Senator Cornyn

Issues: Foreign Affairs & National Security

Cornyn, Colleagues’ Bill to Prevent Foreign Adversaries from Influencing U.S. Policy Passes Senate Foreign Relations Committee

News June 17, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Jim Risch (R-ID), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Peter Welch (D-VT), and John Kennedy (R-LA) released the following statements after their Preventing Adversary Influence, Disinformation and Obscured Foreign Financing (PAID OFF) Act, which would help close Foreign […]

Cornyn Meets with DNI Nominee Jay Clayton

News June 16, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met today with Jay Clayton, whom President Trump has nominated to be Director of National Intelligence (DNI). Please see photo below. This image is in the public domain, but those wishing to do so may credit the Office of U.S. Senator John Cornyn.

Cornyn, Coons Introduce Bill to Combat PRC-linked Organized Crime in Latin America

News June 16, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Chris Coons (D-DE) introduced the Eliminate PRC Organized Crime Act, which would target the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) influence via organized criminal groups in Latin America by establishing a program to formalize greater consultation and information sharing between U.S. and Latin American and […]

PHOTO: Cornyn Meets with RGV Partnership

News June 11, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today met with South Texas leaders and RGV Partnership members, including Chairwoman Amanda Saldana Ramirez, President Paco Sanchez, City of Edinburg Mayor Omar Ochoa, and City of Brownsville Mayor John Cowen. They discussed efforts to ensure Mexico delivers the water it owes South Texas […]

Cornyn to Trump Admin: Hold the Line on Ending Iran’s Nuclear Program

News June 3, 2026 You can’t have peace if Iran has a nuclear weapon. There’s a lot of pressure on President Trump and this administration to end the conflict as soon as possible on any terms, but that would be a serious mistake. I hope President Trump will stay strong in pursuit of these objectives, […]

Cornyn on New Bill to Bar Aliens Who Support Sharia Law from United States

News May 18, 2026 In Texas, my constituents have become increasingly alarmed at immigrant enclaves that seek to adopt Sharia Law right here in the United States. I plan to introduce legislation here in the Senate to ensure that any attempts to impose or adopt religious law, including Sharia, never become realized. We cannot shrink […]

Cornyn, Rosen Introduce Bill to Combat Mexican Cartel Fuel Theft

News May 14, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) today introduced the Stop Fueling Cartel Violence Act, which would require reporting from the U.S. Department of War on its activities to combat the smuggling of hydrocarbon products and the corresponding rise in violence by Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCOs) in […]

Cornyn Announces U.S.-Mexico Water Treaty Tariff Legislation

News May 13, 2026 Water shortages created by Mexico’s failure to follow this treaty have wreaked havoc on the ability of farmers and ranchers to plan and to tend their crops, which has in turn, had a terrible economic cost on our entire state. I’m introducing legislation called the Water Assurance and Treaty Enforcement for […]

Cornyn on New Bill to End Birth Tourism, Protect America’s Sovereignty

News May 12, 2026 Citizenship in this country…is a great privilege, and the practice of birth tourism undermines what it means to be an American. This is why I’m introducing the BACK OFF Act, which will make aliens involved in birth tourism inadmissible and deportable from the United States. This legislation would create new criminal […]

Cornyn to Introduce Bill to End Birth Tourism, Protect America’s Sovereignty

News Would Bar Aliens from Entering the United States to Give Birth and Impose Stiff Criminal Penalties on Facilitators of Birth Tourism Rings April 30, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today announced that he will be introducing the Barring American Citizenship by Keeping Out Foreign Fraudsters (BACK OFF) Act, which would put […]

Cornyn, Padilla Bill to Protect Americans from Russian Lawfare Passes Senate

News April 29, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) released the following statements after their 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 […]

Cornyn, Colleagues Bill to Mitigate Foreign Influence on U.S. Policymaking Passes Senate

News Legislation Would Ban High-Level Former Government Employees from Lobbying for Countries of Concern April 22, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Peter Welch (D-VT), Jim Risch (R-ID), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) released the following statements after their Conflict-free Leaving Employment and Activity Restrictions (CLEAR) Path Act, which would mitigate foreign influence on […]

PHOTO: Cornyn Meets with Amarillo and Lubbock Chambers of Commerce

News April 22, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met with Amarillo and Lubbock Chambers of Commerce leaders to discuss provisions in the Working Families’ Tax Cuts Act that are benefiting families in the Panhandle, permitting reform, the importance of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pantex Plant to our national security, and workforce […]