Policy Positions
Positions as of June 6, 2026, extracted from source websites.
Climate(6)
Opposes burdensome regulations on clean energy production and rejects the Green New Deal approach.
"CONGRESS NEEDS TO MAKE CLEAN ENERGY PRODUCTION EASIER, NOT HARDER THROUGH BURDENSOME REGULATIONS."
Opposes burdensome environmental regulations and the Green New Deal, preferring market-based innovation-driven environmental solutions that do not result in job loss.
"Unlike the Green New Deal, I'm focused on solutions and not just slogans. We do not need a socialist takeover of our entire economy in order to protect the environment."
Supports reducing carbon emissions through innovation and carbon capture technology rather than regulatory mandates like the Green New Deal.
"I proposed legislation called the New Energy Frontier as part of the Republican environmental plan. This bill takes carbon capture – which we have pioneered here in Texas – and encourages further innovation so we can market this technology to the world to tackle GLOBAL emissions."
Supports an 'all-of-the-above' clean energy strategy that encourages American innovators to develop clean energy while maintaining economic growth.
"What we need is to encourage American innovators to develop a clean, all-of-the-above energy strategy that will allow us to continue emissions reductions and historic economic growth."
Supports reforming EPA permitting processes to reduce delays for carbon capture projects while stating environmental protections are not weakened.
"giving states regulatory certainty and speeding carbon capture projects without mandating carbon capture technology. If industry wants it, permitting delays should not stand in their way."
Supported Department of Energy innovation and research programs, including advanced computing, laser research, and high-end energy infrastructure to maintain US competitiveness against China.
"Dan supported this bill because it invested in Department of Energy innovation, research, and development programs, like advanced computing, laser research, and high-end energy infrastructure critical to US competitiveness—especially against China."
Criminal Justice(1)
Crenshaw supports protecting law enforcement, contrasting with opponent Toth's vote against a grant program to equip police vehicles with bullet-resistant protection.
"Protecting our law enforcement isn't optional, it's a duty every legislature should uphold. Yet despite overwhelming support from Texas House Republicans to protect the men and women who wear the badge, Steve Toth voted against defending those on the front lines of our local communities."
Economy(7)
Supports extending the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and making middle-class tax cuts permanent, preventing tax hikes across all income brackets.
"Supported President Trump by extending the tax cuts for Americans started with Kevin Brady's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (2017). Helped passed the Working Families Tax Cuts Act (2025) that keeps middle class families from paying up to 22% more in taxes."
Supports permanent tax provisions benefiting small businesses, including 100% bonus depreciation, 20% qualified business income deduction, and full R&D write-offs.
"100% Bonus Depreciation extended: businesses can now fully write off an asset the year of purchase. Qualified Business Income/199A permanently extended. Allows small business owners to deduct 20% of their business income."
Crenshaw explicitly supports the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
"I support the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act…"
Supports addressing the national debt through mandatory spending reforms, emphasizing fiscal responsibility.
"ADDRESS THE GROWING NATIONAL DEBT BY TAKING ON MANDATORY SPENDING, INCLUDING SOCIAL SECURITY, MEDICARE, AND MEDICAID."
Supports addressing the growing national debt through fiscally responsible mandatory spending reforms including Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid rather than tax increases.
"As our runaway debt continues to grow exponentially, any reforms must be fiscally responsible."
Crenshaw opposes higher local property taxes and supported legislation (SB 10) that would lower the voter-approval threshold for property tax increases.
"Toth voted against legislation (SB 10) that would have directly combatted rising local property taxes."
Opposed an amendment that would have cut funding from the Southwest Border Regional Commission, which supports economic development, infrastructure, rural healthcare, and broadband in Texas border communities.
"Dan opposed this amendment because it attempted to cut $2.5 million from the Southwest Border Regional Commission and move it to a general spending reduction account... the commission funds economic development and infrastructure projects in Texas border communities, including flood mitigation, roads for cross-border commerce, rural healthcare, and broadband."
Education(5)
Supports promoting vocational training as an alternative to college and allowing Pell Grant flexibility for technical education programs.
"We must promote vocational training as a sensible alternative to a college education and allow for Pell Grant flexibility to allow students the option to choose technical education programs."
Supports increasing school choice opportunities for all students.
"INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCHOOL CHOICE FOR ALL STUDENTS."
Supports directing tax dollars toward improving teacher quality and rewarding good teachers.
"MAKE SURE TAX DOLLARS GO TOWARDS IMPROVING TEACHER QUALITY AND REWARDING GOOD TEACHERS."
Supports educational freedom, earning a 100% score from Turning Point Action on the issue.
"Dan has a 100% score with Turning Point Action on border security, Second Amendment, and Educational Freedom."
Crenshaw indicates the education system needs reform, suggesting it is failing to prepare students for the future.
"Our education system is not preparing our students for the future…"
Guns(10)
Opposes red flag laws and introduced legislation to prohibit federal funds from being used to implement or enforce them.
"I introduced the ATF Accountability Act and the Preventing Unjust Red Flag Laws Act, prohibiting federal funds from being used to implement or enforce red flag laws."
