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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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117th Congress, 2021 and 2022

RRepublicanSenate · Texas · January 3, 2021 to January 3, 2027

20 Yes · 10 No · 3 Did not vote on 33 laws of this Congress.

Public Law 117-328 · Senate vote on Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Yes
Public Law 117-229 · Senate vote on Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023
Yes
Public Law 117-263 · Senate vote on James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
Yes
H.J.Res. 100 · Senate vote on Public Law 117-216
Yes
Public Law 117-228 · Senate vote on Respect for Marriage Act
No
Public Law 117-180 · Senate vote on Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023
Yes
H.R. 5376 · Senate vote on Public Law 117-169
No
Public Law 117-168 · Senate vote on Honoring our PACT Act of 2022
Did not vote
Public Law 117-167 · Senate vote on CHIPS and Science Act
Yes
Public Law 117-159 · Senate vote on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
Yes
Public Law 117-128 · Senate vote on Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022
Yes
Public Law 117-109 · Senate vote on Ending Importation of Russian Oil Act
Yes
Public Law 117-110 · Senate vote on Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act
Yes
Public Law 117-103 · Senate vote on Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022
Yes
Public Law 117-108 · Senate vote on Postal Service Reform Act of 2022
No
Public Law 117-86 · Senate vote on Further Additional Extending Government Funding Act
Yes
Public Law 117-81 · Senate vote on National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
Yes
S.J.Res. 33 · Senate vote on Public Law 117-73
No
Public Law 117-71 · Senate vote on Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act
Did not vote
Public Law 117-70 · Senate vote on Further Extending Government Funding Act
Yes
Public Law 117-50 · Senate vote on Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act
No
Public Law 117-43 · Senate vote on Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act
Yes
Public Law 117-58 · Senate vote on Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
No
Public Law 117-31 · Senate vote on Emergency Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021
Yes
Public Law 117-27 · Senate vote on VOCA Fix to Sustain the Crime Victims Fund Act of 2021
Yes
S.J.Res. 13 · Senate vote on Public Law 117-22
No
S.J.Res. 15 · Senate vote on Public Law 117-24
No
S.J.Res. 14 · Senate vote on Public Law 117-23
No
Public Law 117-13 · Senate vote on COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act
Yes
Public Law 117-6 · Senate vote on PPP Extension Act of 2021
Yes
H.R. 1868 · Senate vote on Public Law 117-7
Did not vote
Public Law 117-2 · Senate vote on American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
No
H.R. 335 · Senate vote on Public Law 117-1
Yes

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7 excerpts

  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

  6. News item Cornyn Touts Working Families Tax Cuts: Will Make ‘Life More Affordable’ for Texans

    “WASHINGTON – Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) touted 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 hardworking Texans and help ease the financial burden facing Americans after 40-year high inflation under the Biden administration. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s”

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    Named by: law name · Saved October 8, 2026 · Fingerprint 9a8f00ef66ad5e8b

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  1. News item Cornyn, Pfluger, Colleagues Urge CMS to Prioritize Funding for Texas from Rural Health Transformation Program

    “We are writing in strong support of Texas’s application for funding through the Rural Health Transformation Program, authorized by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.”

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    Named by: law name · Saved October 8, 2026 · Fingerprint 91ea1405d04085aa

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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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