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Pete Sessions

U.S. Representative · TX-17 · Party: Republican

468 final-passage votes on record.

Record at a glance

468
Final-passage votes
973
All recorded votes

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OfficeRepublican
Office
U.S. Representative
District
TX-17
Party
Republican
Term
Since 1997
SourceOct 8, 2026

Last verified Oct 8, 2026.

Official source ↗

Photo: Congressional Pictorial Directory

Today
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No platform recorded yet

This tab shows Pete Sessions's platform in two parts. In their own words: a short excerpt, word for word, from their own Issues or Priorities page, with a link to the whole page, and statements their office submits, labeled as such. Commitments tracked: specific, checkable promises (signing a named bill, funding a program at a stated amount, finishing a project by a date), each quoted with its date and source and checked in code before it's published, with a status that changes only with evidence.

How the platform is recorded

Showing every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.

  • H.R. 9076

    Supporting America’s Children and Families Act

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

    Sep 18, 2024 · Result: Passed

  • S. 1146

    Find and Protect Foster Youth Act

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

    Sep 18, 2024 · Result: Passed

  • H.Res. 1455

    Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 3724, H.R. 4790, H.R. 5179, H.R. 5339, H.R. 5717, and H.R. 7909, and the joint resolution H.J. Res. 136.

    On Agreeing to the Resolution

    Sep 18, 2024 · Result: Passed Procedural

  • H.Res. 1455

    Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 3724, H.R. 4790, H.R. 5179, H.R. 5339, H.R. 5717, and H.R. 7909, and the joint resolution H.J. Res. 136.

    On Ordering the Previous Question

    Sep 18, 2024 · Result: Passed Procedural

  • S. 2861

    Billie Jean King Congressional Gold Medal Act

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

    Sep 17, 2024 · Result: Passed

  • H.R. 8314

    No Foreign Election Interference Act

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

    Sep 17, 2024 · Result: Failed

  • H.R. 7980

    End Chinese Dominance of Electric Vehicles in America Act

    On Passage

    Sep 12, 2024 · Result: Passed

  • H.R. 7980

    End Chinese Dominance of Electric Vehicles in America Act

    On Motion to Recommit

    Sep 12, 2024 · Result: Failed Procedural

  • H.R. 9456

    Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act

    On Passage

    Sep 11, 2024 · Result: Passed

  • H.R. 9456

    Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act

    On Motion to Recommit

    Sep 11, 2024 · Result: Failed Procedural

  • H.R. 1398

    Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act

    On Passage

    Sep 11, 2024 · Result: Passed

  • H.R. 1398

    Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act

    On Motion to Recommit

    Sep 11, 2024 · Result: Failed Procedural

  • H.R. 1425

    H.R. 1425

    On Passage

    Sep 11, 2024 · Result: Passed

  • H.R. 1425

    H.R. 1425

    On Motion to Recommit

    Sep 11, 2024 · Result: Failed Procedural

  • H.R. 1425

    H.R. 1425

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Sep 11, 2024 · Result: Agreed to Amendment

  • H.R. 1516

    H.R. 1516

    On Passage

    Sep 10, 2024 · Result: Passed

  • H.R. 1516

    H.R. 1516

    On Motion to Recommit

    Sep 10, 2024 · Result: Failed Procedural

  • H.R. 1516

    H.R. 1516

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Sep 10, 2024 · Result: Agreed to Amendment

  • H.R. 1103

    Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) Certification Act

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

    Sep 10, 2024 · Result: Passed

  • H.Res. 1430

    Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 1398, H.R. 1425, H.R. 1516, H.R. 7980, H.R. 9456, and H.R. 9494.

    On Agreeing to the Resolution

    Sep 10, 2024 · Result: Passed Procedural

  • H.Res. 1430

    Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 1398, H.R. 1425, H.R. 1516, H.R. 7980, H.R. 9456, and H.R. 9494.

