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U.S. House · Texas, District 27

Michael Cloud

RRepublicanIn this seat since July 10, 2018Term ends January 3, 2027This seat is on the ballot November 3, 2026.

Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, Cloud has a recorded vote on 60 laws that passed, and 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law.

44 Yes · 15 No · 1 Did not vote
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The tally counts votes on passage. 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law is listed apart.

This record covers laws that passed. Votes on bills that did not become law are not included yet.

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 Cloud is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. Cloud 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.

Cloud 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 Epstein Files Transparency Act; the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026; the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law; and the Russia and Iran sanctions law.

On funding the government, Cloud 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.

Cloud votes No on the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar) and the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.

Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the House in that time. Cloud votes to cancel 24 and against cancelling 0. The rules Cloud 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 44 Yes votes Cloud votes the same way as most House Republicans. On all 15 No votes Cloud votes differently from most of them.

Cloud did not vote on the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act.

Votes on laws that passed

Most recent

Public Law 119-111 · Signed September 18, 2026Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026

Authorizes and expands sanctions and tariffs on Russia and extends existing sanctions on Iran.

House 262–159Senate 86–11Votes Yes
Public Law 119-110 · Signed September 16, 2026Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act

Requires the federal prison system to act on sexual harassment and assault of its staff by incarcerated people.

House 376–8Senate: without objectionVotes No
Public Law 119-109 · Signed September 16, 2026Local Access to Courts Act

Adds College Station, Texas, and El Centro, California, to the places where federal court can sit.

House 378–10Senate: without objectionVotes No
Public Law 119-103 · Signed September 2, 2026Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027

Keeps the federal government funded at about last year's levels through December 11, 2026.

House 370–48Senate 90–6Votes No

Most recent No votes

Public Law 119-110 · Signed September 16, 2026Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act

Requires the federal prison system to act on sexual harassment and assault of its staff by incarcerated people.

House 376–8Senate: without objectionVotes No
Public Law 119-109 · Signed September 16, 2026Local Access to Courts Act

Adds College Station, Texas, and El Centro, California, to the places where federal court can sit.

House 378–10Senate: without objectionVotes No

Votes on a resolution that passed a law

Public Law 119-28 · Signed July 24, 2025Rescissions Act of 2025

Cancels about $9 billion that Congress had already approved: roughly $8 billion in foreign aid and about $1 billion for public broadcasting.

House adopted H.Res. 590, 216–213Senate 51–48Votes Yes on H.Res. 590, the resolution that passed this law in the House

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 2 laws and 3 executive orders.

From the official record

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From this member’s press releases

From a secondary source

These are excerpts from press releases on this member’s official website that name a law or an executive order. We save a copy of each one.

“News item” marks an item the site publishes outside its press release pages.

8 excerpts

  1. News item Second Amendment Must be Safeguarded Against Overreach

    “The hearing also examined the ATF’s track record protecting Second Amendment rights.”

    Named by: order title · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 84e5b7349f50deb4

  2. RELEASE: Congressman Michael Cloud Introduces the SAFE Olympic Sports Act

    “This legislation builds on President Trump’s February 5, 2025, Executive Order “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports,” which prompted the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee to ban transgender women from women’s events. However, responses like the Minnesota division of USA Fencing’s August 2025 decision to sanction only mixed-gender events—eliminating women’s-only competitions to accommodate transgender athletes—highlight the need for stronger safeguards”

    Named by: order title · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint d62c0020df8b8408

  3. Cloud Applauds the Final Passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

    “WASHINGTON —The House just passed the One Big Beautiful Bill with my support. Tomorrow, as our nation celebrates our 249th year of Independence, we will have yet one more thing to celebrate as President Trump signs this bill into law.”

    Named by: law name · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 5557633b67aabb3a

  4. News item Freedom Caucus Ready for a Big, Beautiful Battle

    “As leadership in both houses of Congress hustle to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill Act by Independence Day, fiscal hawks in the House Freedom Caucus are sending a warning—they will not vote for any Senate bill that deepens the deficits from the original House bill.”

