U.S. House

Texas
District 15

Election day: November 3, 2026

Two candidates are on the U.S. House ballot in Texas's District 15.

Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss-up

Ratings checked October 1, 2026

Updated October 2, 2026

At a glance

A quick look at the candidates

One stated goal, one checked action and the top committee funding for each candidate. Read the detailed guide for the rest.

What the funding line covers

Funding shows up to the two largest listed committee categories, without individual-donor conduit entries.

Record checked Oct 2, 2026. Money dates are shown separately.

Monica De La Cruz

Republican

One stated goal Reinstate Remain in Mexico, end catch and release and complete border infrastructure.

One checked action May 11, 2023. Voted Yea on H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act, which passed the House 219 to 213 and stalled in the Senate.

Campaign cash $2,463,323 on Jun 30, 2026, principal committee only.

Listed committee funding Transfers and contributions from joint fundraising committees: $1,249,741; Trade Association PACs: $177,000.

Through June 30, 2026. Cash above has its own date.

Funding scope

Lines 11B, 11C and 12 of her committee's 2025-2026 filings through June 30, 2026, grouped by the FEC's type for each giving committee. Each line matches the committee's own totals: no party committee money, other committees $705,285.12, joint fundraising transfers $1,244,740.60. The joint fundraising row also includes $5,000.00 that joint fundraising committees gave as direct contributions (line 11C). Donations individuals made through WinRed are not in the table. The rows sum to 1,950,025.72 dollars.

Bobby Pulido

Democratic

One stated goal Stand up to big corporations raising prices, and cut red tape for small businesses.

One checked action No official action is listed in this desk. The detailed guide explains the gap.

Campaign cash $1,155,936 on Jun 30, 2026, principal committee only.

Listed committee funding Leadership PACs: $117,000; Transfers and contributions from joint fundraising committees: $113,738.

Through June 30, 2026. Cash above has its own date.

Funding scope

Lines 11B, 11C and 12 of his committee's 2025-2026 filings through June 30, 2026, grouped by the FEC's type for each giving committee. Each line matches the committee's own totals: party committees $220.77, other committees $243,550.00, joint fundraising transfers $113,738.23. Donations individuals made through ActBlue are not in the table. The rows sum to 357,509.00 dollars.

Who is running?

Printed ballot candidates

Monica De La CruzRepublican
Bobby PulidoDemocratic

Source: Texas Secretary of State final ballot certification

Checked October 1, 2026

Read the detailed guide, goals, actions and campaign funding

Voter guide

The candidates, side by side

Goals come from each campaign's own platform. Record lines are official actions.

How this guide is built

Background comes from government or official office records, and from the campaign's own biography where the bullet says so. Goals are summarized from each campaign's own platform page and stay attributed to the campaign. The record lines are official votes, sponsorships, and filings with the government source attached. Money is shown as filed, by the type the FEC records for the contributing committee, and is not evidence of why any position was taken. Money rows are itemized receipts from political committees; transfers from joint fundraising committees and the conduit entries for earmarked individual contributions sit on their own rows; other memo entries, reimbursements, and receipts from organizations that are not political committees are excluded; each candidate's note gives the filings it covers, and some notes also compare the rows with the campaign's own FEC summary.

Monica De La Cruz

Background

The sitting member for the 15th District since 2023, now in her second term.
Her campaign says she is the first Latina and the first Republican to represent the district.
Vice chair of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, by her office's account.
Two bills she sponsored have become law under their own numbers, and the text of six more she sponsored or cosponsored was enacted inside larger laws in 2026.

What they say they want to do

Reinstate Remain in Mexico, end catch and release and complete border infrastructure.
Lower taxes on working families and small businesses, and cut the spending she ties to inflation.
Make Mexico meet its water debt under the 1944 treaty.
Protect Medicare and Social Security.
A balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.

What the official record shows

May 11, 2023 Voted Yea on H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act, which passed the House 219 to 213 and stalled in the Senate.
Sep 13, 2024 Her bill ordering a federal study of how synthetic-drug trafficking is financed was signed into law as Public Law 118-79.
Jul 3, 2025 Voted Aye on the final House vote on the 2025 reconciliation act, which became law the next day.
Feb 11, 2026 Voted Nay on ending the national emergency behind the tariffs on Canadian goods. The resolution passed the House 219 to 211.
Jul 11, 2026 Five housing bills she sponsored or cosponsored became law as sections of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.

Campaign money from other committees, by type

Transfers and contributions from joint fundraising committees 11 committees	$1,249,741
Trade Association PACs 46 committees	$177,000
Corporation PACs 63 committees	$167,974
Leadership PACs 29 committees	$110,000
PAC - Qualified 17 committees	$89,000
Membership Organization PACs 20 committees	$70,311
House 9 committees	$24,000
Hybrid PAC (with Non-Contribution Account) - Qualified 4 committees	$18,500
Corporation w/o capital stock PACs 3 committees	$14,500
Labor Organization PACs 2 committees	$11,000
Committees the FEC records no type for 5 committees	$10,000
Cooperative PACs 3 committees	$8,000

Source: Federal Election Commission

Bobby Pulido

Background

His campaign says he was born and raised in Edinburg, where he lives with his wife, and is the father of four sons.
A Tejano singer for nearly three decades who studied political science at St. Mary's University, by his campaign's account.
His campaign says he has run small businesses in the Valley.
The committee he formed for this race is his first with the FEC.

What they say they want to do

Stand up to big corporations raising prices, and cut red tape for small businesses.
A secure border and removal of violent criminals, with a path to legalization for people who come to work.
Keep and strengthen Medicare and bring down health and drug costs.
No school vouchers, and better pay for teachers.
Desalination and irrigation investment, and holding Mexico to its water treaty.

What the official record shows

He has not held public office, so there are no votes or official acts to list. His campaign biography describes a music and business career and no office, and the FEC lists no campaign of his before this one.

Campaign money from other committees, by type

Leadership PACs 41 committees	$117,000
Transfers and contributions from joint fundraising committees 2 committees	$113,738
Hybrid PAC (with Non-Contribution Account) - Qualified 8 committees	$37,000
PAC - Qualified 13 committees	$36,500
House 15 committees	$27,000
Labor Organization PACs 3 committees	$15,000
Committees the FEC records no type for 4 committees	$7,500
Membership Organization PACs 3 committees	$3,550
Party committees 1 committee	$221

Source: Federal Election Commission

Race outlook

How an approved rating source sees this race

Categories are ordered judgments, not win probabilities. A rating appears only when that publisher allows the use.

Sabato's Crystal BallToss-up
Sabato's Crystal Ball assessed this Sep 29, 2026; checked Oct 1, 2026.

Sabato's Crystal Ball allows this rating to be used with credit, so their name and date stay on the row. A Stated Record comparison is added only when two or more approved ratings are current. The rule is in Methodology.

What to know

The race in context

Bobby Pulido's Democratic primary win set up a November race against Republican Rep. Monica De La Cruz, who ran unopposed for her party's nomination, KRGV reported.
As of Oct 1, 2026.

Candidate records

The field, without the campaign gloss

Current public roles come from government sources. Campaign-finance IDs come from the FEC.

Republican

Monica De La Cruz

U.S. representative for Texas's 15th District, in her second term.

FEC candidate: H0TX15124
Principal committee: C00765719

Public profiles

X @monica4congressLinked by the campaign site. Her House office keeps separate accounts under RepMonicaDLC.
Instagram @monicaforcongressLinked by the campaign site.
Facebook monicaforcongressLinked by the campaign site.

Democratic

Bobby Pulido

Tejano singer; his campaign says he has run small businesses. He holds no public office.

FEC candidate: H6TX15246
Principal committee: C00919985

Public profiles

X @PulidoforTexasLinked by the campaign site. X was not read: it shows posts only to signed-in users.
Instagram @bobbypulidofortexasLinked by the campaign site.
Facebook Profile linked by the campaign site by number, with no named handle.

