John Cornyn

S. 5677 was introduced on September 30, 2026 by Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) with no cosponsors. The text for this legislation has not yet been released. A summary will be generated when there is text available.

This resolution, introduced by Senators Cornyn and Cruz, commends Texas A&M University on the occasion of its 150th anniversary of service to Texas and the nation. It traces the university's history from its 1876 founding as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas through its growth into a major research and military institution, highlighting milestones such as its role in training officers during World War I and World War II, racial and gender integration in the 1960s and 1970s, and its designation as the Military College of Texas. The resolution notes the university's current scale, including more than 81,300 students, over 650,000 graduates since founding, annual research spending exceeding $1.5 billion, and its strong Corps of Cadets tradition that produces more commissioned military officers than any other senior military college. It does not create new programs, funding, or legal requirements but is a symbolic statement of recognition. The Senate directs that a copy of the resolution be sent to Texas A&M's board chairman, chancellor, and president to formally mark the anniversary.

The STRONGER Act reauthorizes and expands a federal program that provides residential substance use disorder treatment in prisons and jails. The bill updates the program to explicitly permit medication-assisted treatment using any FDA-approved medications for opioid and other substance use disorders, moving away from a former focus on abstinence-only approaches. It requires prison and jail staff overseeing these programs to complete training on addiction science, evidence-based treatments, medication options, and continuity of care, and mandates that participating facilities partner with outside providers to ensure patients can access medications after release. The bill allocates $40 million annually for fiscal years 2027 through 2031, with at least 10 percent of each state's allocation directed to local jail-based programs that can serve both pre-trial detainees and sentenced individuals.

This Senate resolution designates the first week of August 2026 as "National Community Health Center Week" to honor the staff, board members, and patients of community health centers across the country. It highlights the significant role these centers play in the U.S. healthcare system, noting that more than 1,500 community health centers serve up to 52 million people in 17,000 communities, including one in seven Americans overall and one in three people in rural areas. The resolution emphasizes the centers' broad impact, from providing primary, dental, mental health, and pharmacy services to generating nearly $262 billion in economic activity and supporting over 800,000 jobs nationwide. It also recognizes their contributions to public health efforts such as cancer screenings, chronic disease management, opioid response, and disaster relief. The resolution carries no funding or binding requirements but symbolically encourages all Americans to visit their local community health center during the designated week.

The DEPOTS Act authorizes the Secretary of Defense to write off certain accounting costs and internal debts carried by military depots and arsenals when capital equipment no longer generates revenue due to government-directed mission changes. The bill allows the Defense Department to eliminate depreciation charges and internal debt associated with these facilities from their financial accounts, helping streamline accounting practices across military branches. This authority applies only to internal Department of Defense accounts and does not affect payments owed to private contractors. The Secretary of Defense can delegate this authority to individual military department secretaries. The legislation aims to improve financial planning and throughput at military maintenance and manufacturing facilities by clearing legacy accounting obligations tied to outdated or repurposed equipment.

This bill designates the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Lubbock, Texas, as the "Lieutenant General Bernie Mittemeyer VA Clinic" in honor of Lieutenant General Bernie Mittemeyer. The designation becomes effective once the bill is enacted into law and applies to all official references to the facility in government documents, regulations, maps, and records. The bill does not establish any new funding, create new programs, or set specific timelines beyond the effective date of enactment. The legislation was introduced by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz of Texas and was referred to the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs for consideration.

This bill modifies federal reporting requirements for military depot maintenance activities. Specifically, it requires the Department of Defense to provide more detailed annual reports on depot-level maintenance work, breaking down information by individual facility rather than just by Defense Agency. The new reporting requirement adds a requirement to include dollar amounts of both expended and projected funds for each military depot. The bill affects the Department of Defense and military maintenance operations but does not appropriate any new funding or establish specific timelines beyond requiring the modified reports going forward. This transparency measure is intended to give Congress and the public clearer visibility into how maintenance resources are distributed across military depot facilities.

This bill increases the threshold for small tax disputes heard in Tax Court from $50,000 to $100,000, making it easier for more taxpayers to use the simplified small case procedure. Starting in 2027, the $100,000 threshold will be automatically adjusted each year to account for inflation, using the same cost-of-living adjustment formula applied to other tax provisions, with increases rounded down to the nearest thousand dollars. The changes apply to any new Tax Court proceedings filed after the bill becomes law. This affects individual taxpayers and small businesses involved in tax disputes with the Internal Revenue Service, allowing more of them to resolve disagreements through a faster, less formal court process without the need for lengthy litigation. The bill makes no specific appropriations, as it only modifies existing court procedures and does not require new funding.

This bill amends federal law to expand the definition of what qualifies as a "foreign instrumentality" under economic espionage statutes. Specifically, it allows the government to treat any company or entity that is based in a foreign adversary country, such as China, as a foreign instrumentality—regardless of who owns it. Currently, the law only covers entities that are substantially owned by foreign governments. The bill affects businesses and individuals conducting economic espionage on behalf of entities from countries designated as covered nations under national defense law. The legislation has no specified funding or implementation timeline beyond its introduction in July 2026, making it a straightforward legal amendment intended to strengthen enforcement against foreign economic espionage.

The Mystic Alerts Act would allow wireless carriers to transmit emergency alerts to their customers via satellite in addition to existing ground-based alert systems. The bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish technical standards and regulations within 18 months to govern how these satellite alerts work, while individual carriers can choose whether to participate in the system. Carriers that opt in must notify customers, cannot charge extra fees for the satellite alert service, and must allow users to opt out. The legislation also protects participating carriers from liability for transmitting or failing to transmit satellite alerts, provided they follow the FCC's technical requirements. Implementation would begin no sooner than 12 to 36 months after the final regulations are issued, giving the government and carriers time to coordinate on the necessary standards and procedures.