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Issue record

Costs, taxes and the economy

In short

De La Cruz's campaign backs cutting wasteful spending, lower taxes for working families and small businesses, and holding China accountable. Pulido's campaign backs standing up to big companies raising prices, cutting red tape for small businesses and investing in skills and jobs. On the record, five sections of a 2026 housing law carry De La Cruz's bills, two as cosponsor. She voted for the 2025 law extending the 2017 tax rates, which also changed Medicaid.

Campaign positions

What each campaign says.

Monica De La Cruz

Her campaign says it will cut wasteful Washington spending that drives inflation, lower taxes on working families and small businesses, and hold China accountable for undermining American workers.

Bobby Pulido

His campaign says he will stand up to big corporations raising prices, cut red tape for small businesses, and invest in skills, apprenticeships and higher-wage jobs in South Texas.

Evidence timeline

What the record shows.

  1. official action

    Monica De La Cruz: Matches stated record claim

    Five sections of the July 2026 housing law carry bills she is on: three she sponsored and two she cosponsored from the day they were filed.

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    Her campaign says five bills she introduced became law as parts of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act. The act became Public Law 119-101 on July 11, 2026, without the President's signature; she voted Yea on its final House vote (358 to 32, June 23). Five of its sections carry bills she is listed on. She sponsored three: the Housing Affordability Act (section 211), the VA Home Loan Awareness Act (section 601, under the heading Military Service Question) and the HUD-USDA-VA Interagency Coordination Act (section 801). She is an original cosponsor of the other two: the Housing Supply Expansion Act (section 301) and the Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act (section 602). Limit: Two of the five are other members' bills that she cosponsored from the day they were introduced, which this site counts as hers. The campaign post names four; her House office's release names the fifth. The law was written by many hands, and these sections are a small part of it.

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    Monica De La Cruz: Matches stated direction

    She voted twice for the 2025 reconciliation law, which extended the 2017 individual tax rates and the deduction many small businesses use.

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    Her campaign says it will lower taxes on working families and small businesses. She voted Yea on passage of H.R. 1, the 2025 reconciliation act, on May 22, 2025 (215 to 214) and Aye on the final House vote on July 3, 2025 (218 to 214). It became Public Law 119-21 on July 4, 2025. The law extends the lower individual tax rates first enacted in 2017 (section 70101) and the deduction for qualified business income used by many small businesses (section 70105). Limit: Her votes were on the whole act, which also changed spending, Medicaid and other programs. Who pays less, and how much, is not something a roll call shows.

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Sources16 source records

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  1. Monica on the Issueshttps://monicaforcongress.us/issues/

    Monica for Congress · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The campaign's issue list: six headings (agriculture, border security and immigration, economy, energy, seniors, spending and national debt) with short bullet lines. Undated.

    candidate statement

    For: Monica De La Cruz: campaign position; Monica De La Cruz: Matches stated direction

  2. Issueshttps://www.bobbypulidofortexas.com/issues/

    Bobby Pulido for Texas · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The campaign's issue page: six sections (economy, agriculture, border security and immigration, health care, education, water), written in his voice. Undated. One passage is about his opponent's vote and is not used here.

    candidate statement

    For: Bobby Pulido: campaign position

  3. New Housing Law Features Five De La Cruz Measures Supporting Veterans and Boosting Supplyhttps://monicaforcongress.us/new-housing-law-features-five-de-la-cruz-measures-supporting-veterans-and-boosting-supply/

    Monica for Congress · Published Jul 15, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Campaign news post dated July 15, 2026, crediting the newspaper Texas Border Business. It names four of the five measures it counts.

    candidate statement

    For: Monica De La Cruz: Matches stated record claim

  4. De La Cruz Restores the Dream of Homeownership Through Passage of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Acthttps://delacruz.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3862

    Office of Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz · Published Jun 24, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    House office release of June 24, 2026, naming all five provisions it says she led or co-led, including the Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act, which the campaign post does not name.

    candidate statement

    For: Monica De La Cruz: Matches stated record claim

  5. H.R. 6644, 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, Public Law 119-101https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6644

