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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Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, Sessions has a recorded vote on 60 laws that passed, and 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law.
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The record in plain language
Of the 118 laws passed since January 3, 2025, 60 came to a recorded vote on passage in the House while Sessions is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. Sessions votes Yes on H.Res. 590, the resolution that passed the Rescissions Act of 2025 in the House. The rest passed the House by voice vote or without objection, which records no individual votes.
Sessions votes Yes on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention; the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax and spending law; the HALT Fentanyl Act; the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar); the Epstein Files Transparency Act; the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026; the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law; the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act; and the Russia and Iran sanctions law.
On funding the government, Sessions votes Yes on the March 2025 full-year funding law; the November 2025 law that ended the 43-day shutdown; the January 2026 funding law for science, energy, Interior and the EPA; and the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies, and No on the September 2026 funding extension.
Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the House in that time. Sessions votes to cancel 24 and against cancelling 0. The rules Sessions votes to cancel come from: Interior: Bureau of Land Management (7), Environmental Protection Agency (6), Energy (4), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (2), District of Columbia government (1), Treasury: Comptroller of the Currency (1), Interior: National Park Service (1), Treasury: Internal Revenue Service (1) and Interior: Ocean Energy Management (1).
On all 59 Yes votes Sessions votes the same way as most House Republicans. On the 1 No vote Sessions votes differently from most of them.
Votes on laws that passed
Most recent
Authorizes and expands sanctions and tariffs on Russia and extends existing sanctions on Iran.
Requires the federal prison system to act on sexual harassment and assault of its staff by incarcerated people.
Adds College Station, Texas, and El Centro, California, to the places where federal court can sit.
Keeps the federal government funded at about last year's levels through December 11, 2026.
Most recent No votes
Keeps the federal government funded at about last year's levels through December 11, 2026.
Votes on a resolution that passed a law
Cancels about $9 billion that Congress had already approved: roughly $8 billion in foreign aid and about $1 billion for public broadcasting.
What this member says about laws and orders
This section has two lists: statements in the official record, and excerpts from this member’s own press releases. Together they name 4 laws.
From the official record
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From this member’s press releases
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4 excerpts
- Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026February 6, 2026
“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.”
- 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.”
- 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.”
- 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.”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 15 spending items this member requested, $30,750,000 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
3 rows here have the same law, recipient, purpose and amount as another row. The Congressional Record may print one item more than once. The count and the total include each row.
Read from the lists Congress printed for 4 laws. An item requested by several members appears under each of them, so sums across members count such an item more than once. A list the Congressional Record printed on two days is counted once, from the later printing. A requester is tied to a member only when exactly one member serving in that chamber on that day has the printed name.
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