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John Cornyn
U.S. Senator (Class 2), TX
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Topics found in sponsored legislation and separately sourced statements. Legislative activity on a topic is not presented as a policy stance. AI-derived tags
Foreign Policy & Trade 5Civil Rights & Liberties 4Defense & Military 4Environment & Energy 4Criminal Justice & Policing 3Agriculture 2Social Services & Welfare 2Technology & Privacy 2Banking & Finance 1Economy & Taxes 1Government Operations & Budget 1Gun Policy 1Immigration 1Labor & Employment 1Transportation & Infrastructure 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Senator (Class 2), TX current
Texas |
Republican | Jan 3, 2021 | Jan 3, 2027 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US Senate District Texas current
United States |
Republican | Dec 2, 2002 | Dec 31, 2030 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 2), TX
Texas |
Republican | Jan 6, 2015 | Jan 3, 2021 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 2), TX
Texas |
Republican | Jan 6, 2009 | Jan 3, 2015 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 2), TX
Texas |
Republican | Jan 7, 2003 | Jan 3, 2009 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 2), TX
Texas |
Republican | Nov 30, 2002 | Jan 3, 2003 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US Senate District Texas
United States |
Republican | Jan 6, 2015 | Jan 3, 2021 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| US Senate District Texas
United States |
Republican | Jan 6, 2009 | Jan 3, 2015 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| US Senate District Texas
United States |
Republican | Jan 7, 2003 | Jan 3, 2009 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| US Senate District Texas
United States |
Republican | Nov 30, 2002 | Jan 3, 2003 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Committee assignments
- Joint Committee on Taxation unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Finance unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Finance — Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Finance — International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness — Chairman unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Finance — Taxation and IRS Oversight unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Africa and Global Health Policy unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on the Budget unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary — Border Security and Immigration — Chairman unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary — Crime and Counterterrorism unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary — Privacy, Technology, and the Law unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary — the Constitution unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Select Committee on Intelligence unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control — Chairman unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim
DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. 0.471, social dim. -0.060. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic
Roll-call votes (840 recorded)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-6 | Jan 8, 2026 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-6 US-GOV-PD |
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SJRES 98
A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or…
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On the Motion to Discharge | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-5 | Jan 8, 2026 | Motion to Discharge Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-5 US-GOV-PD |
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SJRES 86
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United…
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On the Motion to Proceed | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-4 | Jan 7, 2026 | Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-4 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-3 | Jan 6, 2026 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-3 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-2 | Jan 6, 2026 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-2 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-1 | Jan 5, 2026 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-1 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-659 | Dec 18, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-659 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-658 | Dec 18, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-658 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-657 | Dec 18, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-657 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-656 | Dec 18, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-656 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-655 | Dec 18, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-655 US-GOV-PD |
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SJRES 82
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United…
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On the Joint Resolution | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-654 | Dec 18, 2025 | Joint Resolution Defeated | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-654 US-GOV-PD |
| On the Motion to Proceed | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-641 | Dec 10, 2025 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-641 US-GOV-PD | |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-653 | Dec 17, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-653 US-GOV-PD |
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Unlinked roll call
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-652 | Dec 17, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-652 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-651 | Dec 17, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-651 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-650 | Dec 17, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-650 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-649 | Dec 17, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-649 US-GOV-PD |
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S 1071
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
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On the Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-648 | Dec 17, 2025 | Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-648 US-GOV-PD |
| On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-647 | Dec 15, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-647 US-GOV-PD | |
| On the Motion to Proceed | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-646 | Dec 11, 2025 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-646 US-GOV-PD | |
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SRES 532
An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain…
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On the Resolution | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-645 | Dec 11, 2025 | Resolution Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-645 US-GOV-PD |
| On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-642 | Dec 10, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-642 US-GOV-PD | |
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S 3385
Lower Health Care Costs Act
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On the Cloture Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-644 | Dec 11, 2025 | Cloture Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-644 US-GOV-PD |
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S 3386
Health Care Freedom for Patients Act of 2025
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-643 | Dec 11, 2025 | Cloture Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-643 US-GOV-PD |
Campaign finance
2024 · Itemized receipts loaded
Period Nov 16, 2020–Dec 31, 2024 · verified Jun 21, 2026 · 11:15 AM · coverage: itemized partial · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
| Gross receipts loaded | Refunds/reversals loaded | Net receipts loaded |
|---|---|---|
| $4,819,392 | $0 | $4,819,392 |
Largest itemized receipts
| Cycle | Amount | Donor | To committee | Type | Date | Coverage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $164,824 | CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE | TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN INC. | Party | Sep 25, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $125,500 | CORNYN MAJORITY TEXAS | TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN INC. | Corporate PAC | Dec 31, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $117,523 | LONESTAR VICTORY FUND | TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN INC. | Corporate PAC | Dec 31, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $96,313 | CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE | TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN INC. | Party | Dec 28, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $95,877 | CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE | TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN INC. | Party | Jun 21, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $89,967 | CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE | TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN INC. | Party | Sep 28, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $87,153 | CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE | TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN INC. | Party | Jun 22, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $86,174 | CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE | TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN INC. | Party | Sep 25, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $84,859 | CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE | TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN INC. | Party | Jun 21, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $78,129 | CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE | TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN INC. | Party | Oct 28, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $74,978 | CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE | TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN INC. | Party | Jun 22, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $43,675 | CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE | TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN INC. | Party | Sep 28, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $38,659 | CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE | TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN INC. | Party | Mar 27, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $37,114 | WINRED | TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN INC. | Corporate PAC | Mar 20, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $33,965 | CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE | TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN INC. | Party | Oct 28, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
Largest loaded receipts, not a complete total. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.
Sponsored legislation (19 as lead sponsor)
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SRES 781
US · Jun 18, 2026
A resolution commemorating June 19, 2026, as "Juneteenth National Independence Day" in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which news of the end of…
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S 4826
US · Jun 18, 2026
A bill to amend the Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity for Ukrainians Act to authorize the use of amounts in the Ukraine Support Fund for purchases…
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S 4827
US · Jun 18, 2026
A bill to reauthorize a program for preventing outages and enhancing the resilience of the electric grid, and for other purposes.
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S 4723
US · Jun 17, 2026
A bill to establish a program to provide assistance to strengthen the capacity of law enforcement agencies in Latin America and the Caribbean to prosecute…
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S 3050
US · Jun 17, 2026
PAID OFF Act of 2025
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S 4797
US · Jun 16, 2026
A bill to require States to consider legal issues affecting youth as part of case planning and to provide States with the option to use funds from the John H…
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S 4394
US · Jun 15, 2026
Promoting Police Leadership Act
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S 1890
US · Jun 15, 2026
Carla Walker Act
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S 4766
US · Jun 11, 2026
A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to establish a pilot program to evaluate the safety, quality, and qualification pathways of printable energetic…
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S 4775
US · Jun 11, 2026
A bill to amend the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to clarify liability protections for firearms and associated manufacturers and retailers, and for…
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