Sen. John Cornyn

Senator for Texas

pronounced jon // KOR-nun

Cornyn is the senior senator from Texas and is a Republican. He has served since Nov 30, 2002. Cornyn is next up for reelection in 2026 and serves until Jan 3, 2027. He is 72 years old.

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Analysis

Legislative Metrics

Read our 2022 Report Card for Cornyn.

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Cornyn is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the Senate positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).

The chart is based on the bills Cornyn has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2019 to May 22, 2024. See full analysis methodology.

Committee Membership

John Cornyn sits on the following committees:

Senate Committee on Finance
- International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness subcommittee Ranking Member
Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure, Taxation and IRS Oversight subcommittees
Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety subcommittee Ranking Member
the Constitution, Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism, Intellectual Property, Privacy, Technology, and the Law subcommittees
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control

Enacted Legislation

Cornyn was the primary sponsor of 95 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:

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Does 95 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.

We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110^th Congress).

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

Cornyn sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:

Crime and Law Enforcement (22%) Armed Forces and National Security (22%) Health (13%) International Affairs (12%) Government Operations and Politics (11%) Families (7%) Science, Technology, Communications (7%) Transportation and Public Works (6%)

Recently Introduced Bills

Cornyn recently introduced the following legislation:

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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.

Voting Record

Key Votes

Cornyn voted Yea

On the Nomination PN1249: David Seymour Leibowitz, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of …

Nomination Confirmed 64/33 on Feb 27, 2024.

Cornyn voted Yea

On the Nomination PN1522: Jerome H. Powell, of Maryland, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal …

Nomination Confirmed 80/19 on May 12, 2022.

Cornyn voted Yea

On the Nomination PN367: Robert Luis Santos, of Texas, to be Director of the Census for a term expiring December …

Nomination Confirmed 58/35 on Nov 4, 2021.

Cornyn voted Yea

On the Nomination PN249: Christopher Charles Fonzone, of Pennsylvania, to be General Counsel of the Office of the Director of …

Nomination Confirmed 55/45 on Jun 22, 2021.

Cornyn voted Yea

H.R. 5325: Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017

Bill Passed 72/26 on Sep 28, 2016.

The Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act (H.R. 5325) is an appropriations …

Cornyn voted Yea

H.J.Res. 124 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015

Joint Resolution Passed 78/22 on Sep 18, 2014.

Cornyn voted Yea

H.R. 4302 (113th): Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014

Bill Passed 64/35 on Mar 31, 2014.

Section 212 of this bill pushed back the deadline to implement the ICD-10 code set to October 1, 2015. The Cutting Costly Codes Act of …

Cornyn voted Nay

S. 601 (113th): Water Resources Development Act of 2013

Bill Passed 83/14 on May 15, 2013.

Cornyn voted Yea

H.R. 4853 (111th): Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010

Motion Agreed to 81/19 on Dec 15, 2010.

The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (Pub.L. 111–312, H.R. 4853, 124 Stat. 3296, enacted December 17, 2010), also known …

Cornyn voted Yea

On the Nomination PN261: Thomas E. Perez, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General

Nomination Confirmed 72/22 on Oct 6, 2009.

Cornyn voted Yea

On the Nomination PN64-6: Timothy F. Geithner, of New York, to be Secretary of the Treasury

Nomination Confirmed 60/34 on Jan 26, 2009.

Cornyn voted Yea

H.R. 6331 (110th): Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008

Veto Overridden 70/26 on Jul 15, 2008.

The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 ("MIPPA"), is a 2008 statute of United States Federal legislation which amends the Social Security …

Missed Votes

From Jan 2003 to May 2024, Cornyn missed 174 of 7,108 roll call votes, which is 2.4%. This is on par with the median of 2.9% among the lifetime records of senators currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses, major life events, and running for higher office.

Show the numbers...

