Cornyn, Whitehouse Law Enforcement De-escalation Training Bill Heads to President’s Desk
News Legislation Would Support Training for Law Enforcement Officers to Safely and Effectively Respond to People in Crisis WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) released the following statements after the Law Enforcement De-escalation Training Act, which would equip law enforcement officers with the tools to effectively and safely respond to people in […]
Cornyn, Colleagues Bill Inspired by Nassar Survivors to Improve FBI Child Victim Protocols Passes Senate
News WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Chris Coons (D-DE), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the following statements after the Respect for Child Survivors Act, which would improve the treatment of FBI child victim witnesses by requiring trauma-informed experts to be a part of any interview of a victim who reports child abuse […]
Cornyn, Blumenthal Bill to Reauthorize Task Force Combatting Child Exploitation Heads to President’s Desk
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statements after the PROTECT Our Children Act, which would reauthorize the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Program to combat child exploitation across the country, passed the House and is now headed to the President’s desk for signature: “Law enforcement officers need access […]
Cornyn: House Must Pass Pro-Police Bill
News Throughout this Congress, I’ve been more than a little puzzled about the House’s refusal to advance commonsense bills that pass the Senate with unanimous support. As bad as it is to block any of these commonsense bipartisan bills, one of the most confounding is the bill to improve the way police respond to an […]
Cornyn, Klobuchar Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Reauthorization Act Passes House
News Legislation Would Support Law Enforcement Response to Individuals in Crisis WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the following statements after their Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Reauthorization Act, which supports suicide prevention efforts in jails, mental health courts, crisis intervention teams, and other programs that have helped law enforcement assist […]
Senate Passes Cornyn, Colleagues Bill to Reauthorize Task Force Combatting Child Exploitation
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Charles Grassley (R-IA), John Kennedy (R-LA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) released the following statements after the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2022, which would reauthorize the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Program to […]
PHOTO: Cornyn Meets with Mother of Fentanyl Poisoning Victim and Officials from Hays County
News AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met today with Shannon McConville of Hays County who tragically lost her 17-year-old son, Kevin McConville, in August from fentanyl poisoning just a few weeks before the start of his senior year at Lehman High School. They were joined in the meeting by Kyle Police Chief Jeff […]
Cornyn, GOP Demand Answers from FBI on Raid of Pro-Life Activist
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), along with a group of his fellow Republican Senators on the Senate Judiciary Committee, sent a letter demanding answers from the Department of Justice and FBI for the aggressive dawn raid on the home of a pro-life advocate, Mark Houck, in Pennsylvania last week. More than two dozen […]
Cornyn Calls on House to Quickly Take Up His Senate-Passed Bills
News Despite the gridlock that occasionally grips this Chamber, the Senate has managed to advance some great bipartisan bills since the beginning of this Congress. I hope the House will take up and pass these bills without further delay. I hope there isn’t a resistance to these bills because some of this money goes to […]
Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill Inspired by Nassar Survivors to Improve FBI Child Victim Protocols
News WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Chris Coons (D-DE), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced the Respect for Child Survivors Act, which would improve the treatment of FBI child victim witnesses by requiring trauma-informed experts to be a part of any interview of a victim who reports child abuse or trafficking to the […]
Cornyn, 32 Senate Republicans Call for Hunter Biden Prosecutor to be Given Special Counsel Authority
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), along with Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and more than 30 other colleagues, today sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding that U.S. Attorney David Weiss be extended special counsel protections and authorities to conduct the investigation into Hunter Biden: “There is no way […]
Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Reauthorization of Project Safe Neighborhoods Program to Reduce Violent Crime
News WASHINGTON– Today, U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Gary Peters (D-MI), Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2022 to reauthorize a nationwide law enforcement program focusing on the reduction of violent crime. “The Project Safe Neighborhoods program […]
Cornyn Statement on AG Garland and Justice Department’s Incriminating Silence
News Share on email Share on linkedin Share on facebook The longer the Attorney General remains silent, the more this looks like a brazen abuse of power to target a political rival. WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) issued the following statement in response to Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Biden Administration’s continued silence […]
Cornyn Bill to Prevent Child Abuse Inspired by Texan Jenna Quinn Passes Senate
News Jenna Quinn Law Inspired By Child Abuse Survivor WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) issued the following statement after the Senate passed his Jenna Quinn Law, which would allow grant funds to be used to train and educate students, teachers, caregivers, and other adults who work with children in a professional or volunteer […]
Cornyn Bill to Help Solve Cold Cases Signed Into Law
News Share on email Share on linkedin Share on facebook New Law Inspired by Austin Yogurt Shop Murders WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after President Biden signed the Homicide Victims’ Families’ Rights Act, which requires federal agencies to revisit cold case murder files and apply new technologies in search of potential […]