Congratulating Aaron F. Reitz on his appointment as assistant attorney general of the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Legal Policy.
HCR 143 is a concurrent resolution passed by the Texas Legislature to formally congratulate Aaron F. Reitz on his appointment as Assistant Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Legal Policy. The resolution recognizes his background as a former Texas Deputy Attorney General, former Chief of Staff to Senator Ted Cruz, and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. It does not create any new laws or policies - it simply expresses the Legislature’s approval of his federal appointment through a formal congratulatory statement. The resolution was enacted and signed by the Governor on June 22, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced May 23, 2025
Signed Jun 22, 2025
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This document is a House Concurrent Resolution (HCR 143) congratulating Aaron F. Reitz on his appointment as Assistant Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice. The changes primarily involve formatting and layout adjustments to convert the document from an introduced draft to an enrolled final version, including adding certification dates and signatures. No substantive policy changes were made to the resolution's content.
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Formatting and layout changes to convert the document from draft to enrolled version, including reorganization of text blocks and addition of certification signatures and dates.
Added certification statements indicating the resolution was adopted by the House on May 23, 2025, and by the Senate on May 26, 2025, along with signature lines for legislative officers and the Governor.
Removed draft metadata including bill numbers, tracking identifiers, and page numbers that were present in the introduced version.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
5
Committee
1
Jun 22, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 26, 2025
Introduced
Read & adopted
upper
May 23, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Adopted
lower
May 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Local & Consent Calendars
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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