U.S. House Representative
Henry Cuellar
28th District of Texas · Democrat
Power Score
Emerging
How is this scored?- In Office SinceJan 4, 2005
- Next ElectionNov 2026
- Current Term11th Term
At a Glance
2
Bills Sponsored
0 passed
4
Committees
1 leadership
66%
Party Alignment
Moderate
8
Power Score
Pending
TX-28
District
House seat
Leadership Roles
View all- House Committee on AppropriationsMemberThe House Committee on Appropriations is responsible for legislation allocating federal funds prior to expenditure from the treasury. Appropriations are generally limited to the levels set by the Budget Resolution drafted by the House Committee on the Budget. The Committee is also responsible for supplemental spending bills, which are sometimes needed in the middle of a fiscal year to compensate for emergency expenses.
- DefenseMember
- Homeland SecurityRanking Member
- Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related AgenciesMember
Voting Alignment
View details- With party66%
- With districtSample
- Bipartisan0%
- Against party34%
Based on 574 recorded votes.
District Snapshot
View districtTop Issue Areas
From 2 recent bills- Economy33%
- Retail33%
- Rights33%
Share of issue-area tags across the 2 most recent sponsored bills. Tags don't sum to 100% because the rest falls outside the top five.
Recent Activity
Sample- Recent · SampleCuellar weighs in on this week's key votes
- Recent · SampleCuellar co-sponsors new legislation
- Recent · SampleCuellar statement on committee action
Recent Bills Sponsored
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