WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the Senate passed the One Big Beautiful Bill:

“By passing the One Big Beautiful Bill, the Senate has delivered on President Trump’s hallmark legislative priority of his second term,” said Sen. Cornyn. “This bill puts Texans first by avoiding a massive tax increase on hardworking families, making historic investments to help secure our southern border, reducing financial barriers for Texans exercising their Second Amendment rights, and other priorities I have championed like reimbursing Texas for Operation Lone Star and allowing for the movement of the Space Shuttle Discovery to its rightful home in Houston. I was proud to cast my vote in strong support of this significant legislation, and I urge the House to swiftly send it to President Trump’s desk to become law so we can Make America Great Again.”

Background:

The One Big Beautiful Bill contains the following provisions championed by Sen. Cornyn:

• $13.5 billion to reimburse states like Texas for stepping up and trying to secure the southern border during the Biden-Harris administration;
• Language that would result in the consideration of movement of the Space Shuttle Discovery from Virginia to its rightful home near the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston;
• A modified version of his Small Business Investment Act, which would make it easier for small and start-up businesses to access the financing they need to grow and succeed;
• Provisions from his Feral Swine Eradication Act to provide $105 million to the Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program;
• And the reduction of burdensome taxes on certain firearms and silencers to $0.

It also includes the following tax provisions to benefit Texas families:

• Prevents a more-than $3,000 tax hike on the average Texas family;
• Protects more than half a million Texas jobs from being lost;
• Ensures more than 3.7 million Texas households’ child tax credit is not cut in half;
• Shields more than two million Texas small business owners from a massive tax hike;
• Makes sure more than 12 million Texas families’ standard deduction is not cut in half;
• Establishes work requirements for able-bodied adults who are choosing not to work and do not have dependent children or elderly parents in their care;
• And ensures no taxes on tips or overtime for millions of tipped and hourly workers.

The bill also makes historic investments in border security through the following provisions:

• $46.5 billion for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to build the border wall and associated infrastructure like access roads, cameras, lights, and sensors;
• $4.1 billion for a border personnel surge;
• $45 billion for the detention of illegal migrants;
• $6.1 billion for improvements to surveillance at the border;
• Funding for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to increase staffing and enhance migrant screening and vetting processes;
• Resources for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to increase recruitment, onboarding, and retention of ICE staff;
• Funding for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to hire more immigration judges and staff to address the yearslong backlog of immigration cases and to investigate and prosecute immigration matters;
• And additional resources for law enforcement officers who put their lives on the line to keep our communities safe.