Skip to content
Hill Policy
TX · DISTRICT 25

Roger Williams

RepublicanTexasCurrently serving

Sworn in for the 119th Congress on Source

How they voted 681

Their recorded votes in Congress, including what was decided and how they voted.

Yea/Aye supports the question being voted on. Nay/No opposes it. Colors describe the recorded choice, not a political rating.

Partial vote history. See collection coverage

All votes (681)Yea / Aye (512)Nay / No (141)Not Voting (25)Present (2)Other (1)
House vote #81 · 2025H.R. 1048H.Amdt. 14Floor amendment 5
No

Expand the definition of foreign country of concern

AI-assisted summary

The amendment would add to the definition of a “foreign country of concern” any country defending itself in an International Court of Justice case alleging violations of the Geneva Conventions or the Genocide Convention, and any country whose government includes officials with outstanding International Criminal Court arrest warrants. The House rejected the amendment, so these additions were not made by this vote. The underlying bill concerns disclosure and oversight of foreign gifts, contracts, and relationships involving higher education institutions; this vote was on the amendment, not passage of the bill.

Context: The amendment text was read on March 25, 2025; the vote occurred March 27. The related bill description is for the introduced version and does not establish the exact bill text at this vote.

Sources & original record
Official title
H R 1048
Official question
On Agreeing to the Amendment
Chamber result
Failed
Amendment purpose
Amendment sought to amend the definition of "Foreign Country Of Concern".
House floor reference
Amendment 5 · Tlaib of Michigan Amendment No. 5. This floor number is separate from a Congress.gov amendment ID.
Legislative background
Amendment text read on the House floor · 2025-03-25. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Related proposals
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Official vote record Official amendment details
House vote #80 · 2025H.R. 1048H.Amdt. 13Floor amendment 4
No

Lower the foreign-gift reporting threshold to $1

AI-assisted summary

The amendment would change the bill’s threshold for reporting gifts from foreign sources to $1, replacing $50,000. The underlying bill concerns disclosure and oversight of foreign gifts and contracts involving colleges and universities. The House rejected the amendment, so this change was not adopted; the vote was on the amendment, not passage of the bill.

Context: The bill summary is for the version introduced February 6, 2025; the supplied records do not establish that it was the exact bill text at this vote.

Sources & original record
Official title
H R 1048
Official question
On Agreeing to the Amendment
Chamber result
Failed
Amendment purpose
Amendment sought to amend the threshold value at which gifts must be reported from $50,000 to $1.
House floor reference
Amendment 4 · Self of Texas Amendment No. 4. This floor number is separate from a Congress.gov amendment ID.
Legislative background
Amendment text read on the House floor · 2025-03-25. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Related proposals
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Official vote record Official amendment details
House vote #79 · 2025H.R. 1048H.Amdt. 12Floor amendment 3
No

Reject changes to foreign-gift reporting at colleges

AI-assisted summary

The amendment would replace the bill’s text with revised rules for colleges’ reporting of foreign gifts and contracts. It sets reporting thresholds, requires public searchable reports and disclosures of restricted gifts, and allows fines for certain violations; it also directs the Education Secretary to begin negotiated rulemaking. The House rejected this amendment, so these proposed changes were not adopted by this vote.

Context: This describes the amendment text read on March 25, 2025, not necessarily the full text of H.R. 1048 or a later version of the bill.

Sources & original record
Official title
H R 1048
Official question
On Agreeing to the Amendment
Chamber result
Failed
Amendment purpose
Amendment sought to amend section 117 to streamline foreign gift and contract reporting, align reporting with other federal research security compliance requirements, establish sanctions for noncompliance and require the Secretary of Education to conduct negotiated rulemaking to receive stakeholder feedback.
House floor reference
Amendment 3 · Scott of Virginia Amendment No. 3. This floor number is separate from a Congress.gov amendment ID.
Legislative background
Amendment text read on the House floor · 2025-03-25. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Related proposals
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Official vote record Official amendment details
House vote #78 · 2025H.J.Res. 75
Yea

Pass a resolution to overturn commercial refrigerator efficiency standards

AI-assisted summary

The House passed a joint resolution to disapprove and nullify the Energy Department rule setting energy-efficiency standards for commercial refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-freezers. The rule adopted new and amended standards aimed at the maximum efficiency improvement the department considered technologically feasible and economically justified. The resolution passed the House; this vote alone did not make it law.

