Representative · Texas's 28th district

Henry Cuellar

Henry Cuellar is a Democratic representative for Texas's 28th district, in Congress since 2005. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 9, and cast 302 of 466 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party
Democrat
Chamber
House
Current
In Congress since
Jan 4, 2005
Term ends
Jan 3, 2027
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Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

CongressRoll callsMissedVotes with partySponsoredCosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressHouse of Representatives6751.3%9 of 675 · rank 278 of 43965%302 of 466 · rank 439 of 43940 became law65%124 of 192
118th CongressHouse of Representatives1,2222.6%32 of 1,222 · rank 206 of 44279%659 of 838 · rank 431 of 442111 became law56%141 of 254
117th CongressHouse of Representatives9970.2%2 of 997 · rank 389 of 44394%538 of 572 · rank 376 of 443110 became law37%110 of 296

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1−0.23+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

  1. H.J.Res. 213: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208· Against party
  2. H.R. 10326: PROOF ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207· Against party
  3. H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159· Against party
  4. H.J.Res. 210: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211· Against party
  5. H.R. 4795: Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 3, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 237–169· Against party
  6. H.R. 1501: Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 2, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 218–201· Against party
  7. H.R. 9436: Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 1, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 219–196· Against party
  8. H.Res. 1490: Providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms, and for other purposes.Yea
    Sep 1, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–192· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

  1. S. 2403: Retire through Ownership ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
  2. H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
  3. H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
  4. H.J.Res. 213: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208· Against party
  5. H.R. 10326: PROOF ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207· Against party
  6. H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
  7. H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159· Against party
  8. H.Con.Res. 93: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
  9. H.J.Res. 210: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211· Against party
  10. H.R. 9500: Tax Relief for Fraud Victims ActYea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
  11. H.R. 2140: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
  12. H.R. 4646: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.

26 sponsored · 1 became law

How far they got

  1. Introduced2596%
  2. Became law13.8%

Policy areas

  1. Immigration5
  2. International Affairs3
  3. Labor and Employment3
  4. Transportation and Public Works3
  5. Energy2
  6. Government Operations and Politics2
  7. Agriculture and Food1
  8. Congress1

Latest activity

  1. H.R. 10139 Ratepayer Bill of Rights Act of 2026
    Introduced· Energy· Aug 24, 2026
  2. H.Res. 1413 Recognizing the 271st anniversary of Laredo, Texas.
    Introduced· Congress· Jul 2, 2026
  3. H.R. 7865 American Consumer Tariff Rebate Act of 2026
    Introduced· Taxation· Mar 9, 2026
  4. H.R. 1297 LPOE Modernization Trust Fund Act
    Introduced· Immigration· Feb 13, 2025
  5. H.R. 6377 ARCC Act
    Introduced· Labor and Employment· Dec 17, 2024
  6. H.R. 3135 LPOE Modernization Trust Fund Act
    Introduced· Immigration· Dec 17, 2024
  7. H.R. 9006 Hazardous Workplace Accountability Act of 2024
    Introduced· Labor and Employment· Jul 11, 2024
  8. H.R. 2754 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2395 East Del Mar Boulevard in Laredo, Texas, as the "Lance Corporal David Lee Espinoza, Lance Corporal Juan Rodrigo Rodriguez & Sergeant Roberto Arizola Jr. Post Office Building".
    Became law· Government Operations and Politics· May 7, 2024

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

Current seats

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to Texas's 28th district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.

