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TX · DISTRICT 24

Beth Van Duyne

RepublicanTexasCurrently serving

Sworn in for the 119th Congress on Source

What they said 23

Their stated policy positions and commitments, with quotes and links to the original sources.

All statements (23)Campaign (8)In office (15)
Campaign position · Original date not established
Energy & environment

Support low- or zero-emission baseload power, including advanced nuclear

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Van Duyne supports further development of low- or zero-emission baseload power. She is particularly interested in smaller next-generation nuclear reactors, which she says could provide reliable power with less waste.

Context: The passage expresses particular interest in next-generation nuclear reactors but does not specify a legislative or regulatory action.

Campaign position · Original date not established
Immigration

Close asylum loopholes and add border enforcement

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Van Duyne supports closing asylum loopholes, building border walls where Border Patrol needs them, and hiring more border agents to respond to surges of illegal immigration and intercept drug trafficking. She also supports cooperation between ICE and local law enforcement to apprehend and deport people in the country illegally who commit crimes.

Context: Wall construction is limited to locations where Border Patrol says walls are needed.

Campaign position · Original date not established
Immigration

Create a pathway to legal status for some undocumented immigrants

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Van Duyne supports a pathway to legal status, but not citizenship, for people in the United States who have not committed crimes or who have been in the country since childhood. She also supports working with ICE and local law enforcement to apprehend and deport undocumented immigrants who commit crimes.

Context: The pathway is limited to people who have not committed crimes or who have been in the United States since childhood.

Campaign position · Original date not established
Economy, taxes & work

Renegotiate or leave unfair trade policies

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Van Duyne supports pursuing fair access to foreign markets for U.S. products and services while considering American workers. If a trade policy disadvantages the United States and harms fair competition, especially with state-sponsored or subsidized businesses, she says it should be renegotiated or abandoned.

Context: The proposal applies to trade policies she views as disadvantaging the United States and harming fair competition.

Campaign position · Original date not established
Economy, taxes & workGovernment & elections

Restrain federal spending and regulations

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Van Duyne supports broad restraint on federal spending to reduce the deficit and eventually lower the debt. She also supports reducing federal regulations, which she says increase government size and business costs.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 12, 2026.

Campaign position · Original date not established
Transportation & infrastructure

Build infrastructure

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Van Duyne supports passing an infrastructure bill to help rebuild roads, bridges, and flood-control systems.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 12, 2026.

Campaign position · Original date not established
Healthcare

Expand healthcare choices

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Van Duyne supports lowering healthcare costs by expanding people’s options and giving them more control over their relationships with doctors. She identifies this as a priority but does not specify particular changes to healthcare law or how the options would be expanded.

Context: The passage does not specify which options or policy changes she would support.

Campaign position · Original date not established
ImmigrationPublic safety & firearms

Secure the border and target cartels

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Van Duyne supports closing asylum loopholes, building border walls where Border Patrol requests them, and hiring more border agents to respond to surges of unauthorized immigration and intercept drug trafficking. She also supports designating cartels as foreign terrorist organizations to give the government additional tools to combat them.

Context: Her proposed wall construction is limited to locations where Border Patrol requests it.

While serving · legislative priority · Original date not established
Economy, taxes & work

Repeal the Superfund tax on chemical manufacturers

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Beth Van Duyne reintroduced the Chemical Tax Repeal Act with three House colleagues to repeal the Superfund excise tax on chemical manufacturers. She argues that the tax raises costs for household goods and puts U.S. manufacturers at a disadvantage against foreign competitors. The bill is a proposal, not an enacted repeal.

Context: The source gives no further details about how repeal would be implemented.

While serving · commitment · Original date not established
Economy, taxes & work

Advance President Trump’s trade agenda

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Beth Van Duyne says she will advance President Trump’s trade agenda, including tackling what she calls “trade cheats like Communist China.” She presents this as part of her work on the Ways and Means Committee; the statement is a position, not a description of an enacted policy.

Context: She does not identify specific trade measures.