Time Period	Votes Eligible	Missed Votes	Percent	Percentile
2003 Jan-Mar	112	1	0.9%	44^th
2003 Apr-Jun	150	0	0.0%	0^th
2003 Jul-Sep	108	0	0.0%	0^th
2003 Oct-Nov	89	2	2.2%	75^th
2004 Jan-Mar	64	0	0.0%	0^th
2004 Apr-Jun	88	0	0.0%	0^th
2004 Jul-Sep	42	0	0.0%	0^th
2004 Oct-Dec	22	6	27.3%	94^th
2005 Jan-Mar	81	3	3.7%	94^th
2005 Apr-Jun	89	1	1.1%	53^rd
2005 Jul-Sep	76	3	3.9%	76^th
2005 Oct-Dec	120	1	0.8%	56^th
2006 Jan-Mar	83	0	0.0%	0^th
2006 Apr-Jun	107	0	0.0%	0^th
2006 Jul-Sep	73	0	0.0%	0^th
2006 Nov-Dec	16	0	0.0%	0^th
2007 Jan-Mar	126	0	0.0%	0^th
2007 Apr-Jun	112	1	0.9%	46^th
2007 Jul-Sep	119	3	2.5%	77^th
2007 Oct-Dec	85	3	3.5%	81^st
2008 Jan-Mar	85	8	9.4%	93^rd
2008 Apr-Jun	77	4	5.2%	89^th
2008 Jul-Sep	47	3	6.4%	74^th
2008 Oct-Dec	6	1	16.7%	89^th
2009 Jan-Mar	118	5	4.2%	94^th
2009 Apr-Jun	96	1	1.0%	48^th
2009 Jul-Sep	89	0	0.0%	0^th
2009 Oct-Dec	94	4	4.3%	94^th
2010 Jan-Mar	108	0	0.0%	0^th
2010 Apr-Jun	96	0	0.0%	0^th
2010 Jul-Sep	44	1	2.3%	64^th
2010 Nov-Dec	51	4	7.8%	91^st
2011 Jan-Mar	46	0	0.0%	0^th
2011 Apr-Jun	58	0	0.0%	0^th
2011 Jul-Sep	49	2	4.1%	81^st
2011 Oct-Dec	82	2	2.4%	60^th
2012 Jan-Mar	63	0	0.0%	0^th
2012 Apr-Jun	109	1	0.9%	53^rd
2012 Jul-Sep	28	1	3.6%	60^th
2012 Nov-Dec	50	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Jan-Jan 112th Congress	1	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Jan-Mar	92	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Apr-Jun	76	3	3.9%	78^th
2013 Jul-Sep	43	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Oct-Dec	80	2	2.5%	77^th
2014 Jan-Mar	93	7	7.5%	95^th
2014 Apr-Jun	123	9	7.3%	77^th
2014 Jul-Sep	54	1	1.9%	73^rd
2014 Nov-Dec	96	0	0.0%	0^th
2015 Jan-Mar	135	1	0.7%	58^th
2015 Apr-Jun	85	0	0.0%	0^th
2015 Jul-Sep	52	0	0.0%	0^th
2015 Oct-Dec	67	0	0.0%	0^th
2016 Jan-Mar	38	3	7.9%	86^th
2016 Apr-Jun	79	4	5.1%	86^th
2016 Jul-Sep	34	1	2.9%	62^nd
2016 Nov-Dec	12	0	0.0%	0^th
2017 Jan-Mar	101	0	0.0%	0^th
2017 Apr-Jun	54	0	0.0%	0^th
2017 Jul-Sep	53	0	0.0%	0^th
2017 Oct-Dec	117	0	0.0%	0^th
2018 Jan-Mar	63	0	0.0%	0^th
2018 Apr-Jun	80	0	0.0%	0^th
2018 Jul-Sep	75	2	2.7%	68^th
2018 Oct-Dec	56	0	0.0%	0^th
2019 Jan-Mar	54	3	5.6%	80^th
2019 Apr-Jun	135	0	0.0%	0^th
2019 Jul-Sep	124	0	0.0%	0^th
2019 Oct-Dec	115	1	0.9%	50^th
2020 Jan-Mar	80	2	2.5%	66^th
2020 May-Jun	48	1	2.1%	56^th
2020 Jul-Sep	71	0	0.0%	0^th
2020 Oct-Dec	90	0	0.0%	0^th
2021 Jan-Jan 116th Congress	2	0	0.0%	0^th
2021 Jan-Mar	142	1	0.7%	63^rd
2021 Apr-Jun	110	0	0.0%	0^th
2021 Jul-Sep	150	5	3.3%	73^rd
2021 Oct-Dec	126	23	18.3%	80^th
2022 Jan-Mar	125	6	4.8%	77^th
2022 Apr-Jun	117	14	12.0%	91^st
2022 Jul-Sep	110	10	9.1%	89^th
2022 Nov-Dec	69	0	0.0%	0^th
2023 Feb-Mar	77	0	0.0%	0^th
2023 Apr-Jun	90	0	0.0%	0^th
2023 Jul-Sep	75	1	1.3%	42^nd
2023 Oct-Dec	99	9	9.1%	79^th
2024 Jan-Mar	114	2	1.8%	42^nd
2024 Apr-May	68	2	2.9%	56^th

Primary Sources

The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:

unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
GPO Member Guide for the photo
GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills

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Analysis

Legislative Metrics

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Committee Membership

Enacted Legislation

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

Recently Introduced Bills

Voting Record

Key Votes

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Missed Votes

Primary Sources