Senator Cornyn

Cornyn: Hawley to Receive Nearly $100K to Hire Police Officers

News October 23, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) announced that Hawley City Hall was awarded a federal grant of $96,649 through the COPS Hiring Program (CHP), which provides resources to hire law enforcement personnel […]

Cornyn: Madisonville & Moody to Receive $200K to Hire Police Officers

News October 23, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) announced that Central Texas police departments were awarded federal grants totaling more than $200,000 through the COPS Hiring Program (CHP), which provides resources to hire law […]

Cornyn: Texas Border Region to Receive $3.4M to Hire Police Officers

News October 23, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) announced that Texas border region police departments were awarded federal grants totaling $3.4 million dollars through the COPS Hiring Program (CHP), which provides resources to hire […]

Cornyn, Cruz, Weber Call for DOJ Investigation Into Smithsonian Institution’s Illegal Lobbying Against Space Shuttle Discovery’s Move

News October 22, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Congressman Randy Weber (TX-14) today sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) urging an investigation into potential violations of the Anti-Lobbying Act by Smithsonian Institution staff in connection with attempts to obstruct the passage and implementation […]

Cornyn Chairs Drug Caucus Hearing on Hezbollah’s Drug Trafficking in Latin America

News October 21, 2025 Hezbollah’s illicit activities in the Tri-Border region have included oil smuggling, money laundering, black market money exchange, counterfeiting, and illegal weapons procurement. President Trump’s brave decision to strike Iranian nuclear sites in Operation Midnight Hammer could dry up a key source of funding for Hezbollah. Hezbollah may seek to further expand […]

Cornyn, Blumenthal, Lee, Kennedy Introduce Bill to Prosecute AI-Generated CSAM

News October 21, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Mike Lee (R-UT), and John Kennedy (R-LA) today introduced the Enhancing Necessary Federal Offenses Regarding Child Exploitation (ENFORCE) Act, which would hold those who use generative AI to create or distribute Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) and obscenity accountable by ensuring […]

Cornyn: City of Houston to Receive $175K to Promote Public Safety

News October 17, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) announced that the City of Houston was awarded a federal grant of $175,000 through the Community Policing Development Microgrants program, which encourages innovative solutions to combat […]

Cornyn: DFW Police Departments to Receive $330K to Promote Public Safety

News October 17, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) announced that DFW area police departments were awarded federal grants totaling nearly $350,000 through the Community Policing Development Microgrants and Accreditation program, which encourages innovative solutions […]

Cornyn: Central Texas Police Departments to Receive Nearly $600K to Promote Public Safety

News October 17, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) announced that Central Texas area police departments were awarded federal grants totaling more than half a million dollars through the Community Policing Development Microgrants program, which […]

Cornyn: National Domestic Violence Hotline to Receive Nearly $19M to Support Survivors

News October 16, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Family Violence Prevention and Services (OFVPS) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) announced that the National Domestic Violence Hotline was awarded […]

Cornyn, Tuberville Introduce No Sharia Act

News Legislation Would Ban Sharia Law, Preserve Freedom of Religion in U.S. October 16, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) introduced the No Sharia Act to prohibit the application of Sharia Law in the United States: “Sharia Law is an affront to our Constitution and the values Texans hold […]

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

News October 15, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Jim Risch (R-ID), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) released the following statements after their Preventing Adversary Influence, Disinformation and Obscured Foreign Financing (PAID OFF) Act, which would help close Foreign Agents Registration Act loopholes that allow unregistered agents of foreign adversaries to […]