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Michael C. Burgess

Michael C. Burgess

1/6/2025, 12:44 PM

Michael C. Burgess Congressional Service

Michael C. Burgess is a retired United States Congressman for the state of Texas. Michael served as a House Representative for the state of Texas and served a total of 11 terms in congress.

Michael C. Burgess participated in over 1256 voting sessions, sponsored over 440 pieces of legislation, and cosponsored over over 2585 individual bills.

Stance on Important Issues

Economy

Conservative

Michael Burgess supports free market policies, emphasizing tax cuts, deregulation, and entrepreneurship as key drivers of economic growth. He generally advocates for reducing government spending and balancing the budget.

Agriculture

Conservative

Burgess tends to support agricultural policies that favor deregulation, reduction of federal oversight, and ensuring market access for American farmers, focusing on domestic agricultural interests.

Immigration

Extremely conservative

He supports strict immigration enforcement, including the strengthening of border security and opposing amnesty for undocumented immigrants. Burgess advocates for legal immigration reforms that prioritize skilled workers.

Education

Conservative

Burgess favors local control over education, supporting school choice options such as charter schools and voucher programs. He is critical of federal involvement in K-12 education.

Energy

Conservative

Burgess supports expanding domestic energy production, including fossil fuels like oil and gas. He advocates for reducing regulatory barriers to increase energy independence.

Climate change

Conservative

He is skeptical of the human impact on climate change and opposes regulatory actions that he believes could harm economic growth. He supports research into alternative energy sources but prioritizes economic considerations.

Healthcare

Extremely conservative

Burgess, a former physician, supports free-market healthcare solutions, including the repeal of the Affordable Care Act. He emphasizes reducing government involvement in healthcare and increasing competition among providers.

Housing

Conservative

He generally supports policies that reduce federal regulation in the housing market, focusing on promoting private sector solutions to housing issues.

Transportation

Conservative

Burgess supports improving the nation's infrastructure but emphasizes cost-effective measures and reducing federal spending where possible. He advocates for state and local control over transportation projects.

Veterans affairs

Conservative

Burgess advocates for reforms in veterans' services to improve efficiency and access to healthcare, emphasizing accountability and better management of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Voting rights

Conservative

Burgess supports measures aimed at securing elections, such as voter ID laws, and opposes federal oversight of state election laws, advocating for state control over voting regulations.

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Latest Bills

To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure that Federally-qualified health centers are not required to pay more than the 340B ceiling price for covered outpatient drugs at the time of purchase.
Bill HR 7391February 11, 2026
To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to reauthorize certain water infrastructure grants, and for other purposes.
Bill HR 7476February 11, 2026
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to submit a monthly report on the status of all projects and activities funded through the Disaster Relief Fund, and for other purposes.
Bill HR 7461February 11, 2026
Electing a Member to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives.
Bill HRES 1048February 11, 2026
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain distributions from long-term qualified tuition programs for first home purchases, and for other purposes.
Bill HR 7468February 11, 2026
To authorize civil actions against institutions of higher education and athletic associations that negligently or recklessly permit a biologically male student athlete to compete in an athletic competition intended exclusively for female student athletes, resulting in harm.
Bill HR 7368February 11, 2026
ROUTE Act
Bill HR 6642February 11, 2026
To amend section 477 of the Social Security Act to increase the maximum education and training voucher amount and provide greater support for foster youth pursuing postsecondary education.
Bill HR 7463February 11, 2026
Recognizing the cultural and historical significance of Mardi Gras and the celebration's origins in Mobile, Alabama.
Bill HRES 1051February 11, 2026
Home School Graduation Recognition Act
Bill HR 6392February 11, 2026
Providing for consideration of the resolution (H.Res. 863) impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 485) to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to prohibit the use of quality-adjusted life years and similar measures in coverage and payment determinations under Federal health care programs.
Bill HRES 996March 8, 2024
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5585) to impose criminal and immigration penalties for intentionally fleeing a pursuing Federal officer while operating a motor vehicle; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6678) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who have been convicted of or who have committed Social Security fraud are inadmissible and deportable; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6679) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to aliens who carried out, participated in, planned, financed, supported, or otherwise facilitated the attacks against Israel; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6976) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who have been convicted of or who have committed an offense for driving while intoxicated or impaired are inadmissible and deportable.
Bill HRES 980February 1, 2024
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5894) making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.
Bill HRES 864December 27, 2023
Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 7) relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 139) to require Executive agencies to submit to Congress a study of the impacts of expanded telework and remote work by agency employees during the COVID-19 pandemic and a plan for the agency's future use of telework and remote work, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 382) to terminate the public health emergency declared with respect to COVID-19; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 497) to eliminate the COVID-19 vaccine mandate on health care providers furnishing items and services under certain Federal health care programs.
Bill HRES 75April 17, 2024
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1435) to amend the Clean Air Act to prevent the elimination of the sale of internal combustion engines.
Bill HRES 681December 15, 2023
Demanding that the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party immediately release Mark Swidan.
Bill HRES 90December 15, 2023
Condemning antisemitism at institutions of higher education in the United States and encouraging college and university leaders, administrators, and faculty to speak out against antisemitism.
Bill HRES 839March 6, 2024