Opposes red flag laws and introduced legislation to prohibit federal funds from being used to implement or enforce them.
"H.R.5417 (2021, 2023, 2025) Preventing Unjust Red Flag Laws Act: prohibits federal funds from going to implementing or enforcing red flag laws."
Strongly supports Second Amendment rights and opposes government restrictions on law-abiding citizens' gun ownership.
"I will always fight for Second Amendment rights. This right must never be infringed upon, but we must do a better job of enforcing current laws, especially background checks, so that guns stay out of the wrong hands."
Strongly opposes red flag laws, having introduced the Preventing Unjust Red Flag Laws Act every congressional session, citing due process concerns.
"He is the only Member to actually introduce anti-Red Flag Law legislation EVERY SINGLE SESSION. You can look it up on Congress.gov, it is called the Preventing Unjust Red Flag Laws Act."
Strongly supports Second Amendment rights and opposes government restrictions on law-abiding citizens' gun ownership, including expanding rights to own semi-automatic weapons and concealed carry.
"I will always fight for Second Amendment rights. This right must never be infringed upon, but we must do a better job of enforcing current laws, especially background checks, so that guns stay out of the wrong hands. I will never allow the government to prevent law-abiding citizens from defending themselves."
Strongly supports Second Amendment rights, holding an A+ NRA rating, co-sponsoring Constitutional Carry legislation every session, and introducing the ATF Accountability Act to protect gun owners' rights.
"Dan has an A+ rating from the NRA. He co-sponsors Constitutional Carry legislation every session since he took office. Dan introduced the ATF Accountability Act in response to the agency's attempt to ban pistol braces, which many disabled veterans use to provide more stability when using a firearm."
Co-sponsors Constitutional Carry legislation every congressional session.
"He co-sponsors Constitutional Carry legislation every session since he took office."
Opposes restrictions on semi-automatic weapons and actively works to expand rights to own them.
"I will continue fighting to protect our gun rights and will work to expand our rights to own semi-automatic weapons, concealed carry, and protect ourselves and our families."
Opposes universal background checks as legislation but supports better enforcement of existing background check laws; led fight against Universal Background Checks bill.
"I have led the fight against Universal Background Checks and the ATF's pistol brace rule. We won on both."
Crenshaw signals strong support for constitutional rights, warning the country is close to violating the Constitution.
"Our country is frighteningly close to violating our Constitution…"
Healthcare(8)
Opposes using Medicaid funds for gender transition procedures for minors, including puberty blockers and surgery.
"H.R.498 (2025), Do No Harm in Medicaid Act: Prohibits using Medicaid funds for gender transition procedures for minors."
Supports Medicaid work requirements for able-bodied working-age recipients, requiring 20 hours per week of work, job training, or volunteering.
"In early 2025 joined Senator John Kennedy in introducing the Jobs and Opportunities for Medicaid Act to require able bodied working age Medicaid recipients to work, take job training or volunteer for 20-hours a week."
Opposes Medicare for All and single-payer systems, arguing they lead to poor quality care and higher prices, and instead advocates for a free-market, patient-centered system.
"Democrats in Congress are proposing massive government takeovers of our health care system with proposals like Medicare for All and pharmaceutical price controls. These policies will force you into a one-size-fits-all, government-run health plan, and restrict your access to new innovative cures."
Supports lowering drug costs through increased competition and bringing more generics to market rather than government price controls.
"Take on out-of-control drug prices by increasing competition, and bringing more generics to market quicker."
Supports lowering drug prices through increased competition and bringing more generics to market, while opposing government price controls; co-sponsored the Lower Costs, More Cures Act.
"That's why I helped introduce legislation (H.R. 19) to hold pharmaceutical companies accountable, improve transparency, and lower your drug costs. My bill would stop pharmaceutical companies from engaging in unfair and uncompetitive behavior that raises your out-of-pocket costs at the pharmacy counter."
Crenshaw supports protecting local hospitals by securing Medicaid hospital funding, having secured $3 billion annually.
"Protecting local hospitals by securing $3 billion annually in Medicaid hospital funding."
Supports reforming Medicare and Medicaid to preserve them for future generations through 'common sense reforms' rather than tax increases, while opposing Medicare for All.
"We must reform programs like Medicare and Social Security to save them. Our seniors deserve and earned these benefits, let's ensure they're around for future generations as well. But the answer isn't taxing the next generation. The answer is common sense reforms."
Crenshaw supports a free market, patient-centered approach to healthcare, implying opposition to government-run universal coverage.
"We need a free market, patient-centered health care system…"
Immigration(13)
Strongly supports border security, including walls, technology, more judges, and increased detention beds, and has introduced legislation to increase CBP hiring.
"I have led the fight to secure the border by offering bills that would increase hiring for Customs and Border Protection, remove the loopholes in the asylum process, and fixing the Flores Settlement, which has led to children being used as free passes into our country."
Strongly supports border security as a top federal priority, including walls, technology, more judges, and increased detention beds.
