U.S. Representative · TX-05 · REPUBLICAN

Lance Gooden

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Current term ends January 3, 2027

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DW-NOMINATE

+0.72

Congress 119 · 570 votes

Accountability

99

Data: 38%

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Bills shown / sponsored
1917
Roll-call votes on record
5
Statements ingested
6
Top donors tracked

Sponsored legislation

“What they’ve put forward”

Row 01  c/o  HR/119/10272  ·  ▲ 46 days
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End Gas Station Heroin Act

Sponsor: Lance Gooden, TX-05, R
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
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Row 02  c/o  HR/119/1468  ·  ▲ 126 days
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“Real” · Article I CONDITIONAL · Archived SI output (machine-generated)

Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act

Sponsor: Lance Gooden, TX-05, R
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Framers’ confidence: 0.95

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The bill is conditionally constitutional. All four Founders agree that Congress has enumerated powers under the Commerce Clause and the power to provide for the common defense, and that legislation targeting foreign influence and economic s

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American Innovation Security and Oversight Act

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Democrats: Protects economic security and innovation, includes oversight and private right of action; Republicans: Narrowly tailored, respects federalism, includes sunset, avoids overreach, provides due process protections.

Funding: Fees from transaction reviews and fines imposed… $50,000,000 per year for five years. Sunset 5y Oversight: Interagency Committee on Foreign… 4 citations
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Row 03  c/o  HR/119/9276  ·  ▲ 130 days
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“Real” · Article I CONSTITUTIONAL · Archived SI output (machine-generated)

Federal Cryptocurrency Theft Enforcement and Coordination Act

Sponsor: Lance Gooden, TX-05, R
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Framers’ confidence: 0.50

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The bill is constitutional under the Commerce Clause and Necessary and Proper Clause, as cryptocurrency theft affects interstate and foreign commerce, and the task force is a reasonable means to execute federal power.

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Row 04  c/o  HR/119/8685  ·  ▲ 165 days
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“Real” · Article I Awaiting Framers

Protect the Presidency Act

Sponsor: Lance Gooden, TX-05, R
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
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Row 05  c/o  HR/119/7612  ·  ▲ 241 days
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End Sanctuary Cities Act of 2026

Sponsor: Lance Gooden, TX-05, R
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
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Voting record on record

“How they voted”

Yea

1466

76%

Nay

402

21%

Abstain

8

0%

Not voting

41

2%

Constitution Index · Constitutional Voting Record v1

“Votes on graded measures”

Each recorded Yea or Nay on the passage or adoption of a measure, grouped by that measure’s current constitutional grade in the Constitution Index. Procedural and amendment votes are not counted. This is a count of public votes, not an endorsement. The Scoreboard ranks members on these votes. Method →

The counts below cover the current Congress (119th). Earlier Congresses are listed under “Record by Congress”.

416
Counted Yea/Nay votes
409
Graded measures
244
Procedural votes not counted
Grade band Yea Nay Present / not voting Share of all Yea votes Yea rate in band
A-B constitutional or mostly sound 331 30 6 86% 92%
C significant issues 33 0 0 9% 100%
D-F likely unconstitutional or a direct violation 20 2 0 5% 91%

Evidence · 25 of 422 votes shown

Record constitutional-voting-record/1.0 · computed 2026-10-19 16:45 UTC · All votes (JSON)

Record by Congress

The same count for each Congress the member voted in. “With the grade” is the share of Yea/Nay votes on A–B and D–F measures cast Yea on A–B or Nay on D–F (C votes are neutral); it is shown, with the change from the previous Congress, only for records that meet the evidence threshold. The Scoreboard ranks the current Congress only.

Congress Chamber Counted votes Graded measures A–B Yea / Nay D–F Yea / Nay With the grade Change Votes
119th Congress House 416 409 331 / 30 20 / 2 87% — 422 (JSON)

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“What they’ve said”

2026-09-24 · EXTENSIONS

RECOGNIZING THE GOLD STAR FAMILIES MEMORIAL MONUMENT IN KAUFMAN COUNTY, TEXAS

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 152 (Thursday, September 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 152 (Thursday, September 24, 2026)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E971] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] RECOGNIZING THE GOLD STAR FAMILIES MEMORIAL MONUMENT IN KAUFMAN COUNTY, TEXAS ______ HON. LANCE GOODEN of tex…

2026-09-16 · HOUSE

SUPPORTING EARLY-CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS' DEDUCTIONS ACT

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 146 (Wednesday, September 16, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 146 (Wednesday, September 16, 2026)] [House] [Page H5956] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] SUPPORTING EARLY-CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS' DEDUCTIONS ACT The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfinished bu…

2026-09-16 · HOUSE

NATIONAL FRAUD ENFORCEMENT DIVISION ACT OF 2026

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 146 (Wednesday, September 16, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 146 (Wednesday, September 16, 2026)] [House] [Pages H5956-H5957] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] NATIONAL FRAUD ENFORCEMENT DIVISION ACT OF 2026 The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfinished …

2026-09-16 · HOUSE

PREVENTING RIP-OFFS AND OBTAINING OVERSIGHT OF FUNDS ACT

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 146 (Wednesday, September 16, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 146 (Wednesday, September 16, 2026)] [House] [Pages H5957-H5958] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PREVENTING RIP-OFFS AND OBTAINING OVERSIGHT OF FUNDS ACT The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the un…

2026-09-16 · HOUSE

PROVIDING FOR CONGRESSIONAL DISAPPROVAL OF THE RULE ISSUED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY RELATING TO THE "CALIF

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 146 (Wednesday, September 16, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 146 (Wednesday, September 16, 2026)] [House] [Page H5958] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PROVIDING FOR CONGRESSIONAL DISAPPROVAL OF THE RULE ISSUED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY RELATING TO THE ``CALIFORNIA ST…

FEC schedule_a — top contributions

“Committee and organization receipts”

A sample of the largest FEC receipts in this record. Individual contributors are excluded.

GOODEN VICTORY FUND

COM · 6 receipts

$196,335

GOODEN VICTORY

PAC · 7 receipts

$153,827

GOODEN VICTORY FUND

PAC · 3 receipts

$43,462

AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK OF TEXAS

ORG · 4 receipts

$29,599

GOODEN PAC

PAC · 2 receipts

$10,000

ARDA-ROC

PAC · 2 receipts

$10,000

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