Senator Ted Cruz speaks during the Texas GOP Convention at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Saturday, June 13, 2026. Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle U.S. Sen Ted Cruz withheld his support from a bipartisan bill aimed at increasing construction of residential housing while keeping Wall Street investors from buying up homes as a bet on the U.S. housing market. The bill passed the U.S. Senate 85-5 Monday with Cruz and nine other senators not voting.