# Pete Sessions

Pete Sessions is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Texas’s 17th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Texas’s 17th district
- Serving since: 1997-01-07
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: S000250
- FEC candidate IDs: H2TX03126

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/S000250 (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

55% of Sessions’s statements discuss policy, in the bottom quarter of House Republicans (average 68%).

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

544 classified statements: 401 posts on X, 61 Congressional Record speeches, 56 newsletters, 26 press releases. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Sessions | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.5% | 2.1% | 143 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 11.8% | 15.1% | 152 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 55.1% | 67.7% | 198 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 13.2% | 8.9% | 49 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 30.1% | 37.4% | 166 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 0.5% | 3.0% | 191 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 34% (House Republicans 19%); Armed Forces and National Security 32% (House Republicans 24%); Health 19% (House Republicans 15%); Economics and Public Finance 18% (House Republicans 19%); Crime and Law Enforcement 17% (House Republicans 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.09 (standard error 0.01), from 3,335 donors and 6,508 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 63% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 99.7% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 98.5% (97.1%). 10 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 21 bills: 21 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 274. 14.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 93 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 9972: American Patients First Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9972
- H.Con.Res. 111: Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, honoring the memory of the victims, recognizing the courage and sacrifice of… (in committee, 2026-06-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/111
- H.Res. 1350: Expressing support of the goal of celebrating a "National Day of Honor and Respect" in conjunction with "Constitution Day and Citizenship Day". (in committee, 2026-06-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1350
- H.R. 8290: China Exchange Rate Accountability Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-18) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8290
- H.R. 8312: Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act (passed one chamber, 2026-06-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8312
- H.R. 7953: FAIR ACT (in committee, 2026-03-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7953
- H.R. 7270: Stop Identity Fraud and Identity Theft Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-01-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7270
- H.R. 7050: Homeopathic Drug Product Safety, Quality, and Transparency Act (in committee, 2026-01-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7050
- H.R. 6412: Independence Investment Fund Act (in committee, 2025-12-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6412
- H.R. 5125: District of Columbia Judicial Nominations Reform Act of 2025 (passed one chamber, 2025-09-18) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5125

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.3M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 0.9% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 54% 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/PeteSessions/status/2114781277454794954
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/PeteSessions/status/2114794578528370734
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/PeteSessions/status/2113313245339783435
- 2026-10-22 · Congressional Record speech · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-10-22
- 2026-10-22 · Congressional Record speech · labels: policy discussion · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-10-22
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/PeteSessions/status/2112974230803374369
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/PeteSessions/status/2112639274512216206
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/PeteSessions/status/2111115299512574161
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/PeteSessions/status/2111222438319342025
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/PeteSessions/status/2110849406639427696

## Links

- Official site: https://sessions.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/PeteSessions
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/petesessions
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/congressmanpetesessions
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/congressmanpetesessions
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S000250

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/S000250