Profile links show what is public now, not a complete archive. Each was confirmed through the campaign site unless a note says otherwise.

How social posts are used

Individual social posts enter the evidence record only with a post URL, date, context, and review note.

Issue comparison

What each campaign says

Each campaign's own positions, not promises The Stated Record has verified or endorsed.

Costs, taxes and the economy

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.

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.

The border and immigration

De La Cruz's campaign backs Remain in Mexico, ending catch and release, border infrastructure, Border Patrol, more immigration judges and E-Verify. Pulido's campaign backs border security, deporting violent criminals, Central American vetting hubs and a path to legal status for workers. On the record, De La Cruz voted for a 2023 border bill, not law, and the 2025 wall-funding law. Five measures she sponsored passed the House; one, a study of fentanyl money, became law.

What each campaign says

Monica De La Cruz

Her campaign says it will reinstate Remain in Mexico, end catch and release, complete border infrastructure, support Border Patrol, hire more immigration judges and support E-Verify.

Bobby Pulido

His campaign wants a secure border and the removal of violent criminals here illegally, more vetting hubs in Central America, and a fair path to legalization for people who come to work.

Farming, trade and tariffs

De La Cruz's campaign backs fewer farm rules, opposing tariffs that keep farmers from new customers, and repaying ranchers for border-crossing damage. Pulido's campaign says tariffs and trade wars raise costs and farmers need fair, open trade. De La Cruz voted against ending the Canada tariff emergency and filed a bill, which has not moved, to raise tariffs on Mexico over water. Her campaign names no specific tariffs, so the record does not settle this.

What each campaign says

Monica De La Cruz

Her campaign says it will cut regulation on farmers and ranchers, oppose tariffs that keep farmers from reaching new customers, and get ranchers reimbursed for damage from illegal crossings.

Bobby Pulido

His campaign says tariffs and trade wars are driving up costs and closing off opportunities, and that farmers need fair markets and fair, open trade.

Water and the 1944 treaty

De La Cruz's campaign says she created the South Texas Water Working Group and presses Mexico to pay its water debt. Pulido's campaign backs desalination, modern irrigation and infrastructure, and says he will hold Mexico to the water treaty. On the record, De La Cruz sponsored seven measures on Mexico's treaty water; one, a non-binding resolution, passed the House, and six stayed in committee. The records do not show whether her work changed Mexico's deliveries.

What each campaign says

Monica De La Cruz

Her campaign says she created the South Texas Water Working Group and is pressing Mexico's government to meet its water debt.

Bobby Pulido

His campaign calls for investment in desalination, modern irrigation and infrastructure, and says he will hold Mexico to its water treaty obligations.

Health care, Medicare and Social Security

De La Cruz's campaign backs protecting Medicare and Social Security and says she cosponsored a bill against benefit cuts. Pulido's campaign backs strengthening both, lower health and drug costs and keeping rural hospitals open. On the record, she cosponsored a debt-limit bill to keep benefits paid, never voted on, and the Social Security Fairness Act, a law that raised some retirees' benefits. Her SPEAK Act's text became law in 2026 inside a spending act.

What each campaign says

Monica De La Cruz

Her campaign says it will protect Medicare and Social Security, and that she cosponsored legislation preventing cuts to seniors' benefits.

Bobby Pulido

His campaign says Medicare, like Social Security, is a promise to keep and strengthen, and that health and drug costs must come down and rural hospitals stay open.

Energy

De La Cruz's campaign says it will end rules that raise energy costs, support oil and gas jobs, back nuclear power and reject the Green New Deal. Pulido's campaign lists no position on this topic on the pages checked. On the record, De La Cruz voted for two House energy bills that did not become law, two rule repeals that did, and the 2025 law requiring oil and gas lease sales.

What each campaign says

Monica De La Cruz

Her campaign says it will end regulations that raise energy costs, support oil and gas jobs, back nuclear power and reject the Green New Deal.

Bobby Pulido

His campaign's issue page has six sections (economy, agriculture, border security and immigration, health care, education, water); energy is not among them, and his biography page does not raise it.

Schools

De La Cruz's House office said in 2023 that she voted for the Parents Bill of Rights Act so parents know what schools teach; her campaign page does not raise schools. Pulido's campaign opposes vouchers that send public money to private schools and wants better teacher pay and smaller classes. On the record, she voted for that bill; it would have had districts post their curriculum online, and the Senate never voted on it.

What each campaign says

Monica De La Cruz

Her House office said in 2023 that she voted for the Parents Bill of Rights Act so parents can know what their child's school teaches and have a voice in it. Her campaign's issue page does not raise schools.

Bobby Pulido

His campaign says he opposes school vouchers that send public money to private schools, and wants better teacher pay and smaller classes.

Federal spending and debt

De La Cruz's campaign backs ending deficit spending, a balanced budget amendment and rewarding federal workers who find waste. Pulido's campaign lists no position on this topic on the pages checked. De La Cruz voted for a balanced budget amendment that fell short, spending limits, foreign aid and broadcasting cuts, and the 2025 law raising the debt limit $5 trillion. Nine 2026 projects she alone requested got $21.77 million set aside; spending is not shown.

What each campaign says

Monica De La Cruz

Her campaign says it will stop deficit spending, back a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution, and reward federal workers who find waste.

Bobby Pulido

His campaign's issue page has six sections (economy, agriculture, border security and immigration, health care, education, water); federal spending and the national debt are not among them.

Words and record

Where statements meet official action

Each card sets one thing a candidate says beside their own official record, with one label from a fixed list and its limit. No card says why someone did something.

How the cards work

The number of cards varies with what each candidate's official record supports, and every card carries the same required parts: what they say, what the official record shows, one label from the fixed list, and its limit. Each card is labeled narrowly, by rule. A single vote, sponsorship, or filing can match one claim without proving a candidate's whole record.

Monica De La Cruz

Her first term: five measures passed, one signed into law

Matches stated record claim

What they say

Her campaign says that in her first term she secured passage of five key pieces of legislation, including a bill targeting fentanyl trafficking that was signed into law.

What the record shows · Dec 4, 2024

Five of her measures passed the House; two were nonbinding resolutions. One became law in September 2024, ordering a study of synthetic-drug trafficking finance, not enforcement.

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What they say

Her campaign says that in her first term she secured passage of five key pieces of legislation, including a bill targeting fentanyl trafficking that was signed into law.

“securing the passage of five key pieces of legislation, including the first bill in nearly 20 years from her community to be signed into law, targeting fentanyl trafficking”

What the record shows · Dec 4, 2024

Five measures she sponsored passed the House in the 118th Congress: H.R. 1076 (402 to 2, May 22, 2023), H.Res. 683 on Mexico's water deliveries (voice vote, November 28, 2023), H.Res. 1065 on immigration policy (226 to 193, March 12, 2024), the HUD Transparency Act (voice vote, July 22, 2024) and the Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act (voice vote, December 4, 2024). H.R. 1076 was signed on September 13, 2024 as Public Law 118-79. It orders the Comptroller General to study how the trafficking of synthetic drugs, including fentanyl, is financed.

Limit: Passage here means the House. Only H.R. 1076 became law that term, and two of the five are House resolutions, which carry no force of law. The fentanyl law orders a study rather than new enforcement. Before hers, the last bill by a 15th District member to become law was signed in July 2005.

Monica De La Cruz

Housing: five of her bills inside the 2026 housing law

Matches stated record claim

What they say

Her campaign says five bills she introduced became law as parts of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.

What the record shows · Jul 11, 2026

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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What they say

Her campaign says five bills she introduced became law as parts of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.

“Five bills that Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz introduced became law as provisions of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act”

What the record shows · Jul 11, 2026

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.

Monica De La Cruz

Health and veterans: two more laws she says she led

Matches stated record claim

What they say

Her House office lists the SPEAK Act and the Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act among new laws she led in 2026.

