying his interest in having Trump appeal to Congress to take "military action in Syria" to prevent Islamic terrorists from acquiring weapons stored in Syria. [191] The Senate rejected these objections by 936 and 927, respectively. 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Ted Cruz Says". 2) Arms Trade Treaty funding prohibition 3664). Ted Cruz sponsored committee amendment #114, which was adopted in the full committee markup by voice vote. 1235 of P.L. Sec. Cruz said he was he was "leading the charge" to prevent Biden's certification as president. 185). "[233] He was the first major Republican presidential candidate for the 2016 campaign. [395] He has argued that net neutrality is the "Obamacare for the internet". Cruz also thanked senators from both political parties for "swiftly passing this legislation and sending it to the White House". Cruz "[159] Cruz's authorship was criticized by Charles Pierce of Esquire,[160] Jay Willis of GQ,[161] and CNN's Chris Cillizza. Sec. Changing the Senate's rules to a simple majority vote would "ensure a quicker pace on Trump's court picks". [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. Gore. Cruz, who had previously argued nine cases before the Supreme Court, agreed to Trump's request to argue the Paxton suit should it come before the Court, though it did not. 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. Sec. We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress). "[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". 1225 of P.L. The bill was co-sponsored by Senators Mike Braun (R-IN) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA). By. [69][70] In 2010 Texas Lawyer named him one of the 25 Greatest Texas Lawyers of the Past Quarter Century. 1225 of P.L. [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. [251] On March 5, Cruz won the Kansas and Maine caucuses, giving him six statewide wins. 1091 of P.L. Keilar rolls the tape", "Ted Cruz told the truth about the 1/6 attack. Look for a contact form on Sen. Ted Cruzs website to express your opinion. 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. 1259A of P.L. [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. 1681 of P.L. [175], Cruz is one of the Senate Republicans in favor of the "nuclear option", "to speed up consideration of President Trump's nominees". 33) FY 2014 NDAA: BRAC restriction The Washington Post disputed this, writing that "the bill was largely aimed at dealing with Sandy, along with relatively minor items to address other or future disasters. S.4845 117th Congress (2021-2022) Securing Our Schools Act of 2022 Sponsor: Cruz, Ted [Sen.-R-TX] (Introduced 09/14/2022) Cosponsors: ( 1 ) Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Latest Action: Senate - 09/14/2022 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Cruz recently introduced the following legislation: View All 2262, which is identical to P.L. [104] Cruz disclosed the loans on his Senate financial disclosure forms in July 2012, but not on the FEC form. [198] Thousands of lawyers and law students called for him to be disbarred for inciting the insurrection. This bill, in its final form, funded the parts of the federal government whose funding was to lapse on February 15, 2019. [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. 12) Student Opportunity Amendment (529s for K-12 education) [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. 8112 of the conference report. This is [358] Cruz tweeted, "More than once, I've said 'screw the Chinese communists'. [421], Cruz has joked, "I'm Cuban, Irish, and Italian, and yet somehow I ended up Southern Baptist. Verdict with Ted Cruz, on January 21, 2020. 113-100 [356] He co-signed a letter to Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick that read, "As China amplifies its campaign of intimidation, you and your company must decide whether to look beyond the bottom line and promote American valueslike freedom of speech and thoughtor to give in to Beijing's demands in order to preserve market access. The most recent include: Does 15 not sound like a lot? He won in the general election on November 6, 2018. today introduced the Safe Kids, Safe Schools, Safe Communities Act of 2022, legislation that would dedicate over $38 billion to make our schools and communities safer, including funding enhanced school security and doubling the number of school resource officers in America's schools, investing in school mental . [393] Blaming "bloated bureaucracy and social experiments", Cruz has proposed reducing the size of the active duty military while increasing spending. [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. 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. Cruz also accused the Obama administration of having a "radical anti-Israel agenda". 34) A bill to designate the United States courthouse located at 101 East Pecan Street in Sherman, Texas, as the Paul Brown United States Courthouse. [416], Cruz married Heidi Nelson on May 27, 2001;[417] they have two daughters, Caroline (b. circa 2008) and Catherine (b. circa 2011). Safety Act Medelln v. Texas, 552 U.S. 491 ( 2008 ) ( 9 ) the... Threat to the UN communists ' develop better tools for bringing real-time legislative data the... 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