# Chip Roy

Chip Roy is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Texas’s 21st district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Texas’s 21st district
- Serving since: 2019-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: R000614
- FEC candidate IDs: H8TX21307

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/R000614 (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

30% of Roy’s statements criticize a policy, 2.0 times the House Republican average of 15%.

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

3,396 classified statements: 2,868 posts on X, 290 Congressional Record speeches, 168 press releases, 70 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Roy | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.2% | 2.1% | 68 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 29.9% | 15.1% | 6 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 69.3% | 67.7% | 105 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.4% | 8.9% | 169 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 20.8% | 37.4% | 200 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 7.1% | 3.0% | 20 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Immigration 40% (House Republicans 13%); Government Operations and Politics 26% (House Republicans 19%); Crime and Law Enforcement 18% (House Republicans 12%); Economics and Public Finance 16% (House Republicans 19%); Health 15% (House Republicans 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.57 (standard error 0.01), from 4,978 donors and 3,697 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 98% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 94.3% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 95.7% (97.1%). 125 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 68 bills: 68 reached committee, 8 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 143. 11.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 120 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10132: ARTICLE ONE Act (in committee, 2026-08-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10132
- H.R. 9773: Permanent Trump Secure Border Act (in committee, 2026-07-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9773
- H.R. 9656: Illegal Alien Patient Reporting Act (in committee, 2026-07-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9656
- H.R. 9254: Stop the SPLC Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9254
- H.R. 9230: Statutory Term Limits on Congressional Pay and Power Act (in committee, 2026-06-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9230
- H.R. 9199: Permanent Trump Secure Border Act (in committee, 2026-07-07) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9199
- H.R. 9200: Secure the Border Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-07) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9200
- H.R. 9157: American White-Collar Worker Jobs Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9157
- H.R. 9019: POWER Act (in committee, 2026-05-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9019
- H.R. 8995: REMITTANCE Act (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8995

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $783.2K (House Republicans median $2.2M). 46% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 52% 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/RepChipRoy/status/2114699197828243749
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepChipRoy/status/2114733678995677208
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepChipRoy/status/2114791196291928565
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepChipRoy/status/2114852363227828304
- 2026-10-26 · Press release · Rep. Roy Renews Request for DHS Deportation Data · labels: policy discussion · https://roy.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-roy-renews-request-dhs-deportation-data
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepChipRoy/status/2114022314748567985
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepChipRoy/status/2113611944083030125
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepChipRoy/status/2113275712689918089
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepChipRoy/status/2112920531376754976
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepChipRoy/status/2113036665690182034

## Links

- Official site: https://roy.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepChipRoy
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/R000614

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/R000614