What the record shows · Feb 3, 2026

Her veterans housing bill was signed in January 2026, and the SPEAK Act's text became law word for word inside the February 2026 spending act.

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What they say

Her House office lists the SPEAK Act and the Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act among new laws she led in 2026.

“SPEAK Act: Establishes language communication best practices for healthcare providers and patients”

What the record shows · Feb 3, 2026

Both are law. Her SPEAK Act (H.R. 2092) never moved past committee under its own number, but its text was enacted word for word as section 6213 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, signed February 3, 2026 as Public Law 119-75; she voted for that act twice. It orders HHS guidance on interpreters and telehealth for patients with limited English. Her Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act (H.R. 224) passed both chambers and was signed on January 20, 2026 as Public Law 119-70.

Limit: The SPEAK Act became law as one section of a large spending act, so her votes on it were votes on the whole act. The section orders guidance; it does not require providers to follow it.

Monica De La Cruz

The border: Remain in Mexico, the wall and E-Verify

Matches stated direction

What they say

Her campaign says it will reinstate the Remain in Mexico policy, end catch and release, complete border infrastructure, support Border Patrol, hire more immigration judges and support E-Verify.

What the record shows · Jul 4, 2025

She voted for a 2023 House bill to restart wall building, let migrants wait in Mexico and require E-Verify, which the Senate never voted on, and for the 2025 law paying for the wall.

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What they say

Her campaign says it will reinstate the Remain in Mexico policy, end catch and release, complete border infrastructure, support Border Patrol, hire more immigration judges and support E-Verify.

“Reinstate the Remain in Mexico policy”

What the record shows · Jul 4, 2025

She voted Yea on H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act, which passed the House 219 to 213 on May 11, 2023. Its text orders border wall construction to resume, lets the Homeland Security Secretary return migrants arriving by land to Mexico while their cases proceed, and makes E-Verify mandatory for employers. The Senate placed it on its calendar and never voted on it. She also sponsored H.Res. 1065, denouncing the Biden administration's immigration policies, which the House adopted 226 to 193 on March 12, 2024. The 2025 reconciliation act, which she voted for twice and which became Public Law 119-21, pays for border wall construction ($46.55 billion, section 90001), more Border Patrol agents (section 90002) and hiring immigration judges (section 100054).

Limit: H.R. 2 did not become law, but the wall, Border Patrol and immigration-judge money in the 2025 act did. The same act caps the number of immigration judges at 800 from November 2028. Her votes on that act were votes on the whole act. A resolution states a view and changes no policy.

Monica De La Cruz

Taxes: lower taxes for families and small businesses

Matches stated direction

What they say

Her campaign says it will lower taxes on working families and small businesses.

What the record shows · Jul 4, 2025

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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What they say

Her campaign says it will lower taxes on working families and small businesses.

“Lower taxes on working families and small businesses”

What the record shows · Jul 4, 2025

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.

Monica De La Cruz

Spending: a balanced budget amendment

Matches stated direction

What they say

Her campaign says it backs a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.

What the record shows · Mar 18, 2026

She voted for one in March 2026 that fell short of two thirds, and she is not listed as a cosponsor of any balanced budget amendment.

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What they say

Her campaign says it backs a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.

“Back a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution”

What the record shows · Mar 18, 2026

She voted Yea on H.J.Res. 139, a balanced budget amendment, on March 18, 2026. It failed 211 to 207, short of the two thirds it needed.

Limit: One vote. Congress.gov does not list her as a cosponsor of this or any other balanced budget amendment, so her backing shows in the vote alone.

Monica De La Cruz

Spending: votes to cap and cut it

Matches stated direction

What they say

Her campaign says it will stop the deficit spending that is driving rising inflation.

What the record shows · Jul 24, 2025

She voted for 2023 spending limits and 2025 cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting, and also for the 2025 law that raised the debt limit by $5 trillion.

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What they say

Her campaign says it will stop the deficit spending that is driving rising inflation.

“Stop the deficit spending that is driving rising inflation”

What the record shows · Jul 24, 2025

She voted Yea on the Limit, Save, Grow Act, which passed the House 217 to 215 on April 26, 2023. It would have capped yearly discretionary spending, taken back unspent COVID-19 money and suspended the debt limit; the Senate never passed it. She voted Aye on the Fiscal Responsibility Act, which passed 314 to 117 on May 31, 2023 and became Public Law 118-5. It set spending limits for fiscal years 2024 and 2025 and suspended the debt limit until January 1, 2025. She voted Yea on the Rescissions Act of 2025 when it passed the House 214 to 212 on June 12, 2025. It became Public Law 119-28 on July 24, 2025 and cancels money already provided for foreign aid and public broadcasting.

Limit: The 2023 bill did not become law, and both 2023 measures also let the government borrow more. She also voted for the 2025 reconciliation act, Public Law 119-21, which raised the debt limit by $5 trillion.

Monica De La Cruz

Community projects: $21.77 million for fiscal 2026

Matches stated record claim

What they say

Her House office says she secured $21.77 million in federal community project funding for fiscal 2026.

What the record shows · Feb 3, 2026

Nine fiscal 2026 projects list her as the only requester and add up to $21,770,000; the tables show money set aside, not spent.

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What they say

Her House office says she secured $21.77 million in federal community project funding for fiscal 2026.

“Secured $21.77 million in federal community project funding for FY26”

What the record shows · Feb 3, 2026

Nine projects list her as the only requester in the explanatory statements for three fiscal 2026 spending laws, and they add up to $21,770,000: a public safety building and court in Alamo ($2,450,000), a public safety facility in Live Oak County ($3,250,000), a water well in Premont ($1,000,000), a water treatment plant in Edinburg ($750,000), a groundwater well in McAllen ($1,000,000), the BOLT project at the Pharr International Bridge ($3,520,000), a community center in Seguin ($2,300,000), the Military Parkway expansion in Mission ($2,000,000) and Hidalgo County's West Main Drain ($5,500,000). The laws are Public Laws 119-37, 119-74 and 119-75, signed between November 12, 2025 and February 3, 2026.

Limit: These are amounts Congress set aside with her named as requester. The tables do not show money spent or projects built.

Monica De La Cruz

Seniors: legislation against cuts to benefits

Matches stated record claim

What they say

Her campaign says she cosponsored legislation preventing cuts to seniors' benefits.

What the record shows · Jan 5, 2025

She cosponsored a bill to keep Social Security and Medicare paid in a debt-limit standoff, which got no vote, and the Social Security Fairness Act, now law.

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Her campaign says she cosponsored legislation preventing cuts to seniors' benefits.

“Co-sponsored legislation preventing cuts to seniors’ benefits”

What the record shows · Jan 5, 2025

She cosponsored H.R. 875, the Protecting Social Security and Medicare Act, from June 30, 2023. It would let the Treasury keep paying Social Security and Medicare benefits in full and on time if the debt limit is reached; it never got a vote. She also cosponsored the Social Security Fairness Act and voted Yea when it passed the House on November 12, 2024. It became Public Law 118-273 on January 5, 2025 and ended two rules that reduced some public-service retirees' benefits.

Limit: The claim does not name a bill; these are the two cosponsorships in her record that fit it. H.R. 875 deals with missed payments in a debt-limit standoff, not benefit levels; the Social Security Fairness Act raised benefits rather than preventing a cut.

Monica De La Cruz

Water: pressing Mexico on the 1944 treaty

Matches stated direction

What they say

Her campaign says she is leading the charge to pressure Mexico's government to meet its water debt.

What the record shows · May 29, 2026

She has sponsored seven measures on Mexico's treaty water deliveries; only a non-binding House resolution passed, and the other six stayed in committee.

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What they say

Her campaign says she is leading the charge to pressure Mexico's government to meet its water debt.

