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U.S. Representative — Texas's 10th District

Michael McCaul

Republican · Texas

Republican U.S. Representative for Texas's 10th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)

  • H.R.9631 — Bear Poaching Elimination Act (Introduced, Jul 9, 2026)
  • H.R.9632 — Accelerating Innovation (AI) for Kids with Cancer Act (Introduced, Jul 9, 2026)
  • H.R.8697 — Guard the Skies Act (Introduced, May 7, 2026)
  • H.R.8284 — Bureau of Industry and Security License Administration Enhancement Act (Reported, Apr 15, 2026)
  • H.R.8253 — BITMAP Authorization Act (Introduced, Apr 13, 2026)
  • H.R.7506 — Decreasing Russian Oil Profits Act of 2026 (Introduced, Feb 11, 2026)
  • H.R.1262 — Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act (Introduced, Feb 12, 2025)
    Give Kids a Chance Act of 2025 This bill expands the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) authority with respect to research on rare pediatric diseases, including by permitting the FDA to take enforcement action against drug sponsors that fail to satisfy pediatric study requirements and by…
  • H.R.625 — LACA (Reported, Jan 22, 2025)
    Local Access to Courts Act or LACA This bill adds College Station to the list of places where court must be held in the Galveston Division of the Southern District of Texas. Additionally, the bill adds El Centro to the list of places where court must be held in the Southern District of California.

Recent floor votes (100 on record)

  • Voted Yea on H.R.8884 — Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
  • Voted Nay 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 Yea 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 Yea on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Aye on H.R.8800 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)

Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)

  • H.R.1502 — North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • H.R.6055 — SEMI Investment Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • H.R.9097 — American Manufacturing Revitalization Exchange Program Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 15, 2026)
  • H.R.9452 — Budgeting for a Better America Act (Introduced, Jul 14, 2026)
  • H.R.8774 — Bulletproof Law Enforcement Vehicles Act (Introduced, May 14, 2026)
  • H.R.8283 — Deterring American AI Model Theft Act of 2026 (Reported, May 11, 2026)
  • H.R.8562 — To designate a building of the Chancery of the United States in Pristina, Kosovo, as the "Eliot L. Engel Building". (Reported, Apr 28, 2026)
  • H.R.8535 — Measuring Illicit Fentanyl Trafficking Act (Introduced, Apr 27, 2026)

Voting analysis

Michael McCaul files more bills on international affairs than on every other subject combined, and the single most consequential vote in his defection record is of a piece with that: he supported the Ukraine Support Act, and the resolution setting its terms of debate, while most House Republicans opposed both.

4.1%
Votes against the Republican majority
195
Roll calls where a party majority formed
94 of 218
Rank among House Republicans, most defections first

Backing Ukraine aid against the conference

Voting for a rule as well as the bill matters. A rule vote is a test of whether legislation reaches the floor at all, so supporting both is a decision to help a measure exist rather than merely to endorse it once it arrives. The remainder of his departures are two amendment votes on the State Department spending bill.

All 8 roll calls where Michael McCaul voted against the House Republican majority.
Roll callDateOutcomeTheir vote
H.R.8595
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 245		Jul 15, 2026FailedNo (party: Yea)
H.R.8595
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 242		Jul 15, 2026FailedNo (party: Yea)
H.R.2913
Ukraine Support Act
On Passage · roll call 207		Jun 4, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.Res.518
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2913) to authorize support for Ukraine, and for other purposes
On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll call 206		Jun 4, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.Res.518
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2913) to authorize support for Ukraine, and for other purposes
On Motion to Discharge · roll call 200		Jun 3, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.1346
Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act
On Passage · roll call 164		May 13, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.R.7567
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 151		Apr 30, 2026FailedNo (party: Yea)
S.2503
ROTOR Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll call 72		Feb 24, 2026FailedYea (party: Nay)

Below the Texas Republican average

Despite that break, he departs from the conference less often than the typical member of his state delegation — the largest Republican bloc in the chamber. A single high-profile crossing does not make a habitual defector.

Among the 24 Republicans in the Texas delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 6.0%. Michael McCaul is below that average at 4.1%.

What he legislates on

Foreign policy dominates, with health, trade and immigration far behind. He is vice chair of the homeland security committee. His bills include the Guard the Skies Act, an enhancement to the Bureau of Industry and Security's licence administration, the BITMAP Authorization Act, and an accelerating innovation measure for children with cancer. A notably high proportion cleared committee, and one reached the statute book.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Michael McCaul's cluster into: International Affairs (23), Health (5), Foreign Trade and International Finance (4), Immigration (4), Government Operations and Politics (3), Animals (2).

259
Bills sponsored
3241
Bills cosponsored

Of the 50 most recent of those, 38 currently sit at Introduced.

Tenure and attendance

In the House since the middle of the two-thousands, McCaul has long since crossed into veteran standing without switching party. His absence count exceeds the chamber norm — participation, and nothing read into it.

First elected in 2005, now serving across 11 terms. Michael McCaul falls in the veteran cohort.

11.4%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
220
Roll calls eligible to vote on
25
Recorded as not voting

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, Michael McCaul has 259 bills sponsored, 3241 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Foreign Affairs
  • House Committee on Homeland Security (Vice Chair)
  • House Committee on Foreign Affairs: East Asia and Pacific
  • House Committee on Foreign Affairs: Europe

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