John Cornyn

U.S. Senator · Texas · Republican · Chair, United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

How it’s measured

4.13· expected 1.48

Above expectations

Rank 2 of 100 in the Senate · expected = average of 21 majority-party committee chairs

How far Cornyn’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

103 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 2 significant (got a roll call vote), 99 substantive, 2 commemorative. Compare the Senate

Became law (3)

2 national policy · 1 commemorative

S. 1884 Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2025Establishes procedures for recovery and restitution of artwork expropriated during the Holocaust. AI-readBecame law Apr 13, 2026 · LawNational policy
S. 1071 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026Authorizes Department of Defense programs, military personnel levels, and national security policies for FY2026. AI-readBecame law Dec 18, 2025 · Armed Forces and National SecurityNational policy
S. 1596 Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge ActRenames the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge as the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge. AI-readBecame law Jul 24, 2025 · Public Lands and Natural ResourcesCommemorative

Scope tags come from an AI reading of each bill where available, otherwise from its title and policy area. They don’t change the score. How scope is tagged

How Cornyn’s ratings compare with every senator

Ratings, 119th Congress

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one senator; the ringed marker is Cornyn.

Cornyn in plain answers: party votes, bipartisanship, who votes alike

Attendance

How it’s measured

99/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 13 missed of 915

Voted on 902 of 915 roll calls; missed 13. Higher than 66% of senators.

85%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured

100/ 100

Senate R median 100 · Rank 1 of 53

Sided with the Republican majority on 832 votes that split the parties. Higher than 96% of senators.

75%100%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured

8/ 100

Chamber median 9 · −1

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 59% of senators.

0%30%

Position

How it’s measured

+0.47

Republican middle 80%: 0.38 to 0.78

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

LiberalConservative

Cornyn’s bills that became law

All bills

3 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Cornyn’s effectiveness score.

2 national policy · 1 commemorative

S. 1884 Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2025Establishes procedures for recovery and restitution of artwork expropriated during the Holocaust. AI-readLaw · Became law Apr 13, 2026Substantive929 words National policy
S. 1071 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026Authorizes Department of Defense programs, military personnel levels, and national security policies for FY2026. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · Became law Dec 18, 2025SubstantiveText pending National policy
S. 1596 Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge ActRenames the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge as the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge. AI-readPublic Lands and Natural Resources · Became law Jul 24, 2025Substantive295 words Commemorative

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.