“leading the charge to pressure the Mexican government to meet its water debt”

What the record shows · May 29, 2026

She has sponsored seven measures pressing Mexico on its treaty water deliveries. H.Res. 683, urging diplomacy to get Mexico to deliver, was adopted by the House by voice vote on November 28, 2023. The other six went no further than committee: H.R. 7468 and the Water Delivery Transparency Act in 2024, and since 2025 H.Res. 71, H.Res. 273 (a reintroduction of H.Res. 683), the Ensuring Predictable and Reliable Water Deliveries Act, and the WATER for Farmers Act, which would raise tariffs on Mexican goods while deliveries fall short. She also sponsored three bills for farmers hurt by the shortfalls; one, H.R. 10113, asked for a $280 million USDA grant to Texas. The American Relief Act, 2025, which she voted for on December 20, 2024 (Public Law 118-158), lets USDA pay block grants that compensate those farmers. On March 19, 2025, USDA announced a $280 million grant agreement with the Texas Department of Agriculture for Rio Grande Valley farmers, with her at the announcement.

Limit: Of her seven treaty measures, only a non-binding resolution passed the House. The aid law is a general USDA authority, not her bill's wording, and USDA's notice does not name the law behind the grant; the signed agreement was not read. Whether her work moved Mexico's deliveries is not something these records show.

Monica De La Cruz

Energy: oil and gas production

Matches stated direction

What they say

Her campaign says it will end regulations that increase the cost of energy and support oil and natural gas jobs.

What the record shows · Jul 4, 2025

She voted for two House energy bills that did not become law, two rule repeals that did, and the 2025 law requiring oil and gas lease sales.

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What they say

Her campaign says it will end regulations that increase the cost of energy and support oil and natural gas jobs.

“Support oil and natural gas jobs”

What the record shows · Jul 4, 2025

She cosponsored the Lower Energy Costs Act and voted Yea when it passed the House 225 to 204 on March 30, 2023. She voted Yea on the Protecting American Energy Production Act, which would bar a president from banning fracking without Congress, when it passed 226 to 188 on February 7, 2025. Neither became law. In 2025 she voted for two resolutions that struck energy rules and became law: one on EPA's waste emissions charge for oil and gas systems (H.J.Res. 35, Public Law 119-2) and one on Energy Department efficiency standards for commercial refrigerators (H.J.Res. 75, Public Law 119-9). The 2025 reconciliation act she voted for twice, Public Law 119-21, requires onshore and offshore oil and gas lease sales (sections 50101 and 50102).

Limit: Two of these bills did not become law; the two rule repeals and the leasing sections did. Her votes on the reconciliation act were votes on the whole act. A roll call does not show what a law does to energy prices or jobs.

Monica De La Cruz

Tariffs: what her plank says and how she has voted

No assessment

What they say

Her campaign says it will oppose tariffs that keep American farmers from reaching new customers.

What the record shows · May 29, 2026

She opposed ending the Canada-tariff emergency in February 2026 and filed a water-linked Mexican-duty bill. Her campaign does not identify which tariffs it means.

Read the full check

Quotes, full record and limits

What they say

Her campaign says it will oppose tariffs that keep American farmers from reaching new customers.

“Oppose tariffs that hinder American farmers from reaching new customers”

What the record shows · May 29, 2026

On February 11, 2026 she voted Nay on H.J.Res. 72, which would end the national emergency behind the tariffs on Canadian goods ordered in Executive Order 14193. It passed the House 219 to 211 and was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. On May 29, 2026 she introduced the WATER for Farmers Act, which would have the Trade Representative raise duties on Mexican imports while Mexico falls short on treaty water, and pay the money to South Texas farmers.

Why there is no assessment here

The plank does not say which tariffs it means. Her vote and her bill concern tariffs the United States imposes; whether they keep farmers from customers depends on what other countries do in return, and no record here measures that.

Limit: The issue page is undated and may predate these tariffs. One vote and one bill that has not moved; the owner decides whether this card runs.

Monica De La Cruz

Schools: parents' rights

Matches stated record claim

What they say

Her House office said in March 2023 that she was proud to vote for the Parents Bill of Rights Act and that it guarantees parents the right to know their child's school curriculum and have a voice.

What the record shows · Mar 24, 2023

She voted for it in March 2023; it would have had school districts post their curriculum online, but the Senate never voted on it.

Read the full check

Quotes, full record and limits

What they say

Her House office said in March 2023 that she was proud to vote for the Parents Bill of Rights Act and that it guarantees parents the right to know their child's school curriculum and have a voice.

“I was proud to vote for H.R. 5, the Parents Bill of Rights Act. This legislation guarantees the rights of parents to know the curriculum of their child’s school and have a voice in the process.”

What the record shows · Mar 24, 2023

She voted Aye on H.R. 5, the Parents Bill of Rights Act, which passed the House 213 to 208 on March 24, 2023. It would have had school districts post their curriculum, or a description of it, on a public website. The Senate sent it to committee and never voted on it.

Limit: The bill did not become law. The statement is from 2023, and her current campaign page does not raise schools.

Campaign finance

FEC snapshot through Jun 30, 2026

Principal campaign committees only. Receipts and disbursements are the election-cycle-to-date figures, Column B on each filing's summary page; cash on hand and debt are period-end figures. All are carried by reports covering the same period. Money is not a score of candidate quality or voter support.

Candidate	Cycle receipts	Cycle disbursements	Cash on hand	Debt owed
Monica De La CruzC00765719	$1,033,213	$904,336	$2,463,323	$0
Bobby PulidoC00919985	$1,340,157	$587,214	$1,155,936	$0

Read the filing details

Monica De La Cruz: July Quarterly 2026, coverage Apr 1, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026, received Jul 15, 2026, file 1997809, image 202607159890716108.

Bobby Pulido: July Quarterly 2026, coverage Apr 1, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026, received Jul 15, 2026, file 1995386, image 202607159875571785.

Retrieved from OpenFEC on Oct 1, 2026. FEC amendments can revise these committee-reported figures.

Chronology

How the field took shape

Sep 13, 2024
Her fentanyl-financing study bill becomes law
H.R. 1076 was signed as Public Law 118-79.
Jul 4, 2025
The 2025 reconciliation act becomes law
H.R. 1 became Public Law 119-21. De La Cruz voted for it on May 22 and July 3.
Feb 3, 2026
The SPEAK Act is enacted inside the 2026 spending law
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 became Public Law 119-75; section 6213 is the text of her SPEAK Act.
Feb 11, 2026
House votes to end the Canada tariff emergency
H.J.Res. 72 passed 219 to 211. De La Cruz voted Nay.
Jul 11, 2026
The ROAD to Housing Act becomes law
H.R. 6644 became Public Law 119-101 without the President's signature. Five of its sections are bills De La Cruz sponsored or cosponsored.
Jul 15, 2026
Both campaigns file their July Quarterly reports
Reports through June 30, 2026, the latest period both have filed.
Aug 28, 2026
Texas certifies the November ballot
The Secretary of State's final certification lists Monica De La Cruz (Republican) and Bobby Pulido (Democratic) for the 15th District, with no certified write-ins.

The details

Election facts. Original sources.

Election date: November 3, 2026
Added: October 2026
Ballot source updated: Final certification signed August 28, 2026; reviewed October 1, 2026.
Candidate field: Printed candidates checked against official election records.

Coverage

What this page includes, and what is not yet included.

As of Oct 18, 2026. Only what passed a source check is listed. How coverage works.

BallotIncluded
2 printed candidates, checked October 1, 2026 against the official election record.
Race outlookIncluded
1 of 1 specialist rating is current as of Oct 18, 2026.
Reported contextIncluded
1 dated development with original reporting attached.
Words and recordIncluded
13 statement-to-action comparisons across 2 candidate records, each with a stated limitation.
Campaign financeIncluded
FEC filing snapshots for 2 principal campaign committees, with a common coverage cutoff.
PollingNot yet
No published poll has been reviewed for this race yet.

