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U.S. Representative — Texas's 18th District

Christian Menefee

Democrat · Texas

Democrat U.S. Representative for Texas's 18th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (4 on record)

  • H.R.9320 — All in For Attendance Act (Introduced, Jun 15, 2026)
  • H.R.8619 — Kimberly Vaughan Firearm Safe Storage Act (Introduced, Apr 30, 2026)
  • H.R.8618 — College Affordability and Accessibility Act (Introduced, Apr 30, 2026)
  • H.R.8581 — SET Act (Introduced, Apr 29, 2026)

Recent floor votes (100 on record)

  • Voted Nay on H.R.8884 — Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.Con.Res.89 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.Con.Res.113 — Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted No on H.R.8800 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)

Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)

  • H.R.9849 — Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
  • H.R.9877 — To improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • H.R.3696 — Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • H.R.9816 — MOMMIES Act (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
  • H.R.6731 — Restore Trust in Government Act (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
  • H.R.9817 — To end the shackling of pregnant individuals, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
  • H.J.Res.63 — Redesignating the Robert E. Lee Memorial as the "Arlington House National Historic Site". (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)
  • H.R.1657 — Humane Cosmetics Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)

Voting analysis

Christian Menefee has filed four bills, which is close to the shortest record on this site. One carries a name and concerns safe storage of firearms — the practice of keeping a weapon locked and separate from its ammunition, which is the single measure most consistently associated with fewer deaths in a household that owns one.

4
Bills sponsored
92
Bills cosponsored

Of all 4, 4 currently sit at Introduced.

Education tops his classified subjects, on the strength of a college affordability measure and an attendance bill. A fourth carries an acronym. With a record this short there is not enough material to describe a specialism, and this page does not pretend otherwise.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Christian Menefee's cluster into: Education (2), Congress (1), Crime and Law Enforcement (1).

Where he broke ranks

Five departures, and every one of them on a completed measure — no amendment votes appear anywhere in his record, which is unusual. Three were noes his caucus did not join, on organised retail crime, renewed surveillance authority and a resolution about Iran. Two were yeses it withheld, neither of which carried.

2.5%
Votes against the Democrat majority
204
Roll calls where a party majority formed
137 of 212
Rank among House Democrats, most defections first
All 5 roll calls where Christian Menefee voted against the House Democrat majority.
Roll callDateOutcomeTheir vote
H.Con.Res.84
Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from Lebanon
On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll call 201		Jun 4, 2026FailedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.1346
Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act
On Motion to Recommit · roll call 163		May 13, 2026FailedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.2853
Combating Organized Retail Crime Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 157		May 12, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
S.4465
To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll call 155		Apr 30, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.Res.1099
Reaffirming Iran remains the largest state sponsor of terrorism
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree · roll call 84		Mar 5, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)

Below the Texas Democrats

His rate falls a long way under the state Democratic group's high average. First term, with an absence share around the middle of this field.

Among the 13 Democrats in the Texas delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 7.1%. Christian Menefee is below that average at 2.5%.

First elected in 2026, now serving across 1 terms. Christian Menefee falls in the freshman cohort.

3.8%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
212
Roll calls eligible to vote on
8
Recorded as not voting

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, Christian Menefee has 4 bills sponsored, 92 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
  • House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

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