Tom Cotton, R-AR
Tom Cotton is a Republican Senator from Arkansas.
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The list below shows the pieces of legislation (including bills, resolutions, and amendments) that this legislator has sponsored. Not all pieces of legislation have been brought for a roll call vote.
- s4764-119 - A bill to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.
- s3773-119 - A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to condition Federal highway funding on State compliance with Federal immigration enforcement policies related to driver's licensing and information sharing, and for other purposes. (aka Enforce Immigration or Lose Transportation Act)
- s4984-119 - A bill to amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to ensure workplace choice and opportunity for young adults with disabilities. (aka Restoration of Employment Choice for Adults with Disabilities Act)
- s34-119 - A bill to address the plea agreements for certain individuals detained at Guantanamo, and for other purposes. (aka Justice for 9/11 Act)
- s4235-119 - A bill to prohibit executive agencies from procuring or operating certain unmanned ground vehicle systems, and for other purposes. (aka American Security Robotics Act of 2026)
- s384-119 - A bill to prohibit the use of materials that use the term "West Bank", and for other purposes. (aka RECOGNIZING Judea and Samaria Act)
- s2993-119 - A bill to establish appropriate rules for prosecutors and Federal judges to carry a concealed firearm. (aka Protect Our Prosecutors and Judges Act of 2025)
- s1770-119 - A bill to protect the health and welfare of certain horses and improve the integrity and safety of horseracing by authorizing States to enter into an interstate compact to develop and enforce scientific medication control rules and racetrack safety rules that are uniform for each equine breed, and for other purposes. (aka Racehorse Health and Safety Act of 2025)
- s2768-119 - A bill to deny pretrial release for certain individuals, and for other purposes. (aka No Bail Post-Jail Act)
- s3488-119 - A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify eligibility for asylum, and for other purposes. (aka Asylum Reform and Loophole Closure Act)
- s4465-119 - A bill to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.
- s3507-119 - A bill to prevent any alien who is not lawfully admitted for permanent residence from obtaining in-State tuition rates at public institutions of higher education, and for other purposes. (aka Put American Students First Act)
- s4526-119 - A bill to establish a new ground for inadmissibility for close relatives of foreign terrorists. (aka No Safe Haven for Terrorist Families Act)
- s3305-119 - A bill to preclude repeat litigation involving energy projects, and for other purposes. (aka CLEAR Act of 2025)
- s2849-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit certain foreign nationals from serving on the board of directors of tax-exempt organizations. (aka Nonprofit Governance Integrity Act)
- s1258-119 - A bill to prohibit the sale of food that is, or contains, unsafe poppy seeds. (aka Stephen Hacala Poppy Seed Safety Act)
- s1407-119 - A bill to ban the use of Federal funds for the purchase of drugs manufactured in the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes. (aka ABC Safe Drug Act)
- s2418-119 - A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to provide leave for the spontaneous loss of an unborn child, and for other purposes. (aka HEALING Mothers and Fathers Act)
- s4300-119 - A bill to promote interagency coordination for reviewing certain authorizations under the Natural Gas Act, and for other purposes. (aka JOAN Act)
- s2433-119 - A bill to require providers to disclose policies regarding the minimum gestational age at which life-saving care will be provided to an infant in the case of a premature birth. (aka Neonatal Care Transparency Act of 2025)
- s4939-119 - A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to review certain medical devices manufactured in the People's Republic of China for potential cybersecurity issues, and for other purposes. (aka Countering CCP Act)
- s4105-119 - A bill to include any felony conviction as a ground for revocation of naturalization, to strike the 5-year limitation on the revocation of naturalization for membership in certain totalitarian or treasonous organizations, and to eliminate the 10-year statute of limitation for certain criminal penalties that would disqualify a person from naturalization. (aka Naturalization Accountability Act)
- s3318-119 - A bill to terminate Federal benefits for noncitizens, to authorize the denaturalization of naturalized citizens who undermine domestic tranquility, to expand expedited removal authority, to require mandatory revetting of nationals of Afghanistan, and to provide for automatic termination of temporary protected status, and for other purposes. (aka American Citizens First Act)
