CORNYN, JOHN (a Senator from Texas)

Amendments

Members of Congress: prohibit preferential screening for Members at airports (S. 4123), S1355, S1410 [19MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Bankruptcy: modify certain bankruptcy eligibility requirements (see S. 3977), S762 [3MR]

Campbell, Ben Nighthorse: tribute (see S. Res. 585), S257 [15JA]

China: impose sanctions if China threatens security of Taiwan (see S. 4065), S1009 [11MR]

Colleges and universities: require to disseminate information on rights of, and accommodations and resources for, pregnant students (see S. 3627), S292 [27JA]

Contracts: prohibit enforcement of certain contractual clauses that restrict disclosure of sexual abuse of minors (see S. 3966), S1011 [11MR]

Copyrights: ensure that safety standards developed by standards development organizations do not lose copyright protection by virtue of having been incorporated by reference into law or regulation (see S. 4145), S1367 [19MR]

Courts: establish Federal tort for harm to women caused by chemical abortion drugs (see S. 4066), S1048 [12MR]

——— increase transparency and oversight of third-party litigation funding in certain actions (see S. 3826), S577 [11FE]

Crime: improve Federal carjacking statute (see S. 1572), S220 [14JA]

——— prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 3650), S419 [30JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish U.S. Customs and Border Protection pilot program to adopt dogs from local animal shelters to be trained as therapy dogs (see S. 4079), S1046 [12MR]

——— prohibit obstruction of immigration laws by official interference (see S. 3805), S579 [11FE]

Dept. of State: require report on Internet freedom in Iran (see S. 3360), S346 [28JA]

——— revoke visas of, and impose visa restrictions on certain individuals located in U.S. and abroad who are associated with regimes in Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Bolivia (see S. 3641), S220 [14JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: modernize and strengthen criminal laws against money laundering, update counterfeiting statutes, and enhance tools to crack down on smugglers and tax evaders to combat terrorism and organized crime (see S. 3801), S509 [5FE]

Dept. of Transportation: establish minimum guarantee for fuel tax revenue received by States tied to percentage of total funds paid into Highway Trust Fund (see S. 3972), S762 [3MR]

Drugs: prohibit certain uses of xylazine (see S. 545), S1368 [19MR]

FDA: improve regulation of abortion drugs by prohibiting approval of new drugs, preventing labeling changes of existing drugs, and limiting dispensing of drugs remotely, by mail, or telemedicine (see S. 3697), S290 [27JA]

——— withdraw approval of mifepristone for termination of intrauterine pregnancy (see S. 4066), S1048 [12MR]

Financial institutions: prohibit payment card networks and covered entities from requiring use of or assigning merchant category codes distinguishing firearms retailer from general-merchandise or sporting-goods retailer (see S. 1715), S610 [12FE]

Firearms: ban Federal, State, and local laws that prohibit capacity-based restrictions on firearm magazines (see S. 2813), S682 [25FE]

——— ensure that certain operations, functions, and services of Federal Government relating to enforcement of firearms laws and firearm export licensing continue during lapse in appropriations (see S. 3085), S578 [11FE]

——— prohibit Federal funding of State firearm ownership databases (see S. 3916), S681 [25FE]

——— prohibit State excise taxes on firearms and ammunition manufacturers and dealers (see S. 1169), S345 [28JA]

——— provide that prohibition on possession of firearms and ammunition by certain aliens shall apply relative to use of firearms and ammunition by government entities (see S. 3909), S681 [25FE]

Immigration: subject aliens convicted of fraud to deportation and bestow concurrent jurisdiction to revoke citizenship of any naturalized U.S. citizen convicted of fraud on any court that enters such conviction (see S. 3606), S115 [8JA]

NASA: conduct Public-Private Talent Exchange Program to foster collaboration with commercial space industry (see S. 3672), S257 [15JA]

National Day of Play: designate (see S. Res. 655), S1517 [22MR]

National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation: authorize location of commemorative work on National Mall in District of Columbia (see S. 858), S50 [6JA]

National parks and recreation areas: provide lifetime America the Beautiful—National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Pass to law enforcement officers and firefighters (see S. 3456), S471 [3FE]

National School Choice Week: designate (see S. Res. 587), S291 [27JA]

Religion: encourage U.S. to continue leadership on matters of religious freedom (see S. Res. 573), S221 [14JA]

Senate: withhold pay during Government shutdown (see S. Res. 526), S1444 [20MR]

Taxation: allow certain deductions to apply to qualified business development company interest dividends in same manner as qualified real estate investment trust dividends (see S. 2962), S883 [5MR]

——— terminate Hazardous Substance Superfund financing rate (see S. 3863), S609 [12FE]

Treaties and agreements: require advice and consent of Senate for entry or reentry into any international climate agreement (see S. 3713), S344 [28JA]

Voting: require proof of U.S citizenship to register to vote in Federal elections (see S. 3752), S419 [30JA]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to individuals and communities who volunteered or donated items to North Platte Canteen in North Platte, NE (see S. 645), S762 [3MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Civil Rights Act: clarify that discrimination in provision of goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations based on Sharia Law is in violation of such Act (see S. 3887), S610 [12FE]

Crime: increase penalties for offenders who assault or resist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, as well as other Federal law enforcement officers (see S. 3675), S257 [15JA]

Dept. of HHS: debar child care providers who commit fraud from receiving certain financial assistance (see S. 3644), S220 [14JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: include concerning money instruments relating to certain countries in disclosure reports on exporting and importing monetary instruments (see S. 4078), S1046 [12MR]