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Sources102 source records

Snapshot as of Oct 18, 2026. The live page may have changed: https://statedrecord.com/races/texas-us-house-15-2026

How we use sources

Texas Secretary of State final ballot certification (document)
2026 November general election, final ballot certification
Texas Secretary of State · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
The certified list of candidates to be printed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, signed August 28, 2026. In each of the eleven counties the 15th District covers it prints the same two names, Monica De La Cruz (REP) and Bobby Pulido (DEM), in that order.
official election record
For: Election facts, ratings and race context; Comparisons, reporting, support and chronology
How these races were chosenhttps://statedrecord.com/methodology#race-selection
For: Election facts, ratings and race context
Sabato's Crystal Ball ratingshttps://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2026-house/
For: Election facts, ratings and race context
KRGVhttps://www.krgv.com/news/tejano-singer-bobby-pulido-wins-democratic-nomination-for-district-15-race-unofficial-election-results-show/
For: Election facts, ratings and race context
Monica De La Cruz, member recordhttps://www.congress.gov/member/monica-de-la-cruz/D000594
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Member ID taken from Congress.gov's list of current Texas members and name-checked. Records two terms for the 15th District, in the 118th Congress (from 2023) and the 119th (from 2025), 66 sponsored and 495 cosponsored measures.
official office record
For: Candidate roles and profiles; Monica De La Cruz: background, goals, record and money
Monica De La Cruz for Congress, home pagehttps://monicaforcongress.us/
Monica for Congress · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Campaign site; the footer reads Paid for by Monica for Congress, the committee filed with the FEC. It links X (@monica4congress), Instagram and Facebook (monicaforcongress). Positions are attributed, not verified facts.
candidate statement
For: Candidate roles and profiles
Meet Bobbyhttps://www.bobbypulidofortexas.com/meet-bobby/
Bobby Pulido for Texas · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Campaign biography. Undated.
candidate statement
For: Candidate roles and profiles; Bobby Pulido: background, goals, record and money; Energy
Bobby Pulido for Congress, home pagehttps://www.bobbypulidofortexas.com/
Bobby Pulido for Texas · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Campaign site; the footer reads paid for by Bobby Pulido for Texas, the committee filed with the FEC. It links X (@PulidoforTexas), Instagram (@bobbypulidofortexas), TikTok and a Facebook profile by number. Positions are attributed, not verified facts.
candidate statement
For: Candidate roles and profiles; Bobby Pulido: background, goals, record and money
Abouthttps://monicaforcongress.us/about/
Monica for Congress · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Campaign biography. Undated; it describes her first term in the past tense, so it was written after 2024.
candidate statement
For: Monica De La Cruz: background, goals, record and money; Water and the 1944 treaty; Monica De La Cruz: Her first term: five measures passed, one signed into law; Monica De La Cruz: Water: pressing Mexico on the 1944 treaty
De La Cruz's Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen HUD Whistleblower Protections Passes Househttps://delacruz.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4023
Office of Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz · Published Sep 15, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
House office release of September 15, 2026. Used for her title as vice chair of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance.
candidate statement
For: Monica De La Cruz: background, goals, record and money
H.R. 1076, Preventing the Financing of Illegal Synthetic Drugs Act, 118th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1076
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
She is the sponsor. Passed the House 402 to 2 on May 22, 2023, passed the Senate by unanimous consent on July 23, 2024, signed September 13, 2024 as Public Law 118-79.
official legislative record
For: Monica De La Cruz: background, goals, record and money; Monica De La Cruz: Her first term: five measures passed, one signed into law; Comparisons, reporting, support and chronology
H.R. 224, Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act, 119th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/224
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
She is the sponsor. Passed the House by voice vote on February 10, 2025 and the Senate by unanimous consent on January 6, 2026; signed January 20, 2026 as Public Law 119-70.
official legislative record
For: Monica De La Cruz: background, goals, record and money; Monica De La Cruz: Health and veterans: two more laws she says she led
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: background, goals, record and money; Monica De La Cruz: Housing: five of her bills inside the 2026 housing law; Comparisons, reporting, support and chronology
Public Law 119-75, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026https://www.congress.gov/119/plaws/publ75/PLAW-119publ75.htm
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 2, 2026
Enacted text, H.R. 7148, signed February 3, 2026. Section 4 gives the explanatory statement printed in the House section of the Congressional Record on or about January 21, 2026 the effect of a conference report. Division J, section 6213 orders HHS guidance on telehealth for people with limited English proficiency, in the same words as H.R. 2092.
official legislative record
For: Monica De La Cruz: background, goals, record and money; Monica De La Cruz: Health and veterans: two more laws she says she led; Monica De La Cruz: Community projects: $21.77 million for fiscal 2026; Comparisons, reporting, support and chronology
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: background, goals, record and money; Costs, taxes and the economy; The border and immigration; Farming, trade and tariffs; Health care, Medicare and Social Security; Energy; Schools; Federal spending and debt; Monica De La Cruz: The border: Remain in Mexico, the wall and E-Verify; Monica De La Cruz: Taxes: lower taxes for families and small businesses; Monica De La Cruz: Spending: a balanced budget amendment; Monica De La Cruz: Spending: votes to cap and cut it; Monica De La Cruz: Seniors: legislation against cuts to benefits; Monica De La Cruz: Energy: oil and gas production; Monica De La Cruz: Tariffs: what her plank says and how she has voted
Roll Call 209 of 2023, H.R. 2, Secure the Border Act of 2023, on passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023209
Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Recorded vote of May 11, 2023, 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: background, goals, record and money; Monica De La Cruz: The border: Remain in Mexico, the wall and E-Verify
H.R. 2, Secure the Border Act of 2023, 118th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Passed the House 219 to 213 on May 11, 2023 (Roll Call 209); placed on the Senate calendar and never brought to a vote. The House-passed text orders border wall construction to resume (Division A, section 102), lets the Homeland Security Secretary return arriving migrants to Mexico while their cases proceed (Division B), and makes E-Verify mandatory (Division B, title VIII).
official legislative record
For: Monica De La Cruz: background, goals, record and money; Monica De La Cruz: The border: Remain in Mexico, the wall and E-Verify
Public Law 118-79https://www.congress.gov/118/plaws/publ79/PLAW-118publ79.htm
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Enacted text. Section 3 orders the Comptroller General to study illicit financing in the trafficking of synthetic drugs, including fentanyl.
official legislative record
For: Monica De La Cruz: background, goals, record and money; Monica De La Cruz: Her first term: five measures passed, one signed into law; Comparisons, reporting, support and chronology
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: background, goals, record and money; Monica De La Cruz: The border: Remain in Mexico, the wall and E-Verify; Monica De La Cruz: Taxes: lower taxes for families and small businesses; Monica De La Cruz: Spending: votes to cap and cut it; Comparisons, reporting, support and chronology
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: background, goals, record and money; Monica De La Cruz: The border: Remain in Mexico, the wall and E-Verify; Monica De La Cruz: Taxes: lower taxes for families and small businesses; Monica De La Cruz: Spending: votes to cap and cut it; Monica De La Cruz: Energy: oil and gas production; Comparisons, reporting, support and chronology
Roll Call 65 of 2026, H.J.Res. 72, on passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202665
Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Recorded vote of February 11, 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: background, goals, record and money; Monica De La Cruz: Tariffs: what her plank says and how she has voted; Comparisons, reporting, support and chronology
H.J.Res. 72, 119th Congress, terminating the national emergency declared February 1, 2025https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/72
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Would end the national emergency declared in Executive Order 14193, the basis for duties on Canadian goods. Passed the House 219 to 211 on February 11, 2026 (Roll Call 65); not enacted.
official legislative record
For: Monica De La Cruz: background, goals, record and money; Monica De La Cruz: Tariffs: what her plank says and how she has voted; Comparisons, reporting, support and chronology
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: background, goals, record and money; Monica De La Cruz: Housing: five of her bills inside the 2026 housing law; Comparisons, reporting, support and chronology
MONICA FOR CONGRESS, receipts from committeeshttps://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00765719&two_year_transaction_period=2026&is_individual=false
Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Lines 11B, 11C and 12 for the 2025-2026 cycle through June 30, 2026, read with tools/fec-money/money.py on October 1, 2026: 0, 310 and 30519 rows, each line reconciled to the committee's summary. Table total $1,950,025.72.
fec filing
For: Monica De La Cruz: background, goals, record and money
Candidates for the House, Texas District 15, 2026https://www.fec.gov/data/candidates/house/?state=TX&district=15&election_year=2026
Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Read from OpenFEC on October 1, 2026. Lists De La Cruz (H0TX15124, principal committee C00765719, Monica for Congress) and Pulido (H6TX15246, principal committee C00919985, Bobby Pulido for Texas), and two others who are not on the certified ballot.
fec filing
For: Bobby Pulido: background, goals, record and money
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: background, goals, record and money; Costs, taxes and the economy; The border and immigration; Farming, trade and tariffs; Water and the 1944 treaty; Health care, Medicare and Social Security; Energy; Schools; Federal spending and debt
BOBBY PULIDO FOR TEXAS, receipts from committeeshttps://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00919985&two_year_transaction_period=2026&is_individual=false
Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Lines 11B, 11C and 12 for the 2025-2026 cycle through June 30, 2026, read with tools/fec-money/money.py on October 1, 2026: 2, 104 and 108 rows, each line reconciled to the committee's summary. Table total $357,509.00.
fec filing
For: Bobby Pulido: background, goals, record and money
Rep. De La Cruz on Parents Bill of Rights Acthttps://delacruz.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=84
Office of Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz · Published Mar 24, 2023 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
House office statement issued after the vote.
candidate statement
For: Schools; Monica De La Cruz: Schools: parents' rights
Roll Call 228 of 2023, H.R. 1076, on suspending the rules and passing the billhttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023228
Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Recorded vote of May 22, 2023, 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: Her first term: five measures passed, one signed into law
H.Res. 683, 118th Congress, on Mexico's water deliveries under the 1944 treatyhttps://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/683
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
She is the sponsor. Agreed to by the House by voice vote on November 28, 2023. A House resolution has no force of law.
official legislative record
For: Monica De La Cruz: Her first term: five measures passed, one signed into law; Monica De La Cruz: Water: pressing Mexico on the 1944 treaty
H.Res. 1065, 118th Congress, denouncing the Biden administration's immigration policieshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/1065
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
She is the sponsor. Agreed to 226 to 193 on March 12, 2024 (Roll Call 85). A House resolution has no force of law.
official legislative record
For: Monica De La Cruz: Her first term: five measures passed, one signed into law; Monica De La Cruz: The border: Remain in Mexico, the wall and E-Verify
Roll Call 85 of 2024, H.Res. 1065, on agreeing to the resolutionhttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202485
Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Recorded vote of March 12, 2024, 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: Her first term: five measures passed, one signed into law; Monica De La Cruz: The border: Remain in Mexico, the wall and E-Verify
H.R. 7280, HUD Transparency Act of 2024, 118th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7280
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
She is the sponsor. Passed the House by voice vote on July 22, 2024; referred in the Senate.
official legislative record
For: Monica De La Cruz: Her first term: five measures passed, one signed into law
H.R. 7480, Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act, 118th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7480
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
She is the sponsor. Passed the House by voice vote on December 4, 2024; referred in the Senate. Reintroduced as H.R. 224 in the 119th Congress.
official legislative record
For: Monica De La Cruz: Her first term: five measures passed, one signed into law
H.R. 1072, 109th Congress, a post office naming bill by Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (TX-15)https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/1072
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Became Public Law 109-27 on July 12, 2005. Of the bills sponsored by the district's two members before her, Rubén Hinojosa (105th to 114th Congresses) and Vicente Gonzalez (115th to 117th for the 15th District), it is the last to become law, read from each member's Congress.gov sponsored-legislation list on October 1, 2026. Gonzalez's one enacted bill, Public Law 118-220 of January 2, 2025, came when he represented the 34th District.
official legislative record
For: Monica De La Cruz: Her first term: five measures passed, one signed into law
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: Housing: five of her bills inside the 2026 housing law
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: Housing: five of her bills inside the 2026 housing law
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: Housing: five of her bills inside the 2026 housing law
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: Housing: five of her bills inside the 2026 housing law
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: Housing: five of her bills inside the 2026 housing law
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: Housing: five of her bills inside the 2026 housing law
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: Housing: five of her bills inside the 2026 housing law
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: Housing: five of her bills inside the 2026 housing law
De La Cruz Recaps 2026https://delacruz.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4008
Office of Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz · Published Sep 4, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 2, 2026
Her House office's mid-year release, September 4, 2026. Lists New Laws Led by De La Cruz: the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act with five of her provisions, the SPEAK Act and the Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act. It also says she secured $21.77 million in federal community project funding for fiscal 2026.
candidate statement
For: Monica De La Cruz: Health and veterans: two more laws she says she led; Monica De La Cruz: Community projects: $21.77 million for fiscal 2026
H.R. 2092, SPEAK Act of 2025, 119th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2092
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
She is the sponsor. The bill itself stopped at referral to Energy and Commerce; its text was enacted as section 6213 of Public Law 119-75.
official legislative record
For: Monica De La Cruz: Health and veterans: two more laws she says she led; Comparisons, reporting, support and chronology
H.R. 7148, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7148
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
She voted Yea on House passage (Roll Call 45, January 22, 2026) and on agreeing to the Senate amendments (Roll Call 53, February 3, 2026). Signed February 3, 2026 as Public Law 119-75.
official legislative record
For: Monica De La Cruz: Health and veterans: two more laws she says she led
H.R. 2, 118th Congress, engrossed in Househttps://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr2/BILLS-118hr2eh.htm
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
The text as passed by the House on May 11, 2023.
official legislative record
For: Monica De La Cruz: The border: Remain in Mexico, the wall and E-Verify
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: The border: Remain in Mexico, the wall and E-Verify; Monica De La Cruz: Taxes: lower taxes for families and small businesses; Comparisons, reporting, support and chronology
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: The border: Remain in Mexico, the wall and E-Verify; Monica De La Cruz: Taxes: lower taxes for families and small businesses; Monica De La Cruz: Spending: votes to cap and cut it; Monica De La Cruz: Energy: oil and gas production
Roll Call 95 of 2026, H.J.Res. 139, balanced budget amendment, on suspending the rules and passinghttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202695
Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Recorded vote of March 18, 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: Spending: a balanced budget amendment
H.J.Res. 139, 119th Congress, a balanced budget amendment to the Constitutionhttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/139
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Sponsored by Rep. Andy Biggs. Failed 211 to 207 on March 18, 2026 under suspension of the rules, which needs two thirds (Roll Call 95). Congress.gov does not list her as a cosponsor of it or of any other balanced budget amendment.
official legislative record
For: Monica De La Cruz: Spending: a balanced budget amendment
H.R. 2811, 118th Congress, Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2811
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Passed the House 217 to 215 on April 26, 2023 (Roll Call 199). The Senate placed it on its calendar and its Budget Committee held a hearing; it never passed it.
official legislative record
For: Monica De La Cruz: Spending: votes to cap and cut it
H.R. 2811, text as passed by the Househttps://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr2811/BILLS-118hr2811eh.htm
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Section 101 sets discretionary spending limits, section 201 rescinds unobligated coronavirus funds and section 40001 suspends the debt ceiling.
official legislative record
For: Monica De La Cruz: Spending: votes to cap and cut it
Roll Call 199 of 2023, H.R. 2811, on passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023199
Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Recorded vote of April 26, 2023, 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: Spending: votes to cap and cut it
H.R. 3746, 118th Congress, Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3746
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Sponsored by Rep. Patrick McHenry. Passed the House 314 to 117 on May 31, 2023 (Roll Call 243) and became Public Law 118-5.
official legislative record
For: Monica De La Cruz: Spending: votes to cap and cut it
Public Law 118-5https://www.congress.gov/118/plaws/publ5/PLAW-118publ5.htm
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Enacted text. Section 101 sets discretionary spending limits for fiscal years 2024 and 2025; section 401 suspends the debt limit through January 1, 2025.
official legislative record
For: Monica De La Cruz: Spending: votes to cap and cut it
Roll Call 243 of 2023, H.R. 3746, on passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023243
Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Recorded vote of May 31, 2023, 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: Spending: votes to cap and cut it
H.R. 4, 119th Congress, Rescissions Act of 2025https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Sponsored by Rep. Steve Scalise. Passed the House 214 to 212 on June 12, 2025 (Roll Call 168). The House agreed to the Senate's changes on July 18, 2025 through H.Res. 590, with no separate roll call on the bill, and it became Public Law 119-28.
official legislative record
For: Monica De La Cruz: Spending: votes to cap and cut it
Public Law 119-28https://www.congress.gov/119/plaws/publ28/PLAW-119publ28.htm
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Enacted text, signed July 24, 2025. Rescinds unobligated balances for international organizations, bilateral economic assistance and other foreign aid accounts, and for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
official legislative record
For: Monica De La Cruz: Spending: votes to cap and cut it
Roll Call 168 of 2025, H.R. 4, on passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2025168
Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Recorded vote of June 12, 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: Spending: votes to cap and cut it
Congressional Record, November 9, 2025, Senate: explanatory statement, community project funding table (pages S8069 to S8074) (document)
U.S. Government Publishing Office · Published Nov 9, 2025 · Reviewed Oct 2, 2026
The explanatory statement Public Law 119-37 adopts. Its agriculture table lists De La Cruz as House requester for Alamo Public Safety Building/Court ($2,450,000, S8069), Live Oak County Public Safety Facility ($3,250,000, S8070) and Premont's Water Well Infrastructure Revitalization ($1,000,000, S8074).
official legislative record
For: Monica De La Cruz: Community projects: $21.77 million for fiscal 2026
Congressional Record, January 8, 2026, House, book 3: explanatory statement, community project funding table (page H520) (document)
U.S. Government Publishing Office · Published Jan 8, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 2, 2026
The explanatory statement Public Law 119-74 adopts. Its interior and environment table lists De La Cruz as House requester for the City of Edinburg's Water Treatment Plant Project ($750,000) and the City of McAllen's Remote Groundwater Well ($1,000,000).
official legislative record
For: Monica De La Cruz: Community projects: $21.77 million for fiscal 2026
Congressional Record, January 22, 2026, House, book 2: explanatory statement, community project funding tables (pages H1771 and H1874) (document)
U.S. Government Publishing Office · Published Jan 22, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 2, 2026
The explanatory statement Public Law 119-75 adopts. Its transportation and housing tables list De La Cruz as House requester for BOLT at the Pharr International Bridge ($3,520,000, H1771), and for Seguin's Community Center Improvements ($2,300,000), Mission's Military Parkway Expansion Project ($2,000,000) and Hidalgo County's West Main Drain Project ($5,500,000), all H1874.
official legislative record
For: Monica De La Cruz: Community projects: $21.77 million for fiscal 2026
Public Law 119-37, continuing and full-year appropriations for fiscal 2026https://www.congress.gov/119/plaws/publ37/PLAW-119publ37.htm
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 2, 2026
Enacted text, H.R. 5371, signed November 12, 2025. Section 4 gives the explanatory statement printed in the Senate section of the Congressional Record on or about November 9, 2025 the effect of a conference report for divisions B through D.
official legislative record
For: Monica De La Cruz: Community projects: $21.77 million for fiscal 2026
Public Law 119-74, consolidated appropriations for fiscal 2026https://www.congress.gov/119/plaws/publ74/PLAW-119publ74.htm
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 2, 2026
Enacted text, H.R. 6938, signed January 23, 2026. Section 4 gives the explanatory statement printed in the House section of the Congressional Record on or about January 7, 2026 the effect of a conference report for divisions A through C.
official legislative record
For: Monica De La Cruz: Community projects: $21.77 million for fiscal 2026
H.R. 875, Protecting Social Security and Medicare Act, 118th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/875
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Sponsored by Rep. John James; she was one of three cosponsors, from June 30, 2023. Would let the Treasury keep paying Social Security and Medicare benefits in full and on time if the debt limit is reached. Referred to committee; no vote.
official legislative record
For: Monica De La Cruz: Seniors: legislation against cuts to benefits
H.R. 875, 118th Congress, introducedhttps://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr875/BILLS-118hr875ih.htm
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
The bill's text.
official legislative record
For: Monica De La Cruz: Seniors: legislation against cuts to benefits
H.R. 82, Social Security Fairness Act of 2023, 118th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/82
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
She cosponsored it from February 17, 2023 and voted Yea when it passed the House on November 12, 2024 (Roll Call 456). Signed January 5, 2025 as Public Law 118-273. It repeals the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset, which reduced some retirees' benefits.
official legislative record
For: Monica De La Cruz: Seniors: legislation against cuts to benefits
Roll Call 456 of 2024, H.R. 82, Social Security Fairness Act, on suspending the rules and passing the billhttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024456
Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Recorded vote of November 12, 2024, 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: Seniors: legislation against cuts to benefits
H.R. 7468, 118th Congress, on U.S. officials and the 1944 Water Treatyhttps://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7468
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
She is the sponsor. Referred to the Foreign Affairs Committee; no further action.
official legislative record
For: Monica De La Cruz: Water: pressing Mexico on the 1944 treaty
H.R. 9960, Water Delivery Transparency Act, 118th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/9960
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
She is the sponsor. Referred to the Foreign Affairs Committee; no further action.
official legislative record
For: Monica De La Cruz: Water: pressing Mexico on the 1944 treaty
H.Res. 71, 119th Congress, condemning Mexico's missed water deliverieshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/71
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
She is the sponsor. Referred to Foreign Affairs; no further action.
official legislative record
For: Monica De La Cruz: Water: pressing Mexico on the 1944 treaty
H.Res. 273, 119th Congress, on Mexico's water deliveries under the 1944 treatyhttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/273
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
She is the sponsor, March 31, 2025. The same title as H.Res. 683 of the 118th Congress. Referred to Foreign Affairs; no further action.
official legislative record
For: Monica De La Cruz: Water: pressing Mexico on the 1944 treaty
H.R. 6386, Ensuring Predictable and Reliable Water Deliveries Act of 2025https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6386
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
She is the sponsor. Referred to Foreign Affairs; no further action.
official legislative record
For: Monica De La Cruz: Water: pressing Mexico on the 1944 treaty
H.R. 9053, WATER for Farmers Act, 119th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9053
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
She is the sponsor, with three Texas Republican cosponsors. Would have the Trade Representative raise duties on imports from Mexico while it falls short on treaty water deliveries, and pay the money to South Texas farmers. Referred to committee May 29, 2026.
official legislative record
For: Monica De La Cruz: Water: pressing Mexico on the 1944 treaty; Monica De La Cruz: Tariffs: what her plank says and how she has voted
H.R. 8344, Texas Agricultural Producers Assistance Act, 118th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8344
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
She is the sponsor, May 10, 2024. Would have USDA report to Congress on the aid it could give Texas farmers who lost money because Mexico did not deliver treaty water. Referred to an Agriculture subcommittee; no further action. Reintroduced as H.R. 387 in the 119th Congress.
official legislative record
For: Monica De La Cruz: Water: pressing Mexico on the 1944 treaty
H.R. 8344, 118th Congress, introducedhttps://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr8344/BILLS-118hr8344ih.htm
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
The bill's text.
official legislative record
For: Monica De La Cruz: Water: pressing Mexico on the 1944 treaty
H.R. 387, Texas Agricultural Producers Assistance Act, 119th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/387
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
