119th Congress
Tom Cotton
Senator, Arkansas
Party
- Republican
- Born
- May 13, 1977 (age 49)
- In Congress
- Senate since 2015, House 2013 to 2015
- Term Ends
- January 3, 2027
- Votes With Party
- 99%
- Missed Votes
- 1%
- Office Phone
- 202-224-2353
- Website
- cotton.senate.gov
Committees
- Joint Economic Committee
- Armed Services
- Energy and Natural Resources
- Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman
Who Is Tom Cotton?
Tom Cotton is a Republican senator from Arkansas in the 119th Congress. In Congress: Senate since 2015, House 2013 to 2015. Born May 13, 1977, Cotton is 49. On the 96 bills their chamber decided by roll call, Cotton voted on 95 and missed 1. Cotton voted with the majority of their party 99% of the time. Cotton sponsored 97 bills and resolutions this Congress.
How Tom Cotton Voted
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- YeaProtect College Sports Act of 2026
- YeaA bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voters to provide photo identification.
- NayA joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Modification to the Start of the Submission Period for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Reporting and Recordkeeping Under TSCA 8(a)(7)".
- NayA joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
- NayA joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Restoring Flexibility in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)".
- NayA joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
- NayA 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".
- YeaNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
- NayA joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
- NayA joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations".
- NayDirecting the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.
- NayA joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
Bills Tom Cotton Sponsored
- Supply Relief and Domestic Production Cost Reduction Act (S. 5458, In Committee)
- Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2026 (S. 5454, In Committee)
- Arkansas Delta National Heritage Area Act (S. 5422, In Committee)
- Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (S. 4615, Out of Committee)
- Fiscal Sponsorship Transparency Act of 2026 (S. 5083, In Committee)
- Restoration of Employment Choice for Adults with Disabilities Act (S. 4984, In Committee)
- Countering CCP Act (S. 4939, In Committee)
- FREEDOM Act (S. 4795, In Committee)
- 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. (S. 4764, In Committee)
- 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. (S. 4760, In Committee)
- Biosecurity Smuggling Deterrence Act of 2026 (S. 4729, In Committee)
- No Safe Haven for Terrorist Families Act (S. 4526, In Committee)
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- A bill to extend section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for 3 years. (S. 4344, Out of Committee)
- 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. (S. 4465, Became Law)
- Visual Protection of Strategic Assets Act (S. 4461, In Committee)
- Critical Infrastructure Airspace Defense Act (S. 4380, In Committee)
- Securing America’s Drug Supply from Communist China Act (S. 4327, In Committee)
- ENDS Chinese Vapes Act of 2026 (S. 4303, In Committee)
- JOAN Act (S. 4300, In Committee)
- Reliable Power Act (S. 3034, In Committee)
- Rx ACCESS Act (S. 4106, In Committee)
- American Security Robotics Act of 2026 (S. 4235, In Committee)
- Know Your American Customer Act (S. 4206, In Committee)
- Educational Visa Transparency Act of 2026 (S. 4165, In Committee)
- A bill to temporarily suspend the clean electricity production credit to support the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. (S. 4158, In Committee)
- Naturalization Accountability Act (S. 4105, In Committee)
- Trucking Security and CCP Disclosure Act of 2026 (S. 4077, In Committee)
- Living Donor Protection Act of 2025 (S. 1552, Out of Committee)
- Ratepayer Affordability and Transparency in Energy Act of 2026 (S. 3839, In Committee)
- Enforce Immigration or Lose Transportation Act (S. 3773, In Committee)
- Biosecurity Modernization and Innovation Act of 2026 (S. 3741, In Committee)
- MERICA Act of 2026 (S. 3708, In Committee)
- Welfare Fraud Deterrence and Recovery Act of 2026 (S. 3652, In Committee)
- Deportation Acceleration Act (S. 3645, In Committee)
- DATA Act of 2026 (S. 3585, In Committee)
- National Guard Protective Zone Act (S. 3558, In Committee)
- Put American Students First Act (S. 3507, In Committee)
- Asylum Reform and Loophole Closure Act (S. 3488, In Committee)
- Biological Intellectual Property Protection Act of 2025 (S. 3452, In Committee)
- Lowering Egg Prices Act of 2025 (S. 3423, In Committee)
- American Citizens First Act (S. 3318, In Committee)
- CLEAR Act of 2025 (S. 3305, In Committee)
- Combating Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals Act of 2025 (S. 3134, In Committee)
