# August Pfluger II

August Pfluger II is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Texas’s 11th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Texas’s 11th district
- Serving since: 2021-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: P000048
- FEC candidate IDs: H0TX11230

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/P000048 (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

36% of Pfluger’s individual money in the 2026 cycle came in gifts of $200 or less, in the top quarter of House Republicans (median 9.4%).

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

2,022 classified statements: 1,516 posts on X, 398 press releases, 74 newsletters, 34 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 | II | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.6% | 2.1% | 139 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 14.8% | 15.1% | 102 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 68.9% | 67.7% | 109 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 9.4% | 8.9% | 77 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 46.6% | 37.4% | 47 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 3.5% | 3.0% | 70 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 37% (House Republicans 24%); Energy 20% (House Republicans 8.6%); Government Operations and Politics 16% (House Republicans 19%); Health 13% (House Republicans 15%); Immigration 13% (House Republicans 13%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.13 (standard error 0.01), from 2,535 donors and 2,868 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 69% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.6% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 98.9% (97.1%). 7 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 64 bills: 64 reached committee, 13 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 361. 20.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 62 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10695: United States Submarine Cable Security Policy Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10695
- H.R. 10633: Medicaid Integrity and Fiscal Accountability Act (in committee, 2026-09-28) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10633
- H.R. 10594: Reliable Artificial Intelligence Research Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10594
- H.R. 10197: Biosecurity Modernization and Innovation Act (in committee, 2026-08-31) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10197
- H.J.Res. 212: Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to… (in committee, 2026-08-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/212
- H.R. 9970: RESCUE Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9970
- H.R. 9616: EMRTAI Authorization Act of 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9616
- H.R. 9397: Premium Transparency Act (in committee, 2026-06-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9397
- H.R. 9106: Robert Lodge Medal of Honor Act (in committee, 2026-06-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9106
- H.R. 8990: Protect Domestic Oil and Gas Small Business Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8990

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $3.6M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 36% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 34% 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/RepPfluger/status/2114774960270983494
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepPfluger/status/2114799419119841669
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/RepPfluger/status/2114815579869593638
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepPfluger/status/2114846794123202723
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/RepPfluger/status/2113986368040763836
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepPfluger/status/2113648326952325281
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepPfluger/status/2113675979965046923
- 2026-10-23 · Press release · SIGNED INTO LAW: Pfluger's Mystic Alerts Act · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://pfluger.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3054
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepPfluger/status/2113351684084687273
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepPfluger/status/2113387647510974618

## Links

- Official site: https://pfluger.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepPfluger
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepAugustPfluger
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repaugustpfluger
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/UC8bJT16wpa7co50ELvpMTTg
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/P000048

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/P000048