- s3585-119 - A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to exempt consumer-regulated electric utilities from Federal regulation, and for other purposes. (aka DATA Act of 2026)
- s4158-119 - A bill to temporarily suspend the clean electricity production credit to support the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
- s5083-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require reporting by certain charitable organizations relating to fiscal sponsorship arrangements, and for other purposes. (aka Fiscal Sponsorship Transparency Act of 2026)
- s2987-119 - A bill to establish a program of workforce development as an alternative to college for all, and for other purposes. (aka American Workforce Act)
- s3034-119 - A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to review regulations that may affect the reliable operation of the bulk-power system, and for other purposes. (aka Reliable Power Act)
- s3839-119 - A bill to protect the reliability of the electric grid by preempting certain State climate mandates, and for other purposes. (aka Ratepayer Affordability and Transparency in Energy Act of 2026)
- s2342-119 - An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Intelligence Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes. (aka Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026)
- s936-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply a 6 percent excise tax on large endowments of certain private colleges and universities, and for other purposes. (aka WEST Act of 2025)
- s2387-119 - A bill to amend the Arms Export Control Act to address arms export controls for certain unmanned aircraft systems and items, and for other purposes. (aka LEAD Act of 2025)
- s2141-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the treatment of moving expenses to employees and new appointees in the intelligence community who move pursuant to a change in assignment that requires relocation, and for other purposes. (aka Intelligence Community Workforce Agility Protection Act of 2025)
- s4077-119 - A bill to ensure secure transport of Department of Defense freight, and for other purposes. (aka Trucking Security and CCP Disclosure Act of 2026)
- s3003-119 - A bill to prohibit the consideration of perceived gender identity in sentencing. (aka Fair Sentencing Act)
- s3652-119 - A bill to enhance criminal penalties for welfare fraud, to provide adequate immigration consequences for fraud convictions, to establish a welfare fraud recovery task force, and for other purposes. (aka Welfare Fraud Deterrence and Recovery Act of 2026)
- s754-119 - A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to periodically assess cybersecurity threats to, and vulnerabilities in, the agriculture and food critical infrastructure sector and to provide recommendations to enhance their security and resilience, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct an annual cross-sector simulation exercise relating to a food-related emergency or disruption, and for other purposes. (aka Farm and Food Cybersecurity Act of 2025)
- s937-119 - A bill to establish that an individual who is convicted of any offense under any Federal or State law related to the individual's conduct at and during the course of a protest that occurs at an institution of higher education shall be ineligible to receive a Federal student loan or for forgiveness, cancellation, waiver, or modification of certain Federal student loans. (aka No Student Loans for Campus Criminals Act)
- s2986-119 - A bill to establish certain conditions on employment and other work arrangements at the Food and Drug Administration to ensure the safety and security of drugs and devices. (aka American Medicine Safety and Security Act)
- s3013-119 - A bill to require all testing relating to the issuance or renewal of a commercial driver's license to be conducted only in English, and for other purposes. (aka Secure Commercial Driver Licensing Act of 2025)
- s3645-119 - A bill to improve the efficiency of the removal process by enhancing cooperation between government entities and by expanding the grounds for deportation for any alien to include any felony or any 2 misdemeanors. (aka Deportation Acceleration Act)
- s2567-119 - A bill to terminate the exemption from numerical limitations for H-1B nonimmigrants employed by institutions of higher education. (aka CAP Act of 2025)
- s2755-119 - A bill to provide that no Federal funds may be obligated or expended to award a grant or contract to an institution of higher education for the specific purposes of conducting fundamental research in collaboration with a covered entity. (aka Protecting American Research and Talent Act)
- s929-119 - A bill to prohibit National Laboratories from admitting certain foreign nationals, and for other purposes. (aka GATE Act of 2025)
- s3423-119 - A bill to make inapplicable to surplus broiler hatching eggs certain regulations relating to shell eggs, and for other purposes. (aka Lowering Egg Prices Act of 2025)
