Pete Sessions

Representative · TX-17 · R

Current term Jan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027 · In the House since Jan 7, 1997

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Working relationships

How often this member works with colleagues across party lines, from bill sponsorships and recorded votes in this Congress. Bills are H.R., S., H.J.Res. and S.J.Res.; resolutions, post office namings, and Congressional Gold Medal and commemorative coin bills are left out. Independents are counted with the party they caucus with. These figures describe the public record; they do not measure effectiveness or ideology.

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Pete Sessions

Representative · TX-17 · R

Current term Jan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027 · In the House since Jan 7, 1997

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Portrait: U.S. Government Publishing Office, via unitedstates/images (public domain)

Working relationships

119th Congress, House.

Bills with other-party backing

42%

8 of 19 bills they sponsored had at least one original cosponsor from the other party.

House median 33% · Republicans 35%

Cosponsoring the other party's bills

12%

29 of 236 bills they cosponsored were introduced by a Democrat.

House median 15% · Republicans 10%

Voting with own party

99%

On 470 party-line votes, voted with most Republicans 463 times.

House median 98% · Republicans 98%

Voting with the other party

11%

On 526 contested votes, voted the same way as most Democrats 60 times.

House median 11% · Republicans 11%

Closest collaborators

Counted both ways: bills by the colleague that this member cosponsored, and bills by this member that the colleague cosponsored.

All colleagues

Andy BarrRKY-613 of theirs · 0 of this member's
Paul A. GosarRAZ-96 of theirs · 3 of this member's
Monica De La CruzRTX-157 of theirs · 0 of this member's
Ann WagnerRMO-27 of theirs · 0 of this member's
Eugene Simon VindmanDVA-71 of theirs · 5 of this member's
James ComerRKY-13 of theirs · 2 of this member's
Earl L. "Buddy" CarterRGA-14 of theirs · 1 of this member's
Beth Van DuyneRTX-244 of theirs · 1 of this member's
Jodey C. ArringtonRTX-195 of theirs · 0 of this member's
Stephanie I. BiceROK-52 of theirs · 2 of this member's

Across the aisle (Democrats)

Eugene Simon VindmanDVA-71 of theirs · 5 of this member's
Kweisi MfumeDMD-72 of theirs · 2 of this member's
Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.DCA-311 of theirs · 2 of this member's
Donald G. DavisDNC-11 of theirs · 2 of this member's
Steny H. HoyerDMD-51 of theirs · 2 of this member's
Chrissy HoulahanDPA-6

Voting most alike

Contested roll calls (at least 10% of yea and nay votes on the losing side) on which both voted yea or nay, and how often they made the same choice. Colleagues who shared too few of these votes with this member are not ranked.

Most alike

Mike JohnsonRLA-499% · 427 of 431
Matt Van EppsRTN-799% · 289 of 292
Neal P. DunnRFL-298% · 439 of 447
Rudy Yakym IIIRIN-298% · 515 of 526
August PflugerRTX-1198% · 513 of 524

Bipartisan bills that advanced

Bills this member sponsored or joined as an original cosponsor, with original backers from both parties, that passed at least one chamber (6). Furthest along first.

Became lawH.R. 224Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act
Original cosponsor · sponsored by Monica De La Cruz · original backers: 1 D, 8 R · became law Jan 20, 2026
Passed the HouseH.R. 3383Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation Act of 2025
Original cosponsor · sponsored by Ann Wagner · original backers: 3 D, 2 R · passed the House Dec 11, 2025
Passed the HouseH.R. 3382Small Entity Update Act
Original cosponsor · sponsored by Ann Wagner · original backers: 3 D, 2 R · passed the House Jul 21, 2025
Passed the HouseH.R. 3381Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025
Original cosponsor · sponsored by Ann Wagner · original backers: 1 D, 2 R · passed the House Jun 23, 2025
Passed the HouseH.R. 1520Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act
Original cosponsor · original backers: 2 D, 3 R · passed the House Jun 23, 2025

Each member's party on each date comes from congress-legislators term records. Party-line votes are roll calls on which most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides; procedural votes are included. The Vice President's tie-breaking votes and impeachment verdicts are not counted, and a bill enacted as part of another bill counts only at the stage it reached on its own. Medians include everyone who served in the chamber this Congress with enough records (5 sponsored bills, 10 cosponsorships, 25 votes). Computed Oct 23, 2026, 11:51 AM ET from Congress.gov and House and Senate roll calls.

