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Michael Cloud

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Michael Cloud · statement ↔ vote record

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  • 119-hr-1919·Mixed signal

    Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act

    45/100

    What they said

    Jun 4, 2026

    The Freedom Caucus opposes federal mandates requiring automakers to install anti-drunk driving technology that can detect impairment and limit vehicle operation, characterizing such systems as government surveillance and a threat to constitutional liberties and privacy.

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    What they did

    Jul 17, 2025

    Voted Yea on Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act

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    AI analysis

    Both the statement and bill address government surveillance and digital control concerns, but they target different specific technologies and mechanisms. The statement opposes mandatory anti-drunk driving technology in vehicles as surveillance; the bill prohibits Federal Reserve direct issuance of central bank digital currency. The rep's yes vote on the CBDC amendment aligns with the stated opposition to government surveillance and control, but the technologies and policy questions are distinct. The amendment vote (rather than passage vote) adds procedural ambiguity about the rep's substantive intent on the broader bill.

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Crossing the aisle

Passage votes where Michael Cloud broke ranks with ≥75% of Republicans. Threshold catches substantively partisan splits; unanimous-ish or close votes are excluded.

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  1. 119-hr-9238·Jun 11, 2026·91% of R voted YES

    To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.

    Rep voted NO
    Bill
  2. 119-s-254·Jun 3, 2026·93% of R voted YES

    ARTIST Act

    Rep voted NO
    Bill
  3. 119-hr-2860·Jun 3, 2026·76% of R voted YES

    Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025

    Rep voted NO
    Bill
  4. 119-s-4465·Apr 30, 2026·87% of R voted YES

    A bill to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.

    Rep voted NO
    Bill
  5. 119-s-1020·Apr 21, 2026·94% of R voted YES

    A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects.

    Rep voted NO
    Bill
  6. 119-s-723·Mar 4, 2026·82% of R voted YES

    Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025

    Rep voted NO
    Bill

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Recent votes

  • Nay
    To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.
    119-hr-9238··June 11, 2026
  • Nay
    To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.
    119-hr-9238··June 11, 2026
  • Yea
    Condemning actors seeking to defraud the United States Government, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that governmentwide fraud and improper payment prevention reforms will meaningfully improve the financial prosperity of the United States, and that Federal program eligibility should be verified before payment.
    119-hres-1335··June 11, 2026
  • Yea
    Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act
    119-hr-8312··June 10, 2026
  • Yea
    No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026
    119-hr-7892··June 10, 2026
  • Nay
    Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5408) to accelerate workplace time-to-contract under the National Labor Relations Act.
    119-hres-1140·2 votes·Jun 9, 2026
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    • ·June 9, 2026
  • Nay
    Faster Labor Contracts Act
    119-hr-5408··June 9, 2026
  • Yea
    Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act
    119-hr-8428··June 8, 2026
  • Nay
    Ukraine Support Act
    119-hr-2913··June 5, 2026
  • Nay
    Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027
    119-hr-8646··June 4, 2026
  • Yea
    Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.
    119-hres-1336··June 4, 2026
  • Yea
    Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027
    119-hr-8646··June 4, 2026
  • Yea
    Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.
    119-hres-1336··June 4, 2026
  • Nay
    ARTIST Act
    119-s-254··June 3, 2026
  • Nay
    Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.
    119-hconres-86··June 3, 2026
  • Nay
    Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025
    119-hr-2860··June 3, 2026
  • Yea
    Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026
    119-hr-7726··June 3, 2026
  • Nay
    Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2913) to authorize support for Ukraine, and for other purposes.
    119-hres-518··June 3, 2026
  • Nay
    Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026
    119-hr-7726··June 3, 2026
  • Yea
    Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act
    119-s-2393··May 20, 2026
  • Yea
    Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025
    119-hr-2853··May 12, 2026
  • Yea
    Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026
    119-hr-7567··April 30, 2026
  • Nay
    A bill to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.
    119-s-4465··April 30, 2026
  • Nay
    Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026
    119-hr-7567··April 30, 2026

Recent statements

June 4, 2026press_release_house

Freedom Caucus Cheers Committee Passage of Provision to End Biden-Era Auto ‘Kill Switch’

Position: The Freedom Caucus opposes federal mandates requiring automakers to install anti-drunk driving technology that can detect impairment and limit vehicle operation, characterizing such systems as government surveillance and a threat to constitutional liberties and privacy.

