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Running forU.S. House, District 28

Henry Cuellar

DemocratHas the job now

Overview

How to reach them
Source: unitedstates/congress-legislators
Offices held
  • U.S. House, Texas's 28th District · 2005–now
Source: unitedstates/congress-legislators
Leadership roles
  • Top Democrat on the Homeland Security subcommittee (part of the House Committee on Appropriations)
Source: unitedstates/congress-legislators

Campaign money

  • Raised $3 million and spent $2 million since Jan 2025.
  • Of the money donors gave, 63% came from individual people and 36% from PACs (groups that collect money to give to candidates).
  • Since 2025, 196 PACs gave $640,600 to their campaign.
  • Since 2025, outside groups like super PACs spent $10,569 to help them.
Source and every donor: FEC
PACs that gave to their campaign since 2025196 PACs · $640,600
Outside groups that spent to help them since 20252 groups · $10,569

Bills they wrote

Bills and joint resolutions where they're the main author, since 2023. Laws first, then the ones that got furthest.

Wrote

14 bills

Became law

1 became law.

  • Introduced Apr 20, 2023H.R. 2754: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2395 East Del Mar Boulevard in Laredo, Texas, as the "Lance Corporal David Lee Espinoza, Lance Corporal Juan Rodrigo Rodriguez & Sergeant Roberto Arizola Jr. Post Office Building".
    Became law
  • Introduced Aug 24, 2026H.R. 10139: Ratepayer Bill of Rights Act of 2026
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 9, 2026H.R. 7865: American Consumer Tariff Rebate Act of 2026
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 13, 2025H.R. 1297: LPOE Modernization Trust Fund Act
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jul 11, 2024H.R. 9006: Hazardous Workplace Accountability Act of 2024
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 13, 2023H.R. 6377: ARCC Act
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 6, 2023H.R. 6240: To modify a certain commercial zone in Texas to include Zapata County, and for other purposes.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 2, 2023H.R. 6183: Office of Colonias and Farmworker Initiatives Establishment Act of 2023
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jul 11, 2023H.R. 4540: Water Infrastructure Enhancement Act of 2023
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 22, 2023H.R. 3569: Starr–Camargo Bridge Expansion Act
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 9, 2023H.R. 3135: LPOE Modernization Trust Fund Act
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 27, 2023H.R. 2936: Highway Accident Fairness Act of 2023
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 7, 2023H.R. 1390: Identifying and Eliminating Wasteful Programs Act
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 11, 2023H.R. 284: United States-Mexico Tourism Improvement Act of 2023
    Introduced

Source: Congress.gov

How they voted

Final votes on bills that passed the U.S. House or Senate, since 2023. Votes on amendments, committees, and procedure are left out.

Votes shown

671 votes on bills that passed at least one chamber.

Attendance

Didn't vote on 41 of 1,909 votes (2%).

By topic
Agriculture and Food6 votes
    Animals6 votes
      Armed Forces and National Security46 votes
        Arts, Culture, Religion3 votes
          Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues4 votes
            Commerce38 votes
              Congress5 votes
                Crime and Law Enforcement43 votes
                  Economics and Public Finance44 votes
                    Education22 votes
                      Emergency Management10 votes
                        Energy48 votes
                          Environmental Protection37 votes
                            Families5 votes
                              Finance and Financial Sector38 votes
                                Foreign Trade and International Finance10 votes
                                  Government Operations and Politics58 votes
                                    Health22 votes
                                      Housing and Community Development3 votes
                                        Immigration26 votes
                                          International Affairs58 votes
                                            Labor and Employment12 votes
                                              Law9 votes
                                                Native Americans10 votes
                                                  Public Lands and Natural Resources39 votes
                                                    Science, Technology, Communications27 votes
                                                      Social Welfare4 votes
                                                        Taxation15 votes
                                                          Transportation and Public Works18 votes
                                                            Water Resources Development5 votes

                                                              Source: Congress.gov, Voteview (UCLA). Topics from Congress.gov.