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Pete Sessions

Previous profession: District manager, Southwestern Bell, and Bell Communications Research, formerly Bell Labs, 1978 to 1994; Vice president for public policy, National Center for Policy Analysis, 1994 to 1995; Advisor to president, Special Olympics Texas
First public office: 1996Elected to the 5th District for the 105th Congress on November 5, 1996
Years in public office: 29

Confirmed from the official recordSource: Congressional Directory for the 119th Congress (2025-2026), February 20, 2026. We saved our copy on October 8, 2026.

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108th Congress, 2003 and 2004

RRepublicanHouse · Texas · January 7, 2003 to January 3, 2005

129 Yes · 3 No · 10 Did not vote on 142 laws of this Congress.

Public Law 108-458 · House vote on December 7, 2004Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004

Yes

Public Law 108-447 · House vote on November 20, 2004Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005

Yes

Public Law 108-492 · House vote on November 20, 2004Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2004

Yes

Public Law 108-446 · House vote on November 19, 2004Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004

Yes

S. 2986 · House vote on November 18, 2004Public Law 108-415

Yes

Public Law 108-419 · House vote on November 17, 2004Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act of 2004

Yes

S. 2302 · House vote on November 17, 2004Public Law 108-441

Yes

H.J.Res. 110 · House vote on November 16, 2004Public Law 108-432

Yes

Public Law 108-324 · House vote on October 9, 2004Military Construction Appropriations and Emergency Hurricane Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2005

Yes

Public Law 108-334 · House vote on October 9, 2004Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2005

Yes

Public Law 108-375 · House vote on October 9, 2004Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005

Yes

Public Law 108-357 · House vote on October 7, 2004American Jobs Creation Act of 2004

Yes

Public Law 108-373 · House vote on October 7, 2004Economic Development Administration Reauthorization Act of 2004

Yes

Public Law 108-409 · House vote on October 7, 2004Taxpayer-Teacher Protection Act of 2004

Yes

Public Law 108-427 · House vote on October 7, 2004Research Review Act of 2004

Yes

Public Law 108-335 · House vote on October 6, 2004District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2005

Yes

Public Law 108-405 · House vote on October 6, 2004Justice for All Act of 2004

Yes

S. 1814 · House vote on October 4, 2004Public Law 108-341

Yes

Public Law 108-308 · House vote on September 30, 2004Welfare Reform Extension Act, Part VIII

Yes

Public Law 108-310 · House vote on September 30, 2004Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part V

Yes

H.J.Res. 107 · House vote on September 29, 2004Public Law 108-309

Yes

S. 2363 · House vote on September 28, 2004Public Law 108-344

Yes

Public Law 108-311 · House vote on September 23, 2004Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2004

Yes

Public Law 108-355 · House vote on September 9, 2004Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act

Yes

H.R. 4381 · House vote on September 7, 2004Public Law 108-392

Did not vote

H.R. 4556 · House vote on September 7, 2004Public Law 108-395

Did not vote

Public Law 108-287 · House vote on July 22, 2004Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005

Yes

Public Law 108-302 · House vote on July 22, 2004United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act

Yes

Public Law 108-293 · House vote on July 21, 2004Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004

Yes

Public Law 108-283 · House vote on July 19, 2004Northern Uganda Crisis Response Act

Yes

Public Law 108-276 · House vote on July 14, 2004Project BioShield Act of 2004

Yes

Public Law 108-286 · House vote on July 14, 2004United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act

Yes

Public Law 108-263 · House vote on June 23, 2004Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part III

Yes

Public Law 108-285 · House vote on June 21, 2004Helping Hands for Homeownership Act of 2004

Yes

H.J.Res. 97 · House vote on June 14, 2004Public Law 108-272

Yes

S.J.Res. 28 · House vote on June 2, 2004Public Law 108-236

Yes

H.R. 3740 · House vote on May 18, 2004Public Law 108-253

Yes

H.R. 4176 · House vote on May 18, 2004Public Law 108-260

Yes

H.R. 4299 · House vote on May 11, 2004Public Law 108-261

Yes

Public Law 108-224 · House vote on April 28, 2004Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part II

