Jodey C. Arrington
Republican · Representative for Texas's 19th district
58 sponsored · 102 cosponsored
In the House since 2017
Age 54
Contact their office: (202) 225-4005 · 1111 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 · Official website
In the 119th Congress (2025–2026)
- Sponsored 58 bills.The typical House member sponsored 25. Bills they wrote, not ones they signed on to.
- 3 bills they backed became law.1 they wrote, 2 they cosponsored.
- 16 passed the House and wait on the Senate.And 1 has passed both chambers and gone to the President.
- Missed 22 of 676 recorded votes (3.3%).The typical House member missed 1.9%. The record doesn’t say why.
- Works most on taxation and health.22 and 20 of the 160 bills they wrote or backed.
What they got done
Most bills never get a vote. These are the ones they wrote or backed that got somewhere.
Became law (3)
This legislation provides for reconciliation and encompasses significant changes across many sectors, including agriculture, defense, energy, and tax policy.
Became law · 119-HR-1
- Yes: Would workers who earn tips be better off under this?The bill introduces a new tax exclusion for qualified tips, which would provide direct tax relief to tipped workers. +7
- No: Would immigrants be better off under this?The bill imposes numerous new fees and increases detention and enforcement activities. -6
This Act authorizes the award of 3 Congressional Gold Medals to the members of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team. The medals recognize the team's victory over the Soviet Union during the 1980 Winter Olympics.
Became law · 119-HR-452
This is a joint resolution from the 119th Congress. It seeks to express congressional disapproval of a specific rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Became law · 119-HJRES-35
- Yes: Would business owners be better off under this?The resolution benefits energy industry owners by eliminating a specific compliance charge and its associated procedures. +5
- No: Does this cut the pollution that drives climate change?The resolution removes the regulatory mechanisms designed to penalize and reduce methane and other waste emissions from petroleum and natural gas systems. -6
Passed Congress — the President's turn (1)
Both chambers passed it. The President signs it into law or vetoes it, and a veto stands unless two-thirds of each chamber vote to pass it anyway. Everything Congress has sent the President →
- Their billEstablishing 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.Apr 10, 2025
This concurrent resolution establishes the budget framework for fiscal years 2025 through 2034. It sets specific budgetary levels for Federal revenues, new budget authority, outlays, deficits, and public debt.
The House acted on the Senate's version 216–214 · 119-HCONRES-14
- Yes: Does this reduce what the federal government spends?The bill directs various committees to submit changes in law to reduce the deficit. +6
Passed one chamber, waiting on the other (16)
Halfway: the other chamber has to pass the same text before it can go to the President.
- Their billEstablishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036.Jul 23, 2026
This concurrent resolution establishes the congressional budget for fiscal year 2027 and sets budgetary levels for the years 2028 through 2036.
Taken out of a Senate committee without the committee acting on it · 119-HCONRES-113
- Yes: Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?The resolution sets high and increasing outlays for veterans benefits and services. +3
- No: Does this make the government pay for what it commits to?The bill projects large annual deficits and rising debt levels for a decade. -6
This bill places strict purchasing limits and transparency rules on stock trading for Members of Congress, their spouses, and their dependent children.
Passed the House 232–198 · 119-HR-7008
- Yes: Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?The bill requires Members of Congress to publicly disclose intent to sell specific investments before doing so. +6
- No: Does this protect the right to vote?The bill imposes new photo identification requirements for all federal elections, which may create barriers to voting. -3
This bill prohibits payment card networks and covered entities from using specific merchant category codes to distinguish firearms retailers from other types of retailers.
Passed the House 221–201 · 119-HR-1181
- Yes: Does this protect the right to own guns?The bill protects the privacy of firearms transactions which supports the ability to conduct lawful gun commerce. +6
- No: Does this leave more decisions to the states?The bill preempts state and local laws that regulate the assignment or use of merchant category codes for firearms retailers. -7
And 13 more on their Sponsored and Cosponsored pages.
Still waiting, of the 58 bills they wrote: 2 cleared committee and wait for a first vote, 53 are in committee. Committee is where most bills end, whoever writes them — silence there, not a vote, is the usual way a bill dies.
What their bills would do
Every bill is scored against plain yes-or-no questions. These count their bills — the ones they wrote and the ones they cosponsored — by how each question was answered: yes, or the opposite. Open one to see those bills, where each stands, and why it was scored that way. Scores are made by AI ().
Who their bills would affect
What else they would change
How they voted lately
Their latest votes that decided something, and what each measure would do.
This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The main purpose is to provide a clear definition of adequate consideration for certain closely held stock.
A fast-track vote, needing two-thirds to pass — Passed
- Yes: Would retired people be better off under this?Improving the clarity of stock valuation for ESOPs supports more stable retirement transitions. +4
119-S-2403 · roll call 314
This Act provides for improvements to rivers and harbors in the United States and the conservation and development of water and related resources.
A fast-track vote, needing two-thirds to pass — Passed
- Yes: Would Native Americans be better off under this?Directly authorizes land transfers to Tribal entities and prioritizes technical assistance for Tribal communities. +8
- No: Does this reduce what the federal government spends?The bill explicitly increases spending limits and funding authorizations for dozens of regional water resource programs. -5
119-HR-9497 · roll call 313
This bill amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to create a new Federal standard regarding the costs of upgrades for large-load customers.
A fast-track vote, needing two-thirds to pass — Passed
- Yes: Does this keep data centers from raising household electric and water bills?The bill requires large-load customers to cover the full incremental cost of grid upgrades and provide financial assurances, preventing those costs from being passed to households. +7
- No: Would business owners be better off under this?Large-scale non-residential energy consumers face increased costs and financial assurance requirements. -5
119-HR-9340 · roll call 312
On the President’s vetoes
The President can refuse to sign a bill both chambers passed. It becomes law anyway only if two-thirds of the House and two-thirds of the Senate vote to pass it again. A vote against the veto (a Yea) was a vote to make the bill law over the President’s objection; a vote for it (a Nay) was a vote to let the veto stand.
Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act — vetoed Dec 29, 2025
For the vetovoted Nay, to let the veto stand.
The override fell short in the House, 248–177; it needed two-thirds · Jan 8, 2026
Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act — vetoed Dec 29, 2025
For the vetovoted Nay, to let the veto stand.
The override fell short in the House, 236–188; it needed two-thirds · Jan 8, 2026
How busy they have been
How many bills they have put their name to over time — volume, not results: most bills never get a vote.