John Cornyn and Ted Cruz: How Your Senators Voted This Week

Fort Worth, Texas, located in Congressional District 12, is represented by Representative Craig A. Goldman and Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz. During this reporting period, the delegation participated in eight recorded votes. The group consists entirely of Republican members.

One key item involved the confirmation of Walter Clayton of New York to serve as Director of National Intelligence. Senators Cornyn and Cruz both cast yea votes on Nomination PN1092. The Senate confirmed the nomination by a vote of 51-47 on July 28. The remaining seven votes were recorded but not designated as key items in this digest.

At a glance

• Sen. John Cornyn (R) — Yes on 6, No on 2 of 8 recorded votes
• Sen. Ted Cruz (R) — Yes on 5, No on 2, 1 not voting/present of 8 recorded votes

Key votes

• Cornyn: Yea · Cruz: Yea — PN1092 (Confirmation: Walter Clayton, of N.Y., to be Director of National Intelligence): On the Nomination — Confirmed 51-47 (Senate Roll 211, Jul 28)

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Other recorded votes

• Cornyn: Yea · Cruz: Yea — S.Res. 817 (S. Res. 817): On the Resolution — Agreed to 50-47 (Senate Roll 217, Jul 30)
• Cornyn: Nay · Cruz: Nay — S.J.Res. 181 (Motion to Discharge S.J. Res. 181): On the Motion to Discharge — Rejected 49-50 (Senate Roll 216, Jul 30)
• Cornyn: Nay · Cruz: Nay — S.J.Res. 199 (Motion to Proceed to S.J. Res. 199): On the Motion to Proceed — Rejected 47-52 (Senate Roll 215, Jul 30)
• Cornyn: Yea · Cruz: Not Voting — S.Res. 817 (Motion to Invoke Cloture: S. Res. 817): On the Cloture Motion — Agreed to 50-45 (Senate Roll 214, Jul 29)
• Cornyn: Yea · Cruz: Yea — H.R. 5334 (Motion to Proceed to H.R. 5334): On the Motion to Proceed — Agreed to 84-12 (Senate Roll 213, Jul 29)
• Cornyn: Yea · Cruz: Yea — H.R. 5334 (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 5334): On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed — Agreed to 86-12 (Senate Roll 212, Jul 28)
• Cornyn: Yea · Cruz: Yea — PN1092 (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Walter Clayton to be Director of National Intelligence): On the Cloture Motion — Agreed to 51-43 (Senate Roll 210, Jul 27)

*Compiled from the official roll-call records of the U.S. House Clerk and the U.S. Senate. Vote positions are reproduced exactly as recorded.*

Sources

https://clerk.house.gov/Votes?CongressNum=119

https://www.senate.gov/legislative/votes_new.htm