Votes, bills and records by issue · 119th Congress
Crime and Law Enforcement
Ted Cruz
Republican, Texas
On Crime and Law Enforcement, the 51 measures they backed sit 1% past the typical Republican, on the far side from the typical Democrat.
From votes
Too few votes for a position from votes: 4 votes cast, and a position needs 20.
From bills backed
51 measures · 8 sponsored · 43 cosponsored
Sits 1% past the typical Republican, on the far side from the typical Democrat.
Exact figures
Positions are coordinates on the map's main axis. Only the distance from the typical Democrat and typical Republican means anything.
From bills backed
- Senator at 0.26
- Democratic caucus median −0.37, from 39 senators
- Republican caucus median 0.25, from 35 senators
Each mark is a senator. The vertical line is the typical senator in that caucus.
A position shows which senators someone votes or legislates alongside, not whether they are for or against a policy. Issues come from each bill's topic, so an issue can include amendments on other topics. Left and right on the strips have no meaning of their own. Bills often have backers from both parties, so a position from bills is read against the medians for bills, not against the position from votes. See how these summaries are written.
- Contested vote:
- a roll call where the losing side got at least 10% of the votes cast.
- Party break:
- a contested vote against the majority of their own party.
- Cosponsor:
- a senator who signs on to support a measure, a bill or resolution, that another senator introduced. Bills backed means sponsored or cosponsored.
- Typical senator:
- the middle senator of a group, with half on each side. "17% of the way" means 17% of the distance from the typical senator in one party to the typical senator in the other.
Votes on this issue
A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.
Voted Yea
A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.
Voted Yea
A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.
Voted Yea
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion.
Voted Yea
Legislation on this issue
These are records, not a score, and sponsoring a measure does not mean it moved. Simple and concurrent resolutions cannot become law, and a proposal enacted through a companion House bill or inside a larger bill is not counted as becoming law here.
Sponsored
Safe Access to Cash Act of 2026
Latest action, : Held at the desk.
CLEAN DC Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to include rioting in the definition of racketeering activity.
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Eric’s Law
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Officer John Barnes Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
GATE CRASHERS Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Thin Blue Line Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Cosponsored
Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2025
Latest action, : Held at the desk.
Promoting Police Leadership Act
Latest action, : Held at the desk.
A resolution designating the week of May 10 through May 16, 2026, as "National Police Week".
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2313; text: CR S2310)
Combating Illicit Xylazine Act
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 372.
Show the other 38 cosponsored measures
Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 404.
SAFE Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
ECCHO Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Stop Sextortion Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers' Benefit Program Expansion Act of 2026
Latest action, : Held at the desk.
Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Count the Crimes to Cut Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
NDO Fairness Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
GUARD Act
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 317.
Protect Our Prosecutors and Judges Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
PURE Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Back the Blue Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Flight Risk Reduction Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Kayla Hamilton Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Forced Abortion Prevention and Accountability Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
A resolution condemning the assassination of Charlie Kirk and honoring his life and legacy.
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6637; text: CR S6652)
Graham Hoffman Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act
Latest action, : Held at the desk.
Drone Espionage Act
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 316.
A resolution designating the week of May 11 through May 17, 2025, as "National Police Week".
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2901; text: CR S2898-2899)
Protecting Communities and Preserving the Second Amendment Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Felony Murder for Deadly Fentanyl Distribution Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Combating Organized Retail Crime Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Strong Communities Act of 2025
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 82.
BOP SCAN Mail Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S2181)
Restoring Law and Order Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Protect Our Military Families’ 2nd Amendment Rights Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Traveler's Gun Rights Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Protect and Serve Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
American Victims of Terrorism Compensation Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Fairness in Fentanyl Sentencing Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
HALT Fentanyl Act
Latest action, : Became Public Law No: 119-26.
Became Public Law 119-26
Prosecutors Need to Prosecute Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 78.
Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
Latest action, : Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 47. Record Vote Number: 11. (CR S294-295)
Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.