Cornyn, Cortez Masto Introduce Bill to Support Police with Brain Injuries
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) today introduced their Public Safety Concussions and Traumatic Brain Injury Health Act, which would increase awareness of concussions and brain injuries among public safety officers: “Every day, first responders risk their safety when responding to criminal activity, traffic incidents, natural disasters, and […]
VIDEO: Cornyn Grills AG Garland on Drug Trafficking at Southern Border
News I have been just astonished at the lack of sense of urgency to deal with this issue. It’s a business model of the cartels, and they are getting rich. At 108,000, roughly, Americans who died as a result of drug overdoses last year… do you consider your current policies successful? WASHINGTON – Today in […]
Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Reauthorize Debbie Smith Act, Fight Rape Kit Backlog
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) today introduced legislation to reauthorize the Debbie Smith Act, which would provide state and local law enforcement agencies with resources to complete forensic analyses of crime scenes and untested rape kits: “This landmark legislation has played a […]
Cornyn: Texas to Receive $21M for Crisis Intervention Programs
News Funding Authorized by Cornyn’s Mental Health & School Safety Bill Signed Into Law After Uvalde Shooting WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) announced today that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has awarded $21,246,509.00 in federal grant funding to the State of Texas. The funding comes from the DOJ’s Byrne State Crisis Intervention […]
PHOTO: Cornyn Meets with Texas Law Enforcement Associations
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met today with members of the Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA) and the Texas Chapter of the Fraternal Order of the Police (TX FOP), including TMPA Executive Director Kevin Lawrence and TX FOP State Past President Dennis Ward, to discuss several of his bills supporting local law enforcement. […]
Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Exempt Trafficking Survivors’ Restitution from Federal Taxes
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) today introduced their Human Trafficking Survivor Tax Relief Act, which would exempt civil damages, restitution, and other monetary awards given to human trafficking survivors from federal income taxes. It would also codify […]
Following Death of Tyre Nichols, Cornyn Calls on DOJ to Implement New De-Escalation Law
News The killing of Tyre Nichols has reignited a national debate about the excessive use of force by police, and rightfully so. This new law will ensure that all police officers have the opportunity to acquire skills to defuse a potentially dangerous situation, like the one we saw in Memphis. The Department of Justice must […]
Cornyn, Colleagues’ Bill Inspired by Nassar Survivors to Improve FBI Child Victim Protocols Signed into Law
News WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Chris Coons (D-DE), and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) released the following statements after the Respect for Child Survivors Act, which would improve the treatment of FBI child victim witnesses by requiring trauma-informed experts to be a part of any interview with a victim who reports child abuse or trafficking to […]
Cornyn, Klobuchar Bill to Reauthorize Anti-Human Trafficking Law Signed into Law
News WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the following statements after their legislation to reauthorize the Abolish Human Trafficking Act, which has strengthened key programs supporting survivors of human trafficking and provided resources to law enforcement officials since 2018, was signed into law: “The Abolish Human Trafficking Act has played […]
Cornyn, Whitehouse Law Enforcement De-escalation Training Bill Signed Into Law
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) released the following statements after the Law Enforcement De-escalation Training Act, which will equip law enforcement officers with the tools to effectively and safely respond to people in crisis, was signed into law: “Law enforcement officers wear many hats and are on the front lines […]
Cornyn, Klobuchar Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Reauthorization Act Signed into Law
News Legislation Supports Law Enforcement Response to Individuals in Crisis WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the following statements after their Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Reauthorization Act, which reauthorizes critical grants for mental health courts, crisis intervention teams, and other programs that have helped law enforcement assist individuals experiencing mental […]
Cornyn, Klobuchar Bill to Reauthorize Anti-Human Trafficking Law Passes House
News WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the following statements after their legislation to reauthorize the Abolish Human Trafficking Act, which has strengthened key programs supporting survivors of human trafficking and provided resources to law enforcement officials since becoming law in 2018, passed the House and is now headed to […]
Cornyn, Colleagues’ Bill Inspired by Nassar Survivors to Improve FBI Child Victim Protocols Passes House
News WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Chris Coons (D-DE), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the following statements after the Respect for Child Survivors Act, which would improve the treatment of FBI child victim witnesses by requiring trauma-informed experts to be a part of any interview of a victim who reports child abuse […]
Cornyn, Blumenthal Bill to Reauthorize Task Force Combatting Child Exploitation Signed Into Law
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statements after the PROTECT Our Children Act, which will reauthorize the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Program to combat child exploitation across the country, was signed into law: “Supporting investigations of child exploitation is the first step in bringing the perpetrators […]
Cornyn, Colleagues Bill to Reauthorize Project Safe Neighborhoods Program Passes Senate
News WASHINGTON– Today, U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Gary Peters (D-MI), Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Chris Coons (D-DE) released the following statements after the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act, which would reauthorize a nationwide law enforcement program aimed at reducing violent crime, passed the Senate: “As violent crime […]