Yes

S. 1904 · House vote on April 28, 2004Public Law 108-225

Yes

H.R. 3942 · House vote on April 27, 2004Public Law 108-258

Yes

H.R. 3147 · House vote on April 21, 2004Public Law 108-463

Yes

H.R. 1822 · House vote on April 20, 2004Public Law 108-239

Yes

H.R. 3855 · House vote on April 20, 2004Public Law 108-255

Yes

H.R. 4037 · House vote on April 20, 2004Public Law 108-259

Yes

Public Law 108-218 · House vote on April 2, 2004Pension Funding Equity Act of 2004

Yes

S. 2057 · House vote on March 30, 2004Public Law 108-220

Yes

H.R. 3104 · House vote on March 30, 2004Public Law 108-234

Yes

H.R. 2584 · House vote on March 29, 2004Public Law 108-219

Yes

H.R. 254 · House vote on March 25, 2004Public Law 108-215

Yes

Public Law 108-216 · House vote on March 24, 2004Organ Donation and Recovery Improvement Act

Yes

H.R. 3059 · House vote on March 24, 2004Public Law 108-243

Yes

Public Law 108-222 · House vote on March 23, 2004Cowlitz Indian Tribe Distribution of Judgment Funds Act

Yes

Public Law 108-327 · House vote on March 23, 2004National Wildlife Refuge Volunteer Act of 2004

Yes

H.R. 3733 · House vote on March 16, 2004Public Law 108-252

Did not vote

Public Law 108-214 · House vote on March 10, 2004Medical Devices Technical Corrections Act

Yes

H.R. 3389 · House vote on March 3, 2004Public Law 108-320

Yes

H.R. 3769 · House vote on March 2, 2004Public Law 108-254

Yes

Public Law 108-212 · House vote on February 26, 2004Laci and Conner's Law

Yes

Public Law 108-271 · House vote on February 25, 2004GAO Human Capital Reform Act of 2004

Yes

S. 714 · House vote on February 24, 2004Public Law 108-206

Yes

Public Law 108-203 · House vote on February 11, 2004Social Security Protection Act of 2004

Yes

Public Law 108-199 · House vote on December 8, 2003Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004

Public Law 108-173 · House vote on November 22, 2003Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003

Yes

H.J.Res. 79 · House vote on November 21, 2003Public Law 108-135

Yes

Public Law 108-148 · House vote on November 21, 2003Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003

Yes

Public Law 108-159 · House vote on November 21, 2003Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003

Yes

Public Law 108-170 · House vote on November 21, 2003Veterans Health Care, Capital Asset, and Business Improvement Act of 2003

Yes

Public Law 108-154 · House vote on November 20, 2003Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Prevention Act of 2003

Yes

Public Law 108-175 · House vote on November 20, 2003Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003

Yes

Public Law 108-177 · House vote on November 20, 2003Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004

Yes

Public Law 108-188 · House vote on November 20, 2003Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003

Yes

Public Law 108-194 · House vote on November 20, 2003Poison Control Center Enhancement and Awareness Act Amendments of 2003

Yes

Public Law 108-164 · House vote on November 19, 2003Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act

Yes

Public Law 108-184 · House vote on November 19, 2003National Museum of African American History and Culture Act

Yes

Public Law 108-137 · House vote on November 18, 2003Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2004

Yes

H.R. 1274 · House vote on November 18, 2003Public Law 108-221

Yes

H.R. 3300 · House vote on November 18, 2003Public Law 108-246

Yes

S.J.Res. 18 · House vote on November 17, 2003Public Law 108-139

Did not vote

S.J.Res. 22 · House vote on November 17, 2003Public Law 108-140

Did not vote

Public Law 108-136 · House vote on November 7, 2003National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004

Yes

H.J.Res. 76 · House vote on November 5, 2003Public Law 108-107

Yes

Public Law 108-121 · House vote on November 5, 2003Military Family Tax Relief Act of 2003

Yes

Public Law 108-132 · House vote on November 5, 2003Military Construction Appropriations Act, 2004

Yes

Public Law 108-193 · House vote on November 5, 2003Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003

Yes

Public Law 108-106 · House vote on October 31, 2003Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense and for the Reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, 2004

Yes

H.J.Res. 75 · House vote on October 30, 2003Public Law 108-104

Yes

Public Law 108-108 · House vote on October 30, 2003Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004