- s4206-119 - A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to require certain financial institutions to verify the citizenship and legal status of individuals, and for other purposes. (aka Know Your American Customer Act)
- s1745-119 - A bill to repeal certain provisions of the CHIPS Act of 2022 and the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act, to limit Federal mandates imposed on entities seeking Federal funds, and for other purposes. (aka Dismantling Ideological Policies for Semiconductors and Science Act)
- s4461-119 - A bill to amend chapter 37 of title 18, United States Code, to improve the prohibition on espionage. (aka Visual Protection of Strategic Assets Act)
- s176-119 - A bill to direct the President to take such actions as may be necessary to prohibit the purchase of public or private real estate located in the United States by citizens and entities of the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes. (aka Not One More Inch or Acre Act)
- s1972-119 - A bill to prohibit Federal funding for research centers and laboratories in which nationals of countries of concern conduct agricultural research. (aka Bioweapon Prevention Act of 2025)
- s4327-119 - A bill to require regulatory review of pharmaceutical products from Chinese entities, and for other purposes. (aka Securing America’s Drug Supply from Communist China Act)
- s3134-119 - A bill to amend the Fentanyl Sanctions Act to address trafficking of copy-cat and counterfeit drugs and active pharmaceutical ingredients, and for other purposes. (aka Combating Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals Act of 2025)
- s209-119 - A bill to protect children from medical malpractice in the form of gender-transition procedures. (aka Protecting Minors from Medical Malpractice Act of 2025)
- s2274-119 - A bill to amend section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify those classes of individuals born in the United States who are not nationals or citizens of the United States at birth. (aka Constitutional Citizenship Clarification Act of 2025)
- s1891-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish the generic drugs and biosimilars production credit, and for other purposes. (aka PILLS Act)
- s4380-119 - A bill to grant authority to use counter-unmanned aircraft system technologies to private owners of critical infrastructure facilities, and for other purposes. (aka Critical Infrastructure Airspace Defense Act)
- s663-119 - A bill to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General to deputize a State or local law enforcement officer to protect certain events with temporary flight restrictions, and for other purposes. (aka DEFENSE Act)
- s2226-119 - A bill to exempt the Department of Defense from certain environmental protection activities. (aka Necessary Environmental Exemptions for Defense Act)
- s404-119 - A bill to direct the Surgeon General to conduct a study regarding the use of mobile devices in elementary and secondary schools, and to establish a pilot program of awarding grants to enable certain schools to create a school environment free of mobile devices. (aka Focus on Learning Act)
- s3558-119 - A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to establish criminal penalties for interfering with National Guard protective zones. (aka National Guard Protective Zone Act)
- s4729-119 - A bill to impose mandatory minimum sentences for conspiracy to smuggle biological agents into the United States and for making false statements to Federal agents in connection with such smuggling, and for other purposes. (aka Biosecurity Smuggling Deterrence Act of 2026)
- s206-119 - A bill to suspend normal trade relations with the People's Republic of China and to increase the rates of duty applicable with respect to articles imported from the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes. (aka Restoring Trade Fairness Act)
- s1255-119 - A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to reissue certain regulations relating to the taking of double-crested cormorants at aquaculture facilities, and for other purposes. (aka Cormorant Relief Act of 2025)
- s3708-119 - A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands to make that Act applicable to hardrock minerals, and for other purposes. (aka MERICA Act of 2026)
- s4344-119 - A bill to extend section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for 3 years.
- s4165-119 - A bill to require all institutions of higher education receiving Federal assistance to regularly submit information to the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System regarding students, faculty, and administrators who are not United States citizens, or lawful permanent residents. (aka Educational Visa Transparency Act of 2026)
- s4760-119 - A bill to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.
