FBI Grants Cornyn Request to Hold Fleeing Texas Legislators Accountable
News August 7, 2025 AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) announced the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has granted his request for the federal government to assist Texas law enforcement in locating members of the Texas House of Representatives who have fled the state in a shameful attempt to thwart the legislative process: “I […]
Cornyn Secures Relocation of Retired NASA Shuttle to Houston
News August 5, 2025 AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement in response to National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Acting Administrator Sean Duffy’s approval of a retired NASA space shuttle to be moved to a non-profit near the Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, an effort that was spearheaded by […]
Cornyn, Cruz Bill to Exhume Alleged Serial Murderer from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Passes Senate
News August 5, 2025 AUSTIN – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) released the following statements after their bill to require the U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota, an alleged serial murderer and convicted rapist, from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas, […]
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, GOP Colleagues Introduce LETITIA Act to Hold Corrupt Public Officials Accountable
News Would Give Trump Admin New Tools to Target Those Who Commit Bank, Tax, Loan, or Mortgage Fraud August 4, 2025 AUSTIN – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Steve Daines (R-MT), John Kennedy (R-LA), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Ted Budd (R-NC), and Pete Ricketts (R-NE) introduced the Law Enforcement Tools to Interdict Troubling […]
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, Klobuchar Introduce Bill to Permanently Extend Criminal Penalties for Human Traffickers
News August 1, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced the Enduring Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, which would correct a technical error in existing statute and permanently extend a criminal penalty requiring certain offenders found guilty of human trafficking and abuse to pay a special assessment fine […]
Cornyn: Senate Must Stay in Session or Change Rules to Break Democrats’ Log-Jam
News July 31, 2025 Democrats… are mindlessly obstructing the confirmation of these non-controversial, really apolitical nominees. If we can’t reach some sort of negotiated outcome that is satisfactory to President Trump, then we need to either stay here or change the Senate rules. Senate Democrats are the ones that brought us to where we are […]
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 […]
Cornyn Blasts Democrats for Slow-Walking Trump Nominees, Undermining American People
News July 30, 2025 Senate Democrats have allowed voice votes or given unanimous consent on exactly zero of President Trump’s civilian nominees. Senate Democrats’ partisan obstruction is making our country less safe. If our Democratic colleagues do not relent on this needless and mindless obstruction, Senate Republicans will have to consider what additional steps we […]
Cornyn Encourages FCC to Review Emergency Alert Infrastructure at Upcoming Meeting in Aftermath of Texas Floods
News Senator Promotes Benefits of Participation by Texas State and Local Disaster Management Officials July 29, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr ahead of the agency’s upcoming August Open Commission Meeting discussion on, “Modernization of the Nation’s Alerting Systems,” encouraging the Commission […]
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 Raises Alarm on New World Screwworm Threat, Previews Amendment
News July 28, 2025 Texas ranks first in the nation in cattle production, coming in at 12 million head a year, representing nearly 15% of the total production in the United States, and generating more than $1 billion in revenue. An outbreak of the New World Screwworm in the State of Texas is estimated to […]
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 […]