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 on Shooting at Dallas ICE Facility, Schumer Shutdown
News September 29, 2025 The radical base of the Democratic party seems to be at war with the men and women who actually enforce our laws. [Schumer would] rather shut down the government than work across the aisle for the benefit of the American people. If Democrats continue to head down this path of violence […]
On Fox, Cornyn Discusses Former FBI Director Comey Indictment
News September 26, 2025 Clearly Director Comey went off the rails because of his antipathy – his hatred, really – for Donald Trump and made a number of decisions, including leaking confidential, maybe classified information. He was bound and determined to destroy President Donald Trump… he was ultimately unsuccessful. There needs to be accountability. AUSTIN – […]
Cornyn Statement on Indictment of Former FBI Director Comey
News September 25, 2025 HARLINGEN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn released the following statement on reports that former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey has been indicted for obstruction of justice and making false statements: “While our legal system provides for the presumption of innocence, Comey’s accountability for FBI abuses during the first […]
Cornyn Op-Ed: LETITIA Act Will Hold Politicians Accountable For Fraud
News September 23, 2025 AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) authored the following op-ed in the Washington Examiner highlighting his LETITIA Act, legislation that empowers the Trump administration to hold public officials who commit acts of federal bank fraud, tax fraud, or loan or mortgage fraud accountable: LETITIA Act will hold politicians accountable for fraud […]
Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Protect Students’ Religious Freedom on College Campuses
News September 22, 2025 AUSTIN – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), James Lankford (R-OK), and Tim Scott (R-SC) introduced the Equal Campus Access Act, which would codify a U.S. Department of Education (DoED) policy from the first Trump administration to ensure religious student organizations on college campuses do not face discrimination: “Freedom of religion is […]
Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Modernize Spaceports
News September 22, 2025 AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and a group of his Senate colleagues introduced the Spaceport Project Opportunities for Resilient Transportation (SPACEPORT) Act, which would encourage the development of commercial spaceports through the modernization of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Space Transportation Infrastructure Matching (STIM) grant program: “Outdated space infrastructure […]
Cornyn Bills to Combat Fentanyl Crisis Head to President’s Desk
News September 19, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after his Halting the Epidemic of Addiction and Loss (HEAL) Act, which would expand access to new opioid overdose reversal agents in addition to naloxone by updating guidance and grant language from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services […]
Cornyn, Ossoff Introduce Bill to Support Foster Youth
News Legislation Would Require States to Follow Texas’ Example & Ensure Wellbeing of Children Informally Separated from Parents September 19, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Jon Ossoff (D-GA) introduced their Hidden Foster Care Transparency Act, which would require states to measure and publicly report on children who have been separated from […]
Cornyn, Moran Introduce Bill to Support Foster Youth
News Legislation Would Require States to Follow Texas’ Example & Ensure Wellbeing of Children Informally Separated from Parents September 19, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and Congressman Nathaniel Moran (TX-01) introduced the Hidden Foster Care Transparency Act, which would require states to measure and publicly report on children who have been separated […]
Cornyn Op-Ed: ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ is a Big Win for Texas on Border Security
News September 19, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) authored the following op-ed in the Austin American-Statesman touting the provision he spearheaded in Washington to reimburse Texas for the billions of taxpayer dollars spent to secure the border during the Biden-Harris administration’s dereliction of duty, which was signed into law as part of the […]
Cornyn, Coons, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Combat Fentanyl-Laced Pill Production
News September 18, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Chris Coons (D-DE), Jerry Moran (R-KS), John Fetterman (D-PA), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) 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. […]
PHOTO: Cornyn Meets with Corpus Christi Mayor Guajardo & City Leaders
News September 17, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met yesterday with Corpus Christi Mayor Paulette Guajardo and members of the United Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce to discuss enhancing the port, improving water resiliency, and supporting the Coastal Bend’s growing workforce. Please see photo attached and below. This image is in the public domain, but those wishing […]
PHOTO: Cornyn Meets with ONDCP ‘Drug Czar’ Nominee Sara Carter
News September 17, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met yesterday with Texan Sara Carter, whom President Trump nominated to serve as Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). As chair of the U.S. Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, Sen. Cornyn is strongly committed to stopping the flow of […]