Henry Cuellar — Voting Record & Political Positions

U.S. Representative for TX's 28th Congressional District · Democrat

Henry Cuellar is a Democrat U.S. Representative for TX's 28th Congressional District. This page tracks Henry Cuellar's congressional voting record, attendance, legislative effectiveness, and positions on key issues. In office since 2005.

Henry Cuellar's Voting Record at a Glance

• Voting attendance: 93.74% — cast 434 of 463 roll-call votes (missed 29).
• Party-line voting: votes with Democrat 73.21% of the time (26.79% of votes break with the party).
• Legislative effectiveness: sponsored 2564 bills, 167 of which were enacted into law.

Top Issues Henry Cuellar Votes On

• Immigration
• Climate Change
• Taxation
• Defense Spending
• Renewable Energy
• Health Insurance

How Henry Cuellar Voted on Recent Bills

• Yea on “Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2025” (2026-03-25) — Failed
• Yea on “Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2026” (2026-03-18) — Passed
• Yea on “Kayla Hamilton Act” (2025-12-16) — Failed
• Yea on “Rescissions Act of 2025” (2025-07-17) — Failed
• Yea on “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (2025-07-03) — Failed
• Yea on “Jeremy and Angel Seay and Sergeant Brandon Mendoza Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act of 2025” (2025-06-26) — Passed

When Henry Cuellar Broke With the Democrat Party

Henry Cuellar has voted against the Democrat majority on about 26.8% of party-line votes tracked. Recent examples:

• Voted Yea on “No Funds for Repeat Child Care Violations Act of 2026” (2026-06-03) while most Democrats voted No — Passed.
• Voted Yea on “Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026” (2026-05-21) while most Democrats voted No — Passed.
• Voted Yea on “Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act” (2026-05-21) while most Democrats voted No — Passed.
• Voted Aye on “Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act” (2026-05-20) while most Democrats voted No — Passed.
• Voted Aye on “Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025” (2026-05-14) while most Democrats voted No — Passed.

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