MCCAUL, MICHAEL

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: Experience: House: District 10, 2005-Present; Home State: Texas; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,320,032Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Michael T. McCaul

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Linda; 5 Children: Caroline, Jewell, Lauren, Michael, Avery

Birth Date: 01/14/1962

Birth Place: Dallas, TX

Home City: Austin, TX

Education

Graduate, Senior Executive Fellows Program, School of Government, Harvard University

JD, School of Law, Saint Mary's University, 1987

BS, Business/History, Trinity University, 1984

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2004-present

Assistant Whip, United States House of Representatives

Current Legislative Committees

Foreign Affairs, Member

Homeland Security, Chair

Science, Space, and Technology, Member

Subcommittee on Research and Technology, Member

Subcommittee on Space, Member

Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Co-Chair, Cancer Caucus

Co-Chair, Congressional Childhood Cancer Caucus

Founder, Congressional Childhood Cancer Caucus

Founder, Congressional Cyber Security Caucus

Co-Chair, Congressional Cyber Security Caucus

Co-Chair, Congressional High Technology Caucus

Founder, Congressional High Technology Caucus

Co-Founder, Congressional Pediatric Cancer Caucus

Member, Executive Committee, State Infrastructure Protection Advisory Committee

Member, Governor's Anti-Crime Commission

Founder, Green Schools Caucus

Co-Chair, Green Schools Caucus

Member, House Republican Policy Committee

Member, Joint Terrorism Task Force

Co-Chair, Public Broadcasting Caucus

Founder, Sudan Caucus

Co-Chair, Sudan Caucus

Member, Tuberculosis Elimination Caucus

Vice Chair, United States-Mexico Inter-Parliamentary Group, 2005

Professional Experience

Former Chief, Counter-Terrorism and National Security Section, Criminal Division, Western Judicial District of Texas, United States Attorney's Office

Senior Advisor, Homeland Security, Office of the Texas Governor

Former Trial Attorney, Public Integrity Section, Criminal Division, United States Justice Department

Former Deputy Attorney General, State of Texas

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Vice Chair, United States-Mexico Inter-Parliamentary Group, 2005-present

Total: 2

Van Hollen, McCaul, Speier, Reed, and Capito Introduce Bipartisan Childhood Cancer STAR Act

07/29/2015

Noodls

Congressman McCaul Introduces Legislation to Cut Government Regulations

07/28/2015

Noodls

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Oppose Abortion is immoral and should be absolutely restricted, because it kills a human being. And abortion clinics are illegal.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Oppose The income tax and the IRS should be both abolished. Lower and flatter taxes are the good first step.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Oppose The federal government caused the Great Recession, and keeping out of the economy will end it.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Support School choice helps the poor who would otherwise be stuck in failing schools. Vochers for school choice can improce the education.
7. Make voter registration easier	Support Voter ID laws just make it harder for people to vote, but what we should do is to make voting easier.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Oppose There's no global warming - it's just natural climatic variation. And if there is a problem, we won't be affacted much.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Strongly Support U.S. needs to keep expanding the military. Increase defense spending is also to meet global responsibilities.
11. Support & expand free trade	Strongly Support We should have open trade with every country in the world. The government has no right to make restrictions on imports or exports.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Support It is a basic Constitutional right and expresses the principle of self-defense against violence.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Oppose Further health coverage should be promoted through free market rather than the government.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Strongly Oppose We should strictly enforce our immigration laws, and crack down on illegal immigrants that have already in the US by deporting and removing all their social benefits.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Support Human needs come first, but it's ok to use natural resource for sustainable development.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Support Belief in God is what America was founded upon, so religious organizations, or praying in school, does not violate the separation of church and state. Religious institutions should be involved in welfare or education.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Oppose Affirmative Action is a noble idea, but should not be enforced by government.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Oppose Homosexuality is immoral. We must eradicate so that homosexual values are not imposed upon our children.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Support Americans should self-determine their retirement funding instead of entrust to the government.