Obligations · FY2026
$4.8B
Per resident
$6,092
Rank in Texas
5 of 38
Contract actions
6,007
New awards: 4,996

By fiscal year

  1. 429.2MFY2017
  2. 473.3MFY2018
  3. 1BFY2019
  4. 1.7BFY2020
  5. 276.5MFY2021
  6. -88.8MFY2022
  7. 715.5MFY2023
  8. 1.1BFY2024
  9. 605.8MFY2025
  10. 4.8BFY2026

Top buyers

  1. U.S. Customs and Border Protection$4.4B91%
    Department of Homeland Security
  2. Department of the Air Force$197.6M4.1%
    Department of Defense
  3. Department of the Army$57.5M1.2%
    Department of Defense
  4. U.S. Marshals Service$49.5M1.0%
    Department of Justice
  5. Federal Acquisition Service$34.2M0.7%
    General Services Administration
  6. Defense Logistics Agency$21.8M0.5%
    Department of Defense
  7. Public Buildings Service$19.5M0.4%
    General Services Administration
  8. Department of Veterans Affairs$12.6M0.3%

Top recipients

  1. SPENCER CONSTRUCTION LLC$1.9B40%
    3 awards
  2. COCHRANE USA INC$641.3M13%
    1 award
  3. SOUTHWEST VALLEY CONSTRUCTORS CO$521.5M11%
    2 awards
  4. GRANITE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY$512.3M11%
    1 award
  5. CLARK CONSTRUCTION GROUP LLC$455.6M9.5%
    2 awards
  6. ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION$158M3.3%
    1 award
  7. THE GEO GROUP, INC.$57.4M1.2%
    3 awards
  8. AECOM TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC.$49.3M1.0%
    3 awards
  9. FEDERAL CONTRACTING INC$48.7M1.0%
    1 award
  10. SLSCO, LTD.$36.4M0.8%
    1 award
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Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2026 cycle

Raised
$2.2M
through Jun 30, 2026
Cash on hand
$1.1M
From committees
$752K
219 committees
From contractor PACs
$79.5K
32 PACs · 11% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsorGivenMatched contract recipientIts contracts, FY2026
american dental associationamerican dental association political action committee$5,000AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATIONAI match · 98% · the same organization$78.5K
international association of fire fightersinternational association of firefighters interested in registration and education pac$5,000INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERSAI match · 100% · the same organization$5,280
exxon mobil corporationexxon mobil corporation political action committee (exxonmobil pac)$5,000EXXON MOBIL CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization—
space exploration technologies corp.space exploration technologies corp. pac$5,000SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORPAI match · 100% · the same organization$6.6M
charter communications inc.charter communications inc. political action committee$5,000CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$130.5K
leidos, inc.leidos inc. political action committee$5,000LEIDOS, INC.AI match · 99% · the same organization$1.1B
robotic research opco llcrobotic research opco llc-forterra political action committee$3,500ROBOTIC RESEARCH OPCO, LLCAI match · 100% · the same organization$500
davita inc.davita inc. political action committee (dapac)$3,000DAVITA INC.AI match · 97% · the same organization$179.4M
fedex corporationfedex corporation political action committee$2,500FEDEX SUPPLY CHAIN DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, INC.AI match · 100% · of one corporate family$407.8M
general dynamics corporationgeneral dynamics corporation political action committee (general dynamics employee pac)$2,500GENERAL DYNAMICS-OTS, INC.AI match · 100% · of one corporate family$29.3K

By cycle

CycleRaised (FEC summary)From committeesFrom contractor PACs
2026$2.2M$752K$79.5K32 PACs · 11% of committee money
2024$2.5M$1.2M$256K65 PACs · 22% of committee money
2022$4.7M$1.8M$329.4K72 PACs · 19% of committee money

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

  1. House · Texas's 28th districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
  2. House · Texas's 28th districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
  3. House · Texas's 28th districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
  4. House · Texas's 28th districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
  5. House · Texas's 28th districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019
  6. House · Texas's 28th districtJan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2017
  7. House · Texas's 28th districtJan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2015
  8. House · Texas's 28th districtJan 5, 2011 – Jan 3, 2013
  9. House · Texas's 28th districtJan 6, 2009 – Jan 3, 2011
  10. House · Texas's 28th districtJan 4, 2007 – Jan 3, 2009
  11. House · Texas's 28th districtJan 4, 2005 – Jan 3, 2007

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website
cuellar.house.gov
Phone
202-225-1640
Office
2308 Rayburn House Office Building

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.