Context: The background summarizes the resolution as introduced March 10, 2025, and may not describe the exact text passed.

Sources & original record
Official title
Providing for congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy relating to “Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers”
Official question
On Passage
Chamber result
Passed
Measure title
Providing for congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy relating to “Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers”
Legislative background
Introduced in House · 2025-03-10. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Official vote record Official proposal details
House vote #77 · 2025H.J.Res. 24
Yea

Pass a resolution to overturn walk-in cooler and freezer standards

AI-assisted summary

The House passed a joint resolution to disapprove and nullify the Energy Department rule setting energy-efficiency standards for walk-in coolers and freezers. The rule amended standards intended to achieve the greatest efficiency improvement the department determined was technologically feasible and economically justified. The resolution passed the House; this vote alone did not make it law.

Context: The background summarizes the resolution as introduced January 16, 2025, and may not describe the exact text passed.

Sources & original record
Official title
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to “Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers”
Official question
On Passage
Chamber result
Passed
Measure title
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to “Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers”
Legislative background
Introduced in House · 2025-01-16. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Official vote record Official proposal details
House vote #76 · 2025H.Res. 242
Aye

Adopting a rule for consideration of H.R. 1048 and two resolutions

AI-assisted summary

The resolution set the terms for House consideration of H.R. 1048 and joint resolutions H.J. Res. 24 and H.J. Res. 75. The dated introduced version of H.R. 1048, the DETERRENT Act, would expand disclosure of foreign gifts and contracts involving colleges and restrict some contracts with foreign sources of concern. The House adopted the resolution, setting up consideration of those measures; this vote did not pass H.R. 1048 or either joint resolution.

Context: The H.R. 1048 description is for the introduced version dated February 6, 2025; the supplied records do not describe the subjects of H.J. Res. 24 or H.J. Res. 75.

Sources & original record
Official title
Providing for consideration of the joint resolutions H. J. Res 24 and H. J. Res. 75; and providing for consideration of the bill H.R. 1048, and for other purposes
Official question
On Agreeing to the Resolution
Chamber result
Passed
Measure title
Providing for consideration of the joint resolutions H. J. Res 24 and H. J. Res. 75; and providing for consideration of the bill H.R. 1048, and for other purposes
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Official vote record Official proposal details
House vote #75 · 2025H.Res. 242
Yea

Ending debate on the rule for H.R. 1048 and two resolutions

AI-assisted summary

The resolution set the terms for House consideration of H.R. 1048 and joint resolutions H.J. Res. 24 and H.J. Res. 75. The dated introduced version of H.R. 1048, the DETERRENT Act, would expand disclosure of foreign gifts and contracts involving colleges and restrict some contracts with foreign sources of concern. The House agreed to the previous question, ending debate on the rule and allowing the House to vote on it; this did not pass the bill or either joint resolution.

Context: The H.R. 1048 description is for the introduced version dated February 6, 2025; the supplied records do not describe the subjects of H.J. Res. 24 or H.J. Res. 75.

Sources & original record
Official title
Providing for consideration of the joint resolutions H. J. Res 24 and H. J. Res. 75; and providing for consideration of the bill H.R. 1048, and for other purposes
Official question
On Ordering the Previous Question
Chamber result
Passed
Measure title
Providing for consideration of the joint resolutions H. J. Res 24 and H. J. Res. 75; and providing for consideration of the bill H.R. 1048, and for other purposes
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Official vote record Official proposal details
House vote #74 · 2025H.R. 1534
Yea

House passed the IMPACT Act on low-emissions cement and asphalt

AI-assisted summary

The IMPACT Act directs the Department of Energy to establish a temporary program supporting research, development, and demonstration projects for producing low-emissions cement, concrete, and asphalt. The House passed the bill under a procedure that allows limited debate and an up-or-down vote. This recorded decision was passage in the House, not enactment of the bill.

Context: The background summarizes the introduced version; the record does not establish whether the text changed before the vote.

House vote #73 · 2025H.R. 1326
Yea

House passed DOE and USDA collaborative research bill

AI-assisted summary

The bill requires the Department of Energy and Department of Agriculture to create an agreement for collaborative research and development, with a competitive, merit-reviewed process. The House passed the bill under a procedure that allows limited debate and an up-or-down vote. This was a House passage vote, not a confirmation that the bill became law.

Context: The background summarizes the introduced version; the record does not establish whether the text changed before the vote.

Sources & original record
Official title
DOE and USDA Interagency Research Act
Official question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Chamber result
Passed
Measure title
DOE and USDA Interagency Research Act
Legislative background
Introduced in House · 2025-02-13. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Official vote record Official proposal details
House vote #72 · 2025H.R. 359
Yea

House passed DOE cost-sharing accountability reporting bill

AI-assisted summary

The bill requires the Department of Energy to report on its use of authority to reduce or waive nonfederal cost-sharing requirements for certain federally funded energy projects. It calls for an initial report within 120 days of enactment and quarterly reports afterward. The House passed the bill under a procedure that allows limited debate and an up-or-down vote; House passage alone does not make it law.

Context: The background summarizes the introduced version; the record does not establish whether the text changed before the vote.

Sources & original record
Official title
Cost-Share Accountability Act
Official question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Chamber result
Passed
Measure title
Cost-Share Accountability Act
Legislative background
Introduced in House · 2025-01-13. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Official vote record Official proposal details
House vote #71 · 2025H.J.Res. 25
Yea

Pass a resolution to nullify the IRS digital asset broker reporting rule

AI-assisted summary

The resolution would nullify an IRS rule requiring certain brokers facilitating digital asset sales, including decentralized-finance transactions, to report information about those sales to the IRS. The House passed the resolution. This vote approved the resolution in the House; it did not itself establish that the rule had been nullified.

Context: The background describes the version introduced on January 21, 2025; the record does not establish whether the text passed was amended.

Sources & original record
Official title
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to “Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales”
Official question
On Passage
Chamber result
Passed
Measure title
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to “Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales”
Legislative background
Introduced in House · 2025-01-21. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Official vote record Official proposal details
House vote #70 · 2025H.R. 1968
Yea

Pass fiscal 2025 continuing funding and program extensions

AI-assisted summary

The bill would continue federal agency funding for the rest of fiscal 2025, generally at fiscal 2024 levels, and extend various expiring programs and authorities. It was intended to avert a shutdown when the existing funding measure expired on March 14. The House passed the bill; passage in the House did not by itself make it law.

Context: The background summarizes the version introduced March 10, 2025; it may not reflect all changes to the text considered at this vote.

Sources & original record
Official title
Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
Official question
On Passage
Chamber result
Passed
Measure title
Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
Legislative background
Introduced in House · 2025-03-10. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Official vote record Official proposal details
House vote #69 · 2025H.R. 1968
Nay

Send the fiscal 2025 funding bill back to committee

AI-assisted summary

The bill would continue federal agency funding through the rest of fiscal 2025 and extend various expiring programs and authorities. The House voted on whether to recommit—send the bill back to committee, potentially with instructions—and that motion failed. This vote did not decide passage of the bill itself.

Context: The background summarizes the version introduced March 10, 2025; it may not reflect all changes to the text considered at this vote.

Sources & original record
Official title
Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
Official question
On Motion to Recommit
Chamber result
Failed
Measure title
Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
Legislative background
Introduced in House · 2025-03-10. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Official vote record Official proposal details
House vote #68 · 2025H.R. 1156
Yea

Extend fraud prosecution deadlines for pandemic unemployment programs

AI-assisted summary

The bill would extend the time limit for federal criminal charges and civil actions involving fraud in several COVID-19 unemployment programs from five years to ten years, while excluding cases whose deadline had already expired before enactment. It also would rescind specified unobligated Department of Labor funds for anti-fraud and program-integrity work. The House passed the bill; this vote approved the bill, rather than merely taking it up.

Context: The description is of the introduced version; the supplied record does not establish whether the text changed before passage.

