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Issues / Disaster Response / Event · Jul 8 – Jul 29, 2025

Texas Flooding Emergency

6Members · 4 D · 2 R
8Actions · 5 D · 3 R
5States & territories · TX · AZ · RI · IL lead
0Bills named

How the conversation moved

Democrat Republican · one dot = one action
Action typeWk ofJun 30Wk ofJul 75Wk ofJul 142Wk ofJul 21Wk ofJul 281Total
Requested actionDeclarations, investigations, decisions 1
Sent lettersTo agencies, companies, officials 5
StatementsResponses to news 1
CriticizedA policy, decision or person 1

What members did

6 members · 8 actions

There is no proposal to be for or against here. Members are grouped by what they did.

Sent letters · 5

D 3 R 2
  • RJohn CornynTX · SenateJul 29

    Urged FCC to review emergency alert systems used during Texas floods.

  • DRuben GallegoAZ · SenateJul 14

    Demanded investigation into DHS Secretary Noem's response to Texas flooding that killed over 130 people.

  • DEric SorensenIL · HouseJul 14

    Demanded accountability from Trump administration over National Weather Service funding cuts after Texas floods.

  • RJohn KennedyLA · SenateJul 10

    Demanded FEMA and NOAA answers on staffing cuts and federal disaster response failures after Texas floods.

  • DGreg StantonAZ · HouseJul 9

    Demanded answers from FEMA and NOAA on federal response to Texas flooding.

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  • RJohn KennedyLA · SenateJul 10

    Demanded FEMA and NOAA answers on staffing cuts and federal disaster response failures after Texas floods.

  • DGreg StantonAZ · HouseJul 9

    Demanded answers from FEMA and NOAA on federal response to Texas flooding.

Made requests · 1

D 1 R 0
  • DGabe AmoRI · HouseJul 11

    Demanded Commerce Secretary explain National Weather Service personnel cuts after deadly Texas floods.

Reacted · 1

D 0 R 1
  • RJohn CornynTX · SenateJul 8

    Discussed catastrophic Central Texas floods and held moment of silence for victims.

Based on press releases since Jul 8, 2025. AI summaries of each release.

What each party did · Democrats 5 · Republicans 3

  • 1Requested action0
  • 3Sent letters2
  • 0Statements1
  • 1Criticized0

By state

Actions by members from each state, split by party. A joint release counts once for each member on it.

  • TX2
  • AZ2
  • RI2
  • IL1
  • LA1

Recognitions and tributes not counted.

Every action

8 actions · 8 releases
  1. Jul 29, 2025
  2. Jul 14, 2025
    • Letter

      DGallego AZ

      Demanded investigation into DHS Secretary Noem's response to Texas flooding that killed over 130 people.

      Release ↗

    • Letter

      DSorensen IL

      Demanded accountability from Trump administration over National Weather Service funding cuts after Texas floods.

      Release ↗

  3. Jul 11, 2025
    • Criticism

      DAmo RI

      Criticized Trump administration staffing cuts to FEMA and National Weather Service after Texas flooding.

      Release ↗

    • Request

      DAmo RI

      Demanded Commerce Secretary explain National Weather Service personnel cuts after deadly Texas floods.

      Release ↗

  4. Jul 10, 2025
    • Letter

      RKennedy LA

      Demanded FEMA and NOAA answers on staffing cuts and federal disaster response failures after Texas floods.

      Release ↗

  5. Jul 9, 2025
  6. Jul 8, 2025
    • Statement

      RCornyn TX

      Discussed catastrophic Central Texas floods and held moment of silence for victims.

      Release ↗

Summaries, action types, amounts and positions are read from each press release by AI and can be wrong. Joint releases (same day, same action, matching title or amount) count once. How it works