Freedom Caucus Cheers Committee Passage of Provision to End Biden-Era Auto ‘Kill Switch' “Taxpayer dollars should not fund a surveillance system that treats every law abiding American driver as a suspect. As we work to address very real problems, we cannot allow our Constitutional liberties to be shredded or create a world where every American driver becomes a node for data gathering,” Rep. Michael Cloud (R-TX) told Breitbart News in a written statement. When Congress passed the so-called Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act during the Biden administration in 2021, it contained the HALT Drunk Driving Act. The legislation requires the National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA) to write new rules that would require automakers to install anti-drunk driving technology within five years. The law orders the agency to require a “passive system” in cars that would monitor a driver’s performance, detect their blood alcohol level (BAC) equal to and exceeding .08, which is the legal limit, and prevent or limit vehicle operation whenever it detects driver impairment. The law enflamed controversy that the government was planning to mandate a government “kill switch” on all vehicles. Some auto systems already monitor driver’s eyes and others use accelerators to detect stable inputs to steering. As part of the legislative mandate, NHTSA could mandate such systems. Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) has claimed that the technology could save “more than 10,000 lives each year.” On Wednesday, Cloud, along with Reps. Celeste Maloy (R-UT) and Marie Glusenkamp Perez (D-WA), offered an amendment to end funding the implementation of the so-called “kill switch.” The committee adopted the amendment 33 to 26. House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris (R-MD), also a member of the Appropriations Committee, told Breitbart News in a written statement, “The federal government controlling your car in the name of safety is straight-up dystopian. Americans want freedom — not Big Brother riding shotgun.” He added, “Congress must kill the kill switch until we can be assured our rights are safeguarded — and so we should scrap Biden’s radical mandate now. Rep. Cloud’s amendment is the right move towards tapping the brakes on this not ready for prime time policy.” MADD CEO Stacey D. Stewart said in a statement about the amendment: "Let’s be clear. This was a vote to defund the law. It was a victory for years of inaccurate claims about a law designed to prevent drunk driving and save lives. The vote turns a bipartisan requirement for an auto safety regulation into the possibility of a study, sending a troubling message to victims and survivors who were promised meaningful action to address a crime that continues to kill 32 Americans every day." Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) said in a statement to Breitbart News, “The government should never have the authority to take control of Americans’ cars. Kill Switch technology is a dystopian nightmare that we must forcefully reject and defeat at every turn. I’m incredibly pleased that an amendment to kill the Kill Switch was adopted with my support, and I look forward to continuing to fight with my conservative colleagues to ensure this Biden-era, Big Brother mandate never takes effect.” WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House Armed Services Committee released text for the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) containing several key victories that support national defense efforts and military infrastructure in the Coastal Bend, specifically at the Corpus Christi Army Depot. Congressman Cloud worked with the House Armed Services Committee to secure key […] ‘Don't Spy on Me': Freedom Caucus Launches Video Highlighting Need to Protect Americans' Privacy Sean Moran | Breitbart The Freedom Caucus launched a video, “Don’t Spy On Me,” highlighting many conservatives’ concerns with surveillance. “I don’t know any Americans that want Big Brother controlling our cars, tracking our money, or really just surveilling us from […] Water, Politics, and Pressure: The future of Corpus Christi's water supply Bill Churchwell | 3News As Corpus Christi and the Coastal Bend face a growing water crisis, the conversation is no longer just about finding more water, it’s about who should be responsible for solving the problem. Should local leaders remain in control? Or is […]

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June 1, 2026press_release_house

‘Don’t Spy on Me’: Freedom Caucus Launches Video Highlighting Need to Protect Americans’ Privacy

Position: The Freedom Caucus opposes warrantless surveillance of Americans under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and calls for requiring law enforcement and intelligence agencies to obtain warrants before surveilling U.S. citizens or purchasing their private communications from data brokers.

