Senators Cornyn, Kaine, Cruz, and Rosen's bill to combat illicit gold mining passed the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Quiver AI Summary
Senators propose legislation against illicit gold mining: U.S. Senators John Cornyn and Tim Kaine, along with Ted Cruz and Jacky Rosen, announced the passage of their U.S. Legal Gold and Mining Partnership Act through the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. This bipartisan bill aims to develop a comprehensive strategy to combat illicit gold mining in the Western Hemisphere.
Legislative intent and statements: Senator Cornyn highlighted that criminal organizations exploit illegal gold mining to fund their activities, urging cooperation between the State Department and other stakeholders. Senator Kaine emphasized the human rights abuses linked to such mining practices, while Senator Cruz discussed national security threats arising from financial profiting by adversaries. Senator Rosen reiterated the need for collaboration to address these issues effectively.
Bill specifics: The proposed act would task the State Department with creating a multi-year strategy to counter illicit mining, investigate the illegal gold trade in Venezuela, and establish public-private partnerships aimed at developing responsible gold value chains.
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John Cornyn Fundraising
John Cornyn recently disclosed $536.0K of fundraising in a Q3 FEC disclosure filed on October 15th, 2025. This was the 141st most from all Q3 reports we have seen this year. 60.9% came from individual donors.
Cornyn disclosed $803.0K of spending. This was the 50th most from all Q3 reports we have seen from politicians so far this year.
Cornyn disclosed $6.0M of cash on hand at the end of the filing period. This was the 40th most from all Q3 reports we have seen this year.
You can see the disclosure here, or track John Cornyn's fundraising on Quiver Quantitative.
John Cornyn Net Worth
Quiver Quantitative estimates that John Cornyn is worth $1.5M, as of January 30th, 2026. This is the 287th highest net worth in Congress, per our live estimates.
Cornyn has approximately $0 invested in publicly traded assets which Quiver is able to track live.
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John Cornyn Bill Proposals
Here are some bills which have recently been proposed by John Cornyn:
- S.3675: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, as well as other Federal law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.
- S.3644: A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to debar child care providers who commit fraud from receiving certain financial assistance, and for other purposes.
- S.3584: A bill to amend the definition of aggravated felony in the Immigration and Nationality Act to include certain serious drunk driving offenses.
- S.3555: Comprehensive Outbound Investment National Security Act of 2025
- S.3554: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate the tax-exempt status of terrorist supporting organizations.
- S.3496: United States Legal Gold and Mining Partnership Act
You can track bills proposed by John Cornyn on Quiver Quantitative's politician page for Cornyn.
2026 Texas US Senate Election
There has been approximately $307,775,694 of spending in Texas US Senate elections over the last two years, per our estimates.
Approximately $126,960,266 of this has been from outside spending by PACs and Super PACs. Some of the groups who are spending money in this race include:
- TRUTH AND COURAGE PAC ($51,554,756)
- WINSENATE ($22,926,043)
- WIN IT BACK PAC ($18,481,667)
- TEXANS FOR A CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY ($14,877,381)
- RED SENATE ($4,064,075)
The rating for this race is currently "Likely R".
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