- Secure Commercial Driver Licensing Act of 2025 (S. 3013, In Committee)
- Fair Sentencing Act (S. 3003, In Committee)
- Protect Our Prosecutors and Judges Act of 2025 (S. 2993, In Committee)
- American Workforce Act (S. 2987, In Committee)
- American Medicine Safety and Security Act (S. 2986, In Committee)
- Preventing Violence Against Female Inmates Act of 2025 (S. 2985, In Committee)
- Visa Cap Enforcement Act (S. 2941, In Committee)
- OPT Fair Tax Act (S. 2940, In Committee)
- Nonprofit Governance Integrity Act (S. 2849, In Committee)
- No Bail Post-Jail Act (S. 2768, In Committee)
- Protecting American Research and Talent Act (S. 2755, In Committee)
- CAP Act of 2025 (S. 2567, In Committee)
- A bill to impose criminal penalties for camping on public property in the District of Columbia. (S. 2517, In Committee)
- Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (S. 2342, Out of Committee)
- Neonatal Care Transparency Act of 2025 (S. 2433, In Committee)
- HEALING Mothers and Fathers Act (S. 2418, In Committee)
- LEAD Act of 2025 (S. 2387, In Committee)
- Safe Baby Formula Act of 2025 (S. 2371, In Committee)
- Constitutional Citizenship Clarification Act of 2025 (S. 2274, In Committee)
- Necessary Environmental Exemptions for Defense Act (S. 2226, In Committee)
- A resolution honoring the Yell County Wildlife Federation. (S.Res. 313, Introduced)
- Intelligence Community Efficiency and Effectiveness Act of 2025 (S. 2202, In Committee)
- Intelligence Community Workforce Agility Protection Act of 2025 (S. 2141, In Committee)
- No Visas for Violent Criminals Act (S. 2001, In Committee)
- Mitigating Extreme Lawlessness and Threats Act (S. 2000, In Committee)
- Bioweapon Prevention Act of 2025 (S. 1972, In Committee)
- Securing Energy Supply Chains Act (S. 1934, In Committee)
- PILLS Act (S. 1891, In Committee)
- SAFE FOOD Act of 2025 (S. 1822, In Committee)
- COUNTER Act (S. 1793, In Committee)
- Racehorse Health and Safety Act of 2025 (S. 1770, In Committee)
- Dismantling Ideological Policies for Semiconductors and Science Act (S. 1745, In Committee)
- Chip Security Act (S. 1705, In Committee)
- ABC Safe Drug Act (S. 1407, In Committee)
- Stephen Hacala Poppy Seed Safety Act (S. 1258, In Committee)
- Cormorant Relief Act of 2025 (S. 1255, In Committee)
- RIFLE Act (S. 1224, In Committee)
- Cellphone Jamming Reform Act of 2025 (S. 1137, In Committee)
- No Student Loans for Campus Criminals Act (S. 937, In Committee)
- WEST Act of 2025 (S. 936, In Committee)
- GATE Act of 2025 (S. 929, In Committee)
- Farm and Food Cybersecurity Act of 2025 (S. 754, In Committee)
- DEFENSE Act (S. 663, In Committee)
- An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Select Committee on Intelligence. (S.Res. 73, Out of Committee)
- Focus on Learning Act (S. 404, In Committee)
- RECOGNIZING Judea and Samaria Act (S. 384, In Committee)
- Protecting Minors from Medical Malpractice Act of 2025 (S. 209, In Committee)
- Restoring Trade Fairness Act (S. 206, In Committee)
- PLO and PA Terror Payments Accountability Act of 2025 (S. 198, In Committee)
- Not One More Inch or Acre Act (S. 176, In Committee)
- A resolution condemning the commutation of the death sentence of Marvin Charles Gabrion II granted by President Biden on December 23, 2024. (S.Res. 25, Introduced)
- A resolution condemning the commutation of the death sentence of Anthony George Battle granted by President Biden on December 23, 2024. (S.Res. 24, Introduced)
- Expel Illegal Chinese Police Act of 2025 (S. 49, In Committee)
- Justice for 9/11 Act (S. 34, In Committee)
Floor Speeches
Cotton spoke on the floor 48 times on 33 session days in the 119th Congress.
- Senate, August 4, 2026, 471 wordsAGOA Extension Act: Motion to Proceed: Continued
I speak today in recognition of the bravery, courage, and valor of nearly 9,000 men and women in the Arkansas National Guard.
That Day on the FloorRead in the Record ↗ - Senate, July 28, 2026, 309 wordsNomination of Walter Clayton (Executive Session)
I speak today in support of Mr. Jay Clayton's nomination to be the next Director of National Intelligence.
That Day on the FloorRead in the Record ↗ - Senate, July 28, 2026, 32 wordsOrder for Adjournment
If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order, following the, no doubt, scintillating remarks of Senator Welch.
That Day on the FloorRead in the Record ↗ - Senate, July 14, 2026, 15 wordsRemembering Lindsey Graham (Executive Session)That Day on the FloorRead in the Record ↗
- Senate, July 14, 2026, 706 wordsRemembering Lindsey Graham (Executive Session)
Lindsey Graham was a self-made American original. Born in Central, SC, Lindsey grew up in a room behind his parents' bar and pool hall, where he worked to help the family make ends meet and earned the nickname ``Stinkball'' from its patrons because of his sense of humor and his irrepressible nature and his rascal streak, as he called it.