    Named by: law name · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint ac533fa771939d00

  5. News item Texas could soon be reimbursed for border security spending

    “I thank Congressman Chip Roy and all Texas Republicans in the House for making this reimbursement funding a priority and look forward to working with my Senate colleagues to send the One Big Beautiful Bill Act with these funds included to President Trump’s desk,” Cornyn said in a statement.”

    Named by: law name · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint b19b7b608d7768f9

  6. News item DOGE lawmakers look to defund Biden’s anemic-paced $3B EV postal truck ‘boondoggle’

    “The text of the bill, which is less than one-page long, specifically directs “unobligated balances of amounts appropriated or otherwise made available by sections 70002 and 70003 of Public Law 117–169 (commonly referred to as the ‘Inflation Reduction Act’), as of the date of enactment of this Act are rescinded and those sections are hereby repealed.”

    Named by: public law number · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 7ca8153b96921b88

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  1. News item Republicans Introduce ‘Dismantle DEI Act’ to Bolster Trump Agenda

    “Trump also rescinded Executive Order 13985, a Biden administration executive action aimed at “advancing equity across the Federal Government,” which critics saw as an imposition of DEI in federal agencies and contracting.”

    Named by: order number · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 6ba7d8122f5caf7e

  2. RELEASE: Cloud and Schmitt Introduce Bill to Codify into Law Trump’s Agenda Ending DEI in Federal Government

    “When President Biden took office, he issued Executive Order 13985, embedding DEI into nearly every federal agency. These programs required agencies to prioritize racial, gender, and identity preferences over merit and performance.”

    Named by: order number · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint d29d0d9207f9bc0f

Member-requested spending

Confirmed from the official record

Congress printed 2 spending items this member requested, $7,443,000 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.

RecipientLawPurposeStateAmount
County of VictoriaPublic Law 119-75Victoria Regional Airport (VCT) Passenger TerminalDepartment of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for AirportsTX$5,500,000
Corpus Christi Regional Transportation AuthorityPublic Law 119-75Architectural Services for CCRTA's New Maintenance FacilityDepartment of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure GrantsTX$1,943,000

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 requester is tied to a member only when exactly one member serving in that chamber on that day has the printed name.

Online ads

No advertiser in the ad libraries we read is tied to this member by an FEC number or an exact name.

Read from Google Ads Transparency Center, its data file of October 6, 2026. Meta Ad Library: Not started. An ad counts when the library last shows it on or after January 3, 2025.

Campaign money

For the 2026 election cycle, Cloud's campaign reports receiving $1,062,240.61 and reports spending $927,985.27, as of June 30, 2026.

Confirmed from the official record
What the filing reports2026 cycleFEC number H8TX27049as of June 30, 20262024 cycleFEC number H8TX27049as of December 31, 2024
Money raised (total receipts)$1,062,240.61$798,397.10
Money spent (total disbursements)$927,985.27$943,006.48
Cash on hand (at the end of the period)$271,132.63$136,877.29
Debts (owed by the committee)$0.00$0.00

Where it comes from

Reported as received from2026 cycleFEC number H8TX27049as of June 30, 20262024 cycleFEC number H8TX27049as of December 31, 2024
Individuals, itemized$495,407.88$495,844.30
Individuals, unitemized$323,624.06$80,299.53
Other political committees$208,250.00$211,850.00
Party committees$1,000.00$1,000.00
The candidate, contributions$0.00$3.50
The candidate, loans$0.00$0.00

Committees

Every figure is copied from the Federal Election Commission. The campaign's committee reports each one.

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Where this comes from

We saved our own copy of each official House vote file listed here before writing this page. A code beside a file is its fingerprint, a short code that changes if the file's contents change.

Official portraitCongress.gov member directory · saved October 5, 2026 · Congressional Pictorial Directory
8516a7be8c726e9eConfirmed from the official record
House roll call 308 of 2026 (Russia and Iran sanctions law)clerk.house.gov · saved October 5, 2026
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House roll call 284 of 2026 (Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act)clerk.house.gov · saved October 5, 2026
Confirmed from the official record
House roll call 285 of 2026 (Local Access to Courts Act)clerk.house.gov · saved October 5, 2026
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