‘Don't Spy on Me': Freedom Caucus Launches Video Highlighting Need to Protect Americans' Privacy The Freedom Caucus launched a video, “Don’t Spy On Me,” highlighting many conservatives’ concerns with surveillance. “I don’t know any Americans that want Big Brother controlling our cars, tracking our money, or really just surveilling us from every corner that we turn,” Rep. Mark Harris (R-NC) said. Rep. Michael Cloud (R-TX) said, “But too often, the American people are left wondering, what’s the government doing trying to get in all their business?” Cloud was referring to how automobiles and banks surveil more Americans than ever. Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO) have proposed legislation that would give drivers more control over their personal data collected by auto manufacturers without drivers’ consent. “Our privacy is not negotiable,” Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) said. Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) said, “This is America, not some surveillance state. If they can spy on a member of Congress, they can spy on you.” “Look, under the Biden administration, there were nearly 3 million warrantless searches of American citizens. That’s unacceptable,” Rep. Keith Self (R-TX) explained. “Under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) authorization, if you’re an American, you shouldn’t be spied on as a foreigner, but they did it anyhow,” Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA), said. Section 702 is a surveillance authority meant to be used to spy on foreign adversaries; however, Americans’ private communications incidentally get surveilled without a warrant — contrary to the Fourth Amendment protections against warrantless surveillance. The surveillance authority will expire on June 12 if Congress does not pass a bill reauthorizing the legislation. Conservatives have continued to press for reforms as Congress seeks to reauthorize Section 702 ahead of that deadline. “We want our intelligence community, our federal law enforcement community, that when they are going to surveil an American, they have to get a warrant,” Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ) said. Many conservatives want to enact reforms that would bar intelligence agencies, federal law enforcement, and others from purchasing Americans’ private communications through third-party data brokers without a warrant. “It’s important that as we come to this June 12th end of FISA that we understand the importance of getting a warrant as we move forward,” Harris said. Congress has yet to find a framework that would reauthorize and reform Section 702 of FISA that could pass through both chambers of the legislative branch. “Don’t spy on me,” Norman concluded. WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House Armed Services Committee released text for the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) containing several key victories that support national defense efforts and military infrastructure in the Coastal Bend, specifically at the Corpus Christi Army Depot. Congressman Cloud worked with the House Armed Services Committee to secure key […] Water, Politics, and Pressure: The future of Corpus Christi's water supply Bill Churchwell | 3News As Corpus Christi and the Coastal Bend face a growing water crisis, the conversation is no longer just about finding more water, it’s about who should be responsible for solving the problem. Should local leaders remain in control? Or is […] WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Appropriations Committee passed the FY27 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill this week, which contains critical funding supporting work on the Matagorda Ship Channel Improvement Project (MSCIP). This pivotal project being led by the Army Corps of Engineers will help increase port efficiencies, reduce costs, and risk erosion to local infrastructure. […]

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May 21, 2026press_release_house

GOP Congress Goes After the ‘Ethnic Scam’ Crippling America

Position: Republicans are investigating welfare fraud and abuse, particularly cases involving immigrants and foreign nationals, and are calling for policy changes and fraud prosecutions to address what they characterize as systemic waste in federal benefit programs.

GOP Congress Goes After the ‘Ethnic Scam’ Crippling America Virginia Grace McKinnon | The Daily Signal Republicans are discovering billions of taxpayers’ dollars going to waste, being spent fraudulently, and abused by American bureaucracy systems, specifically the welfare state. Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, is leading the fraud investigations, rooted in immigration policy issues, in Congress. “A lot of this is being done by foreigners,” Gill said at a Republican Study Committee roundtable on Thursday. “We’ve got two different issues here, an immigration issue, and the welfare state issue. We’re focusing on the latter here on waste, fraud, and abuse. But when you bring in infinity Third Worlders into American society, from low-trust countries, you kind of expect low-trust behavior,” Gill continued. Gill’s task force was initiated by the massive amounts of fraud uncovered since President Donald Trump’s return to office, beginning with the fraud and waste revealed by the Department of Government Efficiency, Somali childcare fraud in Minnesota discovered by citizen journalist Nick Shirley, and the foreign Medicare fraud in Ohio recently uncovered by Daily Wire investigative reporter Luke Rosiak. “It’s just unbelievable, and the only piece we needed to see how corrupt this was, was to see who was getting paid by Medicaid,” Rosiak said at the RSC. Rosiak continued, describing the fraud he saw as an “ethnic scam.” “It’s in Ohio with almost entirely the Somalians and the Bhutanese, people from Bhutan, and they operate within those ethnic communities where a lot of people live in intergenerational houses and they don’t speak English, and they’re all on Medicaid.” “There’s kickback schemes and all kinds of corrupt stuff, criminals. But at the core of it is a lot of Somalis and Bhutanese, who aren’t that sick, on this government program, which is very, very expensive, which was intended for Americans who are very seriously ill. So, this is going to take a combination of fraud prosecutions, but also significant policy changes,” Rosiak continued. Gill and Rosiak were joined by some of the “strongest” fraud-concerned members of the Republican conference: Reps. Ben Cline of Virginia, Michael Cloud of Texas, Tim Burchett of Tennessee, Ralph Norman of South Carolina, Laurel Lee of Florida, Abe Hamadeh of Arizona, and Mike Kennedy of Utah. Cloud claimed that a “system of false incentives” has led politicians in Washington to facilitate the fraud. “Politicians in Washington have gotten away with measuring our self-worth and personal value by how much of other people’s money we give away,” he said. “Because of this, we measure effectiveness too often by how much money goes out the door, as opposed to is it going to where it was intended.” “We need action, and I just hope we got the guts to do it,” Burchett said, claiming the real answer is the Department of Justice. “We can pass tough laws, but I don’t have the ability to put anybody in handcuffs.” “We don’t have the ability to prosecute anybody,” Gill reiterated. But he said their task force does have the power to investigate. “We can go through committees like the Judiciary Committee, put them under oath,” he continued. “We can request subpoena documents and information, which we’re doing right now, we can issue criminal referrals, so we can do all of the work that sort of builds a case for DOJ or somebody to take up, and that’s work that we should be doing.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Appropriations Committee passed the FY27 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill this week, which contains critical funding supporting work on the Matagorda Ship Channel Improvement Project (MSCIP). This pivotal project being led by the Army Corps of Engineers will help increase port efficiencies, reduce costs, and risk erosion to local infrastructure. […] – One Step Closer to Water for Corpus Christi – ATF Director – 4th Amendment Not for Sale – Oversight Taskforce CBDCs: Government’s tool to control what you buy and own The Washington Times | Rep, Michael Cloud and Rep. Keith Self The currency would be the ultimate surveillance tool A Central Bank Digital Currency would be the ultimate tool of surveillance and control and is antithetical to the values of liberty and financial freedom. With […]

