US Senator

John Cornyn Authored & Sponsored Legislation

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Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress Senate Bill SB1463

Introduced
4/10/25  
Finding ORE Act Finding Opportunities for Resource Exploration Act
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress Senate Bill SB1521

Introduced
4/30/25  
Stand with Israel Act
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress Senate Bill SB157

Introduced
1/21/25  
CONTAINER Act Creating Obstructions Necessary To Address Illegal and Nefarious Entry Rapidly Act
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress Senate Bill SB158

Introduced
1/21/25  
Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens ActThis bill establishes certain criminal grounds for making non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) inadmissible and expands the crimes for which a non-U.S. national is deportable.First, the bill establishes that a non-U.S. national is inadmissible if the individual has admitted to or is convicted of acts constituting the essential elements of stalking, child abuse, child neglect, child abandonment, a sex offense, conspiracy to commit a sex offense, a violation of certain protection orders, or domestic violence (including physical or sexual abuse or a pattern of coercive behavior when it occurs within certain close relationships).  Next, the bill establishes additional grounds for deportation. Under current law, a non-U.S. national is deportable for certain criminal convictions, including domestic violence, stalking, and child abuse. The bill makes any sex offense (including crimes against minors) or conspiracy to commit a sex offense a basis for deportation. The bill also expands the domestic violence crimes that make a non-U.S. national deportable to include physical or sexual abuse or a pattern of coercive behavior when it occurs within certain close relationships.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress Senate Bill SB159

Introduced
1/21/25  
Standing Against Houthi Aggression ActThis bill requires (1) the Department of State to designate Ansarallah, the Iran-backed movement in Yemen also known as the Houthis, as a foreign terrorist organization; and (2) the President to impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions with respect to Ansarallah and any foreign person who is a member, agent, or affiliate of, or owned or controlled by, Ansarallah.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress Senate Bill SB1612

Introduced
5/6/25  
No Official Palestine Entry Act of 2025

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress Senate Bill SB149

Introduced
1/17/25  
Public Safety First ActThis bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain certain non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) who have been arrested for burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting. Specifically, DHS must detain an individual who (1) is unlawfully present in the United States or did not possess the necessary documents when applying for admission; and (2) has been charged with, arrested for, convicted of, or admits to having committed acts that constitute the essential elements of burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress Senate Bill SB1595

Introduced
5/5/25  
Refer
5/5/25  
Improving Police CARE Act Improving Police Critical Aid for Responding to Emergencies Act
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress Senate Bill SB1596

Introduced
5/5/25  
Refer
5/5/25  
Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress Senate Bill SB1625

Introduced
5/6/25  
SHIELD Against CCP Act Strategic Homeland Intelligence and Enforcement Legislation to Defend Against the CCP Act