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The House agreed to the final Senate amendment 358 to 32 on June 23, 2026 (Roll Call 224). Presented to the President June 29 and sent to the Archivist unsigned; it became Public Law 119-101 on July 11, 2026 without a signature.

    official legislative record

    For: Monica De La Cruz: Matches stated record claim

  6. Public Law 119-101, 21st Century ROAD to Housing Acthttps://www.congress.gov/119/plaws/publ101/PLAW-119publ101.htm

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Enacted text. Section 211 is the Housing Affordability Act, section 301 the Housing Supply Expansion Act, section 601 the VA home-loan disclosure, section 602 the Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act, and section 801 the HUD-USDA-VA Interagency Coordination Act.

    official legislative record

    For: Monica De La Cruz: Matches stated record claim

  7. Roll Call 224 of 2026, H.R. 6644, on agreeing to the Senate amendmenthttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026224

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Recorded vote of June 23, 2026, read from the Clerk's roll-call XML. Her vote is listed under her member ID, D000594.

    official legislative record

    For: Monica De La Cruz: Matches stated record claim

  8. H.R. 6132, Housing Affordability Act, 119th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6132

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    She is the sponsor. Referred to Financial Services; enacted as section 211 of Public Law 119-101.

    official legislative record

    For: Monica De La Cruz: Matches stated record claim

  9. H.R. 2362, VA Home Loan Awareness Act of 2025, 119th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2362

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    She is the sponsor. Its operative text, a disclosure under the military service question on the Uniform Residential Loan Application, is section 601 of Public Law 119-101, titled Military Service Question.

    official legislative record

    For: Monica De La Cruz: Matches stated record claim

  10. H.R. 5429, HUD-USDA-VA Interagency Coordination Act, 119th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5429

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    She is the sponsor. Enacted as section 801 of Public Law 119-101.

    official legislative record

    For: Monica De La Cruz: Matches stated record claim

  11. H.R. 6293, Housing Supply Expansion Act of 2025, 119th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6293

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Sponsored by Rep. John Rose; she is an original cosponsor, from November 25, 2025. Enacted as section 301 of Public Law 119-101.

    official legislative record

    For: Monica De La Cruz: Matches stated record claim

  12. H.R. 965, Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act, 119th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/965

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Sponsored by Rep. Brad Sherman; she is an original cosponsor, from February 4, 2025. Enacted as section 602 of Public Law 119-101.

    official legislative record

    For: Monica De La Cruz: Matches stated record claim

  13. Roll Call 145 of 2025, H.R. 1, on passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2025145

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Recorded vote of May 22, 2025, read from the Clerk's roll-call XML. Her vote is listed under her member ID, D000594.

    official legislative record

    For: Monica De La Cruz: Matches stated direction

  14. Roll Call 190 of 2025, H.R. 1, on concurring in the Senate amendmenthttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2025190

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Recorded vote of July 3, 2025, read from the Clerk's roll-call XML. Her vote is listed under her member ID, D000594.

    official legislative record

    For: Monica De La Cruz: Matches stated direction

  15. H.R. 1, 119th Congress (the 2025 reconciliation act), Public Law 119-21https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Passed the House May 22, 2025 (Roll Call 145) and, as amended by the Senate, July 3, 2025 (Roll Call 190); signed July 4, 2025.

    official legislative record

    For: Monica De La Cruz: Matches stated direction

  16. Public Law 119-21https://www.congress.gov/119/plaws/publ21/PLAW-119publ21.htm

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Enacted text. Section 70101 extends the reduced individual rates and section 70105 the deduction for qualified business income. Sections 50101 and 50102 require onshore and offshore oil and gas lease sales. Section 90001 appropriates $46,550,000,000 for the border wall system, section 90002 money to hire Border Patrol agents and other CBP staff, and section 100054 money for hiring immigration judges. Section 72001 raises the debt limit by $5,000,000,000,000.

    official legislative record

    For: Monica De La Cruz: Matches stated direction