# Troy Nehls

Troy Nehls is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Texas’s 22nd district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Texas’s 22nd district
- Serving since: 2021-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: N000026
- FEC candidate IDs: H0TX22302

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/N000026 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Nehls raised $429.6K in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom tenth of House Republicans (median $2.2M).

## What Nehls says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,271 classified statements: 1,080 posts on X, 92 press releases, 81 newsletters, 18 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Nehls | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.3% | 2.1% | 48 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 19.9% | 15.1% | 45 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 67.4% | 67.7% | 127 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 8.8% | 8.9% | 87 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 43.1% | 37.4% | 74 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 6.0% | 3.0% | 30 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Immigration 29% (House Republicans 13%); Government Operations and Politics 23% (House Republicans 19%); Transportation and Public Works 21% (House Republicans 7.2%); Armed Forces and National Security 20% (House Republicans 24%); Crime and Law Enforcement 19% (House Republicans 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.28 (standard error 0.01), from 1,523 donors and 2,714 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 83% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 92.7% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 99.1% (97.1%). 24 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 31 bills: 31 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 298. 16.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 84 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 9071: Preventing Trafficking of Minors Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-05-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9071
- H.R. 9037: To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to improve and expand electronic filing capabilities for Federal Aviation Administration… (in committee, 2026-05-26) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9037
- H.R. 7916: CODIS Access Modernization Act (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7916
- H.R. 7662: Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7662
- H.R. 7553: Aviation Innovation and Global Competitiveness Act (in committee, 2026-09-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7553
- H.R. 7510: Preventing Research Ownership Transfer to External Competitive Threats (PROTECT) Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7510
- H.R. 7442: National Bridge Funding Reform Act (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7442
- H.R. 7371: No Flight, No Fight Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7371
- H.R. 6987: Public Charge Clarification Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-01-08) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6987
- H.R. 6665: Consolidated Interim Storage Facility Restriction Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-12-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6665

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $429.6K (House Republicans median $2.2M). 0.9% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 53% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepTroyNehls/status/2114731648826913144
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepTroyNehls/status/2113634607769801093
- 2026-10-23 · Newsletter · The Nehls Newsflash · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepTroyNehls/status/2113355670716375125
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepTroyNehls/status/2112967926777278966
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepTroyNehls/status/2112569140510929223
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepTroyNehls/status/2112243714823238123
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepTroyNehls/status/2111143024269087081
- 2026-10-16 · Newsletter · The Nehls Newsflash · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepTroyNehls/status/2110785868910752188

## Links

- Official site: https://nehls.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepTroyNehls
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepTroyNehls
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reptroynehls
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/N000026

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/N000026