August Pfluger
Republican · TX · United States Representative
August Pfluger is a U.S. representative and Air Force Reserve colonel with prior National Security Council service. He emphasizes energy security, agriculture, and border and national security.
Where August Pfluger stands, based on their records
Supports
AI Regulation (1 record), Environment and Public Health (1 record), Anti-Corruption (1 record),
Opposes
Reduce Wealth Gap (1 record), Labor Rights (3 records), Government Spending Reduction (1 record),
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Track record
Track record — AI Regulation
AI Regulation · 1 support
Voted to pass S. 146, the TAKE IT DOWN Act, which makes posting nonconsensual intimate images, including deepfakes, a crime and orders 48-hour takedowns. The House passed it 409-2, and it became law on May 19, 2025.
April 28, 2025Supports AI Regulation
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 10, 2026
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Voted for the Fix Our Forests Act and the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.
January 23, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: pfluger.house.gov · researched September 8, 2026
Track record — Reduce Wealth Gap
Reduce Wealth Gap · 1 oppose
Voted for H.R. 2262, the Flexibility for Workers Education Act, stopping certain voluntary training outside normal hours from counting as paid work time. It failed the House 209-215.
January 13, 2026Opposes Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 3 oppose
Voted for H.R. 2262, the Flexibility for Workers Education Act, stopping certain voluntary training outside normal hours from counting as paid work time. It failed the House 209-215.
January 13, 2026Opposes Labor Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to pass H.J.Res. 98 by 206-177, a resolution cancelling a labor board rule that eased treating franchise chains and owners as joint employers. The Senate agreed, but the president vetoed it on May 3, 2024, and the House override failed.
January 12, 2024Opposes Labor Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026
Voted against H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act, narrowing employers' defenses for paying men and women differently and protecting workers who discuss pay. The House passed it 217-210.
April 15, 2021Opposes Labor Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 support
Voted to formalize the House impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.
December 13, 2023Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: pfluger.house.gov · researched September 8, 2026
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Voted for the American Relief Act, a measure funding the federal government.
December 20, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: pfluger.house.gov · researched September 8, 2026
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 oppose
Voted for the Fix Our Forests Act and the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.
January 23, 2025Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: pfluger.house.gov · researched September 8, 2026
Track record — National Defense
National Defense · 1 support
Voted for the FY2023 National Defense Authorization Act, including amendments he offered for military and allied priorities.
July 14, 2022Supports National Defense
Source: pfluger.house.gov · researched September 8, 2026
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 1 support
Voted to pass S. 146, the TAKE IT DOWN Act, which makes posting nonconsensual intimate images, including deepfakes, a crime and orders 48-hour takedowns. The House passed it 409-2, and it became law on May 19, 2025.
April 28, 2025Supports Data Privacy
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 10, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 2 oppose
Voted for H.R. 192 after the House passed his bill addressing noncitizen voting in D.C. elections.
May 23, 2024Opposes Civil Rights
Source: pfluger.house.gov · researched September 8, 2026
Voted against H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act, narrowing employers' defenses for paying men and women differently and protecting workers who discuss pay. The House passed it 217-210.
April 15, 2021Opposes Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 1 oppose
Voted to pass H.J.Res. 98 by 206-177, a resolution cancelling a labor board rule that eased treating franchise chains and owners as joint employers. The Senate agreed, but the president vetoed it on May 3, 2024, and the House override failed.
January 12, 2024Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
His Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act passed the House after he spoke in support of it.
December 16, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: pfluger.house.gov · researched September 8, 2026
Track record — General
General · 12 records
Voted against passing H.R. 5408, the Faster Labor Contracts Act, setting deadlines for bargaining a first union contract and sending stalled talks to arbitration. It passed the House 230-193.
June 9, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026
Voted against H.R. 2550, the Protect America's Workforce Act, cancelling the March 2025 executive order that stripped union bargaining rights from most federal workers. The House passed it 231-195, and the Senate has not voted on it.
December 11, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026
Voted against H.R. 1948, the VA Employee Fairness Act, letting doctors and nurses at veterans' hospitals bargain and file grievances over patient care and pay. The House passed it 219-201, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.
December 15, 2022
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026
Voted against H.R. 302, a bill to bar moving federal civil service jobs into new categories outside the merit system. The House passed it 225-204, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.
September 15, 2022
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026
Voted against H.R. 6087, a bill letting injured federal workers be treated by nurse practitioners and physician assistants under federal workers' compensation. The House passed it 325-83, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.
June 7, 2022
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026
Voted against H.R. 903, the Rights for the TSA Workforce Act, giving airport security screeners the same union and appeal rights as most federal workers. The House passed it 220-201, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.
May 12, 2022
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026
Voted against H.R. 2499, the Federal Firefighters Fairness Act, presuming certain cancers and heart and lung conditions in federal firefighters came from the job. The House passed it 288-131; Congress enacted the same provisions in December 2022 in the annual defense bill.
May 11, 2022
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026
Voted against H.R. 3110, the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act, extending break time and a private space to pump breast milk to salaried workers. The House passed it 276-149.
October 22, 2021
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026
Delivered the Republican address from West Texas as a sitting U.S. representative.
August 2, 2021
Source: pfluger.house.gov · researched September 8, 2026
Voted against H.R. 1065, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which required employers to make reasonable work changes for workers affected by pregnancy or childbirth. The House passed it 315-101.
May 14, 2021
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026
Voted against H.R. 1195, a bill to require a federal workplace safety standard against violence in hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, and social service settings. The House passed it 254-166, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.
April 16, 2021
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026
Voted against H.R. 842, the PRO Act, a bill to strengthen workers' right to unionize, bar permanently replacing strikers and override state right-to-work laws. The House passed it 225-206, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.
March 9, 2021
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026
Race August Pfluger is in:
- United States Representative, Congressional District 11 · November 3, 2026 · Congressional District 11 (119th Congress), Texas · incumbent
Profile last researched September 8, 2026.