Public Law 108-176 · House vote on October 30, 2003Vision 100--Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act

Yes

Public Law 108-109 · House vote on October 29, 2003National Cemetery Expansion Act of 2003

Yes

H.R. 3288 · House vote on October 20, 2003Public Law 108-127

Did not vote

Public Law 108-105 · House vote on October 2, 2003Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003

Yes

H.R. 3161 · House vote on September 25, 2003Public Law 108-82

Yes

H.J.Res. 69 · House vote on September 25, 2003Public Law 108-84

Yes

Public Law 108-83 · House vote on September 24, 2003Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2004

Yes

Public Law 108-87 · House vote on September 24, 2003Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2004

Yes

Public Law 108-90 · House vote on September 24, 2003Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2004

Did not vote

Public Law 108-86 · House vote on September 16, 2003Postmasters Equity Act of 2003

Yes

H.R. 2309 · House vote on September 3, 2003Public Law 108-114

Yes

Public Law 108-69 · House vote on July 25, 2003Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2003

Public Law 108-77 · House vote on July 24, 2003United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act

Yes

Public Law 108-78 · House vote on July 24, 2003United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act

Yes

Public Law 108-61 · House vote on July 15, 2003Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003

Yes

H.R. 1761 · House vote on July 8, 2003Public Law 108-71

Yes

H.R. 2474 · House vote on June 25, 2003Public Law 108-58

Yes

S. 858 · House vote on June 25, 2003Public Law 108-59

Yes

Public Law 108-232 · House vote on June 24, 2003Premier Certified Lenders Program Improvement Act of 2004

Yes

Public Law 108-73 · House vote on June 23, 2003Family Farmer Bankruptcy Relief Act of 2003

Yes

Public Law 108-36 · House vote on June 17, 2003Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003

Yes

Public Law 108-44 · House vote on June 17, 2003Accountant, Compliance, and Enforcement Staffing Act of 2003

Yes

S. 703 · House vote on June 16, 2003Public Law 108-37

Yes

H.R. 2254 · House vote on June 16, 2003Public Law 108-113

Yes

Public Law 108-40 · House vote on June 11, 2003Welfare Reform Extension Act of 2003

Yes

S. 763 · House vote on June 9, 2003Public Law 108-35

Yes

H.R. 1610 · House vote on June 9, 2003Public Law 108-110

Yes

Public Law 108-32 · House vote on June 5, 2003Grand Teton National Park Land Exchange Act

Yes

Public Law 108-34 · House vote on June 5, 2003Zuni Indian Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2003

Yes

H.R. 1465 · House vote on June 2, 2003Public Law 108-53

Yes

Public Law 108-27 · House vote on May 23, 2003Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003

Yes

Public Law 108-26 · House vote on May 22, 2003Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 2003

Yes

Public Law 108-147 · House vote on May 22, 2003Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2003

Yes

Public Law 108-29 · House vote on May 20, 2003Veterans' Memorial Preservation and Recognition Act of 2003

Yes

Public Law 108-96 · House vote on May 20, 2003Runaway, Homeless, and Missing Children Protection Act

Yes

H.R. 1018 · House vote on May 19, 2003Public Law 108-70

Did not vote

H.R. 1609 · House vote on May 7, 2003Public Law 108-55

Yes

H.R. 1625 · House vote on May 6, 2003Public Law 108-33

Yes

H.R. 1596 · House vote on May 6, 2003Public Law 108-54

Yes

H.R. 1740 · House vote on May 6, 2003Public Law 108-56

Yes

Public Law 108-21 · House vote on April 10, 2003PROTECT Act

Yes

Public Law 108-16 · House vote on April 8, 2003Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003

Yes

Public Law 108-18 · House vote on April 8, 2003Postal Civil Service Retirement System Funding Reform Act of 2003

Yes

H.R. 1055 · House vote on April 7, 2003Public Law 108-51

Did not vote

H.R. 1368 · House vote on April 7, 2003Public Law 108-52

Did not vote

Public Law 108-76 · House vote on April 1, 2003Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003

Yes

Public Law 108-43 · House vote on March 25, 2003Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Boundary Revision Act

Yes

Public Law 108-41 · House vote on March 12, 2003Automatic Defibrillation in Adam's Memory Act

Yes

Public Law 108-15 · House vote on February 26, 2003American 5-Cent Coin Design Continuity Act of 2003

Yes

Public Law 108-7 · House vote on February 13, 2003Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003

Yes

Public Law 108-10 · House vote on February 12, 2003Do-Not-Call Implementation Act

Yes

H.J.Res. 19 · House vote on February 11, 2003Public Law 108-9

Yes

S. 23 · House vote on January 8, 2003Public Law 108-1

Yes

What this member says about laws and orders

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Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026February 6, 2026

Congressman Pete Sessions Secures $750,000 for Pflugerville Water Infrastructure, Announces Funding at Press Conference with Mayor Doug Weiss

“The funding was included in H.R. 6938, the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2026, which passed both chambers of Congress and was signed into law by the President on January 23, 2026.”

Named by: bill number · Saved October 6, 2026 · Fingerprint 67185f7b8198092c
Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026November 12, 2025

Congressman Sessions Statement on the End of the Government Shutdown

“WASHINGTON- Congressman Pete Sessions (TX-17) released the following statement after the passage of the Senate Amendment to HR 5371.”

Named by: bill number · Saved October 6, 2026 · Fingerprint f3ad08fe131c4e27
One Big Beautiful Bill ActMay 22, 2025

Congressman Sessions Votes "YES" on President Trump's "One Big, Beautiful Bill"

“WASHINGTON, D.C.- Following an early morning vote, Congressman Sessions released this statement regarding the passage of H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act.”

Named by: law name · Saved October 6, 2026 · Fingerprint 7a10143de5925452
GSA Technology Accountability ActJanuary 7, 2025

Congressman Sessions Applauds Signing of GSA Technology Accountability Act

“WASHINGTON, DC- Congressman Pete Sessions (TX-17) released the following statement about his bill, H.R. 7524, the GSA Technology Accountability Act, becoming law. This new law, which received broad bipartisan support in Congress, ensures GSA is held accountable to Congress and the American people in how it spends taxpayer dollars on technology projects and initiatives.”

Named by: law name · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint d1c8137a29d18af4

Member-requested spending

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Congress printed 12 spending items this member requested, $24,650,000 in all, in the lists read for 4 laws.

Laws read: Public Law 119-37, Public Law 119-74, Public Law 119-75, Public Law 119-86.

Recipient	Law	Purpose	State	Amount
City of Mexia, Texas	Public Law 119-37	Mexia Water Tower ReplacementRural Utilities Service · Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program	TX	$3,300,000
on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund	Public Law 119-74	e TX City of Huntsv Wastewater Tr UpgradesEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti	None printed	$750,000
on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund	Public Law 119-74	e TX City of Nacogd Drainage ImprEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti	None printed	$1,000,000
on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund	Public Law 119-74	e TX City of Waco f Water Reuse PEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti	None printed	$1,000,000
on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving Fund	Public Law 119-74	tate TX City of Pfluge Station and S ProjectEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti	None printed	$750,000
on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving Fund	Public Law 119-74	tate TX City of Woodwa Water SystemEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti	None printed	$750,000
Baylor University	Public Law 119-74	Advanced Cold-Spray Technology (ACT) Laboratory Equipment at the Point-Of-Need-Innovation (PONI) CenterDOC · NIST--STR S	None printed	$2,000,000
Baylor University	Public Law 119-74	Arctic Acclimatization & Sleep Optimization (ARKTOS) Research Center Phase IIDOC · NIST--STR S	None printed	$2,000,000
Deep East Texas Council of Governments	Public Law 119-74	Deep East Texas Interoperable Communications InfrastructureDOJ · COPS Tech	None printed	$2,100,000
TX	Public Law 119-75	Corridor A2 Segment Advanced Technology RouteDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs	TX	$7,000,000

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Recipient	Law	Purpose	State	Amount
TX	Public Law 119-75	Future I-69/U.S. 59 Feasibility Study and Environmental ClearanceDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs	TX	$3,000,000
City of Woodway	Public Law 119-75	Old McGregor Road and Ritchie Road Improvement ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund	TX	$1,000,000

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Report 20035499, filed September 22, 2026 · Typed report, rows not read yet · The Clerk's file
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Pete Sessions

108th Congress, 2003 and 2004

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