Ted Cruz

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Ted Cruz

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Relevant Bills

CBO Score Bill Name Date
$30 Thousand
H.R. 1773: Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act...

Directs the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of...

September 24, 2019
-$1 Million
H.R. 259: Medicaid Extenders Act of 2019

Medicaid Extenders Act of 2019 This bill alters several Medicaid programs and funding mechanisms. (Sec....

January 11, 2019
-$1 Million
S. 199: Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Restoration...

Provides for the transfer of certain Federal land in the State of Minnesota for the...

February 08, 2019
-$156 Million
H.R. 3253: Empowering Beneficiaries, Ensuring Access, and...

Provides for certain extensions with respect to the Medicaid program under title XIX of the...

June 17, 2019
-$234 Million
H.R. 3151: Taxpayer First Act

Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the Internal Revenue Service...

June 10, 2019

Biography

Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz is a Senator from Texas. Born in Calgary, Canada, in 1970 , he earned his B.A. from Princeton University in 1992 and his J.D. from Harvard University in 1995. He was law clerk to Chief Justice of the United States William Rehnquist and associate deputy attorney general in the U.S. Department of Justice. He was also director of the Office of Policy Planning, Federal Trade Commission; and solicitor general of Texas from 2003-2008.

He was elected to the United States Senate in 2012 after a Tea Party-supported primary campaign against David Dewhurst. In 2016, he was the last Republican candidate to concede to eventual nominee Donald Trump.

You can learn more about Senator Ted Cruz's votes on spending and budgets at SpendingTracker.org

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  • Provides funding, establishes programs, and otherwise modifies provisions relating to a broad array of areas, including education, labor, child care, health care, taxes, immigration, and the environment. (The bill is commonly referred to as the Build Back Better Act.) For...

  • Authorizes Department of Defense (DOD) activities for FY2023 and addresses other issues. For example, the bill authorizes the procurement of various items, including destroyers and aircraft; modifies inventory requirements for various Air Force programs; authorizes DOD to furnish electric vehicle...

  • Authorizes FY2022 appropriations for military activities and programs of the Department of Defense (e.g., personnel; research, development, test, and evaluation; and procurement of items such as aircraft, missiles, and ammunition). It also prescribes military personnel strengths for FY2022.

  • Reauthorizes through FY2028 and expands programs under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). The bill also revises workforce investment, vocational rehabilitation, employment, training, and literacy programs for eligible individuals. For example, the bill increases workforce representation on...

  • Reauthorizes the National Science Foundation (NSF) through FY2026 and authorizes programs and activities at the NSF. The bill establishes requirements for the NSF, including to enter into a contract with the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine to...

  • Provides FY2023 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 6 of the 12 regular FY2023 appropriations bills: the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023; the Ag...

 

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