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Voted Yea on: Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years through H Con Res Votes on foreign policy and national security issues click to expand. The first session of the th Congress enacted into law six out of the 2, introduced bills 0. Comparatively, the th Congress had 1. In the second session, the th Congress enacted out of 3, introduced bills 4. Comparatively, the th Congress had 7.
Trade adjustment assistance TAA is a federal program providing American workers displaced by foreign trade agreements with job training and services.
The measure was packaged with trade promotion authority TPA , also known as fast-track authority. TPA is a legislative procedure that allows Congress to define "U. Sessions was one of Republicans to vote against TAA. TPA gives the president fast-track authority to negotiate trade agreements sent to Congress without the opportunity for amendment or filibuster. Although the House approved TPA, it was a largely symbolic vote given the measure was part of a package trade bill including trade adjustment assistance TAA , which was rejected earlier the same day.
Sessions was one of Republicans to support the measure. Sessions was one of Republicans to vote in favor of the amendment. Sessions was one of Republicans to vote against HR The bill "authorizes FY appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense DOD programs and activities, including military personnel strengths.
It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation. President Barack Obama vetoed the bill on October 22, On April 30, , the House voted to approve SConRes11 , a congressional budget proposal for fiscal year , by a vote of The non-binding resolution was designed to create 12 appropriations bills to fund the government.
All Democrats who voted, voted against the resolution. Sessions voted with other Republicans to approve the bill. The bill increased military and domestic spending levels and suspended the debt ceiling until March The bill required President Barack Obama to submit the details of the nuclear deal with Iran for congressional review.
Congress had 60 days to review the deal and vote to approve, disapprove, or take no action on the deal. During the review period, sanctions on Iran could not be lifted.
Sessions voted with other Republican representatives to approve the bill. The legislation proposed approving the nuclear agreement with Iran. Sessions voted with Republicans and 25 Democrats against the bill. Suspension of Iran sanctions relief On September 11, , the House approved HR —To suspend until January 21, , the authority of the President to waive, suspend, reduce, provide relief from, or otherwise limit the application of sanctions pursuant to an agreement related to the nuclear program of Iran —by a vote of HR prohibited "the President, prior to January 21, , from: limiting the application of specified sanctions on Iran or refraining from applying any such sanctions; or removing a foreign person including entities listed in Attachments 3 or 4 to Annex II of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action JCPA from the list of designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Asset Control of the Department of the Treasury.
Presidential non-compliance of section 2 On September 10, , the House passed H Res —Finding that the President has not complied with section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of —by a vote of Section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of required the president to submit all materials related to the nuclear agreement for congressional review.
House Republicans introduced the resolution because two agreements between the International Atomic Energy Agency and Iran were not submitted to Congress.
Sessions voted with Republicans for the resolution. The bill proposed reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank and allowing it to resume offering assistance in the form of loans and insurance to foreign companies that wanted to buy U.
It became law on June 2, The bill proposed prohibiting abortions from being performed after a fetus was determined to be 20 weeks or older. The bill proposed exceptions in cases of rape, incest, or to save the life of the mother. Sessions voted with Republicans in favor of the bill. The bill proposed creating an information sharing program that would allow federal agencies and private entities to share information about cyber threats.
It also proposed including liability protections for companies. Sessions voted with Republicans and Democrats in favor of the bill. Sessions voted with Republicans and 47 Democrats in favor of the bill. The second session of the th Congress enacted into law out of the introduced bills 7 percent. Comparatively, the th Congress had 4.
The bill passed the House on June 14, , with a vote of - Both parties were somewhat divided on the vote. The bill passed the House on June 6, , with a vote of - that was largely along party lines. The bill passed the House on April 18, , with a vote of - The bill permitted federal intelligence agencies to share cybersecurity intelligence and information with private entities and utilities. The bill was largely supported by Republicans, but divided the Democratic Party. On January 29, , the U.
The nearly 1,page bill reformed and continued various programs of the Department of Agriculture through On January 15, , the Republican -run House approved H. Sessions voted with the majority of the Republican Party in favor of the bill. On September 30, , the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff.
It passed through the House with a vote of In short order, Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference. The shutdown ended on October 16, , when the House took a vote on HR after it was approved by the Senate. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period.
The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies. Sessions voted against HR Sessions was quoted with saying, "Look, we're not French. We don't surrender. The bill passed the House on February 15, , with a vote of - The bill called for stopping a 0. The amendment was adopted by the House on June 6, , with a vote of - The purpose of the amendment as stated on the official text is to "prohibit the use of funds to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the Morton Memos.
The amendment was adopted by the House on August 2, , with a vote of The amendment requires that all changes to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act be approved by Congress before taking effect. The vote was largely along party lines. The resolution passed the House on June 18, , with a vote of - that largely followed party lines. The purpose of the bill was to ban abortions that would take place 20 or more weeks after fertilization.
