Senator Cornyn

Cornyn Urges FBI to Investigate & Hold Fleeing Texas Legislators Accountable

News August 5, 2025 AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) sent a letter to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel encouraging federal cooperation with Texas Governor Greg Abbott and state law enforcement to investigate potential criminal acts, including bribery, and hold accountable legislators who have fled the state in a shameful attempt […]

Cornyn, Whitehouse, Colleagues’ Bill to Equip Law Enforcement with Trauma Kits Passes Senate

News July 29, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Chris Coons (D-DE), Mike Rounds (R-SD), and Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statements after their Improving Police Critical Aid for Responding to Emergencies (CARE) Act, which would equip law enforcement officers with quality trauma kits so they […]

Cornyn, Hassan, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Combat Scams Targeting Veterans

News Bill Would Establish a VA Officer Responsible for Helping Mitigate Scams July 29, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), John Boozman (R-AR), and Angus King (I-ME) today introduced their Veterans Scam and Fraud Evasion (VSAFE) Act, which would establish a Veterans Scam and Fraud Evasion Officer at the U.S. […]

Cornyn, Cruz Bill to Make Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Signed Into Law

News Cornyn Joined Pres. Trump at the White House for Signing Ceremony July 24, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) released the following statements after their Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act, which codifies President Trump’s Executive Order renaming the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge near Houston, Texas, to the […]

Cornyn, GOP Colleagues Introduce Bill to Hold Illegal Alien Murderers Accountable

News Legislation Would Allow Federal Prosecution of Illegal Immigrants Who Murder Americans July 23, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Jim Justice (R-WV), Katie Britt (R-AL), Ted Budd (R-NC), and Tim Scott (R-SC) today introduced the Justice for Victims of Illegal Alien Murders Act, which would create a new federal offense for an […]

Cornyn, Luttrell Join Forces to Hold Illegal Alien Murderers Accountable

News July 23, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today introduced in the Senate the Justice for Victims of Illegal Alien Murders Act, legislation from U.S. Congressman Morgan Luttrell (TX-08) that would create a new federal offense for an illegal alien or deportable alien who commits murder in the United States, as Rep. […]

Cornyn Slams Democrats for Fearmongering About ICE Deporting Criminal Aliens

News These families and victims would never have had to suffer such devastating loss were it not for the criminal aliens who never should have been here in the United States in the first place. Our Democratic colleagues…would rather society, and the media, and the Congress turn a blind eye to these victims of criminals […]

Cornyn, Coons, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Protect State and Local Judges

News July 22, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Chris Coons (D-DE), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Josh Hawley (R-MO) today introduced the Countering Threats and Attacks on Our Judges Act, which would establish a State Judicial Threat Intelligence and Resource Center to provide technical assistance, training, and […]

Cornyn, Kim Introduce Bill to Combat AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material

News July 22, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Andy Kim (D-NJ) today introduced the Preventing Recurring Online Abuse of Children Through Intentional Vetting of Artificial Intelligence (PROACTIV AI) Data Act, which would encourage artificial intelligence (AI) developers to identify, remove, and report known child sexual abuse material (CSAM) from the datasets […]