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Facts last checked November 11, 2026

Where Texas’s lawmakers stand

Both of Texas’s senators are cosponsors. 23 of its 37 House members back the bill, and 13 signed the discharge petition that forces a House vote.

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These 14 members of Congress from Texas aren’t cosponsors of the Star Act. That doesn’t mean they oppose it, and every one of them can still vote YES. A call from a constituent is how they hear it matters.

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Texas’s senators

The Senate acts after the House. The ask for senators: “When the House passes the clean Star Act, will you pass it without changes before this Congress ends on January 3, 2027, and vote NO on the H.R. 9237 package, which cuts future veterans’ benefits to pay for its version?”

Texas’s House members

Vacant: TX-23.

Texas House members: Star Act cosponsorship and discharge petition signatures
DistrictMemberCosponsorDischarge petitionDischarge vote, Nov 11
TX-1Nathaniel MoranYes, since June 17, 2025Not signedNay
TX-2Dan CrenshawNot yetNot signedYea
TX-3Keith SelfNot yetNot signedNay
TX-4Pat FallonYes, since March 25, 2025Not signedNay
TX-5Lance GoodenYes, since March 14, 2025Not signedNay
TX-6Jake EllzeyNot yetNot signedNay
TX-7Lizzie FletcherYes, since March 21, 2025Signed May 21, 2026Yea
TX-8Morgan LuttrellYes, since March 14, 2025Not signedYea
TX-9Al GreenYes, since April 2, 2025Signed June 3, 2026Yea
TX-10Michael T. McCaulYes, since March 14, 2025Not signedNay
TX-11August PflugerYes, since March 14, 2025Not signedNay
TX-12Craig A. GoldmanYes, since June 5, 2025Not signedNay
TX-13Ronny JacksonNot yetNot signedNay
TX-14Randy K. Weber, Sr.Not yetNot signedNay
TX-15Monica De La CruzYes, since March 14, 2025Not signedNot Voting
TX-16Veronica EscobarYes, since April 1, 2025Signed May 21, 2026Yea
TX-17Pete SessionsYes, since March 21, 2025Not signedNay
TX-18Christian D. MenefeeNot yetSigned May 21, 2026Yea
TX-19Jodey C. ArringtonNot yetNot signedNay
TX-20Joaquin CastroYes, since March 14, 2025Signed May 21, 2026Yea
TX-21Chip RoyNot yetNot signedNay
TX-22Troy E. NehlsNot yetNot signedNay
TX-24Beth Van DuyneYes, since March 14, 2025Not signedNay
TX-25Roger WilliamsNot yetNot signedNay
TX-26Brandon GillNot yetNot signedNay
TX-27Michael CloudNot yetNot signedNay
TX-28Henry CuellarYes, since June 25, 2025Signed June 3, 2026Yea
TX-29Sylvia R. GarciaYes, since March 14, 2025Signed May 21, 2026Yea
TX-30Jasmine CrockettYes, since June 4, 2025Signed June 3, 2026Yea
TX-31John R. CarterNot yetNot signedNay
TX-32Julie JohnsonYes, since June 17, 2025Signed June 4, 2026Yea
TX-33Marc A. VeaseyYes, since March 14, 2025Signed June 4, 2026Yea
TX-34Vicente GonzalezYes, since March 24, 2025Signed May 21, 2026Not Voting
TX-35Greg CasarYes, since April 8, 2025Signed June 3, 2026Yea
TX-36Brian BabinYes, since August 8, 2025Not signedNay
TX-37Lloyd DoggettYes, since March 14, 2025Signed May 21, 2026Yea
TX-38Wesley HuntNot yetNot signedNay

Signing the discharge petition is a separate procedural step. Many cosponsors who didn’t sign it still support the bill.

Why it matters

Combat-injured veterans medically retired before 20 years of service are denied their full retired pay because they also receive VA disability compensation. The clean, standalone Star Act would fix that for about 54,000–60,000 combat-injured veterans medically retired under Chapter 61 with fewer than 20 years of service, without cutting any other veteran’s benefits.

The discharge petition reached 218 signatures on September 15, 2026, which lets supporters force a House vote. On November 11, the House voted 245–175 to discharge H.Res. 1247, the resolution that brings the clean, standalone Star Act to the floor. After debate, a voice vote on the resolution went against it, a recorded vote was demanded, and the House postponed that vote. If the House adopts the resolution, it then debates and votes on the bill.

If Congress hasn’t passed it and sent it to the President by the time this Congress ends on January 3, 2027, it dies and must be reintroduced.

What the bill does · Who qualifies · National status

Source: House Clerk: Discharge Petition No. 22

Cosponsor data from Congress.gov, as of November 11, 2026.

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