Cruz was the primary sponsor of 15 bills that were enacted. 114-328 Please help us make GovTrack better address the needs of educators by joining our advisory group. 1681 of P.L. *: These candidates were constitutionally ineligible to serve as President or Vice President. from Jan 3, 2019 to Dec 22, 2022. [177], Cruz backed a failed appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court attempting to overturn or nullify the 2020 presidential election in Pennsylvania filed by U.S. Representative Mike Kelly, which argued that the Pennsylvania Constitution requires in-person voting except in narrow and defined circumstances; the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania had already rejected this argument. [210][211][212] Cruz requested that the Houston police escort him and his family through the airport. Regardless of one's views on immigration reform and the Obama administration at large, this is dangerous rhetoric. [24] Later that year, Cruz's parents reconciled and relocated the family to Houston. "[347], On December 18, 2018, Cruz and Senator Tom Cotton put forth a resolution in the U.S. Senate urging the United States to affirm Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights. -. 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. Cruz also accused the Obama administration of having a "radical anti-Israel agenda". Cruz worked on the Chinese company's appellant brief. If you are having a problem with a government agency, look for a contact link for casework to submit a request for help. Ted Cruz sponsored committee amendment #201, which was adopted in the full committee markup in managers package 1. [318][319] In March 2015, he said that some people are "global warming alarmists" and, citing satellite temperature measurements, said, contrary to NASA's analysis, that there had been no significant warming in 18 years. 21) FY 2017 NDAA: Missile defense policy 1225 of P.L. Cruz also thanked senators from both political parties for "swiftly passing this legislation and sending it to the White House". Ted Cruz sponsored S.1394, which was incorporated as Sec. Perry. [43][62], In Medelln v. Texas, Cruz successfully defended Texas against an attempt to reopen the cases of 51 Mexican nationals, all of whom were convicted of murder in the United States and on death row. [286], In his speech on July 20, the third day of the convention, Cruz congratulated Trump but did not endorse him. [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. [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. [10][19][20][21][22] Cruz has said that he is the son of "two mathematicians/computer programmers". Im having a problem with a government agency, need legal help, want to schedule a meeting or White House tour, or have another question. 5325) is an appropriations . [185][186], On January 6, 2021, during the debate about whether Congress should accept Arizona's electoral votes, Cruz said that 39% of Americans believed the 2020 presidential election was rigged, but that "I am not arguing for setting aside the result of this election". "[201] Several corporations halted donations to Cruz and other Republicans who voted to overturn the election based on Trump's false claims. [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. 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. 3(b)(9) requires TSA to create a strategy to provide law enforcement with access to airport security video surveillance systems at certain airports. 5302. Ted Cruz sponsored the Senate vehicle (S. 442), which was used for enactment. [333][334], Cruz has been an adamant opponent of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, a 2015 international nuclear agreement with Iran negotiated by the U.S. and other world powers, calling it "catastrophic" and "disastrous". [15] He left Cuba in 1957 to attend the University of Texas at Austin and obtained political asylum in the United States after his four-year student visa expired. [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. [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. 318 of H.R.302. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Let the election decide. Where to begin? Were looking for feedback from educators about how GovTrack can be used and improved for your classroom. [98][99], In the November 6 general election, Cruz faced Democratic nominee Paul Sadler, an attorney and a former state representative from Henderson, Texas. 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. [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. [170], Among Cruz's few close allies in the Senate is Mike Lee of Utah. P.L. [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. 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. 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. I personally don't agree with it, but that's their right. 1852 was agreed to in the Senate by roll call vote on the floor. Join 10 million other Americans using GovTrack to learn about and contact your representative and senators and track what Congress is doing each day. ( All Actions ) Tracker: Introduced Passed Senate Passed House To President Became Law LAW 3. [50] He authored 70 U.S. Supreme Court briefs and presented 34 appellate oral arguments. [298], In July 2018, Cruz spoke at the Rally for Religious Freedom in Asia. The attack resulted in the deaths of five people, including a police officer. Why isn't that a bigger deal? [243] He raised nearly $92 million, a record for a Republican primary candidate, much of it from small online donors. 124 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015, 2021 Jan-Jan 115-10 720). [232] Also, at the same hour, he posted on his Twitter page: "I'm running for President and I hope to earn your support! Ted Cruz sponsored S.Amdt. 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. [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. Chuck Grassley and Ted Cruz, "but the Democrats filibustered it.". 3823). [238] The book reached the bestseller list of several organizations in its first week of release. Ted Cruz sponsored S.J.Res. [322][323] He voted against the bill because it neglected "to reduce a substantial backlog of projects, to the detriment of projects with national implications, such as the SabineNeches Waterway". Senators Tom Coburn, Jim DeMint,[91] Mike Lee,[92] Rand Paul[93] and Pat Toomey. 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". Government Operations and Politics (6%) [36] Cruz and Panton later represented Harvard Law School at the 1995 World Debating Championship, losing in the semifinals to a team from Australia. 1231 of P.L. [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. Senator", "Capitol attack prompts top US firms to pull funding for leading Republicans", "CRUZ, Rafael Edward (Ted) Biographical Information", "Birthplace of President Ted Cruz? Friction with fellow Republican members of Congress, Electoral College vote count and storming of the United States Capitol. Were looking to learn more about who uses GovTrack and what features you find helpful or think could be improved. [139], In a November 2014 Senate speech, Cruz accused President Obama of being "openly desirous to destroy the Constitution and this Republic". 