Senator Cornyn

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 July 23, 2025 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 […]

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 […]

PHOTO: Cornyn Meets with UTEP President Heather Wilson

News July 22, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met today with University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) President Heather Wilson to discuss breaking down barriers to education, supporting UTEP students, and advancing their top-tier academic programs in fields ranging from biological sciences and nursing to education and engineering. See photo below. […]

Cornyn Throws Down the Gauntlet on Outbound Investment to Counter China

News July 21, 2025 U.S. companies are spending billions of dollars in China, investing in Chinese companies, particularly those involved in critical technologies like quantum computing and Artificial Intelligence. I’ve been raising alarm bells for a number of years now and working toward a solution to this critical, strategic concern… I’m not going to give […]

Cornyn Cosponsors Bill to Label Muslim Brotherhood a Foreign Terrorist Organization

News July 21, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) cosponsored the Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act, which would direct the U.S. Secretary of State to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist group: “Hamas – who is responsible for the mass murder of more than 1,200 civilians in the brutal attack against Israel […]

Cornyn Celebrates Delivery of $280 Million in Drought Assistance for South Texas

News July 18, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today lauded the rollout of more than $280 million in emergency assistance deliveries for South Texas farmers and ranchers impacted by the water shortage as part of a grant program U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, Sen. Cornyn, and others secured for the region […]

Cornyn, Hassan Introduce Bill to Help First Responders Fight the Opioid Crisis

News Bill Would Expand Access to New Overdose Reversal Agents July 18, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) introduced their 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 […]

Cornyn Slams Smithsonian for Playing Politics

News July 17, 2025 The 21 museums that make up the Smithsonian Institution have been a treasure for a long time, but unfortunately in recent years, they have strayed from their true mission. Instead of celebrating the contributions of remarkable Americans or educating our children about the animals that once roamed the planet, the Smithsonian […]

Cornyn Statement on Senate Passage of Trump Rescissions Package

News Will Codify DOGE Cuts to Rein in Waste, Fraud, and Abuse July 17, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), founding member of the Senate DOGE Caucus, released the following statement after the Senate passed President Trump’s rescissions package, which will codify the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) cuts to rein in frivolous spending […]