She is the sponsor, January 14, 2025. The same text as H.R. 8344 of the 118th Congress. Referred to an Agriculture subcommittee; no further action.
official legislative record
For: Monica De La Cruz: Water: pressing Mexico on the 1944 treaty
H.R. 10113, South Texas Agriculture Emergency Assistance Act, 118th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/10113
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
She is the sponsor, November 12, 2024. Would order USDA to make a $280,000,000 grant to Texas, through the Texas Department of Agriculture, for Rio Grande farmers' losses in crop years 2023 and 2024 caused by Mexico's shortfalls under the 1944 treaty. Referred to the Agriculture Committee; no further action under its own number.
official legislative record
For: Monica De La Cruz: Water: pressing Mexico on the 1944 treaty
H.R. 10113, 118th Congress, introducedhttps://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr10113/BILLS-118hr10113ih.htm
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
The bill's text. Section 2(d) appropriates $280,000,000 for the grant.
official legislative record
For: Monica De La Cruz: Water: pressing Mexico on the 1944 treaty
H.R. 10545, American Relief Act, 2025, Public Law 118-158https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/10545
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Passed the House 366 to 34 on December 20, 2024 under suspension of the rules (Roll Call 517); signed December 21, 2024.
official legislative record
For: Monica De La Cruz: Water: pressing Mexico on the 1944 treaty
Roll Call 517 of 2024, H.R. 10545, American Relief Act, 2025, on suspending the rules and passing the billhttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024517
Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Recorded vote of December 20, 2024, 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: Water: pressing Mexico on the 1944 treaty
Public Law 118-158, American Relief Act, 2025https://www.congress.gov/118/plaws/publ158/PLAW-118publ158.htm
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Enacted text, 138 Stat. 1722. The USDA disaster provisions let the Secretary pay block grants to states that may compensate agricultural producers who suffered losses because Mexico did not deliver water under the 1944 Water Treaty (138 Stat. 1726). The wording is a general authority, not the wording of H.R. 10113.
official legislative record
For: Monica De La Cruz: Water: pressing Mexico on the 1944 treaty
ICYMI: De La Cruz and Miller Deliver Aid to South Texashttps://delacruz.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2916
Office of Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz · Published Jul 21, 2025 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
House office release of July 21, 2025. Says USDA and the Texas Department of Agriculture signed a $280 million grant agreement for the 1944 Water Treaty Agricultural Assistance Program, and that the money was secured through legislation she included in the American Relief Act. USDA's own announcement is listed separately.
candidate statement
For: Monica De La Cruz: Water: pressing Mexico on the 1944 treaty
USDA Announces $280 Million Grant Agreement to Support Rio Grande Valley Agricultural Producers Amid Severe Water Shortageshttps://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-events/news/03-20-2025/usda-announces-280-million-grant-agreement-support-rio-grande-valley
USDA Farm Service Agency · Published Mar 20, 2025 · Reviewed Oct 2, 2026
USDA release dated March 20, 2025, datelined McAllen, March 19. Secretary Rollins announced a $280 million grant agreement with the Texas Department of Agriculture for producers who lost water deliveries in 2023 and 2024, alongside Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. De La Cruz. It does not name the law that funds the grant, and the signed agreement itself was not read.
official office record
For: Monica De La Cruz: Water: pressing Mexico on the 1944 treaty
H.R. 1, Lower Energy Costs Act, 118th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
She is a cosponsor. Passed the House 225 to 204 on March 30, 2023 (Roll Call 182); never enacted.
official legislative record
For: Monica De La Cruz: Energy: oil and gas production
Roll Call 182 of 2023, H.R. 1, Lower Energy Costs Act, on passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023182
Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Recorded vote of March 30, 2023, 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: Energy: oil and gas production
H.R. 26, Protecting American Energy Production Act, 119th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/26
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Would bar a president from declaring a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing unless Congress authorises it. Passed the House 226 to 188 on February 7, 2025 (Roll Call 35); not enacted.
official legislative record
For: Monica De La Cruz: Energy: oil and gas production
Roll Call 35 of 2025, H.R. 26, Protecting American Energy Production Act, on passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202535
Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Recorded vote of February 7, 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: Energy: oil and gas production
H.J.Res. 35, 119th Congress, disapproving EPA's rule on the waste emissions charge for oil and gas systemshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/35
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Sponsored by Rep. August Pfluger. Passed the House 220 to 206 on February 26, 2025 (Roll Call 52); became Public Law 119-2 on March 14, 2025.
official legislative record
For: Monica De La Cruz: Energy: oil and gas production
Roll Call 52 of 2025, H.J.Res. 35, on passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202552
Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Recorded vote of February 26, 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: Energy: oil and gas production
H.J.Res. 75, 119th Congress, disapproving Energy Department efficiency standards for commercial refrigeratorshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/75
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Sponsored by Rep. Craig Goldman. Passed the House 214 to 193 on March 27, 2025 (Roll Call 78); became Public Law 119-9 on May 9, 2025.
official legislative record
For: Monica De La Cruz: Energy: oil and gas production
Roll Call 78 of 2025, H.J.Res. 75, on passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202578
Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Recorded vote of March 27, 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: Energy: oil and gas production
Executive Order 14193, Imposing Duties To Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Borderhttps://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/02/07/2025-02406/imposing-duties-to-address-the-flow-of-illicit-drugs-across-our-northern-border
Federal Register · Published Feb 7, 2025 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Signed February 1, 2025, published February 7, 2025 (90 FR 9113). Declares the emergency and imposes duties on products of Canada.
official office record
For: Monica De La Cruz: Tariffs: what her plank says and how she has voted
H.R. 9053, 119th Congress, introducedhttps://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hr9053/BILLS-119hr9053ih.htm
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
The bill's text.
official legislative record
For: Monica De La Cruz: Tariffs: what her plank says and how she has voted
H.R. 5, 118th Congress, Parents Bill of Rights Acthttps://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Passed the House 213 to 208 on March 24, 2023 (Roll Call 161). The Senate referred it to its HELP Committee on March 27, 2023 and took no further action.
official legislative record
For: Monica De La Cruz: Schools: parents' rights
H.R. 5, text as passed by the Househttps://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr5/BILLS-118hr5eh.htm
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Section 101 has each school district post its curriculum, or a description and how parents can review it, on a public website.
official legislative record
For: Monica De La Cruz: Schools: parents' rights
Roll Call 161 of 2023, H.R. 5, on passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023161
Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Recorded vote of March 24, 2023, 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: Schools: parents' rights
MONICA FOR CONGRESS, July Quarterly 2026 (document)
Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Principal campaign committee, April 1 to June 30, 2026, received July 15, 2026. Read from OpenFEC on October 1, 2026 as the latest report, not amended. The October Quarterly, through September 30, is due October 15. Committee C00765719; July Quarterly 2026; coverage 2026-04-01 to 2026-06-30; received 2026-07-15; file 1997809; image 202607159890716108.
fec filing
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BOBBY PULIDO FOR TEXAS, July Quarterly 2026 (document)
Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Principal campaign committee, April 1 to June 30, 2026, received July 15, 2026. Read from OpenFEC on October 1, 2026 as the latest report, not amended. Committee C00919985; July Quarterly 2026; coverage 2026-04-01 to 2026-06-30; received 2026-07-15; file 1995386; image 202607159875571785.
fec filing
For: Comparisons, reporting, support and chronology; Campaign finance
2026 general election, certified write-in candidates (document)
Texas Secretary of State · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Declared write-in candidates for statewide and district offices, signed August 28, 2026. None is listed for the 15th District.
official election record
For: Comparisons, reporting, support and chronology
De La Cruz Imposes Consequences for Mexico's Refusal to Comply with the 1944 Water Treatyhttps://delacruz.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3808
Office of Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz · Published Jun 1, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
House office release of June 1, 2026 on the WATER for Farmers Act.
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