Pete Sessions — Voting Record & Political Positions
U.S. Representative for TX's 17th Congressional District · Republican
Pete Sessions is a Republican U.S. Representative for TX's 17th Congressional District. This page tracks Pete Sessions's congressional voting record, attendance, legislative effectiveness, and positions on key issues. In office since 1997.
Party-line voting: votes with Republican 97.56% of the time (2.44% of votes break with the party).
Legislative effectiveness: sponsored 3913 bills, 183 of which were enacted into law.
Top Issues Pete Sessions Votes On
Taxation
Immigration
Climate Change
Defense Spending
Health Insurance
Renewable Energy
How Pete Sessions Voted on Recent Bills
Yea on “Clergy Act” (2026-04-27) — Passed
Nay on “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (2025-07-03) — Failed
Yea on “Disaster Related Extension of Deadlines Act” (2025-04-01) — Passed
Yea on “Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act” (2025-03-31) — Passed
Yea on “National Taxpayer Advocate Enhancement Act of 2025” (2025-03-31) — Passed
Yea on “Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales".” (2025-03-27) — Passed
When Pete Sessions Broke With the Republican Party
Pete Sessions has voted against the Republican majority on about 2.4% of party-line votes tracked. Recent examples:
Voted No on “Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026” (2026-04-30) while most Republicans voted Yea — Failed.
Voted Yea on “ROTOR Act” (2026-02-24) while most Republicans voted No — Failed.
Voted No on “Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026” (2025-09-10) while most Republicans voted Yea — Failed.
Voted Aye on “Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026” (2025-09-04) while most Republicans voted No — Failed.
Voted No on “Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026” (2025-09-03) while most Republicans voted Yea — Failed.