page_title: Michael McCaul
section_title: Legislation and voting record
hierarchical_section_title: Michael McCaul / U.S. House of Representatives / Legislation and voting record
caption_attribution_description: English: Constructing Cybersecurity: Protecting Our Digital Infrastructure
context_page_description: Michael Thomas McCaul Sr. is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Texas's 10th congressional district since 2005. A member of the Republican Party, he served as chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security during the 113th, 114th, and 115th Congresses. His district stretches from Austin to Houston. As of 2018 he was the fifth-wealthiest member of Congress.
context_section_description: On December 11, 2013, McCaul introduced the National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 (H.R. 3696; 113th Congress), a bill that would amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to conduct cybersecurity activities on behalf of the federal government and codify DHS's role in preventing and responding to cybersecurity incidents involving the Information Technology (IT) systems of federal civilian agencies and critical infrastructure in the United States. McCaul said the bill was "an important step toward addressing the cyber threat." According to McCaul, the bill "establishes a true partnership between DHS and the private sector to ensure the distribution of real-time cyber threat information in order to secure our nation in cyberspace without burdensome mandates or regulations."
  In a December 2, 2016 Fox News op-ed, McCaul declared his intention to support legislation, in line with president-elect Donald Trump's proposals, to build a wall along the Mexico–United States border, to secure the border, and have Mexico and other Latin American countries pay for these proposals.
  In April 2019, McCaul spoke out against a resolution that would end US involvement in the Yemeni Civil War. Recognizing the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, he said that approving the resolution would "disrupt US security cooperation agreements with more than 100 countries."
  On December 18, 2019, McCaul voted against both articles of impeachment against Trump. Of the 195 Republicans who voted, all voted against both impeachment articles.
caption: Congressman McCaul addressing cybersecurity at Rice University
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