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Henry Cuellar

D
Federal · U.S. House · TX-28 · term ends 2027-01-03

Won Nov 3, 2026 re-election (unofficial).

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Official site @RepCuellar on X(handle: source) Roster source
100%kept rate
2 / 2kept / rated · LOW SAMPLE
0in progress (not in rate)
3promises tracked
District covers 9 counties (TLC district-by-county report PLANC2193)

Atascosa, Bexar, Duval, Guadalupe, Jim Hogg, McMullen, Starr, Webb, Zapata

Promises (3) Donors Foreign-link leads (31) Positions & flips
Kept: 2Not yet rated: 1

Support border and homeland security resources for South Texas while remaining a Democrat on most other votes.

Kept
Immigration · stated 2024 · promise source · #125
Stated
2024 · source
Filed
no dated row
Committee
no dated row
One chamber
2025-01-07 · source
Signed
2025-01-29 · source
In effect
2025-01-29 · source
Funded & in effect: Public Law 119-1 is in force.
Linked bills: H.R. 29 (119th Congress); S. 5 (119th Congress)
Why Kept: Border and homeland security are listed official issue areas. Cuellar, unlike most Texas Democrats, voted Yea on H.R. 29 (Laken Riley Act) on Jan 7, 2025; S. 5 was signed Jan 29, 2025. Rated kept on the border-enforcement commitment reflected in that vote. (batch1-research-2026-11-10, 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC)
History (append-only)
  • 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC · Not yet rated (superseded 2026-11-10 14:12:39) — Newly tracked; not yet reviewed against evidence.
  • 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC · Kept (current) — Border and homeland security are listed official issue areas. Cuellar, unlike most Texas Democrats, voted Yea on H.R. 29 (Laken Riley Act) on Jan 7, 2025; S. 5 was signed Jan 29, 2025. Rated kept on the border-enforcement commitment reflected in that vote.
  • 2024 · step Stated (superseded) — source — Promise as stated in the cited source.
  • 2025-01-07 · step Passed one chamber (superseded) — source — House passed H.R. 29 (roll 6); this official voted Yea.
  • 2025-01-29 · step Passed both/signed (superseded) — source — S. 5 became Public Law 119-1.
  • 2025-01-29 · step Funded & in effect (current) — source — Public Law 119-1 is in force.

Support trade, agriculture, and energy production important to TX-28.

Not yet rated
Trade · stated 2024 · promise source · #127
Stated
2024 · source
Filed
Committee
One chamber
Signed
In effect
Stated: Promise as stated in the cited source.
Stalled no milestone activity in 6 months
Why Not yet rated: Newly tracked; not yet reviewed against evidence. (tracker, 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC)

No evidence recorded yet.

Oppose the GOP reconciliation bill's Medicaid and SNAP cuts.

Kept
Health care · stated 2025 · promise source · #126
Stated
2025 · source
Filed
Committee
One chamber
Signed
In effect
Stated: Promise as stated in the cited source.
Linked bills: H.R. 1 (119th Congress) [promise opposes]
Why Kept: Health care is a listed official issue area. Cuellar voted No on the July 3, 2025 H.R. 1 concurrence (roll 190). Rated on the opposition commitment; the bill still became law. (batch1-research-2026-11-10, 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC)
History (append-only)
  • 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC · Not yet rated (superseded 2026-11-10 14:12:39) — Newly tracked; not yet reviewed against evidence.
  • 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC · Kept (current) — Health care is a listed official issue area. Cuellar voted No on the July 3, 2025 H.R. 1 concurrence (roll 190). Rated on the opposition commitment; the bill still became law.
  • 2025 · step Stated (current) — source — Promise as stated in the cited source.