Campaign promises & positions (2026 race)
What they're telling voters right now, sourced and dated — read it against the voting record above and judge the match yourself.
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Position Civil Rights/Anti-Discrimination
“Casar is a member of Congress's Equality Caucus and backs the Equal Rights Amendment to address gender discrimination, the Equality Act to codify LGBTQ protections, the Trans Bill of Rights, the Do No Harm Act, and the Paycheck Fairness Act.”
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Position Criminal Justice Reform
“Casar supports the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act and is a co-sponsor of the Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act. As an Austin City Council member he championed the city's first Fair Chance Hiring policy requiring major employers to grant interviews to previously incarcerated applicants, ended arrests and citations for personal marijuana use in Austin, and backs marijuana legalization with record expungement.”
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Position Gun Violence Prevention
“Casar backs universal background checks, ending permitless carry, creating safe storage rules, and banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, and co-sponsors the Assault Weapons Ban and the Bipartisan Background Checks Act.”
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Position Reproductive Rights
“Texas is ground zero for the Republican attack on abortion rights. With Texans having to travel hundreds of miles to get the care they need, it's more important than ever before that we make Roe v. Wade the law of the land.”
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Position Voting Rights/Democracy
“Our democracy is under attack. Whether those in power are rigging the game through gerrymandering, suppressing our voting rights, falsely claiming voter fraud, or allowing unlimited corporate money to drown out voters' voices, we must pass federal legislation to rebuild and strengthen our democracy.”
Voting record (676 recorded votes this Congress — most recent 20 shown)
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Nay H.Res. 682 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3838) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3486) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties for individuals who illegally enter and reenter the United States after being removed, and for other purposes.
This resolution provides for the consideration of the bill (H.R.
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Not Voting H.Res. 682 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3838) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3486) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties for individuals who illegally enter and reenter the United States after being removed, and for other purposes.
This resolution provides for the consideration of the bill (H.R.
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Nay H.Res. 1345 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8312) to establish fraud prevention and program integrity functions and data sharing authorities within the Department of Treasury and a permanent governmentwide Inspector General for Fraud, Accountability, and Recovery, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8464) to amend title 31, United States Code, to authorize pausing and segmenting payments, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1335) condemning actors seeking to defraud the United States Government, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that governmentwide fraud and improper payment prevention reforms will meaningfully improve the financial prosperity of the United States, and that Federal program eligibility should be verified before payment; and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 2) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33.
This resolution provides for the consideration of the bill (H.R.
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No H.Res. 1345 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8312) to establish fraud prevention and program integrity functions and data sharing authorities within the Department of Treasury and a permanent governmentwide Inspector General for Fraud, Accountability, and Recovery, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8464) to amend title 31, United States Code, to authorize pausing and segmenting payments, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1335) condemning actors seeking to defraud the United States Government, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that governmentwide fraud and improper payment prevention reforms will meaningfully improve the financial prosperity of the United States, and that Federal program eligibility should be verified before payment; and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 2) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33.
This resolution provides for the consideration of the bill (H.R.
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Yea H.Res. 1140 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5408) to accelerate workplace time-to-contract under the National Labor Relations Act.
This resolution provides for the consideration of the bill (H.R.
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Yea S. 2 — Secure America Act
Secure America Act This act provides $70 billion in funding to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S.
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No S. 2 — Secure America Act
Secure America Act This act provides $70 billion in funding to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S.
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Yea H.Res. 1140 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5408) to accelerate workplace time-to-contract under the National Labor Relations Act.
This resolution provides for the consideration of the bill (H.R.
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Yea H.R. 5408 — Faster Labor Contracts Act
Faster Labor Contracts Act This bill establishes mandatory deadlines for parties negotiating an initial collective bargaining agreement (CBA) and provides for mediation and arbitration to finalize CBAs.
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Yea H.R. 2035 — American Cargo for American Ships Act
American Cargo for American Ships Act This bill requires 100% of equipment, materials, and commodities procured, furnished, or financed by the Department of Transportation (DOT) and transported on ocean vessels to be transported on U.S.-fla…
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Nay H.Res. 488 — Denouncing the antisemitic terrorist attack in Boulder, Colorado.
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Yea H.Res. 481 — Condemning the rise in ideologically motivated attacks on Jewish individuals in the United States, including the recent violent assault in Boulder, Colorado, and reaffirming the House of Representatives commitment to combating antisemitism and politically motivated violence.
This resolution condemns the June 1, 2025, targeted act of terror in Boulder, Colorado, as an act of ideologically motivated violence and reaffirms the House of Representatives' commitment to protecting the rights of all Americans to assemb…
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Not Voting H.R. 5184 — Affordable HOMES Act
Affordable Housing Over Mandating Efficiency Standards Act or the Affordable HOMES Act This bill rescinds Department of Energy (DOE) energy efficiency regulations applicable to manufactured housing and eliminates DOE’s authority to issue si…
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Nay H.R. 23 — Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act
Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act This bill imposes sanctions against foreign persons (individuals and entities) who assist the International Criminal Court (ICC) in investigating, arresting, detaining, or prosecuting certain individuals…
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Yea H.R. 6644 — 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
21st Century ROAD to Housing Act This act establishes and modifies various federal housing programs.
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Yea H.R. 1531 — PROTECT Taiwan Act
Pressure Regulatory Organizations To End Chinese Threats to Taiwan Act or the PROTECT Taiwan Act This bill requires certain federal entities to seek to exclude China from six international financial organizations if the President informs Co…
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Not Voting S. 356 — Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025
Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025 This act extends and modifies the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program, under which states and counties containing certain federal land may receive payments from the Forest Service or the Burea…
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Not Voting H.R. 1676 — Make SWAPs Efficient Act of 2025
Make SWAPs Efficient Act of 2025 or the Make State Wildlife Action Plans Efficient Act of 2025 This bill modifies the State Wildlife Grant Program (SWGP) to establish a deadline for the Department of the Interior to approve state wildlife c…
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Nay H.Res. 313 — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 14) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034, and for other purposes.
This resolution provides for the consideration of the Senate amendment to H.
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No H.Res. 313 — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 14) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034, and for other purposes.
This resolution provides for the consideration of the Senate amendment to H.
Bills sponsored that became law
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