# John Cornyn Republican Senator · TX [Official site ↗](https://www.cornyn.senate.gov) [JSON](https://whovotedwhy.com/data/politicians/C001056.json) [Report an error](mailto:hello@jonasneves.com?subject=WhoVotedWhy%20correction%3A%20member%20C001056&body=Row%20or%20page%3A%20member%20C001056%0AWhat%20is%20wrong%3A%0APrimary%20source%20that%20shows%20it%3A%0A) 5 press releases on AI $56K from AI-industry employees and PACs Data as of: votes Oct 21, 2026 · statements Oct 19, 2026 · contributions Oct 19, 2026 · super PAC spending Oct 23, 2026. [What changed](https://whovotedwhy.com/data/changes.json) ## Said and voted ### What they said neutral Aug 3, 2026 Cornyn praises federal funding for an AI- and robotics-driven materials research facility in Texas without taking a regulatory position. “WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement praising the U.S. National Science Foundation’s (NSF) announcement of a $25,000,000 award to Texas A&M University to build…” [Source ↗](https://www.cornyn.senate.gov/news/cornyn-praises-nsfs-25-million-investment-in-texas-am-for-materials-research-infrastructure/) toward oversight Jul 30, 2026 Cornyn touts federal CHIPS and Science Act-funded grants to train AI and cybersecurity professionals to defend critical infrastructure from foreign cyberattacks. “WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today announced that Texas A&M University was awarded a federal grant of $1,997,970 to bolster artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity workforce dev…” [Source ↗](https://www.cornyn.senate.gov/news/cornyn-texas-am-university-to-receive-2m-to-bolster-cybersecurity-ai-training/) toward oversight Jul 30, 2026 Cornyn touts federal CHIPS and Science Act-funded grants to train AI and cybersecurity professionals to defend critical infrastructure from foreign cyberattacks. “WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today announced that The University of Texas at Dallas was awarded a federal grant of $1,999,998 to bolster artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity …” [Source ↗](https://www.cornyn.senate.gov/news/cornyn-the-university-of-texas-at-dallas-to-receive-2m-to-bolster-cybersecurity-ai-training/) toward oversight Jul 30, 2026 Cornyn touts federal CHIPS and Science Act-funded grants to train AI and cybersecurity professionals to defend critical infrastructure from foreign cyberattacks. “WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today announced that The University of Texas at El Paso was awarded a federal grant of $1,990,265 to bolster artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity…” [Source ↗](https://www.cornyn.senate.gov/news/cornyn-the-university-of-texas-at-el-paso-to-receive-2m-to-bolster-cybersecurity-ai-training/) neutral Jul 13, 2026 Cornyn argues CHIPS Act semiconductor investment is essential for America to beat China in the AI race, promoting industrial investment rather than AI regulation. “WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) authored the following op-ed in the Dallas Morning News sounding the alarm on the AI and semiconductor manufacturing race with China that will determine wh…” [Source ↗](https://www.cornyn.senate.gov/news/cornyn-op-ed-chips-act-will-help-america-win-the-ai-race-with-china/) Summaries and stance tags are written by a model; the release is the record. ### How they voted YEA Sep 30, 2026 [Ratepayer Protection Act](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/c4ab5f94505ce4d8) cloture · H.R. 9340 · Rejected 57-43 NAY Jul 16, 2026 [A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Medicare Program; Implementation of Prior Authorization for Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model".](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/de7744646acadb2c) motion to proceed · S.J.Res. 198 · Rejected 46-50 YEA Jul 14, 2026 [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/1582c6eb48e4c5fc) cloture · S. 4784 · Rejected 50-46 YEA Dec 17, 2025 [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/bca10742d0876330) procedural · S. 1071 · Agreed to 77-20 YEA Dec 15, 2025 [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/47dfb73a82b0a2ce) cloture · S. 1071 · Agreed to 76-20 YEA Dec 11, 2025 [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/dd1489dacf44112f) motion to proceed · S. 1071 · Agreed to 75-22 YEA Jul 1, 2025 [To strike the section relating to support for artificial intelligence.](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/5759c87e484cf21b) amendment · H.R. 1 · S.Amdt. 2814 · Agreed to 99-1 ## Contributions from AI-industry employees and PACs Itemized receipts to this member's campaign committee where the contributor's employer or the contributing PAC is on the alias list. An employee's personal gift is not the company's. $34K From employees and investors, personally $22K From company PACs ### By employer Company PACs in teal; employees' personal gifts in black. Spellings are unified through the alias list. ### Largest gifts | Date | Contributor | Employer, as filed | Amount | Filing | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Mar 1, 2026 | Brad L. Smith | MICROSOFT CORPORATION | $7K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202604159857288272) | | May 4, 2026 | GOOGLE NETPAC | PAC | $5K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202605149866961520) | | Aug 9, 2025 | GOOGLE NETPAC | PAC | $5K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202601079793917369) | | Jun 27, 2025 | EMPLOYEES OF PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. PAC | PAC | $5K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202507159763448298) | | Apr 17, 2026 | Todor Markov | ANTHROPIC | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202605149866961568) | | Mar 4, 2026 | Brad L. Smith | MICROSOFT CORPORATION | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202604159857288273) | | Feb 27, 2026 | Joel D. Kaplan | META PLATFORMS | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202604159857288265) | | Feb 12, 2026 | Todor Markov | ANTHROPIC | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202604159857288186) | | Feb 12, 2026 | Todor Markov | ANTHROPIC | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202604159857288085) | | Aug 16, 2025 | Curtis Mahoney | MICROSOFT | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202601079793917290) | | Jun 20, 2025 | Alexander C. Karp | PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202602199834784348) | | Jun 20, 2025 | Alexander C. Karp | PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202602199834784309) | | Jun 3, 2025 | GOOGLE NETPAC | PAC | $3K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202507159763448299) | | Feb 16, 2026 | Karan Bhatia | GOOGLE | $2K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202604159857288212) | | Mar 31, 2025 | META PLATFORMS INC. PAC | PAC | $2K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202504159755422137) | Source: [OpenFEC Schedule A](https://api.open.fec.gov), itemized receipts only, 2026 cycle, read Oct 19, 2026. The FEC itemizes a contributor once their gifts to a committee pass $200 in aggregate.