On July 30, , the U. House approved a resolution to to sue President Barack Obama for exceeding his constitutional authority. All Democrats voted against the resolution. Sessions voted for the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in and while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. He was 1 of 85 Republicans that voted in favor of the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a - vote on January 1, Pete Sessions endorsed Mitt Romney in the presidential election.
Congress convened a joint session on January , , to count electoral votes by state and confirm the results of the presidential election. Sessions voted against certifying the electoral votes from Arizona and Pennsylvania. The House rejected both objections by a vote of for Arizona and for Pennsylvania.
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Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law. Source: Follow the Money. Sessions won re-election to the U. House in House winners in Below are Sessions' FEC reports. Sessions won election to the U. The Personal Gain Index U. Congress is a two-part measurement that illustrates the extent to which members of the U.
Congress have prospered during their tenure as public servants. It consists of two different metrics:. Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets. Sessions ranked as the th most wealthy representative in Between and , the average annual percentage increase for a member of Congress was Filings required by the Federal Election Commission report on the industries that give to each candidate.
Using campaign filings and information calculated by OpenSecrets. Sessions received the most donations from individuals and PACs employed by the Health Professionals industry.
From , Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack , Sessions was a rank-and-file Republican as of July This was the same rating Sessions received in June The website OpenCongress tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often.
The results include a member from each party. According to the website GovTrack, Sessions missed of 12, roll call votes from January to September This amounted to 4. The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Overall, Texas ranked 27th in average salary for representative staff. The average U. Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year.
Click the link above for the full ratings of all members of Congress. Sessions ranked th in the conservative rankings in Sessions ranked 30th in the conservative rankings among members of the U. Sessions was tied with three other members of the U. House of Representatives, ranking 11th in the conservative rankings among members of the U. The website OpenCongress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus. Sessions voted with the Republican Party Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
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Pete wants to go back to Congress to complete some unfinished business. Lead Republicans in re-taking the majority and removing Nancy Pelosi as Speaker 2. Help President Trump finish building the wall and reform our immigration policies 3. Pete Sessions Plan for Tax Reform Our rapidly growing national debt is one of the most pressing issues facing the future of our great country. Voted Yea on: Agriculture and Nutrition Act of Conference report HR 2 Bill Passed on December 12, Proposed providing funding for commodity support, conservation, trade and international food aid, nutrition assistance, farm credit, rural development, research and extension activities, forestry, horticulture, and crop insurance through fiscal year Voted Yea on: Agriculture and Nutrition Act of HR 2 second vote Bill Passed on June 21, Proposed providing funding for commodity support, conservation, trade and international food aid, nutrition assistance, farm credit, rural development, research and extension activities, forestry, horticulture, and crop insurance.
It also proposed modifying the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, previously known as the food stamp program. Voted Yea on: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act HR 36 Bill Passed on October 3, Proposed amending the federal criminal code to make it a crime for any person to perform or attempt to perform an abortion if the probable post-fertilization age of the fetus was 20 weeks or more.
The bill provided exceptions for an abortion: 1 that was necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman, or 2 when the pregnancy was the result of rape or incest. Voted Yea on: Kate's Law HR Bill Passed on June 29, Proposed increasing criminal penalties for individuals in the country illegally who were convicted of certain crimes, deported, and then re-entered the U. Voted Yea on: No Sanctuary for Criminals Act HR Bill Passed on June 29, Proposed withholding federal funds from states and localities that chose not to follow federal immigration laws.
HR Bill Passed on January 22, Proposed providing further continuing appropriations through February 8, HR Bill Passed on January 18, Proposed providing further continuing appropriations through February 16, Voted Yea on: Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year , and for other purposes HJ Res Bill Passed on December 7, Proposed funding the government until December 22, This bill proposed adopting the Senate's budget resolution.
It combined 12 appropriations bills. Voted Yea on: Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, Included amendments to suspend the debt ceiling and fund the government HR Bill Passed on September 8, Proposed suspending the debt ceiling and funding the government until December 8, , and providing funding for Hurricanes Harvey and Irma relief efforts. Voted Yea on: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, HR Bill Passed on January 30, Proposed providing appropriations for military functions administered by the Department of Defense and for other purposes, for the fiscal year ending September 30, Voted Yea on: Make America Secure Appropriations Act, HR Bill Passed on July 27, Proposed making appropriations for defense, military construction, Veterans Affairs, the Legislative Branch, energy and water development, and for other purposes for the fiscal year ending on September 30, It did not provide budget authority.
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Obamacare : In , Democrats defied the will of the American people and rammed a 2, page heath care bill through Congress that sought to take over our entire health care system. Let there be no doubt — I will continue to lead this fight until ObamaCare is fully repealed.
That is why I believe that North Texans deserve a flatter, fairer tax code that jumpstarts our economy and leads to job growth. Our federal government should be dedicated to letting the American people keep their hard earned dollars instead of spending them in Washington. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it. Energy : Energy plays a key role in the Texas economy and creates jobs in the 32nd Congressional District.
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