Ted Cruz
Senator Republican representing TX
Member profile
- Role
- Senator Republican representing TX
- Current member
- Yes
- Birth year
- 1970
- Official website
- https://www.cruz.senate.gov
Terms
- Senate · TX · Republican · 2013-present
- Senate · TX · R · 2023-2025
- Senate · TX · R · 2021-2023
- Senate · TX · R · 2019-2021
- Senate · TX · R · 2017-2019
- Senate · TX · R · 2015-2017
- Senate · TX · R · 2013-2015
Committee assignments
- Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation · Chairman
- Subcommittee: Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation · Ex Officio
- Subcommittee: Subcommittee on Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries · Ex Officio
- Subcommittee: Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy · Ex Officio
- Subcommittee: Subcommittee on Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness · Ex Officio
- Subcommittee: Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety · Ex Officio
- Subcommittee: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media · Ex Officio
- Committee on Foreign Relations
- Subcommittee: Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy · Chairman
- Subcommittee: Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism · Member
- Subcommittee: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues · Member
- Committee on Rules and Administration
- Committee on the Judiciary
- Subcommittee: Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights · Chairman
- Subcommittee: Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration · Member
- Subcommittee: Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism · Member
- Subcommittee: Subcommittee on the Constitution · Member
Sponsored bills
- S 32: LACA: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- S 58: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 107 North Hoyne Avenue in Fritch, Texas, as the "Chief Zeb Smith Post Office".: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- S 2394: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 505 East 9th Avenue in Amarillo, Texas, as the "Mayor Jerry H. Hodge Post Office Building".: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- S 4407: CHATBOT Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- S 4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026: Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S4449)
Cosponsored bills
- S 858: Hershel ‘Woody' Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act: Became Public Law No: 119-104.
- S 3897: Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers' Benefit Program Expansion Act of 2026: Held at the desk.
- S 4850: Diversity Jurisdiction Inflation Adjustment Act: Held at the desk.
- S 917: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 620 East Pecan Boulevard in McAllen, Texas, as the "Agent Raul H. Gonzalez Jr. Memorial Post Office".: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- S 3984: United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2026: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 505.