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Senator Tom Cotton — Mandate

U.S. Senator

Tom Cotton

RepublicanAR

Voting record

Missed votes: 2%
Serving since: 2013

Contact

Washington office: 202-224-2353
Official website: cotton.senate.gov
Contact form: Send a message
X / Twitter: @SenTomCotton

Source: Congress.gov.

Recent votes

Yea
Laken Riley Act
Jan 20, 2025·Senate·Bill Passed (64-35)
Yea
Laken Riley Act
Jan 20, 2025·Senate·Amendment Agreed to (75-24)
Yea
Laken Riley Act
Jan 17, 2025·Senate·Cloture Motion Agreed to (61-35, 3/5 majority required)
Nay
Laken Riley Act
Jan 15, 2025·Senate·Amendment Rejected (46-49)
Yea

Sponsored bills

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-4764-119·Committee·Introduced Jun 11, 2026Defense
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-4760-119·Committee·Introduced Jun 11, 2026Defense
Biosecurity Smuggling Deterrence Act of 2026
S-4729-119·Committee·Introduced Jun 10, 2026Criminal Justice
Visual Protection of Strategic Assets Act
S-4461-119·Committee·Introduced Apr 30, 2026Criminal Justice
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.

Laken Riley Act

Jan 15, 2025·Senate·Amendment Agreed to (70-25)

Yea

Laken Riley Act

Jan 13, 2025·Senate·Motion to Proceed Agreed to (82-10)

Yea

Laken Riley Act

Jan 9, 2025·Senate·Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (84-9, 3/5 majority required)

Yea

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

Dec 17, 2025·Senate·Motion Agreed to (77-20)

Yea

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

Dec 15, 2025·Senate·Cloture Motion Agreed to (76-20, 3/5 majority required)

Yea

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

Dec 11, 2025·Senate·Motion to Proceed Agreed to (75-22)

S-4465-119·Signed·Introduced Apr 30, 2026Defense

A bill to extend section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for 3 years.

S-4344-119·Introduced·Introduced Apr 17, 2026Defense

Securing America’s Drug Supply from Communist China Act

S-4327-119·Committee·Introduced Apr 16, 2026Healthcare

ENDS Chinese Vapes Act of 2026

S-4303-119·Committee·Introduced Apr 15, 2026Foreign Policy

Know Your American Customer Act

S-4206-119·Committee·Introduced Mar 25, 2026Immigration

S-4106-119·Introduced·Introduced Mar 17, 2026Defense

Trucking Security and CCP Disclosure Act of 2026

S-4077-119·Committee·Introduced Mar 12, 2026Defense

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.

S-3034-119·Committee·Introduced Oct 23, 2025Environment

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.

S-1705-119·Committee·Introduced May 8, 2025Foreign Policy

Living Donor Protection Act of 2025

S-1552-119·Floor·Introduced May 1, 2025Healthcare