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 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 cost U.S. livestock […]
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 […]
Cornyn, Graham Call for Special Counsel to Investigate Obama Administration’s Role in Russia Collusion Hoax
News July 24, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC), both senior members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today called on U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to appoint a special counsel to investigate the Obama administration’s involvement in the Russia collusion hoax: “For the good of the country, we urge […]
PHOTO: Cornyn Meets with Heroic U.S. Coast Guardsmen Who Rescued Texas Flood Victims
News July 23, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met today with members of a Corpus Christi-based U.S. Coast Guard Flight Crew to thank them for their bravery and heroic efforts in rescuing more than 160 individuals during the devastating July 4th flood in Texas. The crew included Petty Officer 3rd Class Seth […]
Cornyn, GOP Colleagues Introduce Bill to Hold Illegal Alien Murderers Accountable
News Legislation Would Allow Federal Prosecution of Illegal Immigrants Who Murder Americans July 23, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Jim Justice (R-WV), Katie Britt (R-AL), Ted Budd (R-NC), and Tim Scott (R-SC) today introduced the Justice for Victims of Illegal Alien Murders Act, which would create a new federal offense for an […]
Cornyn, Luttrell Join Forces to Hold Illegal Alien Murderers Accountable
News July 23, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today introduced in the Senate the Justice for Victims of Illegal Alien Murders Act, legislation from U.S. Congressman Morgan Luttrell (TX-08) that would create a new federal offense for an illegal alien or deportable alien who commits murder in the United States, as Rep. […]
PHOTO: Cornyn Meets with UT Austin Interim President Jim Davis
News July 23, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met today with University of Texas at Austin Interim President Jim Davis to discuss furthering science and research opportunities for students on the Forty Acres, ending Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives, and efforts to recruit students for the university’s top-tier intelligence studies and […]
Cornyn, Cruz, Jackson Introduce Bill Honoring Mayor Jerry H. Hodge
News July 23, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Congressman Ronny Jackson (TX-13) today introduced a bill to rename the U.S. Post Office in Amarillo, Texas, as the Mayor Jerry H. Hodge Post Office Building to honor the life and legacy of Mayor Jerry Hodge: “From helping to […]
Cornyn Slams Democrats for Fearmongering About ICE Deporting Criminal Aliens
News These families and victims would never have had to suffer such devastating loss were it not for the criminal aliens who never should have been here in the United States in the first place. Our Democratic colleagues…would rather society, and the media, and the Congress turn a blind eye to these victims of criminals […]
Cornyn Joins Cruz, Van Duyne to Introduce Bill to Target NGOs, Stop Radicals Funding Violent Riots
News July 23, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) joined Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne (TX-24) in introducing the Stop Financial Underwriting of Nefarious Demonstrations and Extremist Riots (Stop FUNDERs) Act, which would add rioting as defined by the federal anti-riot statute to the list of Racketeer Influenced and […]
Cornyn, Coons, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Protect State and Local Judges
News July 22, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Chris Coons (D-DE), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Josh Hawley (R-MO) today introduced the Countering Threats and Attacks on Our Judges Act, which would establish a State Judicial Threat Intelligence and Resource Center to provide technical assistance, training, and […]
Cornyn, Kim Introduce Bill to Combat AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material
News July 22, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Andy Kim (D-NJ) today introduced the Preventing Recurring Online Abuse of Children Through Intentional Vetting of Artificial Intelligence (PROACTIV AI) Data Act, which would encourage artificial intelligence (AI) developers to identify, remove, and report known child sexual abuse material (CSAM) from the datasets […]