Ted Cruz — Pro-fossil-fuel-production: A+
Ted Cruz voted for the Pro-fossil-fuel-production side 100% of the time on 10 counted Senate votes, for a grade of A+. Ted Cruz missed 4 of these votes.
Official Senate roll-call votes (via Voteview)
A means the senator voted for this side most often — not that the senator is better. F means the senator voted against this side most often. Based on votes through 2026-08-08.
How did Ted Cruz vote on energy?
Ted Cruz was in the Senate but missed 4 of these votes; missed votes are not listed or counted.
| Date | Bill | What it was | Side counted | Ted Cruz's vote | Matched side? | Official roll call |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-01 | HR3746 | Strips fast-tracking of the Mountain Valley gas pipeline | Nay | Nay | Yes | Roll call 145 |
| 2025-02-26 | SJRES12 | Step to repeal the methane fee on oil and gas | Yea | Yea | Yes | Roll call 96 |
| 2025-02-27 | HJRES35 | Repealed the methane fee on oil and gas | Yea | Yea | Yes | Roll call 97 |
| 2025-10-07 | HJRES104 | Step to overturn a Montana coal-leasing limit | Yea | Yea | Yes | Roll call 548 |
| 2025-10-29 | SJRES80 | Step to overturn drilling limits in Alaska's petroleum reserve | Yea | Yea | Yes | Roll call 595 |
| 2025-10-30 | SJRES80 | Overturned drilling limits in Alaska's petroleum reserve | Yea | Yea | Yes | Roll call 599 |
| 2025-11-19 | SJRES89 | Step to overturn Wyoming coal-leasing limits | Yea | Yea | Yes | Roll call 621 |
| 2025-11-20 | HJRES130 | Overturned Wyoming coal-leasing limits | Yea | Yea | Yes | Roll call 623 |
| 2025-12-04 | HJRES131 | Overturned limits on Arctic refuge oil leasing | Yea | Yea | Yes | Roll call 632 |
| 2026-06-03 | SJRES188 | Restores mercury limits on coal and oil power plants | Nay | Nay | Yes | Roll call 135 |