    On Ordering the Previous Question

    Sep 10, 2024 · Result: Passed Procedural

  • H.R. 8333

    BIOSECURE Act

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

    Sep 9, 2024 · Result: Passed

  • H.R. 1157

    Countering the PRC Malign Influence Fund Authorization Act

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

    Sep 9, 2024 · Result: Passed

  • H.Res. 1371

    Strongly condemning the Biden Administration and its Border Czar, Kamala Harris’s, failure to secure the United States border.

    On Agreeing to the Resolution, as Amended

    Jul 25, 2024 · Result: Passed

  • H.R. 8998

    H.R. 8998

    On Passage

    Jul 24, 2024 · Result: Passed

  • H.R. 8998

    H.R. 8998

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jul 24, 2024 · Result: Failed Amendment

  • H.R. 8998

    H.R. 8998

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jul 24, 2024 · Result: Agreed to Amendment

  • H.R. 8998

    H.R. 8998

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jul 24, 2024 · Result: Failed Amendment

  • H.R. 8998

    H.R. 8998

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jul 24, 2024 · Result: Failed Amendment

  • H.R. 8998

    H.R. 8998

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jul 24, 2024 · Result: Failed Amendment

  • H.Res. 1367

    Establishing the Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald J. Trump

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, As Amended

    Jul 24, 2024 · Result: Passed

  • H.Res. 1376

    Providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1371) strongly condemning the Biden Administration and its Border Czar, Kamala Harris’s, failure to secure the United States border

    On Agreeing to the Resolution

    Jul 24, 2024 · Result: Passed Procedural

  • H.Res. 1376

    Providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1371) strongly condemning the Biden Administration and its Border Czar, Kamala Harris’s, failure to secure the United States border

    On Ordering the Previous Question

    Jul 24, 2024 · Result: Passed Procedural

  • H.R. 8998

    H.R. 8998

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jul 24, 2024 · Result: Failed Amendment

  • H.R. 8998

    H.R. 8998

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jul 24, 2024 · Result: Failed Amendment

  • H.R. 8998

    H.R. 8998

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jul 24, 2024 · Result: Agreed to Amendment

  • H.R. 8998

    H.R. 8998

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jul 24, 2024 · Result: Failed Amendment

  • H.R. 8998

    H.R. 8998

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jul 23, 2024 · Result: Failed Amendment

  • H.R. 8998

    H.R. 8998

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jul 23, 2024 · Result: Failed Amendment

  • H.R. 8998

    H.R. 8998

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jul 23, 2024 · Result: Failed Amendment

  • H.R. 8998

    H.R. 8998

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jul 23, 2024 · Result: Failed Amendment

  • H.R. 8998

    H.R. 8998

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jul 23, 2024 · Result: Failed Amendment

  • H.R. 8998

    H.R. 8998

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jul 23, 2024 · Result: Failed Amendment

  • H.R. 7887

    ACCESS Act

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

    Jul 23, 2024 · Result: Failed

  • H.R. 8997

    H.R. 8997

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jul 23, 2024 · Result: Agreed to Amendment

  • H.R. 8997

    H.R. 8997

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jul 23, 2024 · Result: Failed Amendment

  • H.R. 8997

    H.R. 8997

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jul 23, 2024 · Result: Failed Amendment

  • H.R. 8997

    H.R. 8997

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jul 23, 2024 · Result: Failed Amendment

  • H.R. 8997

    H.R. 8997

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jul 23, 2024 · Result: Failed Amendment

  • H.R. 8997

    H.R. 8997

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jul 23, 2024 · Result: Agreed to Amendment

Older votes

Raised · 2025–2026

$1,050,237

Spent $557,216 · Cash on hand $933,956 as of Jun 30, 2026

Money raised by Pete Sessions's campaign committees in 2025–2026, through Jun 30, 2026 (latest report: july quarterly 2026), as reported to the Federal Election Commission. These are facts about money, shown beside the voting record; they don't explain any vote.

