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
12/10/2014	H.R.5827	Christmas Tree Tax Exclusion Act	12/10/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. (All Actions)
12/08/2014	H.Con.Res.120	Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the Civil Air Patrol.	12/08/2014 Message on Senate action sent to the House. (All Actions)
11/24/2014	H.R.5698	United States Secret Service Accountability and Improvement Act of 2014	11/24/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
11/20/2014	H.R.5685	Rewards for Justice Congressional Notification Act of 2014	11/20/2014 Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions)
07/29/2014	H.R.3696	National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2014	07/29/2014 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (All Actions)
07/21/2014	H.R.4961	Human Smuggling Prevention Act of 2014	07/21/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
06/10/2014	H.R.4349	Crude Oil Export Act	06/10/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade. (All Actions)
01/16/2014	H.R.3900	Intelligence Community Oversight Act of 2014	01/16/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select). (All Actions)
11/15/2013	H.Res.415	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the tragic shooting at Los Angeles International Airport on November 1, 2013.	11/15/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. (All Actions)
09/16/2013	H.J.Res.63	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Personnel Management relating to the treatment of Members of Congress and congressional staff under section 1312 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.	09/16/2013 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform (All Actions)
09/13/2013	H.R.2997	One In, Two Out Act	09/13/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. (All Actions)
07/25/2013	H.R.2830	Prioritizing Debt Reduction in U.S. Foreign Assistance Act of 2013	07/25/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
06/14/2013	H.R.1781	Mustafa Akarsu Local Guard Force Support Act	06/14/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
06/04/2013	H.R.2213	Border Communities Economic Security and Sustainability Act of 2013	06/04/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security. (All Actions)
05/06/2013	H.Con.Res.29	Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should resume normal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, and for other purposes.	05/06/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific. (All Actions)
04/17/2013	H.R.756	Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013	04/17/2013 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (All Actions)
04/08/2013	H.R.854	Qods Force Terrorist Designation Act	04/08/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security. (All Actions)
02/15/2013	H.R.755	To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the Civil Air Patrol.	02/15/2013 Referred to House Administration (All Actions)
05/20/2013	H.R.1417	Border Security Results Act of 2013	05/20/2013 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 62. (All Actions)
05/06/2013	H.R.1826	No Monuments to Me Act of 2013	05/06/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. (All Actions)

Total: 2155

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
05/16/2017	H.R.2459	Transnational Criminal Organization Exploitation Threat Assessment Act
05/16/2017	H.R.2454	Department of Homeland Security Data Framework Act of 2017
06/14/2017	H.R.2581	Verify First Act
06/12/2017	H.R.2372	VETERAN Act
06/08/2017	H.R.2831	To improve the port and maritime security functions of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017	H.R.2213	Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2017
05/22/2017	H.R.115	Thin Blue Line Act	Passed	Yea
05/18/2017	H.Res.336	Reaffirming a strong commitment to the United States-Mexico partnership.
05/18/2017	H.R.2169	Improving Fusion Centers' Access to Information Act
05/18/2017	H.Res.259	Expressing concern and condemnation over the political, economic, social, and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela.
05/18/2017	H.R.1918	Nicaraguan Investment Conditionality Act (NICA) of 2017
05/18/2017	H.R.1677	Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2017
05/18/2017	H.Res.201	Expressing support to the Government of Argentina for its investigation into the terrorist bombing of the Embassy of Israel in Buenos Aires on March 17, 1992.
05/18/2017	H.Res.199	Recognizing the self determination of Gibraltar to determine its status as a British Overseas Territory.
05/18/2017	H.R.1196	Counterterrorism Screening and Assistance Act of 2017
05/17/2017	H.R.1616	Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act of 2017	Passed	Yea
05/17/2017	H.Res.145	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the fight against corruption in Central America.
05/16/2017	H.R.2471	TRACER Act
05/16/2017	H.R.2470	Homeland Threat Assessment Act
05/16/2017	H.R.2453	DHS Intelligence Rotational Assignment Program Act of 2017

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