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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights, delivered remarks as the Senate Judiciary Committee voted yesterday to pass the Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program Expansion Act of 2026. Sen. Cruz introduced and is leading the bipartisan legislation with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.). This bill speeds up benefit determinations for...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) issued statements following the Senate’s passage of their bipartisan resolution urging President Trump to prioritize securing the release of political prisoners during his current visit to China, including Pastor Jin Mingri, Pastor Gao Quanfu and his wife, Pang Yu, Dr. Gulshan Abbas, and Jimmy Lai. Sen. Cruz said, “The Chinese Communist Party is an authoritarian regime that jails dissidents, silences religious believers,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) introduced the Army Organic Industrial Base Mineral Partnerships Act of 2026. The bill authorizes the U.S. Army to partner with private sector companies to drill for lithium brine at Red River Army Depot and other Army Organic Industrial Base (OIB) facilities nationwide. Sen. Cruz said, “Red River Army Depot sits atop the Smackover Formation, which is one of the largest lithium brine reserves in the United States. The...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced the No FED in West Texas Act to prevent future administrations from implementing plans that would expand federal control over land in Texas. Sen. Cruz said, “West Texas is vital to economic growth and energy for Texans, and decisions about its land should belong to Texans, not Washington bureaucrats. This bill will protect our communities from federal overreach, prevent land grabs that threaten jobs, and limit energy and agricultural...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) joined Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) and colleagues in introducing a bill to prevent the U.S. Treasury Department from collecting small business owners’ personal information.   Sen. Cruz said, “Texas is home to more than 3.5 million small businesses. They are the backbone of our economy, and they should not be treated like criminal suspects by Washington bureaucrats. We should be protecting their privacy and reducing regulatory burdens on American...

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today announced the appointment of Cassy Garcia to be the Senator’s State Director. From Edinburg, Texas, Cassy Garcia brings nearly two decades of experience in public service and government relations at the local, state, and federal levels. She began her career as a Regional Field Representative for the Texas Agriculture Commissioner and later served as Sen. Cruz’s South Texas Regional Director and Deputy State Director. She most recently served...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) filed a joint resolution commemorating the success of the Artemis II mission. Supported by Mission Control at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, the 10-day mission set a record for the furthest distance traveled by humans into deep space. Sen. Cruz said, “Artemis II reverberated around the world, sending a clear message: the United States will lead this new era of space...

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights, and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) filed an amicus brief in support of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s decision to rescind the 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding. Excerpts from the amicus brief are below, and the full text of the brief can be viewed here. “In rescinding the 2009 Endangerment Finding and repealing Greenhouse...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), and Mike Lee (R-Utah) introduced the Stop Climate Shakedowns Act to counter the rise of climate lawfare targeting America’s energy sector by prohibiting dubious climate lawsuits or actions that attempt to enforce an energy penalty law from being brought in either state or federal court. Sen. Cruz said, “Radical environmental groups have waged a coordinated campaign to weaponize our judicial system against...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) led a bipartisan resolution urging President Trump to prioritize securing the release of political prisoners during his upcoming visit to China, including Pastor Jin Mingri, Pastor Gao Quanfu and his wife Pang Yu, Dr. Gulshan Abbas, and Jimmy Lai. Sen. Cruz said, “The Chinese Communist Party is a brutal authoritarian regime, and those under its rule face persecution, violence, and even execution for their beliefs. I'm...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) joined Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), and colleagues in introducing the Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act. This legislation would ban federal Title X family planning grants from going to any entity, including Planned Parenthood, that performs abortions or funds abortion providers. Sen. Cruz said, “Organizations that perform abortions should not receive any taxpayer dollars. I have long fought to end federal funding...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights, issued the following statement after President Donald Trump signed into law the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery (HEAR) Act of 2025. This legislation ensures that claims of Holocaust survivors and their families related to Nazi-confiscated art are resolved in a just manner and are not barred by state statutes of limitations or other...

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights, Mike Lee (R-Utah), Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) sent a letter to Federal Judicial Center (FJC) Director Judge Robin Rosenberg raising concerns that the FJC’s Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence does not meet the standard of a neutral judicial resource. The letter in particular cited the Manual’s presentation...

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights, filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to reverse multiple lower district court rulings that blocked the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS). The amicus brief defends the Trump administration’s termination of TPS for Haiti and Syria under the Immigration and Nationality Act. Excerpts from the amicus brief are below,...

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights, led an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to overturn a Second Circuit ruling and uphold the Second Amendment by preventing New York from bypassing the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA). Excerpts from the amicus brief are below, and the full text of the brief can be viewed here. “The Second Amendment to the United...

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), John Curtis (R-Utah), and Andy Kim (D-N.J.) introduced the Blue Skies for Taiwan Act of 2026. The legislation expands Taiwan’s ability to develop drone system components that do not rely on technology or supply chains potentially compromised by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), amid increasing CCP pressure on Taiwan and expanded...

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights, chaired a hearing titled Arctic Frost: The Modern Day Watergate. The hearing focused on public new Arctic Frost records, including Biden Department of Justice subpoenas for now-FBI director Kash Patel and an additional 430 conservative organizations and individuals. Click here or the image above to watch Sen. Cruz’s opening...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) joined Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) in introducing the Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act. The legislation will allow active and retired federal law enforcement officers in good standing to purchase retired firearms. Sen. Cruz said, “The current process for retiring Federal Law Enforcement firearms is a clear example of government waste. Taxpayers are paying to purchase these firearms and then paying again to destroy them....

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) introduced the Polisario Front Terrorist Designation Act of 2026. The legislation requires the Secretary of State to designate the Polisario Front as a terrorist organization if the Secretary confirms the Polisario Front is cooperating with Iranian groups already designated as terrorist organizations. Sen. Cruz said, “The Iranian regime is trying to turn the Polisario Front into the Houthis of West...