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Cornyn Statement on Senate Passage of President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill

News July 1, 2025 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 […]

Cornyn Statement on Vote to Advance President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill

News June 29, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the Senate voted to proceed to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and video of the Senator’s remarks prior to the vote can be found here: “Senate Republicans are one step closer to delivering on President Trump’s agenda by advancing […]

Cornyn Statement on Inclusion of Deregulating Firearm Suppressors in House’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’

News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which includes a provision he is pushing for inclusion in the Senate’s version of the legislation to deregulate firearms suppressors by eliminating the unconstitutional suppressor tax and registration requirements under […]

Cornyn Supports Bill to Prevent Taxpayer Dollars From Funding Anti-Second Amendment Groups

News AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) cosponsored the Firearm Industry Non-Discrimination (FIND) Act, which would prohibit the federal government from entering into contracts with groups that discriminate unfairly against firearm associations or businesses:  “Texans should not be forced to foot the bill for corporations’ woke agendas,” said Sen. Cornyn. “I am proud to […]

Cornyn, Sheehy Introduce Bill to Modernize Definition of Firearm Silencer

News HOUSTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Tim Sheehy (R-MT) introduced the Protecting Americans Right to Silence (PARTS) Act, which would modernize the definition of “silencer” to ensure gun owners can safely exercise their Second Amendment rights without fear of criminalization: “No law-abiding American should have their Second Amendment rights violated because of […]

Cornyn Supports Hearing Protection Act to Deregulate Firearm Suppressors

News AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement in support of the Hearing Protection Act, which would remove sound suppressors from regulation under the National Firearms Act and ensure that purchasing a firearm suppressor is treated the same as purchasing a long gun: “For too long, firearm suppressors have been overregulated […]

Cornyn Previews Request to Rescind Unlawful Biden ATF Rules

News The Biden administration decided to target law-abiding citizens who exercised their Second Amendment rights… with the so-called ghost gun rule… pistol brace rule… [and] engaged in the business rule. I will very soon send a letter to Deputy Director of the ATF, encouraging him to work with President Trump on rescinding many of these […]

Cornyn, Cruz, Grassley, Tillis, Senate GOP Introduce Concealed-Carry Reciprocity Bill

News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA), along with 40 of their Senate GOP colleagues, today introduced the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which would allow individuals with concealed carry privileges in their home state to exercise those rights […]

Cornyn, GOP Colleagues Call On Biden ATF to Cease Rulemaking, Focus on Trump Transition

News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Jim Risch (R-ID), Katie Britt (R-AL), and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) sent a letter to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) Director Steve Dettelbach calling on him to suspend and refrain from issuing any further rulemaking […]

Cornyn, Tillis, Collins Op-Ed: The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act is Cause for Optimism

News AUSTIN – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Susan Collins (R-ME) authored the following op-ed in Newsweek highlighting the mental health and school safety provisions included in the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which was signed into law on June 25, 2022, to address specific concerns that have led to mass shootings. The Bipartisan […]

Cornyn, Lee Introduce SHUSH Act to Simplify Suppressor Rules

News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Silencers Helping Us Save Hearing (SHUSH) Act, which would eliminate the excessive regulation of firearm suppressors by simplifying the purchase process for law-abiding citizens and reducing unnecessary bureaucratic obstacles: “Law-abiding Americans should not be subject to unnecessary federal regulations when purchasing a […]

Cornyn, Cotton, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Repeal Tax on Certain Firearm Purchases

News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Tom Cotton (R-AR), and 11 Senate Republicans introduced the Repealing Illegal Freedom and Liberty Excises (RIFLE) Act, which would remove a burdensome tax imposed on firearms regulated under the National Firearms Act: “This outdated tax must not continue to burden law-abiding Texans who want to exercise their […]

Cornyn, Tillis, Colleagues Introduce Resolution to Block Unconstitutional Biden ATF Rule

News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and 43 Senate Republicans today introduced a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act to strike down the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF) rule on the definition of “Engaged in the Business” as a Dealer in Firearms, which ignores […]