Where it came from

  • Small individual donors ($200 or less)$3,8480%
  • Larger individual donors (more than $200)$494,90547%
  • PACs and other political committees$516,17649%
  • Political party committees$00%
  • The candidate (own money and loans)$100%
  • Other (transfers, refunds, interest)$35,2983%

For comparison, the average of the 426 House members with 2025–2026 filings loaded: raised $2,380,998; PACs 36% of money raised; small donors 10%; cash on hand $1,617,763.

Top PACs

  • AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR PAC
    3 contributions · Agriculture and food
    $15,000
  • AIPAC-PAC
    18 contributions · Not classified
    $11,706
  • DEMOCRACY ENGINE, PAC
    6 contributions · Not classified
    $11,520
  • UBS AMERICAS INC PAC
    3 contributions · Not classified
    $10,000
  • NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION PAC
    2 contributions · Agriculture and food
    $10,000
  • ERNST & YOUNG PAC
    2 contributions · Finance, insurance and banking
    $10,000
  • NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC
    3 contributions · Not classified
    $10,000
  • ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC
    3 contributions · Labor unions
    $10,000
  • BUCKEYE LIBERTY PAC
    2 contributions · Other members' leadership PACs and campaigns
    $10,000
  • AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS PAC
    3 contributions · Health care
    $8,500

The 10 largest of $516,176 from PACs and other political committees (49% of all money raised). Every PAC contribution at the FEC ↗

Outside spending for and against

Spent to support
$54
  • TEXAS ALLIANCE FOR LIFE FED PAC
    $54
Spent to oppose
$0

None reported.

Independent expenditures: spending on ads and outreach about this member, without coordinating with the campaign. This money isn't given to the campaign. FEC record ↗

Top contributing industries (approximate)

  • Finance, insurance and banking
    PACs $87,500 · donors' employers $39,751
    $127,251
  • Agriculture and food
    PACs $49,300 · donors' employers $26,100
    $75,400
  • Health care
    PACs $22,500 · donors' employers $16,250
    $38,750
  • Other members' leadership PACs and campaigns
    PACs $38,500
    $38,500
  • Issue and advocacy groups
    PACs $34,150 · donors' employers $600
    $34,750
  • Energy and utilities
    PACs $6,500 · donors' employers $18,500
    $25,000
  • Lawyers and lobbyists
    PACs $8,000 · donors' employers $16,000
    $24,000
  • Labor unions
    PACs $19,000
    $19,000

Approximate. Industries are assigned by keywords in PAC and employer names (how); 54% of these dollars matched an industry, and the rest are left unclassified rather than guessed. Employer amounts count only donors who gave more than $200, from the campaign's principal committee.

Donors' employers

  • BANKERS LIFE
    4 donors · Finance, insurance and banking
    $7,500
  • SUGAR & SPICE BAKERY
    4 donors · Agriculture and food
    $7,500
  • US ENERGY STREAM, INC.
    9 donors · Energy and utilities
    $7,500
  • REVIVE CARE
    3 donors · Not classified
    $7,000
  • EASY POST
    4 donors · Not classified
    $6,500
  • STARWOOD CAFE
    3 donors · Not classified
    $5,750
  • UPBOUND GROUP
    5 donors · Not classified
    $5,000
  • GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP
    5 donors · Lawyers and lobbyists
    $3,250
  • THE ROYER LAW FIRM, PLLC
    5 donors · Lawyers and lobbyists
    $3,000
  • HANCE SCARBOROUGH, LLP
    3 donors · Lawyers and lobbyists
    $2,000

Employers named by donors who gave more than $200, summed; an employer is listed only when 3 or more people named it. Individual donors are never listed.

Source: Federal Election Commission (Pete Sessions at the FEC ↗), 2025–2026. Read Oct 5, 2026. Federal law bars using contributor information from FEC reports to ask for contributions or for commercial purposes; ThePillory shows totals only and has no donor export. Methodology

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