John Culberson

Gray Wolves

Decisions regarding human interaction with various animal species, if handled by government at all, should be handled at the state and local levels. The U.S. Constitution does not give the federal government the authority to declare animals endangered and thus off-limits to hunt or otherwise manage. The growing gray wolf population has been a menace to farmers and ranchers in many states, and farmers are not allowed to protect their own property owing to federal regulations. Working to overturn such regulations is a good thing.

Opioid Abuse Prevention and Health Programs

Expands Medicare and Medicaid to cover medication-assisted treatment for substance abuse.

Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes

H.R. 6

Tax Cuts

Would make permanent the tax cuts for individuals in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that were set to expire at the end of 2025.

Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes

H.R. 6760

FAA Reauthorization and Supplemental Disaster Appropriations

Reauthorizes appropriations for the FAA and TSA, as well as $1.7 billion for Hurricane Florence disaster relief.

Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes Annual cost per household: -$13,168.00

H.R. 302 See U.S. Const. Article I Section 8

Appropriations for Defense, Labor-HHS-Education, and Continuing Appropriations

Would provide $855.1 billion in discretionary funding for fiscal 2019.

Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes Annual cost per household: -$10,403.00

H.R. 6157

Flood Insurance

The Constitution does not give the federal government authority to get into the insurance business. Having the federal government as an insurer essentially subsidizes risky behavior, such as building in flood-, fire-, and earthquake-prone areas, and forces the taxpayer to pick up the tab. Insurance policies for natural disasters should be offered by private insurers, with the market setting the rates for such coverage.

Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes

S. 1182

Medical Device Tax Repeal

This particular excise tax was put in place to help pay for an unconstitutional program - the Affordable Care Act, aka ObamaCare. Repealing part of the funding for such an unconstitutional federal healthcare program is a good thing and should be supported.

Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes

H.R. 184

Carbon Tax

Declares that a carbon tax would be "detrimental to American families and businesses" and "not in the best interest of the United States."

Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes

H.Con.Res.119

Emissions Standards

The Constitution does not authorize the federal government to regulate the environment in general, let alone regulate methane emissions that accompany oil and natural gas production, processing, and distribution.

Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes

H.R. 6147

Appropriations Cuts

Would cut nearly $15 billion from previously approved, unspent, and wasteful spending.

Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes Annual benefit per household: +$118.00

H.R. 3 See U.S. Const. Article I Section 8

Law Enforcement Partnership Grants

Authorizes $50 million a year from 2019-2021 for the Project Safe Neighborhoods Block Grant Program.

Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes

H.R. 3249

Experimental Drugs

Would allow patients with life-threatening conditions to seek access to experimental drugs directly from a manufacturer without FDA approval.

Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes

S. 204

Waters of the United States

To repeal the Environmental Protection Agency's 2015 "Waters of the United States" rule.

Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes

H.R. 2

Raw Milk

The U.S. Constitution does not give the federal government any authority over what foods a person chooses to consume. In other words, it is illegal for the federal government to make raw milk illegal. While the federal government does have authority to "regulate Commerce … among the several States," there is no reason for federal interference in a scenario such as this, where a product is legally sold in each of the states in question.

Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes

H.R. 2

Agricultural Crop Subsidies

Would have phased out agricultural crop subsidies by fiscal year 2030.

Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: No

H.R. 2

Omnibus Appropriations

Would provide $1.3 trillion in wasteful and unconstitutional government spending.

Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes Annual cost per household: -$10,189.00

H.R. 1625 See U.S. Const. Article I Section 8

School Violence

Would authorize $75 million a year through 2028 for the Justice Department's Secure Our Schools grant program.

Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes

H.R. 4909 See U.S. Const. 10th Amendment

World Bank

Would authorize $3.29 billion in foreign aid to the World Bank International Development Association.

Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes

H.R. 3326

Warrantless Surveillance

Would reauthorize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) through 2023, allowing secret FISA Court-approved surveillance of American citizens.

Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes

S.139 See U.S. Const. Fourth Amendment

Warrantless Surveillance

To end NSA collection of communications data that is neither to nor from an approved foreign target, but rather communications "about" a foreign target entirely between American citizens.

Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: No

S.139

Tax Cuts

Would cut the corporate income tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent and individual income tax rates through 2025, and effectively eliminate the tax penalty on Americans who do not purchase health insurance.

Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes

H.R. 1

Death Panel

The Constitution does not authorize the federal government to interfere in healthcare, let alone ration it by deciding who should and should not receive medical care.

Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes

H.R. 849

Abortion

Bans abortion when the age of the pre-born baby is 20 weeks or longer.

Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes

H.R. 36

Home Visitations

Going into homes to check up on the physical, emotional, and economic "wellness" of families not only goes way beyond the few and defined federal powers authorized by the Constitution, but also is part of a dangerous trend of government further interjecting itself into the family.

Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes

H R 2824

Fracking

Would effectively prohibit fracking in the Pacific outer continental shelf.

Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: No

H.R. 3354 See U.S. Const. Article I Section 8

UN Human Rights Agencies

Prohibits the use of federal funds for making contributions to various UN human rights agencies.

Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes

H.R. 3354 See U.S. Const. Article I Section 8

Intelligence Authorization

Authorizes classified amounts of funding through fiscal 2018 for 16 U.S. intelligence agencies and intelligence-related activities, including the Office of the National Intelligence Director, the CIA, and the National Security Agency.

Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes

H.R. 3180

Ozone Standards

This bill provides temporary relief from having to immediately implement the new ozone reduction standards. Ideally, the EPA should be abolished and the Clean Air Act repealed, since both are unconstitutional infringements on state responsibilities.

Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes

H.R. 806

NATO

"[S]olemnly reaffirms" the U.S. commitment to NATO based on principle of "collective defense."

Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes

H.Res.397

Dodd-Frank Financial Regulations

Would overhaul financial industry regulations and repeal many provisions of the 2010 Dodd-Frank law.

Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes

H.R. 10

National Computer Forensics Institute Authorization

Providing federal equipment and training to state and local law-enforcement officers not only is unconstitutional, but also further federalizes the police system.

Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes

H.R. 1616

ObamaCare Replacement

Would retain much of ObamaCare under the guise of "repeal and replace."

Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes

H.R. 1628

Omnibus Appropriations

Would provide $1.16 trillion in wasteful and unconstitutional government spending over the span of just under five months.

Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes Annual cost per household: -$9,190.00

H.R. 244 See U.S. Const. Article I Section 8

Homeland Security Defense of Agriculture

This bill expands the "War on Terror" to include the fictitious and non-existent threat of "agro-terrorism" in the American homeland, thereby further interjecting the U.S. government into the agriculture sector, despite the absence of any constitutional power to manage this or any other sector of the American economy.

Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes

H.R. 1238

Veteran Gun Purchases

Prohibits the U.S. government from preventing individuals from purchasing a gun simply by claiming the individual is "mentally incompetent."

Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes

H.R. 1181 See U.S. Const. Second Amendment

Federal Family Planning

This bill limits the power of an unconstitutional federal government agency. The U.S. Constitution does not authorize the federal government to get involved in healthcare, much less establish a Department of Health and Human Services, so any attempt to limit the power of an unconstitutional federal agency is a step in the right direction.

Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes

H.J. Res. 43

Predator Control

This legislation reaffirms Alaska's sovereign power to manage its wildlife. Since the power of wildlife management was not granted to the federal government by the Constitution, it is reserved to Alaska and the other 49 states according to the 10th Amendment.

Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes

H.J. Res. 69

Stream Protection Rule

Would nullify the "Stream Protection Rule" issued in 2016 by the Interior Department's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement.

Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes

H.J.Res.38

Federal Funding for Abortion

Would prohibit both federal funds and the District of Columbia's funds from being used to pay for abortions.

Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes

H.R. 7

Major Regulations

Would require congressional approval before any "major rule" issued by an executive branch agency could go into effect.

Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes

H.R. 26 See U.S. Const. Article I Section 1

Issue Scores

Session Voting Records

115th Congress

Gray Wolves

Opioid Abuse Prevention and Health Programs

Tax Cuts

FAA Reauthorization and Supplemental Disaster Appropriations

Appropriations for Defense, Labor-HHS-Education, and Continuing Appropriations

Flood Insurance

Medical Device Tax Repeal

Carbon Tax

Emissions Standards

Appropriations Cuts

Law Enforcement Partnership Grants

Experimental Drugs

Waters of the United States

Raw Milk

Agricultural Crop Subsidies

Omnibus Appropriations

School Violence

World Bank

Warrantless Surveillance

Warrantless Surveillance

Tax Cuts

Death Panel

Abortion

Home Visitations

Fracking

UN Human Rights Agencies

Intelligence Authorization

Ozone Standards

NATO

Dodd-Frank Financial Regulations

National Computer Forensics Institute Authorization

ObamaCare Replacement

Omnibus Appropriations

Homeland Security Defense of Agriculture

Veteran Gun Purchases

Federal Family Planning

Predator Control

Stream Protection Rule

Federal Funding for Abortion

Major Regulations

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