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May 19, 2026press_release_house

EXCLUSIVE Op-ED: CBDCs: Government’s tool to control what you buy and own

Position: The representatives oppose the development and implementation of a central bank digital currency (CBDC), arguing it would enable government surveillance, financial control, and undermine privacy and financial independence.

CBDCs: Government’s tool to control what you buy and own The Washington Times | Rep, Michael Cloud and Rep. Keith Self The currency would be the ultimate surveillance tool A Central Bank Digital Currency would be the ultimate tool of surveillance and control and is antithetical to the values of liberty and financial freedom. With a CBDC, the government could track every purchase you make: the gun store you visit, the church or political cause you donate to, the books you buy, the medication you need and the out-of-state travel you undertake. No more private transactions. No more anonymous charity. No more financial independence from Washington’s gaze. Cash and decentralized cryptocurrency preserve the American people’s financial choice; a CBDC destroys it. That is why Congress must permanently ban a CBDC. Don’t believe the advocates selling this as a harmless technological upgrade. CBDC is, in reality, a powerful tool for government surveillance and control over every American’s financial life. A CBDC is not “digital cash.” Unlike decentralized cryptocurrencies or even today’s bank deposits, a CBDC would be a direct liability of the central bank. Every transaction could be instantly visible to the government and subject to real-time rules set by unelected bureaucrats. This is not innovation; it is the infrastructure for financial authoritarianism. Even worse is the programmability feature. Central bankers and academics openly discuss “programmable money” that could expire, be restricted to certain merchants or be blocked from purchasing disfavored goods. For example, China’s digital yuan is already being used for social control experiments. America should not import that same kind of Orwellian model. Proponents claim a CBDC is needed to compete with China or combat crime. These arguments collapse under scrutiny. Criminals already exploit every new technology, and the U.S. dollar’s dominance stems from the rule of law, deep markets and limited government interference — not from giving the deep state more surveillance tools. Replacing cash with traceable CBDC would mainly burden law-abiding citizens while sophisticated actors shift to privacy coins, stablecoins or offshore systems. The financial stability risks are equally severe. A retail CBDC would allow Americans to pull deposits directly from banks into Fed accounts with a click of a button. In times of stress, this creates perfect conditions for digital bank runs far faster than anything we have seen. Smaller community banks would be crippled. The Federal Reserve would become the dominant allocator of credit, concentrating enormous power in Washington. We already possess efficient, diversified digital payment systems: Venmo, Zelle, credit cards and more. What a CBDC uniquely offers is government control at the base layer of money itself. Federal agencies are already buying commercial data on Americans. A CBDC would hand them perfect, real-time transaction data on a silver platter. Combine that with artificial intelligence analysis, and the emerging surveillance apparatus becomes total. The solution is simple. Congress should pass legislation to ban CBDCs permanently and encourage competition in payments without creating a government monopoly on digital dollars. House Republicans unanimously passed anti-CBDC legislation last summer. The Senate must take up such measures immediately. The Founders designed a constitutional republic with checks on centralized power precisely to prevent tyranny. A CBDC represents one of the greatest concentrations of economic power ever contemplated in American history. It must be rejected outright before the quiet march toward digital control becomes irreversible. Rep. Michael Cloud, who represents Texas’ 27th Congressional District, and Rep. Keith Self, who represents Texas’ 3rd Congressional District, are both members of the House Freedom Caucus. WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Appropriations Committee passed the FY27 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill this week, which contains critical funding supporting work on the Matagorda Ship Channel Improvement Project (MSCIP). This pivotal project being led by the Army Corps of Engineers will help increase port efficiencies, reduce costs, and risk erosion to local infrastructure. […] GOP Congress Goes After the ‘Ethnic Scam’ Crippling America Virginia Grace McKinnon | The Daily Signal Republicans are discovering billions of taxpayers’ dollars going to waste, being spent fraudulently, and abused by American bureaucracy systems, specifically the welfare state. Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, is leading the fraud investigations, rooted in immigration policy issues, in Congress. […] – One Step Closer to Water for Corpus Christi – ATF Director – 4th Amendment Not for Sale – Oversight Taskforce