Dept. of Transportation: develop national infrastructure intelligence tool for congestion mitigation (see S. 3906), S651 [24FE]

Immigration and Nationality Act: amend definition of aggravated felony to include certain serious drunk driving offenses (see S. 3584), S89 [7JA]

Law enforcement officers: allow Federal officers to purchase retired service weapons (see S. 4117), S1090 [17MR]

Members of Congress: prohibit preferential screening for Members at airports (see S. 4123), S1090 [17MR]

National Park Service: abolish and defund César E. Chávez National Monument (see S. 4205), S1614 [25MR]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: authorize States to use leftover Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program funds for emergency warning infrastructure, connectivity, and related projects (see S. 3858), S609 [12FE]

Venezuela: support arrest of Nicolas Maduro under Operation Absolute Resolve and assist Venezuelan people in their fight for freedom (see S. Res. 582), S162 [13JA]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony and representation in U.S. v. Crouse (see S. Res. 609), S610 [12FE]

Cloture motions

Benton, Megan Blair: nomination to be district judge, S435 [2FE], S480 [4FE]

Burrows, Daniel E.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for Office of Legal Policy, S507 [5FE], S528 [9FE]

DeLeeuw, John: nomination to NTSB, S623 [23FE], S665 [25FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access (S. 1383), S1465 [21MR]

——— establish Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access (S. 1383), House amendment, S1348 [19MR]

Depts. of Defense, Education, Homeland Security, HHS, HUD, Labor, and Transportation: making appropriations (H.R. 7148), motion to proceed, S287 [27JA], S361 [29JA]

Fowlkes, David C.: nomination to be district judge, S417 [30JA], S437 [2FE]

Ganjei, Nicholas J.: nomination to be district judge, S417 [30JA], S450 [3FE]

Lea, Brian C.: nomination to be district judge, S435 [2FE], S486 [4FE]

McDonald, Colin: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for National Fraud Enforcement Division, S1467 [21MR], S1542 [23MR]

Mullin, Senator: nomination to be Sec. of Homeland Security, S1425 [20MR], S1506 [22MR]

Olson, Justin R.: nomination to be district judge, S459 [3FE], S504 [5FE]

Peterson, Aaron C.: nomination to be district judge, S417 [30JA], S452 [3FE]

Remarks

Appropriations: legislative process, S67 [7JA]

Democracy: importance of participation in elections, S452 [3FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: strategies to combat New World screwworm and enhance U.S. preparedness and response capabilities against potential outbreaks in livestock, S502 [5FE]

Dept. of Education: provide that for determining compliance with Title IX in athletics, sex shall be recognized solely on person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth, S1530 [23MR]

Dept. of HHS: debar child care providers who commit fraud from receiving certain financial assistance (S. 3644), S528 [9FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: deployment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to airports to provide assistance due to TSA staff shortages during partial Government shutdown, S1591 [25MR]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 7147), motion to proceed, S1169 [18MR], S1429 [20MR], S1530 [23MR], S1591 [25MR]

——— review process for vetting and monitoring of Afghan parolees living in U.S., S192–S194 [14JA]

——— U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding, S305 [28JA], S1430 [20MR], S1591 [25MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access (S. 1383), House amendment, S1170 [18MR], S1321 [19MR], S1430 [20MR], S1530 [23MR], S1591 [25MR]

Depts. of Defense, Education, Homeland Security, HHS, HUD, Labor, and Transportation: making appropriations (H.R. 7148), motion to proceed, S305 [28JA]

Domestic policy: lower cost of consumer products and increase affordability, S67 [7JA]

Immigration and Nationality Act: amend definition of aggravated felony to include certain serious drunk driving offenses (S. 3584), S149 [13JA]

Members of Congress: prohibit preferential screening for Members at airports (S. 4123), S1355, S1356 [19MR]

Minneapolis, MN: shooting of Alex Pretti by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents, S304 [28JA]

Minnesota: allegations of welfare fraud, S527 [9FE]

Mullin, Senator: nomination to be Sec. of Homeland Security, S1530 [23MR]

One Big Beautiful Bill Act: impact, S952 [10MR], S979 [11MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: enhanced tax credits funding, S68 [7JA]

Senate: legislative accomplishments, S67 [7JA]

Trump, President: deployment of Federal agents and/or military personnel to conduct law enforcement operations in U.S. cities, S304–S306 [28JA]

——— evaluation of administration, S858 [5MR]

——— evaluation of administration relative to foreign policy, S68 [7JA]

——— evaluation of administration relative to immigration, S304–S306 [28JA]

——— evaluation of administration relative to Iran, S1321 [19MR]

——— State of the Union Message, S661 [25FE]

TSA: making continuing appropriations for essential pay and operations during Federal Government shutdown, S1530 [23MR]

Venezuela: U.S. military and intelligence operation to capture Nicolas Maduro and his wife and extradite them to U.S. to face Federal drug, terrorism, and weapons charges, S68 [7JA]

Voting: require proof of U.S citizenship to register to vote in Federal elections, S1170 [18MR], S1321 [19MR], S1430 [20MR], S1530 [23MR], S1591 [25MR]

——— require proof of U.S citizenship to register to vote in Federal elections (S. 3752), S452 [3FE]

——— require voters to provide photo identification as condition of casting ballot, S1591 [25MR]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony and representation in U.S. v. Crouse (S. Res. 609), S616 [12FE]

Texts of

S. Res. 609, Senate Legal Counsel testimony and representation in U.S. v. Crouse, S613 [12FE]