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John Cornyn

R Republican Senator from Texas

Seal of Texas Texas 517 Hart Senate Office Building 202-224-2934 Born 1952-02-02
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Term Details

Term Start 2021-01-03
Term End 2027-01-03
Terms Served 5
Senate Class 2
State Rank Senior

Committee Assignments

Senate Committee on Finance
Member
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Member
Senate Committee on the Budget
Member
Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Member
Joint Committee on Taxation
Member
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
Member
United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control
Chairman

Lobbying Exposure

Total lobbying directed at committees this member serves on

$1.4B
2023-Q1 – 2024-Q4

These figures represent total lobbying on issues within each committee’s jurisdiction, not direct contributions to this member.

Recent Activity

Yea
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 7147
2026-02-12 Rejected 52/47
Yea
H.J.Res. 142: Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025.
2026-02-12 Passed 49/47
S. 3887: A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to improve prohibitions on discrimination by public accommodations.
2026-02-12

Introduced: Sponsor: Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX] This bill was referred to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary which will consider it before sending it to the Senate floor for consideration. Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX] is a member of the committee.

S. 3858: A bill to authorize States to use leftover funds under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program for emergency warning infrastructure, connectivity, and related systems projects.
2026-02-12

Introduced: Sponsor: Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX] This bill was referred to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation which will consider it before sending it to the Senate floor for consideration.

Yea
Motion to Proceed on H.J.Res. 142: Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025.
2026-02-11 Agreed to 51/46
Nay
Motion to Proceed on S.J.Res. 95: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relat
2026-02-10 Rejected 47/51
Yea
On the Nomination PN726-4: Daniel E. Burrows, of Colorado, to be an Assistant Attorney General
2026-02-10 Confirmed 52/46
S. 3496: United States Legal Gold and Mining Partnership Act
2026-02-10

Bill Text: This bill's text for status <Reported by Senate Committee> (Feb. 10, 2026) is now available. Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX] is the sponsor of this bill.

Yea
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Daniel E. Burrows to be an Assistant Attorney General: Daniel E. Burrows, of Colorado, to be an Assistant Attorney General
2026-02-09 Agreed to 51/47
Yea
On the Nomination PN726-11: Justin R. Olson, of Indiana, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana
2026-02-05 Confirmed 50/47

Data from GovTrack.us

Voting Record

99.9% Party Loyalty
With Party 692
Against Party 1
Not Voting 3
693 Total Votes Cast

Broke with Party (1)

Yea
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2745 to S.Amdt. 2360 to H.R. 1 (No short title on file) 2025-07-01 · Party voted Nay · Amendment Rejected

Recent Votes

Date Bill Vote Result
2026-02-12 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 7147 Yea Cloture Motion Rejected
2026-02-12 On the Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 142 Yea Joint Resolution Passed
2026-02-11 On the Motion to Proceed H.J.Res. 142 Yea Motion to Proceed Agreed to
2026-02-10 On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 95 Nay Motion to Proceed Rejected
2026-02-10 On the Nomination PN726-4 Yea Nomination Confirmed
2026-02-09 On the Cloture Motion PN726-4 Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to
2026-02-05 On the Nomination PN726-11 Yea Nomination Confirmed
2026-02-05 On the Cloture Motion PN726-11 Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to
2026-02-05 On the Nomination PN726-9 Yea Nomination Confirmed
2026-02-04 On the Cloture Motion PN726-9 Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to
2026-02-04 On the Nomination PN726-2 Yea Nomination Confirmed
2026-02-04 On the Cloture Motion PN726-2 Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to
2026-02-04 On the Nomination PN726-12 Yea Nomination Confirmed
2026-02-03 On the Cloture Motion PN726-12 Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to
2026-02-03 On the Nomination PN726-6 Yea Nomination Confirmed
2026-02-03 On the Cloture Motion PN726-6 Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to
2026-02-03 On the Nomination PN726-5 Yea Nomination Confirmed
2026-02-02 On the Cloture Motion PN726-5 Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to
2026-01-30 On Passage of the Bill H.R. 7148 Yea Bill Passed
2026-01-30 On the Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Merkley Amdt. No. 4287) Nay Motion Rejected

Data from GovTrack.us · 119th Congress