Sources & original record
Official title
Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act
Official question
On Passage
Chamber result
Passed
Measure title
Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act
Legislative background
Introduced in House · 2025-02-10. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Official vote record Official proposal details
House vote #67 · 2025H.Res. 211
Aye

Set House rules for considering digital-asset, fraud, and funding bills

AI-assisted summary

The resolution set the terms for House consideration of three measures: one to nullify an IRS rule on digital-asset transaction reporting, one to extend the time for pursuing fraud cases tied to pandemic unemployment programs, and a full-year 2025 funding measure with program extensions. The House agreed to the resolution, adopting those consideration terms; it did not pass the three bills themselves.

Context: The descriptions of the three measures are based on dated introduced versions; the supplied records do not establish whether those versions were the exact texts to be considered under the resolution.

Sources & original record
Official title
Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 25); providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1156); providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1968); and for other purposes.
Official question
On Agreeing to the Resolution
Chamber result
Passed
Measure title
Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 25); providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1156); providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1968); and for other purposes.
Related proposals
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Official vote record Official proposal details
House vote #66 · 2025H.Res. 211
Yea

Limit debate on rules for considering three House measures

AI-assisted summary

The resolution set terms for considering a resolution to nullify an IRS digital-asset reporting rule, a bill extending the time for pursuing pandemic unemployment fraud cases, and a full-year 2025 funding measure with program extensions. Ordering the previous question limited further debate and brought the resolution to a decision; the vote did not pass those underlying measures.

Context: The descriptions of the three measures are based on dated introduced versions; the supplied records do not establish whether those versions were the exact texts to be considered under the resolution.

Sources & original record
Official title
Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 25); providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1156); providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1968); and for other purposes.
Official question
On Ordering the Previous Question
Chamber result
Passed
Measure title
Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 25); providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1156); providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1968); and for other purposes.
Related proposals
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Official vote record Official proposal details
House vote #65 · 2025H.R. 993
Yea

Require a plan for emerging border security technologies

AI-assisted summary

The bill would require U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate to plan how to identify and deploy emerging technologies for border security. It also would authorize CBP Innovation Teams and require a plan and annual reports to Congress. The House passed the bill under a procedure that combines limited debate with a vote on passage.

Context: The description is of the introduced version; the supplied record does not establish whether the text changed before passage.

Sources & original record
Official title
Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act
Official question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Chamber result
Passed
Measure title
Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act
Legislative background
Introduced in House · 2025-02-05. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Official vote record Official proposal details
House vote #64 · 2025H.R. 901
Yea

Set DHS research security rules and review disclosure compliance

AI-assisted summary

The bill would require the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate to create a department-wide policy protecting research and development from unauthorized access or disclosure of sensitive information in related acquisitions. It also would direct the Government Accountability Office to review DHS compliance with a 2021 presidential memorandum and related research-disclosure guidance. The House passed the bill under a procedure that combines limited debate with a vote on passage.

Context: The description is of the introduced version; the supplied record does not establish whether the text changed before passage.

Sources & original record
Official title
Research Security and Accountability in DHS Act
Official question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Chamber result
Passed
Measure title
Research Security and Accountability in DHS Act
Legislative background
Introduced in House · 2025-01-31. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Official vote record Official proposal details
House vote #63 · 2025H.R. 495
Yea

Require annual reports on plans to counter border tunnels

AI-assisted summary

The bill would require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to report every year on implementation of its strategic plan to counter illicit cross-border tunnels; the existing requirement described in the record calls for only one report. The House passed the bill under a procedure that combines limited debate with a vote on passage.

Context: The description is of the introduced version; the supplied record does not establish whether the text changed before passage.

Sources & original record
Official title
Subterranean Border Defense Act
Official question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Chamber result
Passed
Measure title
Subterranean Border Defense Act
Legislative background
Introduced in House · 2025-01-16. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Official vote record Official proposal details
House vote #62 · 2025H.Res. 189
Yea

Censure Representative Al Green of Texas

AI-assisted summary

The resolution censures Representative Al Green of Texas. The House agreed to the resolution, so the censure was adopted.

Context: The supplied description does not state the resolution’s grounds or any further terms.

Sources & original record
Official title
Censuring Representative Al Green of Texas
Official question
On Agreeing to the Resolution
Chamber result
Passed
Measure title
Censuring Representative Al Green of Texas
Legislative background
Introduced in House · 2025-03-05. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Official vote record Official proposal details