Michael Cloud

U.S. Representative · TX-27 · Republican

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

0.38· expected 1.41

Below expectations

Rank 312 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 195 majority-party members without a committee lead

How far Cloud’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

26 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 26 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the House

How Cloud’s ratings compare with every representative

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Cloud.

99/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 10 missed of 674

Voted on 664 of 674 roll calls; missed 10. Higher than 61% of House members.

15%100%

97/ 100

House R median 98 · Rank 156 of 219

Sided with the Republican majority on 468 votes that split the parties. Lower than 68% of House members.

45%100%

8/ 100

Chamber median 12 · −4

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 93% of House members.

0%70%

+0.69

Republican middle 80%: 0.32 to 0.71

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

LiberalConservative

4 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Cloud’s effectiveness score.

H.R. 2249 Preserving Presidential Management Authority ActExpands presidential authority over federal employee management and organization. AI-readGovernment Operations and Politics · Out of committee Mar 25, 2025Substantive263 words Out of committee
H.R. 2039 Protecting the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Act of 2025Prohibits the President and HHS from declaring emergencies to impose gun control measures. AI-readEmergency Management · In committee Mar 11, 2025Substantive229 words In committee
H.R. 1668 End FEMA Benefits for Illegal Immigrants ActProhibits FEMA from operating the Shelter and Services Program for noncitizen migrants. AI-readEmergency Management · In committee Feb 27, 2025Substantive188 words In committee
H.R. 992 PATROL ActProhibits DOJ from suing states over border security structures in navigable waters. AI-readImmigration · In committee Feb 5, 2025Substantive200 words In committee

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.