
Representative · TX-9 · D
Current term Jan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027 · In the House since Jan 4, 2005
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334 cosponsored bills and resolutions, from Congress.gov. Withdrawn cosponsorships are labeled.
H.R. 995 · No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act
Introduced Feb 5, 2025 · cosponsored Feb 5, 2025 · original cosponsor · Taxation
Latest action (Feb 5, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
H.Res. 95 · Recognizing the significance of the Greensboro Four sit-in during Black History Month.
Introduced Feb 4, 2025 · cosponsored Feb 4, 2025 · original cosponsor · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Latest action (Feb 4, 2025): Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
H.Res. 94 · Expressing support for the Nation's local public K-12 schools and condemning any actions that would defund public education or weaken or dismantle the Department of Education.
Introduced Feb 4, 2025 · cosponsored Feb 4, 2025 · original cosponsor · Education
Latest action (Feb 4, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced Feb 4, 2025 · cosponsored Feb 4, 2025 · original cosponsor · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Latest action (Feb 4, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
H.R. 959 · Combating International Islamophobia Act
Introduced Feb 4, 2025 · cosponsored Feb 12, 2025 · International Affairs
Latest action (Feb 4, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
H.R. 945 · To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, collectively, in recognition of their unique contribution to Civil Rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel.
Introduced Feb 4, 2025 · cosponsored Feb 4, 2025 · original cosponsor · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Latest action (Feb 4, 2025): Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
H.R. 930 · Stop the Wait Act of 2025
Introduced Feb 4, 2025 · cosponsored Feb 4, 2025 · original cosponsor · Social Welfare
Latest action (Feb 4, 2025): Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
H.R. 926 · Fort Pillow National Battlefield Park Study Act
Introduced Feb 4, 2025 · cosponsored Feb 4, 2025 · original cosponsor · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Latest action (Jan 14, 2026): Subcommittee Hearings Held
Introduced Feb 4, 2025 · cosponsored Feb 4, 2025 · original cosponsor · Immigration
Latest action (Feb 4, 2025): Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
H.R. 916 · Rosa Parks Commemorative Coin Act
Introduced Feb 4, 2025 · cosponsored Feb 4, 2025 · original cosponsor · Finance and Financial Sector
Latest action (Feb 4, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
H.R. 910 · Taiwan Non-Discrimination Act of 2025
Introduced Feb 4, 2025 · cosponsored Feb 4, 2025 · original cosponsor · International Affairs
Latest action (Jun 24, 2025): Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 103.
H.R. 857 · To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4400 East Paisano Drive in El Paso, Texas, as the "Enedina Sanchez Cordero Post Office Building".
Introduced Jan 31, 2025 · cosponsored Jan 31, 2025 · original cosponsor · Government Operations and Politics
Latest action (Jan 31, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Introduced Jan 31, 2025 · cosponsored Jan 31, 2025 · original cosponsor · Transportation and Public Works
Latest action (Feb 1, 2025): Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
H.R. 844 · Black History is American History Act
Introduced Jan 31, 2025 · cosponsored Jan 31, 2025 · original cosponsor · Education
Latest action (Jan 31, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
H.R. 842 · Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
Introduced Jan 31, 2025 · cosponsored Dec 9, 2025 · Health
Latest action (Oct 3, 2025): Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-333, Part I.
H.Res. 75 · Recognizing the cultural and historical significance of Lunar New Year in 2025.
Introduced Jan 28, 2025 · cosponsored Jan 28, 2025 · original cosponsor · Arts, Culture, Religion
Latest action (Jan 28, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
H.Res. 70 · Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should take all appropriate measures to ensure that the United States Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization.
Introduced Jan 28, 2025 · cosponsored Feb 10, 2025 · Government Operations and Politics
Latest action (Jan 28, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
H.R. 821 · Fred Korematsu Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2025
Introduced Jan 28, 2025 · cosponsored Feb 11, 2025 · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Latest action (Jan 28, 2025): Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
H.R. 794 · Lunar New Year Day Act
Introduced Jan 28, 2025 · cosponsored Jan 28, 2025 · original cosponsor · Arts, Culture, Religion
Latest action (Jan 28, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
H.Res. 68 · Expressing strong disapproval of the President's announcement to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement.
Introduced Jan 24, 2025 · cosponsored Jan 28, 2025 · Environmental Protection
Latest action (Jan 24, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
H.R. 630 · Neighbors Not Enemies Act
Introduced Jan 22, 2025 · cosponsored Jan 22, 2025 · original cosponsor · Immigration
Latest action (Jan 22, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced Jan 22, 2025 · cosponsored Jan 22, 2025 · original cosponsor · Health
Latest action (Jan 22, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
H.Res. 48 · Honoring Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by celebrating diversity, promoting tolerance, and condemning hate.
Introduced Jan 16, 2025 · cosponsored Jan 16, 2025 · original cosponsor · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Latest action (Jan 16, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
H.R. 499 · To rename the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Dallas, Texas, as the "Eddie Bernice Johnson VA Medical Center".
Introduced Jan 16, 2025 · cosponsored Jan 16, 2025 · original cosponsor · Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action (Dec 19, 2025): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
H.R. 492 · Saving the Civil Service Act
Introduced Jan 16, 2025 · cosponsored Feb 11, 2026 · Government Operations and Politics
Latest action (Sep 16, 2025): ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Walkinshaw asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 492, a bill originally introduced by Representative Connolly, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.