119th Congress, House.

Bills with other-party backing

42%

8 of 19 bills they sponsored had at least one original cosponsor from the other party.

House median 33% · Republicans 35%

Cosponsoring the other party's bills

12%

29 of 236 bills they cosponsored were introduced by a Democrat.

House median 15% · Republicans 10%

Voting with own party

99%

On 470 party-line votes, voted with most Republicans 463 times.

House median 98% · Republicans 98%

Voting with the other party

11%

On 526 contested votes, voted the same way as most Democrats 60 times.

House median 11% · Republicans 11%

Closest collaborators

Counted both ways: bills by the colleague that this member cosponsored, and bills by this member that the colleague cosponsored.

All colleagues

Andy BarrRKY-613 of theirs · 0 of this member's
Paul A. GosarRAZ-96 of theirs · 3 of this member's
Monica De La CruzRTX-157 of theirs · 0 of this member's
Ann WagnerRMO-27 of theirs · 0 of this member's
Eugene Simon VindmanDVA-71 of theirs · 5 of this member's
James ComerRKY-13 of theirs · 2 of this member's
Earl L. "Buddy" CarterRGA-14 of theirs · 1 of this member's
Beth Van DuyneRTX-244 of theirs · 1 of this member's
Jodey C. ArringtonRTX-195 of theirs · 0 of this member's
Stephanie I. BiceROK-52 of theirs · 2 of this member's

Across the aisle (Democrats)

Eugene Simon VindmanDVA-71 of theirs · 5 of this member's
Kweisi MfumeDMD-72 of theirs · 2 of this member's
Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.DCA-311 of theirs · 2 of this member's
Donald G. DavisDNC-11 of theirs · 2 of this member's
Steny H. HoyerDMD-51 of theirs · 2 of this member's
Chrissy HoulahanDPA-6

Voting most alike

Most alike

Mike JohnsonRLA-499% · 427 of 431
Matt Van EppsRTN-799% · 289 of 292
Neal P. DunnRFL-298% · 439 of 447
Rudy Yakym IIIRIN-298% · 515 of 526
August PflugerRTX-1198% · 513 of 524

Bipartisan bills that advanced

Bills this member sponsored or joined as an original cosponsor, with original backers from both parties, that passed at least one chamber (6). Furthest along first.

Became lawH.R. 224Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act
Original cosponsor · sponsored by Monica De La Cruz · original backers: 1 D, 8 R · became law Jan 20, 2026
Passed the HouseH.R. 3383Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation Act of 2025
Original cosponsor · sponsored by Ann Wagner · original backers: 3 D, 2 R · passed the House Dec 11, 2025
Passed the HouseH.R. 3382Small Entity Update Act
Original cosponsor · sponsored by Ann Wagner · original backers: 3 D, 2 R · passed the House Jul 21, 2025
Passed the HouseH.R. 3381Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025
Original cosponsor · sponsored by Ann Wagner · original backers: 1 D, 2 R · passed the House Jun 23, 2025
Passed the HouseH.R. 1520Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act
Original cosponsor · original backers: 2 D, 3 R · passed the House Jun 23, 2025

Pete Sessions

Working relationships

Pete Sessions

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Closest collaborators

All colleagues

Across the aisle (Democrats)

Voting most alike

Most alike

Bipartisan bills that advanced

Closest collaborators

All colleagues

Across the aisle (Democrats)

Voting most alike

Most alike

Bipartisan bills that advanced

Most alike among Democrats