That Day on the FloorRead in the Record ↗ - Senate, June 24, 2026, 665 wordsUnanimous Consent Request: S. 4876 (Executive Session)
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence was formed after the 9/11 attacks, understandably, to try to address some of the failures that led to those attacks. Unfortunately, I think we can now assess, a couple of decades on, that it is something of a failed experiment itself.
That Day on the FloorRead in the Record ↗ - Senate, June 11, 2026, 886 wordsTheodore Roosevelt National Park Wild Horses Protection Act
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, also known as FISA, is a critical national security tool. Well over half of every item in the President's daily brief is derived from section 702.
That Day on the FloorRead in the Record ↗ - Senate, June 10, 2026, 9 wordsVote on Powell Nomination (Executive Session)That Day on the FloorRead in the Record ↗
- Senate, June 9, 2026, 7 wordsVote on Mattivi Nomination (Executive Session)That Day on the FloorRead in the Record ↗
- Senate, April 30, 2026, 972 wordsUnanimous Consent Request: S. 4444 (Executive Session)
Reserving the right to object--and I will object--first, let me just set the context here. The Senator from Oregon has always expressed hard-core ideological opposition to section 702, which a large majority of the Senate and the House, under Democratic and Republican hands, across Democratic and Republican administrations, has always deemed a vital national security tool.
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See All (48)
- Nomination of John Thomas Shepherd (Executive Session) (Senate, April 14, 2026)
- Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act: Continued (Senate, March 18, 2026)
- Trump Administration (Senate, January 7, 2026)
- Venezuela (Senate, January 7, 2026)
- Unanimous Consent Requests: The Calendar (Senate, December 17, 2025)
- Explanatory Statement for the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (Senate, December 17, 2025)
- Tribute to Lieutenant Colonel Shannon "Soju" Beers (Senate, December 2, 2025)
- Providing for Congressional Disapproval Under Chapter 8 of Title 5, United States Code, of the Rule Submitted by the Bureau of Land Management Relating to "North Dakota Field Office Record Of... (Senate, October 8, 2025)
- Terminating the National Emergency Declared With Respect to Energy (Senate, October 8, 2025)
- En Bloc Nominations: Continued (Senate, October 7, 2025)
- Vote on Waltz Nomination (Executive Calendar) (Senate, September 19, 2025)
- Order for Adjournment (Senate, September 11, 2025)
- Cellphone Jamming Reform Act (Executive Session) (Senate, September 9, 2025)
- Waiving Quorum Call (Executive Session) (Senate, August 2, 2025)
- Vote on Puzder Nomination (Executive Session) (Senate, August 2, 2025)
- Gaza (Executive Calendar) (Senate, July 31, 2025)
- Nomination of Joseph Kent (Executive Calendar) (Senate, July 30, 2025)
- Maiden Speech (Executive Session) (Senate, July 24, 2025)
- Vote on Lohmeier Nomination (Executive Session) (Senate, July 24, 2025)
- Nomination of Aaron Lukas (Executive Session) (Senate, July 17, 2025)
- Nomination of John Andrew Eisenberg (Executive Session) (Senate, June 5, 2025)
- Waiving Quorum Call (Executive Session) (Senate, June 5, 2025)
- Genius Act (Executive Calendar) (Senate, June 3, 2025)
- Vote on Marks Nomination (Executive Calendar) (Senate, June 3, 2025)
- Federal Communications Commission (Executive Session) (Senate, April 29, 2025)
- Nomination of Warren Stephens (Executive Session) (Senate, April 29, 2025)
- Waiving Quorum Calls (Executive Session) (Senate, April 29, 2025)
- Nomination of Mike Huckabee (Executive Session) (Senate, April 9, 2025)
- Unanimous Consent Request: S. 103 (Executive Calendar) (Senate, April 9, 2025)
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Executive Calendar) (Senate, March 13, 2025)
- Government Funding (Executive Calendar) (Senate, March 13, 2025)
- Waiving Quorum Call (Executive Session) (Senate, March 6, 2025)
- U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Rules of Procedure (Senate, February 26, 2025)
- Supporting the Goals and Ideals of "Career and Technical Education Month" (Senate, February 5, 2025)
- Measure Read the First Time: H.r. 29 (Senate, February 5, 2025)
- Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act (Executive Calendar) (Senate, January 28, 2025)
- Administration of Oaths of Office (Senate, January 21, 2025)
- Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act: Motion to Proceed (Senate, January 21, 2025)
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Questions About Tom Cotton
Is Tom Cotton still in Congress?
Yes. Tom Cotton is serving as senator from Arkansas in the 119th Congress.
What party is Tom Cotton?
Tom Cotton is a Republican.
When is Tom Cotton up for reelection?
Cotton's current term ends January 3, 2027, so the seat is on the ballot in November 2026.
How old is Tom Cotton?
Tom Cotton was born May 13, 1977 and is 49.
How often does Tom Cotton vote with their party?
On the roll calls that decided bills this Congress, Cotton voted with the majority of their party 99% of the time.
What committees is Tom Cotton on?
Joint Economic Committee; Senate Committee on Armed Services; Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (Chairman).