"Border Security is national security and in just months President Trump has reversed the crisis Biden created in four years. It's important we make permanent the effective policies President Trump has put in place."
Supports reimbursing Texas and other states for border security spending, and has secured federal funding for this purpose.
"In 2021 proposed the State Border Security Reimbursement Act, starting the conversation and effort on reimbursing Texas for what the state spent to help secure the border."
Opposes current asylum rules and supports tightening them by requiring most applicants to seek asylum outside the U.S. and limiting eligibility to those fleeing government persecution.
"H.R.8355 (2022) Closing Loopholes and Ending Asylum Abuse Act: tightens asylum rules by requiring most applicants to seek asylum outside the U.S., rather than after entering illegally. It also limits asylum to people fleeing persecution by a government or government-backed actors."
Strongly supports border security, including securing $11 billion in funding for Texas border security through the Big Beautiful Bill, and opposes any amnesty deals.
"Dan's record on immigration and border security is second to none. He even secured the $11 BILLION dollars in the Big Beautiful Bill that reimburses Texas for the years of spending our great State was forced to endure because of Biden."
Opposes any deal that includes amnesty for immigrants.
"has fought tirelessly in Congress for border security, against the cartels, and against any deal with Democrats that would involve any kind of amnesty."
Crenshaw supports robust border security funding, including leading efforts to reimburse Texas $12 billion for border security in federal legislation and making multiple trips to the border to assess conditions.
"Leading the effort to reimburse Texas for border security, with $12 billion included in President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill."
Opposes current asylum process loopholes and has introduced legislation to close them, viewing the current system as subject to abuse.
"REFORMING OUR ASYLUM PROCESS AND IMMIGRATION LAWS TO ELIMINATE ABUSE OF OUR ASYLUM LAWS AND PRIORITIZING MERIT-BASED LEGAL IMMIGRATION."
Supports cracking down on cartels by banning their members and families from entering the U.S. and authorizing sanctions against cartel networks.
"H.R.9312 (2022, 2023) Declaring War on the Cartels Act: cracks down hard on Mexican drug cartels by adding long prison sentences for repeat offenders, cutting them off from U.S. banks, and seizing their assets. It also punishes banks and foreign governments that do business with cartels, bans cartel members and their families from entering the U.S."
Crenshaw supports the Special Immigrant Visa program for Afghan allies who assisted U.S. forces, with extensive vetting requirements.
"The Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program exists precisely to address this obligation. It requires extensive background checks, biometric screening, and documented proof of direct service to U.S. forces before any applicant can be admitted to the United States. The legislation Congressman Crenshaw supported upheld those standards, ensuring that those who helped Americans were both protected and properly vetted before resettlement."
Supported the Afghan SIV program for Afghan interpreters and US partners who risked their lives assisting American forces, while opposing unvetted immigration.
"Dan never voted for unvetted Afghan immigrants. The Afghan SIV program was meant solely for Afghan interpreters and other US partners with a long history of risking their own lives to help us in the fight against the Taliban."
Crenshaw highlights the disruption of a cartel smuggling tunnel as a positive border security action, suggesting support for strong enforcement against drug and weapons smuggling.
"A major blow was just dealt to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). This wasn't just some crude hole in the ground made by amateurs. It was a sophisticated tunnel system they were counting on to smuggle billions of dollars worth of drugs and weapons."
Crenshaw emphasizes border and national security as a priority, framing America as a leader that should not back down from its responsibilities.
"America is the leader of the free world, and should not back down from this responsibility…"
Social Issues(6)
Opposes DEI initiatives as antithetical to a merit-based society and introduced legislation to end federal funding to universities requiring DEI statements.
"Diversity Equity and Inclusion is the latest attack of post-modernism on our merit based society and it is antithetical to what has made us great. That's why earlier this year I introduced a bill to end federal funding to any university that requires DEI statements as a condition of admission, employment or advancement."
Opposes taxpayer-funded gender transition procedures for minors through Medicaid, including puberty blockers and surgery.
"prohibits Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) from paying for puberty blockers or gender transition surgery for children under 18 – unless for a medically recognized disease, like early onset puberty."
Opposes gender transition procedures for minors and biological males competing in women's sports, having led the fight to ban taxpayer-funded gender transition surgeries for minors.
"Kids who think they are transgendered are accommodated and undergo gender reassignment—an irreversible procedure that many come to regret. That's why I have led the fight to ban taxpayer funded general transition surgeries for minors."
Opposes DEI initiatives as antithetical to a merit-based society and introduced legislation to end federal funding to universities requiring DEI statements.
"Diversity Equity and Inclusion is the latest attack of post-modernism on our merit based society and it is antithetical to what has made us great."
Crenshaw opposes federal funding for gender transition procedures on minors, having worked to stop such funding.
"Stopping the radical left from using federal funds to pay for gender transition procedures on minors—projected to save tax payers $445 million over the next decade."
Supports protecting individuals' freedom to abstain from actions that violate their religious beliefs.
"PROTECT THE FREEDOM OF INDIVIDUALS TO ABSTAIN FROM SOMETHING THAT VIOLATES THEIR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS."