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Pete Sessions
U.S. Representative, TX-17
Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
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Issue areas
Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Representative, TX-17 current
Texas |
Republican | Jan 3, 2025 | Jan 3, 2027 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District TX-17
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2023 | Jan 3, 2025 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, TX-17
Texas |
Republican | Jan 3, 2023 | Jan 3, 2025 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, TX-17
Texas |
Republican | Jan 3, 2021 | Jan 3, 2023 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District TX-17
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2021 | Jan 3, 2023 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| US House District TX-32
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2017 | Jan 3, 2019 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, TX-32
Texas |
Republican | Jan 3, 2017 | Jan 3, 2019 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, TX-32
Texas |
Republican | Jan 6, 2015 | Jan 3, 2017 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District TX-32
United States |
Republican | Jan 6, 2015 | Jan 3, 2017 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| US House District TX-32
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2013 | Jan 3, 2015 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, TX-32
Texas |
Republican | Jan 3, 2013 | Jan 3, 2015 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, TX-32
Texas |
Republican | Jan 5, 2011 | Jan 3, 2013 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District TX-32
United States |
Republican | Jan 5, 2011 | Jan 3, 2013 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| US House District TX-32
United States |
Republican | Jan 6, 2009 | Jan 3, 2011 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, TX-32
Texas |
Republican | Jan 6, 2009 | Jan 3, 2011 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District TX-32
United States |
Republican | Jan 4, 2007 | Jan 3, 2009 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, TX-32
Texas |
Republican | Jan 4, 2007 | Jan 3, 2009 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, TX-32
Texas |
Republican | Jan 4, 2005 | Jan 3, 2007 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District TX-32
United States |
Republican | Jan 4, 2005 | Jan 3, 2007 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| US House District TX-32
United States |
Republican | Jan 7, 2003 | Jan 3, 2005 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, TX-32
Texas |
Republican | Jan 7, 2003 | Jan 3, 2005 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, TX-5
Texas |
Republican | Jan 3, 2001 | Jan 3, 2003 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District TX-5
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2001 | Jan 3, 2003 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, TX-5
Texas |
Republican | Jan 6, 1999 | Jan 3, 2001 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District TX-5
United States |
Republican | Jan 6, 1999 | Jan 3, 2001 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| US House District TX-5
United States |
Republican | Jan 7, 1997 | Jan 3, 1999 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, TX-5
Texas |
Republican | Jan 7, 1997 | Jan 3, 1999 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Financial Services unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Financial Services — Capital Markets unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Financial Services — National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform — Government Operations — Chairman unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform — Health Care and Financial Services unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim
DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. 0.584, social dim. 0.173. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic
Roll-call votes (583 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3668 — Improving Interagency Coordination for Pipeline Reviews Act | Yea | Dec 12, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3668 — Improving Interagency Coordination for Pipeline Reviews Act | Nay | Dec 12, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 2550 — Protect America's Workforce Act | Nay | Dec 11, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 432 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2550) to nullify the Executive order relating to Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management… | Nay | Dec 11, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3898 — PERMIT Act | Yea | Dec 11, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3898 — PERMIT Act | Nay | Dec 11, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3383 — Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation Act of 2025 | Yea | Dec 11, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3383 — Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation Act of 2025 | Nay | Dec 11, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3383 — Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation Act of 2025 | Nay | Dec 11, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3383 — Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation Act of 2025 | Nay | Dec 11, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3638 — Electric Supply Chain Act | Yea | Dec 11, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3628 — State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act | Yea | Dec 11, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 939 — Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States for high crimes and misdemeanors. | Yea | Dec 11, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 432 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2550) to nullify the Executive order relating to Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management… | Nay | Dec 10, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| S 1071 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 | Yea | Dec 10, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| S 1071 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 | Nay | Dec 10, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 936 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3898) to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make targeted reforms with respect… | Yea | Dec 10, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 936 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3898) to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make targeted reforms with respect… | Yea | Dec 10, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1676 — Make SWAPs Efficient Act of 2025 | Yea | Dec 9, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| S 356 — Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025 | Yea | Dec 9, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1049 — Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act | Yea | Dec 4, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1069 — PROTECT Our Kids Act | Yea | Dec 4, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1005 — Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act | Yea | Dec 3, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4305 — DUMP Red Tape Act | Yea | Dec 3, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 2965 — Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act of 2025 | Yea | Dec 3, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
Campaign funding
816 recorded contributions totalling $1,247,979. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 119 of 816 classified so far.
| Funding type | Contributions | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big donor | 108 | $321,600 | 26% |
| Super PAC | 9 | $2,954 | 0% |
| Small-dollar | 2 | $6 | 0% |
| Unclassified | 697 | $923,419 | 74% |
Largest contributions
| Amount | Donor | To committee | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,000 | DELL TECHNOLOGIES PAC | PETE SESSIONS FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Mar 27, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | PNC PAC | PETE SESSIONS FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Mar 22, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | PLAINS COTTON GROWERS INC. PAC | PETE SESSIONS FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Mar 20, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | SCAI PAC | PETE SESSIONS FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Jun 30, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION PAC | PETE SESSIONS FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | May 30, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY PAC | PETE SESSIONS FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | May 24, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | INNOVATION PAC | PETE SESSIONS FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | May 5, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | TRUIST FINANCIAL CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC (FORMERLY SUNTRUST BANKS INC. PAC) | PETE SESSIONS FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Jun 24, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION PAC | PETE SESSIONS FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | May 13, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | AIPAC PAC | PETE SESSIONS FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Apr 16, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | COX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC. | PETE SESSIONS FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Apr 12, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC | PETE SESSIONS FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Mar 4, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | ASIAN AMERICAN HOTEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION PAC | PETE SESSIONS FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Mar 4, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR PAC | PETE SESSIONS FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Mar 4, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | NADAPAC | PETE SESSIONS FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Sep 28, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.
Sponsored legislation (3 as lead sponsor)
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HR 8290
US · Jun 18, 2026
China Exchange Rate Accountability Act of 2026
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HR 8312
US · Jun 11, 2026
Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act
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HRES 1350
US · Jun 9, 2026
Expressing support of the goal of celebrating a "National Day of Honor and Respect" in conjunction with "Constitution Day and Citizenship Day".
Social media
Recent posts
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