Senator Cornyn

Cornyn Legislation Honoring Historical Texas School Passes Out of Committee

Marfa’s Blackwell School Would be Established as National Historic Site WASHINGTON – Today, the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee passed the Blackwell School National Historic Site Act authored by U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) which would establish the Blackwell School in Marfa, Texas as a National Historic site and become a part of the […]

Cornyn Urges House to Pass Funding for Critical Semiconductor Legislation

WASHINGTON – Today U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) spoke at a press conference calling on the House to pass funding for his CHIPS for America Act, which will ramp up semiconductor manufacturing in the United States. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can be found here. The CHIPS for America Act passed […]

Cornyn, Cuellar Bill to Safeguard U.S. Law Enforcement & Federal Employees Abroad Now Law

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), Representative Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) and Representative Michael McCaul (R-TX-10) today released the following statements after their Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Officers and Employees Protection Act, which ensures that individuals who harm or attempt to harm U.S. federal officers and employees serving abroad can be prosecuted in […]

Cornyn Joins Colleagues in Challenging Biden’s Vaccine Mandate

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) joined all Senate Republicans in filing a Congressional Review Act (CRA) disapproval resolution, the official process for Congress to eliminate an executive branch rule, against President Biden’s vaccine mandate for private businesses.  “At a time when companies are facing higher costs to do business and supply-chain disruptions, […]

Cornyn Leads U.S. Congressional Delegation to India

Members of Congress Met with Officials in India to Strengthen Ties with Critical Partner and Counter Chinese Aggression WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator and India Caucus Co-Chair John Cornyn (R-TX) returned yesterday from leading a congressional delegation (CODEL) to India and other countries in southeast Asia. The delegation, which included Senators Mike Crapo (R-ID), Mike Lee (R-UT), […]

Cornyn, Feinstein Bill to Close Loophole Enabling Illegal Opioid Distribution Signed Into Law

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) released the following statements after their Ensuring Compliance Against Drug Diversion Act, which would help prevent bad actors from creating shell entities or using registration loopholes to continue to distribute opioids at alarming rates and provide more transparency and accountability for pharmacies seeking to […]

Cornyn Introduces Legislative Package to Meet Hydrogen Energy Infrastructure Needs

Bills to Expand and Diversify Resources for Energy Sector WASHINGTON – Today U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced the Hydrogen Infrastructure Initiative, which is composed of three bills to support the deployment of hydrogen technologies and the buildout of the requisite infrastructure needed to transport, store, and deliver hydrogen. The bipartisan legislative package is cosponsored […]

Cornyn, Cuellar Pass Bill to Protect U.S. Law Enforcement & Federal Employees Serving Abroad

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and Representative Henry Cuellar (TX-28) today released the following statements after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Officers and Employees Protection Act which ensures that individuals who harm or attempt to harm U.S. federal officers and employees serving abroad can be […]

Cornyn Grills AG Garland on Controversial School Board Memo

WASHINGTON –Today in the Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) questioned Attorney General Merrick Garland about President Biden’s Department of Justice (DOJ) issuing a memorandum suggesting federal law enforcement may need to assist policing local school board meetings and what effect that would have on the ability of concerned parents to exercise their […]

Cornyn, Warner Urge Biden Administration to Waive CAATSA Sanctions Against India

WASHINGTON – Today U.S. Senators and India Caucus Co-Chairs John Cornyn (R-TX) and Mark Warner (D-VA) sent a letter to President Biden encouraging him to waive Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) sanctions against India for buying military arms from Russia. They wrote: “While India has taken significant steps to reduce its purchases of […]