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John Cornyn

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Confirmed from the official recordSource: Congressional Directory for the 119th Congress (2025-2026), February 20, 2026. We saved our copy on October 8, 2026.

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The saved record holds 376 recorded votes by John Cornyn, from 2003 to 2026.

308 Yes · 61 No · 7 Did not vote
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110th Congress, 2007 and 2008

RRepublicanSenate · Texas · January 7, 2003 to January 3, 2009

30 Yes · 4 No · 1 Did not vote on 35 laws of this Congress.

H.R. 1424 · Senate vote on October 1, 2008Public Law 110-343
Yes
Public Law 110-432 · Senate vote on October 1, 2008Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2008
Yes
Yes
Public Law 110-314 · Senate vote on July 31, 2008Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008
Yes
Public Law 110-315 · Senate vote on July 31, 2008Higher Education Opportunity Act
Yes
Public Law 110-289 · Senate vote on July 26, 2008Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008
No
Public Law 110-275 · Senate vote on July 15, 2008Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008
Yes
Public Law 110-261 · Senate vote on July 9, 2008FISA Amendments Act of 2008
Yes
Public Law 110-252 · Senate vote on June 26, 2008Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008
Yes
Public Law 110-246 · Senate vote on June 18, 2008Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
Yes
Public Law 110-234 · Senate vote on May 22, 2008Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
Yes
Public Law 110-233 · Senate vote on April 24, 2008Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008
Yes
Public Law 110-244 · Senate vote on April 17, 2008SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008
Yes
Public Law 110-229 · Senate vote on April 10, 2008Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008
Yes
Public Law 110-185 · Senate vote on February 7, 2008Economic Stimulus Act of 2008
Yes
Public Law 110-181 · Senate vote on January 22, 2008National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
Yes
Public Law 110-161 · Senate vote on December 18, 2007Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008
Yes
Public Law 110-140 · Senate vote on December 13, 2007Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007
Yes
Public Law 110-166 · Senate vote on December 6, 2007Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2007
Yes
Public Law 110-138 · Senate vote on December 4, 2007United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act
Yes
Public Law 110-134 · Senate vote on November 14, 2007Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007
Yes
Public Law 110-114 · Senate vote on November 8, 2007Water Resources Development Act of 2007
Did not vote
H.J.Res. 43 · Senate vote on September 27, 2007Public Law 110-91
No
H.J.Res. 52 · Senate vote on September 27, 2007Public Law 110-92
Yes
H.R. 1124 · Senate vote on September 18, 2007Public Law 110-97
Yes
Public Law 110-84 · Senate vote on September 7, 2007College Cost Reduction and Access Act
Yes
Public Law 110-55 · Senate vote on August 3, 2007Protect America Act of 2007
Yes
Public Law 110-81 · Senate vote on August 2, 2007Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007
No
Public Law 110-53 · Senate vote on July 26, 2007Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007
Yes
H.J.Res. 44 · Senate vote on July 24, 2007Public Law 110-52
Yes
Public Law 110-34 · Senate vote on March 20, 2007Preserving United States Attorney Independence Act of 2007
Yes
Public Law 110-5 · Senate vote on February 14, 2007Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007
Yes

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  1. News item Cornyn Lauds DOJ for Opening Cornyn-Created Bridging Immigration-Related Deficits Experienced Nationwide (BIDEN) Program

    “In addition to the nearly $10 billion fundannounced earlier this month by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, this $3 billion fund was authorized through a provision led by Sen. Cornyn as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, also known as the Working Families Tax Cuts Act, which included a total of $13.5 billion in funding to reimburse”

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    Named by: law name · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 40e1f1dd825033d5

  2. News item Cornyn, Whitehouse Introduce Bill to Support Youth Aging Out of Foster Care

    “This legislation aligns with President Trump’s Executive Order, Fostering the Future for American Children and Families, First Lady Melania Trump’s Fostering the Future initiative, and the administration’s commitment to improve outcomes for children, youth, and families involved in the foster care system.”

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    Named by: order title · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint b3dc199585c9e639

  3. News item Cornyn Praises DHS for Opening Cornyn-Created State Border Security Reimbursement Fund

    “This fund was authorized through a provision led by Sen. Cornyn as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, also known as the Working Families Tax Cuts Act, which included $13.5 billion in funding to reimburse states like Texas for stepping up during the Biden administration to try and secure the border.”

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    Named by: law name · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint a1ad4ac024e716db

  4. News item Cornyn Announces $281 Million for Texas from New Rural Health Transformation Program

    “The Working Families Tax Cuts, or One Big Beautiful Bill Act, now law, established the Rural Health Transformation Program at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to strengthen access to health care and modernize health systems in rural areas by allocating $50 billion for the program over a period of five years. States were required to apply for”

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    Named by: law name · Saved October 8, 2026 · Fingerprint edec153e1fc321e4

  5. News item Cornyn Op-Ed: Republicans’ Solution to Affordability is Through Tax Cuts for Working Families

    “AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) authored the following op-ed in the San Antonio Express News on the benefits of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, also known as the Working Families Tax Cuts, which will put money back into the pockets of hard-working Texans.”

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    Named by: law name · Saved October 8, 2026 · Fingerprint 44769bae0c3eac40

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Laws read: Public Law 119-37, Public Law 119-74, Public Law 119-75, Public Law 119-86.

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