Lance Gooden
Republican · U.S. Representative for Texas's 5th district
14 sponsored · 230 cosponsored
Age 44 · In office since 2019
Contact their office: (202) 225-3484 · 2431 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 · Official website
Of the bills they cosponsored: 3 became law, 22 passed one chamber and wait on the other, 5 were resolutions that are finished, 11 cleared committee and wait for a first vote, 178 are in committee, and 11 have only been introduced.
The paragraph under each bill and the scores beside it were written by an AI model from the bill's text; the rest is the record.
Became law 3 bills
Passed both chambers and was signed by the President, or became law without a signature.
- Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment Act
- Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act
- Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".
In the other chamber's committee 13 bills
Passed one chamber and has been handed to a committee in the other.
- Major Richard Star Act
- Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
- Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025
- ALERT Act
- Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025
- Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025
- Protect Children’s Innocence Act
- Jeremy and Angel Seay and Sergeant Brandon Mendoza Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act of 2025
- Falun Gong Protection Act
- NORRA of 2025
Passed one chamber, waiting for the other to take it up 9 bills
Passed one chamber, and the other has not yet sent it to a committee or put it on its calendar.
- National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support, and Community Outreach Act
- 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act
- Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act
- Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- To repeal certain provisions relating to notification to Senate offices regarding legal process on disclosure of Senate data, and for other purposes.
- Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act
- SAVE Act
- Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025
- Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act
Adopted 5 bills
The chamber formally agreed to it, and for a resolution that is the finish line: what it says is now officially the chamber's position, rule or tribute.
- Expressing condolences and support for the victims of the July 4 flooding in Texas, honoring acts of heroism, and committing to stand with those impacted by these floods.
- Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.
- Condemning the rise in ideologically motivated attacks on Jewish individuals in the United States, including the recent violent assault in Boulder, Colorado, and reaffirming the House of Representatives commitment to combating antisemitism and politically motivated violence.
- Censuring Representative Al Green of Texas.
- Expressing condolences to the families, friends, and loved ones of the victims of the crash of American Eagle Flight 5342 and PAT 25, and for other purposes.
Cleared committee, waiting for its first floor vote 11 bills
A committee approved it and it is on the calendar of the chamber it started in.
- Congressional Records Protection Act of 2026
- American Franchise Act
- Fair Treatment of Religious Organizations Act of 2026
- Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act
- Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act
- Respect State Housing Laws Act
- Energy Choice Act
- Black Vulture Relief Act
- Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025
- SAVES Act
In committee 178 bills
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
- Barron’s Law
- Motion Picture, Television, and Entertainment Revitalization Act
- Combating Pasture Mealybug Act
- CHC REBASE Act of 2026
- Inventory Act of 2026
- Honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Kay Granger, a Representative from the State of Texas.
- Right to Worship Act
- Federal Lands Lawful Carry Act
- Wildfire Response Modernization Act
- Bonnie Eloise Rush Milam Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2026