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May 13, 2026press_release_house

Krishnamoorthi and Cloud Lead Bipartisan Push to Ban Congressional Stock Trading and Prediction Market Trading

Position: Members of Congress, their families, and congressional staff should be prohibited from trading individual stocks and participating in prediction markets through new House rules to prevent conflicts of interest and restore public trust.

Krishnamoorthi and Cloud Lead Bipartisan Push to Ban Congressional Stock Trading and Prediction Market Trading Representative Krishnamoorthi Press Release | May 12, 2026 Lawmakers urge House leadership to adopt ethics reforms through House rules package to restore public trust and prevent conflicts of interest. WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Congressman Michael Cloud (R-TX) led a bipartisan group of House lawmakers on Monday in calling on Speaker Mike Johnson and Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries to adopt new House rules prohibiting Members of Congress, their families, and congressional staff from trading individual stocks and participating in prediction markets. Additional signers of the letter included Representatives Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Tom Barrett (R-MI), Gabe Vasquez (D-NM), Elijah Crane (R-AZ), Dina Titus (D-NV), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Jen Kiggans (R-VA), Greg Landsman (D-OH), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Jason Crow (D-CO), Josh Riley (D-NY), Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ), Chip Roy (R-TX), Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), Johnny Olszewski (D-MD), and Ritchie Torres (D-NY). In a letter to House leadership, the Members urged immediate action to strengthen congressional ethics rules and address growing public concerns about lawmakers using privileged information for personal financial gain. The lawmakers argued that Congress should move quickly to adopt clear and enforceable standards through the House rules process. “We are writing to urge immediate changes to the rules package for the 119th Congress to include a clear, enforceable ban on Members, their families, and staff trading in individual stocks and in prediction markets,” the Members wrote. “If such changes are not adopted in the current Congress, we urge that these provisions be included in the rules package for the 120th Congress.” The letter points to bipartisan efforts already underway to restrict congressional stock trading and notes that the Senate recently updated its own rules to prohibit Senators and Senate staff from participating in prediction markets. The lawmakers warned that the House should not fall behind in addressing clear ethical concerns and restoring public confidence in Congress. “Members of Congress are privy to information the average hard-working American is not, so we should end both the appearance and reality of conflicts of interest and special privileges for elected officials,” the lawmakers continued. “The House of Representatives should not lag behind the Senate in closing obvious avenues for conflicts of interest and the appearance of corruption.” The Members emphasized that the reforms are about protecting the integrity of Congress and ensuring Americans can trust that lawmakers are serving the public interest rather than their own financial portfolios. “These reforms are not partisan; they are about restoring trust in Congress as an institution,” the lawmakers wrote. “Members from across the political spectrum have heard the same message from our constituents: they want clear rules that prevent lawmakers from personally profiting from nonpublic information or from the outcomes of the very processes we oversee.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Appropriations Committee passed the FY27 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill this week, which contains critical funding supporting work on the Matagorda Ship Channel Improvement Project (MSCIP). This pivotal project being led by the Army Corps of Engineers will help increase port efficiencies, reduce costs, and risk erosion to local infrastructure. […] GOP Congress Goes After the ‘Ethnic Scam’ Crippling America Virginia Grace McKinnon | The Daily Signal Republicans are discovering billions of taxpayers’ dollars going to waste, being spent fraudulently, and abused by American bureaucracy systems, specifically the welfare state. Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, is leading the fraud investigations, rooted in immigration policy issues, in Congress. […] – One Step Closer to Water for Corpus Christi – ATF Director – 4th Amendment Not for Sale – Oversight Taskforce

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Recent news mentions

Articles from a curated list of national outlets that mention Michael Cloud.

