
Chip Roy
U.S. Representative for Texas's 21st District
Republican · Since 2019 · Next election: 2026 · Age 54
Last updated · 6 sources
Chip Roy is the U.S. Representative for Texas's 21st District, a Republican serving since 2019.
Roy has served in the House longer than 207 of its 438 other members and longer than 18 of Texas's 36 other House members.
Roy sits on 3 committees: Judiciary, Rules, and Budget.
In the House's last 30 days in session (May 19 – Oct 2, 2026), Roy voted in 118 of 139 roll calls (85%). In that period, 29 bills Roy sponsored or cosponsored had new actions.
Roy ran for attorney general of Texas and lost the primary on May 26, 2026.
This week (Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026)
Full schedule →House: pro forma sessions Mon and Thu
Votes
All of them →Voted in 118 of 139 roll calls (85%), May 19 – Oct 2, 2026.
Roy voted with the majority of House Republicans on 80 roll calls and against it on 38.
Votes against the party majority and missed votes (latest 5 of 59)
| Date | Vote | Question | Result | Chip Roy | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | No. 314 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass S. 2403Retire through Ownership Act | Passed | Nay | Most House Republicans: Yea |
| Sep 16 | No. 313 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended H.R. 9497Water Resources Development Act | Passed | Nay | Most House Republicans: Yea |
| Sep 16 | No. 308 | On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments H.R. 5334An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes | Passed | Nay | Most House Republicans: Yea |
| Sep 15 | No. 307 | On Agreeing to the Resolution H.Con.Res. 93Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran | Passed | Not Voting | Did not vote |
| Sep 15 | No. 305 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended H.R. 9500Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act | Passed | Nay | Most House Republicans: Yea |
Legislation
68 bills sponsored and 143 cosponsored in the 119th Congress
H.R. 7008 Stop Insider Trading Act
Cosponsor · Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 47. Record Vote Number: 253.
This bill generally prohibits Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children from purchasing stocks and requires public notice before these individuals may sell stocks.
H.R. 979 AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025
Cosponsor · Latest action Sep 16, 2026: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 622.
This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue a rule requiring AM radio capabilities to be standard in all new passenger vehicles.
H.R. 10377 MAGA Act
Cosponsor · Latest action Sep 15, 2026: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
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Sources
- congress-legislators (member data, CC0) · retrieved Oct 2, 2026
- Portrait: Public domain (U.S. government work)
- House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk)
- Bill status (Congress.gov / GovInfo BILLSTATUS) · retrieved Oct 1, 2026
- 2026 ballot status
- District profile (Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates)