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John Cornyn

Republican · Texas

Former Texas Attorney General and Supreme Court Justice, serving since 2002. Senate Majority Whip. Co-negotiated Bipartisan Safer Communities Act on gun safety.

Record

Conservative mainstream Republican. One of few Republicans to co-negotiate gun safety legislation. Focus on judicial nominations, border security, and energy policy.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (8 on record)

  • S.4542 — A bill to disqualify aliens from establishing good moral character, maintaining eligibility for asylum, and retaining lawful permanent resident status if they engage in activities in opposition to the United States Constitution, our form of government, or support Sharia law. (Introduced, May 14, 2026)
  • S.4544 — A bill to require a report on countering the smuggling of hydrocarbon products by transnational criminal organizations, and for other purposes. (Introduced, May 14, 2026)
  • S.4549 — A bill to ensure the reliable delivery of water to the United States under the 1944 Water Treaty, to provide a mechanism to compensate United States agricultural producers for economic losses resulting from delivery shortfalls, and for other purposes. (Introduced, May 14, 2026)
  • S.4520 — LNG Export Security Act (Introduced, May 13, 2026)
  • S.4501 — BACK OFF Act (Introduced, May 12, 2026)

Notable votes

  • Voted Yea on S.Res. 690 — S. Res. 690 (Resolution Agreed to, May 11, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on S.Res. 690 — Motion to Invoke Cloture: S. Res. 690 (Cloture Motion Agreed to, Apr 30, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on S.Con.Res. 33 — S.Con.Res. 33, As Amended (Concurrent Resolution Agreed to, Apr 23, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on S.Con.Res. 33 — Schiff Amdt. No. 5333 (Amendment Rejected, Apr 23, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on S.Con.Res. 33 — Wyden Amdt. No. 5336 (Amendment Rejected, Apr 23, 2026)

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