No recent news mentions yet.

Source: GDELT 2.0 GKG, filtered to a curated list of national outlets. Inclusion is not endorsement; opinion pieces and reported news are mixed.

Recent stock activity

Periodic transaction reports filed under the STOCK Act — disclosed by the rep, sourced from public filings.

No disclosed trades on record.

Source: open-data mirrors of the Senate eFD and House Clerk financial-disclosure systems. Disclosure within 30 days of trade is required by law (45 for spouse/dependent trades).

Top PAC donors · 2026 cycle

Political action committees that gave the most to this rep's principal campaign committee this cycle. PAC giving is direct organizational support — industry, ideological, or leadership.

  1. 1.HOUSE FREEDOM FUNDLeadership16 contributionsMember-of-Congress leadership PAC — supports conservative House candidates and Republican priorities aligned with fiscal and social conservative principles.AI$87,535
  2. 2.CLUB FOR GROWTH PACIdeological11 contributionsFiscal-conservative PAC focused on free-market economics and limited government. Backs candidates supporting lower taxes, reduced spending, and deregulation across both parties.AI$78,648
  3. 3.AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEAgriculture6 contributionsAgricultural processing PAC for American Crystal Sugar — backs candidates supporting farm subsidies, sugar price supports, and agricultural trade policies.AI$30,000
  4. 4.KOCH INDUSTRIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)Business6 contributionsCorporate PAC of Koch Industries, a diversified conglomerate with operations in energy, chemicals, manufacturing, and consumer products. Backs candidates supporting business-friendly regulatory and tax policy.AI$29,000
  5. 5.MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PACLeadership5 contributionsLeadership PAC — likely affiliated with a member of Congress or caucus group; backs allied candidates and party priorities.AI · low$25,000
  6. 6.TEXAS FARM BUREAU AGFUNDAgriculture5 contributionsAgricultural advocacy PAC affiliated with the Texas Farm Bureau — supports candidates backing farm-friendly policies, commodity protections, and rural economic interests.AI$24,000
  7. 7.NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEReal Estate4 contributionsTrade association PAC for U.S. real estate agents and brokers — backs candidates supporting property-rights protections, mortgage-lending access, and tax incentives for homeownership.AI$17,000
  8. 8.HUCK PACLeadership3 contributionsMember-of-Congress leadership PAC — directs contributions to allied candidates, likely associated with a member using the nickname or surname Huck.AI$15,000
  9. 9.AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PACIdeological3 contributionsFederal PAC arm of AIPAC, established 2021. Backs candidates from both parties who support U.S.-Israel security and economic ties.AI$15,000
  10. 10.FRESHMAN AGRICULTURAL REPUBLICAN MEMBERS TRUST AKA FARM TRUSTLeadership1 contributionLeadership PAC affiliated with freshman Republican members of Congress with agricultural interests. Directs contributions to allied Republican candidates and party priorities.AI$13,071

Source: OpenFEC (api.open.fec.gov) Schedule A receipts where contributor type is “committee.” Aggregated by contributing committee. Self-transfers from joint-fundraising / victory committees are excluded.

Top individual contributors · 2026 cycle

Itemized individual contributions over $200 to this rep's campaign committee, aggregated by donor employer. PAC giving is shown above; this section is people, not organizations.

  1. 1.VICTORIA COLLEGE$16,904
  2. 2.MAGIC INDUSTRIES INC$13,200
  3. 3.HHA HOSPITAL MEDICINE$12,000
  4. 4.MERCER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY$9,000
  5. 5.RAMIREZ ARCHITECTS$7,000
  6. 6.PORT LAVACA FORD$7,000
  7. 7.CL THOMAS INC.$7,000
  8. 8.CITIZENS MEDICAL CENTER$6,800
  9. 9.SELF$6,434
  10. 10.XR LLC$5,000

Source: OpenFEC Schedule A receipts where contributor type is “individual,” aggregated by the donor's self-reported employer. This is a geographic / industry correlation, not a corporate endorsement.