What the Defense Bill Means for Texas
News Cornyn Secures Key Provisions in NDAA for Fiscal Year 2026 October 10, 2025 WASHINGTON – Yesterday evening, the Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026, which includes multiple wins for Texas and legislation authored by U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) that will benefit Texas service members and military installations, […]
Cornyn, Cortez Masto, Colleagues’ Outbound Investment Legislation to Counter China Passes Senate
News Would Prohibit and Require Notification of U.S. Investments in Certain Technologies in China October 10, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Dave McCormick (R-PA), and Michael Bennet (D-CO), along with Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs […]
Cornyn Cosponsors Resolution Marking Second Anniversary of Hamas’ Attack on Israel
News October 7, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Joni Ernst (R-IA), along with all of their Senate GOP colleagues and Senator John Fetterman (D-PA), today introduced a Senate Resolution condemning the brutal Hamas-led terrorist attack on the State of Israel two years ago and calling for the release of all remaining […]
Cornyn on Second Anniversary of Hamas’ Attack on Israel
News October 7, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement marking the two-year anniversary of Hamas’ unprovoked attack on Israel and calling for the return of all hostages, including Americans, being held by Hamas: “Two years ago, we witnessed evil in its purest form as Hamas terrorists launched an unprovoked […]
Cornyn, Shaheen Introduce Bill to Counter Foreign Cyber Scams
News October 1, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) yesterday introduced the Scam Compound Accountability and Mobilization (SCAM) Act, which would counter foreign cyber scams and hold transnational criminal organizations accountable for human trafficking, forced criminality, and cyber-enabled fraud schemes targeting Americans: “Transnational criminal organizations who are ensnaring innocent […]
Cornyn, Padilla Introduce Bill to Protect Americans from Russian Lawfare
News September 30, 2025 WASHINGTON –U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) introduced the Protecting Americans from Russian Litigation Act, which would protect American companies who have been unfairly targeted in foreign jurisdictions, particularly Russian courts, for their good faith compliance with U.S. sanctions and export controls following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: “American […]
Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Combat Fentanyl-Laced Pill Production
News September 18, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Jerry Moran (R-KS), John Fetterman (D-PA), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Chris Coons (D-DE) today introduced their Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act, which would help stop the production of counterfeit and fentanyl-laced pills and make it easier for federal law enforcement to […]
Cornyn, Cruz File Amicus Brief in Support of Texas’ New Congressional Map
News September 18, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) filed an amicus brief in the case of the League of United Latin American Citizens v. Texas in support of the State of Texas, not federal courts, having the authority to draw congressional district maps as granted by the Constitution. […]
Cornyn Chairs Hearing on Biden’s Endangering of Unaccompanied Migrant Children
News September 17, 2025 The Biden administration prioritized the release of thousands of migrant children without doing background checks…or without conducting mandatory home studies. This issue highlights the way that our Democratic colleagues have pushed to skirt the formal process for releasing unaccompanied minors, in order to minimize the chances of any person who’s come […]
Cornyn, Patel on Trump’s Whole-of-Government Approach to Combatting Drug Traffickers
News September 16, 2025 CORNYN: ‘Do you think a law enforcement model for dealing with these narcotraffickers is adequate to deal with the threat, or do you think we need to start thinking about this in maybe new and different ways?’ PATEL: ‘In order to eliminate…the drug trade and eliminate the pouring into this country […]
PHOTO: Cornyn Meets with U.S. Ambassador to India Nominee Sergio Gor
News September 11, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met yesterday with Sergio Gor, whom President Trump nominated to serve as U.S. Ambassador to India. As a co-founder of the Senate India Caucus, Sen. Cornyn is strongly committed to bolstering bilateral ties between the United States and India. See photo attached and below. […]
Cornyn Statement on 24th Anniversary of 9/11 Terrorist Attack
News September 11, 2025 WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released a statement on the anniversary of the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, and urged the Senate to pass his American Victims of Terrorism Compensation Act (AVTCA), which would provide financial compensation to Americans injured in acts of international state-sponsored terrorism and their families: […]
Cornyn: ‘The Blockade Ends Today’
News September 9, 2025 We will no longer tolerate Democrats’ efforts to blockade President Trump’s nominees and his agenda. I will offer for unanimous consent a bill… that would provide a process to vote for a number of nominees en bloc, or together. I’m optimistic we’re going to be able to confirm a large portion […]
Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Enact Consequences of a Chinese Armed Attack Against Taiwan
News August 4, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Chris Coons (D-DE), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) introduced the No Tax Treaties for Foreign Aggressors Act, which would require the U.S. Department of the Treasury to terminate the U.S.-China Tax Treaty within 30 days of a Presidential determination that China […]
Cornyn Secures Provisions to Reestablish NADBank Water Infrastructure Fund in Appropriations Bill
News Senator’s Language on 1944 Water Treaty Included in Appropriations Bill July 30, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today celebrated the inclusion of his provisions on the 1944 Water Treaty in the Senate Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2026 to reestablish the North American Development Bank (NADBank)’s Water […]