Total: 103

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
06/08/2017	H.R.2825	DHS Authorization Act of 2017	06/08/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. (All Actions)
05/22/2017	H.R.1370	Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign Authorization Act of 2017	05/22/2017 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 92. (All Actions)
05/18/2017	H.Res.188	Condemning the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran for the 1988 massacre of political prisoners and calling for justice for the victims.	05/18/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa. (All Actions)
04/27/2017	H.R.2188	Community Counterterrorism Preparedness Act	04/27/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. (All Actions)
04/27/2017	H.R.2184	Cyber Scholarship Opportunities Act of 2017	04/27/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. (All Actions)
04/25/2017	H.R.2138	Sinai Service Recognition Act	04/25/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
03/20/2017	H.R.1626	Student Agriculture Protection Act of 2017	03/20/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
03/03/2017	H.R.1231	RACE for Children Act	03/03/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
02/09/2017	H.Res.112	Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Homeland Security in the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress.	02/09/2017 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (All Actions)
02/08/2017	H.R.674	One In, One Out Act	02/08/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. (All Actions)
02/06/2017	H.R.380	IRGC Terrorist Designation Act	02/06/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
02/03/2017	H.R.820	Childhood Cancer STAR Act	02/03/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
12/16/2016	H.R.6381	DHS Reform and Improvement Act	12/16/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. (All Actions)
12/07/2016	H.R.3381	Childhood Cancer STAR Act	12/07/2016 Received in the Senate. (All Actions)
09/22/2016	H.R.5859	Community Counterterrorism Preparedness Act	09/22/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (All Actions)
09/21/2016	H.Con.Res.159	Condemning the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran for the 1988 massacre of political prisoners and calling for justice for the victims.	09/21/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
07/21/2016	H.R.5924	To provide that members of the Armed Forces performing services in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt shall be entitled to tax benefits in the same manner as if such services were performed in a combat zone.	07/21/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
07/20/2016	H.R.5697	Taking Responsibility Using Secured Technologies Act of 2016	07/20/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
07/14/2016	H.R.5858	RACE for Children Act	07/14/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
06/20/2016	H.R.5471	Countering Terrorist Radicalization Act	06/20/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (All Actions)

Total: 2155

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
02/07/2007	H.R.869	To amend title 10, United States Code, to revive previous authority on the use of the Armed Forces and the militia to address interference with State or Federal law, and for other purposes.
02/07/2007	H.R.748	Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2007
02/06/2007	H.R.805	To provide incentives for the use of hydrogen fuel, and for other purposes.
02/02/2007	H.R.729	Home Energy Generation Act
02/02/2007	H.R.621	Home Oxygen Patient Protection Act of 2007
02/02/2007	H.R.570	To provide grants from moneys collected from violations of the corporate average fuel economy program to be used to expand infrastructure necessary to increase the availability of alternative fuels.
02/02/2007	H.R.436	Cell Phone Tax Moratorium Act of 2007
02/02/2007	H.Con.Res.30	Raising awareness and encouraging prevention of stalking by establishing January 2007 as "National Stalking Awareness Month".
02/02/2007	H.R.367	Gang Elimination Act of 2007
02/02/2007	H.R.304	CLEAN TOWN Act of 2007
02/02/2007	H.J.Res.1	Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
02/01/2007	H.R.690	To amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the minimum age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service from 60 to 55.
01/30/2007	H.R.721	Timber Tax Act of 2007
01/30/2007	H.Res.111	Establishing a Select Committee on POW and MIA Affairs.
01/24/2007	H.R.689	Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 2007
01/24/2007	H.R.688	State and Local Law Enforcement Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act of 2007
01/24/2007	H.R.686	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the qualified tuition deduction.
01/24/2007	H.Con.Res.45	Expressing the sense of Congress on the new strategy in Iraq.
01/24/2007	H.R.599	To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to streamline the SAFETY Act and anti-terrorism technology procurement processes.	Failed	Nay
01/23/2007	H.Res.51	Honoring the contributions of Catholic schools.	Passed	Nay

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