533 of P.L. 113-291 [40] His 115-page senior thesis at Princeton investigated the separation of powers; its title, Clipping the Wings of Angels: The History and Theory Behind the Ninth and Tenth Amendments of the United States Constitution, was inspired by a passage attributed to James Madison from the 51st essay of the Federalist Papers: "If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary." 3(b)(9) to the House vehicle used for enactment (H.R. Sec. Staff. 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. 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. "[338], In September 2016, Cruz backed the Obama administration's plan to sell more than $1.15 billion worth of weapons to Saudi Arabia. Choose from the options above to find the right way to contact Cruz. and is a Republican. The appeals court denied the appeal and affirmed the jury's award. 25) FY 2016 NDAA: Update Annual Iran Military Power Report 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. Sec. 2404 of S.1405 (Senate FAA bill), and subsequently Sec. Sec. [354], A co-sponsor of the resolution to commemorate the Armenian genocide, Cruz said that while Turkey is a NATO ally, "We should never be afraid to tell the truth, and alliances grounded in lies are themselves unsustainable. [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. [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. Its an open protocol, which means it does not have an owner using the platform His current term ends on January 3, 2025. Sec. The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including: The letters stand for sounds according to the following table: Capital letters indicate a stressed syllable. Cruz, who has vehemently denounced the Biden administration's approach to immigration, said Tuesday that the Stop the Surge of Unsafe Rio . 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 . [302] He has called Medelln the most important case of his tenure as Texas solicitor general. [256][257], On March 8, 2016, Cruz won the Idaho primary with 45% of votedefeating Trump by 17% and earning his seventh statewide victory. Ted Cruz sponsored committee amendment #43, which was adopted in the strategic forces subcommittee markup by roll call vote. 510 of P.L. [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". [385], In March 2016, about seven months before the forthcoming presidential election, Cruz argued the Senate should not consider Obama's nominee to the Supreme Court on the grounds that "this should be a decision for the people. Sec. Hearings held. [418] The couple met when Cruz was working on George W. Bush's 2000 presidential campaign. [14] As a teenager in the 1950s, Rafael Cruz was beaten by agents of Fulgencio Batista for opposing the Batista regime. Ted Cruz sponsored S. 672, which is identical to Sec. After the hearings ended the podcast expanded its content to include other topics and interviews, including with Washington politicians such as U.S. [94] He was also endorsed by former Texas Congressman Ron Paul,[95] George P. Bush,[53] and former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania Rick Santorum. [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. [249], On March 1, 2016, Super Tuesday, Cruz won Texas by 17%, along with Alaska and Oklahoma, providing him with four state primary victories total. [352] On June 4, 2021, Putin announced that the pipelaying for first line of the Nord Stream 2 was fully completed. Sec. [4][44][53], In 2003, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott appointed Cruz to be the solicitor general of Texas. [248] On February 21, he placed third in the South Carolina Republican primary with about 22.3% of the vote. [132] The bill was written in response to Iran's choice of Hamid Aboutalebi as its ambassador to the UN. [391][392] He accused Democratic politicians of trying to transform "the greatest military on earth" into "pansies". He won in the general election on November 6, 2018. Guttenberg said this was "a really important day. 22) FY 2017 NDAA: Russia Report 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. 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. [399] During the campaign, one of Cruz's promises was to return manufacturing jobs to the U.S. His choice of running mate, Carly Fiorina, was met with pushback due to her record of outsourcing, but he defended her. [252][253][254], Cruz won his widest margin up to that point in Kansas, where he beat front-runner Donald Trump by 25 points. "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. 2262, which is identical to P.L. [416], Cruz married Heidi Nelson on May 27, 2001;[417] they have two daughters, Caroline (b. circa 2008) and Catherine (b. circa 2011). [224] In October 2013, Cruz won the Values Voter Summit presidential straw poll with 42% of the vote. [214] Later, a self-identified security guard told a reporter he was caring for the dog. S. 2611 (117th): A bill to designate high priority corridors on the National Highway System, and for other purposes. 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. 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 . [219], As early as 2013, Cruz was widely expected to run for the presidency in 2016. [250] In the Texas primary, he received the most votes in all but six of the state's 254 counties. 11032 to the House vehicle used for enactment (H.R. Mastodon is an alternative social media platform. [245][246][247] He received 28% of the vote. ", "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". [313] Cruz is "adamantly opposed to a higher minimum wage". That's wrong. [378], Cruz opposes paths to citizenship for undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children (so-called DREAMers). While Cruz initially declined to endorse Trump's campaign once he won the nomination, he became a staunch Trump supporter during his presidency. Thank you for joining the GovTrack Advisory Community! [339], In early January 2017, Cruz, Texas governor Greg Abbott and some others met with Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen. 1259 of P.L. U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) introduced the Senate companion to U.S . 11) FY 2019 NDAA: Air Force core sampling And starting in 2019 well be tracking Congresss oversight investigations of the executive branch. [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. [60] The Supreme Court upheld the position of Cruz's brief. He was one of 80 senators to cosponsor a July 2014 bill to enhance cooperative programs between the United States and Israel. As Texas solicitor general, Cruz argued before the U.S. Supreme Court nine times, winning five cases and losing four. [73] In 2010, he abandoned a bid for state attorney general when incumbent Attorney General Greg Abbott, who hired Cruz as solicitor general, decided to run for reelection. [155] On March 1, he called Trump's joint address to Congress the previous day "positive" and "unifying". Visit us on Mastodon S. 4744 (116th): Republic of Texas Legation Memorial Act, S. 1441 (116th): Protecting Europes Energy Security Act of 2019. [294], Cruz has been characterized as staunchly conservative, "radical right", a religious conservative, and anti-establishmentarian. Ted Cruz sponsored a committee amendment to add Sec. 114-92 Cruz said he was he was "leading the charge" to prevent Biden's certification as president. [65] Because of Haley's previous criminal convictions, he was sentenced to 16-and-a-half years in prison under the Texas habitual offender law. 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