- s2000-119 - A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the penalty for rioting. (aka Mitigating Extreme Lawlessness and Threats Act)
- s4303-119 - A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide for escalating civil penalties for fraudulent or negligent importation of unauthorized electronic nicotine delivery systems. (aka Eliminating Nefarious Distribution of Smuggled Chinese Vapes Act of 2026)
- s1224-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the firearm transfer tax, and for other purposes. (aka Repealing Illegal Freedom and Liberty Excises Act)
- s3741-119 - A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to promulgate regulations to improve nucleic acid synthesis security, and for other purposes. (aka Biosecurity Modernization and Innovation Act of 2026)
- s2202-119 - A bill to modify the responsibilities and authorities of the Director of National Intelligence, to reform the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and for other purposes. (aka Intelligence Community Efficiency and Effectiveness Act of 2025)
- s4106-119 - A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve access to certain medications under the TRICARE program, and for other purposes. (aka Rx ACCESS Act)
- s2001-119 - A bill to subject aliens convicted of certain crimes to expedited removal from the United States. (aka No Visas for Violent Criminals Act)
- s1822-119 - A bill to provide for a study on the consolidation of food safety agencies, and for other purposes. (aka SAFE FOOD Act of 2025)
- s4795-119 - A bill to amend the Energy Act of 2020 to establish enforceable Federal authorization timelines and expedited judicial remedies, to limit Federal actions halting fully permitted projects, and for other purposes. (aka Fighting for Reliable Energy and Ending Doubt for Open Markets Act)
- s1705-119 - A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to issue standards with respect to chip security mechanisms for integrated circuit products, and for other purposes. (aka Chip Security Act)
- s2517-119 - A bill to impose criminal penalties for camping on public property in the District of Columbia.
- s2941-119 - A bill to discontinue certain exceptions from H-1B nonimmigrant visa numerical limitation. (aka Visa Cap Enforcement Act)
- s1793-119 - A bill to protect the United States and assets of the United States from incursions. (aka Comprehensive Operations for Unmanned-System Neutralization and Threat Elimination Response Act)
- s198-119 - A bill to impose sanctions with respect to the system of compensation of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority that supports acts of terrorism. (aka PLO and PA Terror Payments Accountability Act of 2025)
- s1552-119 - A bill to promote and protect from discrimination living organ donors. (aka Living Donor Protection Act of 2025)
- s49-119 - A bill to impose sanctions with respect to police departments in the People's Republic of China and other persons seeking to establish a Chinese police presence in the United States. (aka Expel Illegal Chinese Police Act of 2025)
- s2371-119 - A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study on the impacts of arsenic, cadmium, mercury, and lead in infant formula on infant health and establish standards for regulating the content of such substances in infant formula. (aka Safe Baby Formula Act of 2025)
- s2940-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include optional practical training for F-1 visa holders and employment for purposes of taxes under the Federal Insurance Contribution Act and the Social Security Act. (aka OPT Fair Tax Act)
- s4615-119 - An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Intelligence Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes. (aka Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027)
- s2985-119 - A bill to secure the dignity and safety of incarcerated women. (aka Preventing Violence Against Female Inmates Act of 2025)
- s1934-119 - A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to identify entities engaged in activities detrimental to the national security, economic security, or foreign policy of the United States, and for other purposes. (aka Securing Energy Supply Chains Act)
- s3452-119 - A bill to restrict the export to foreign entities of concern of United States intellectual property and sensitive information related to synthetic biology, and for other purposes. (aka Biological Intellectual Property Protection Act of 2025)
- s1137-119 - A bill to provide that the Federal Communications Commission may not prevent a State or Federal correctional facility from utilizing jamming equipment, and for other purposes. (aka Cellphone Jamming Reform Act of 2025)
- sres313-119 - A resolution honoring the Yell County Wildlife Federation.
- sres73-119 - An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Select Committee on Intelligence.
- sres24-119 - A resolution condemning the commutation of the death sentence of Anthony George Battle granted by President Biden on December 23, 2024.
- sres25-119 - A resolution condemning the commutation of the death sentence of Marvin Charles Gabrion II granted by President Biden on December 23, 2024.
Vote Summary
The chart below shows all the votes cast by this legislator. The bars are color-coded by party. Red bars indicate votes cast in support of Republican-sponsored legislation or against Democrat-sponsored legislation; blue bars indicate the opposite.
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All Votes
Tom Cotton has cast 890 votes in the current session of Congress. We calculate that 0 were party-line votes. This equates to 0% of the total votes cast by this legislator.
Nomination Votes
Tom Cotton has cast 0 votes for nominees in the current session of Congress. We calculate that 0 were party-line votes. This equates to NaN% of the total nomination votes cast by this legislator.