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Pete Sessions
U.S. Representative, Texas
2204 Rayburn House Office Building
Summary
Peter Anderson Sessions is an American politician who serves in the United States House of Representatives for Texas's 17th congressional district as a member of the Republican Party. He chaired the House Rules Committee from 2013 to 2019 and is a former chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee.
Source: Wikipedia · as of Jul 7, 2026
Views on the Issues
See where Rep. Sessions stands — alongside Democratic and Republican positions.
Sponsored Legislation
See all 457 →HCONRES 111
HCONRES 111 · Introduced Jun 30, 2026
Jun 30, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Armed Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Veterans' Affairs, Homeland Security, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
HRES 1350
HRES 1350 · Introduced Jun 9, 2026 · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Jun 9, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
HR 8312
HR 8312 · Introduced Apr 15, 2026 · Government Operations and Politics
Jun 11, 2026: Received in the Senate.
HR 8290
HR 8290 · Introduced Apr 15, 2026 · International Affairs
Jun 18, 2026: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 611.
HR 7953
HR 7953 · Introduced Mar 17, 2026 · Health
Mar 17, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
HR 7270
HR 7270 · Introduced Jan 27, 2026 · Finance and Financial Sector
Jan 27, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
HR 7050
HR 7050 · Introduced Jan 14, 2026 · Health
Jan 14, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
HR 6412
HR 6412 · Introduced Dec 3, 2025 · Finance and Financial Sector
Dec 3, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
HR 5125
HR 5125 · Introduced Sep 4, 2025 · Law
Sep 18, 2025: Received in the Senate.
HR 4863
HR 4863 · Introduced Aug 1, 2025 · Crime and Law Enforcement
Aug 1, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: Congress.gov · as of Jul 6, 2026
Voting Analytics
Full record →Computed over Rep. Sessions's 584 roll-call votes in the 119th Congress, of which 412were party-split (the two parties' majorities on opposite sides). Unanimous votes are excluded so the rates aren't inflated.
98.8%
Votes with the Republican majority
On party-split votes
1.2%
Votes with the other party
The bipartisanship read
0.5%
Missed votes
Chamber median 2.2% · at or below median
Placement on the House's left–right spectrum
More liberalMore conservative
Based on how often Rep. Sessions sided with the Republican majority on party-split votes, ranked against all representatives. This is a vote-agreement placement, not an academic ideology score.
Source: Clerk of the U.S. House (roll-call votes) · as of Sep 9, 2025
Landmark Legislation
Major bills from recent Congresses — outcomes and party vote breakdowns. For Rep. Sessions's individual votes, view their full record on Congress.gov.
Inflation Reduction Act
Enacted2022 · H.R. 5376Largest climate investment in U.S. history; allowed Medicare to negotiate drug prices; reduced the federal deficit.
D: 50 yeaR: 0 yeaFinal: 51–50
CHIPS Act
Enacted2022 · H.R. 4346Invested $52 billion in domestic semiconductor manufacturing to reduce dependence on foreign chip supply chains.
D: 47 yeaR: 17 yeaFinal: 64–33