FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Hannah McCarthy (202) 465-5601 June 25, 2026 Cotton Introduces Bill to Protect Americans from Chinese-Made Medical Devices Washington, DC — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) yesterday introduced legislation to combat the cybersecurity risk posed by Communist Chinese-made medical devices. The Countering Chinese Cyberthreats for Patients (Countering CCP) Act would direct the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to review and recall these devices to protect American’s... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Hannah McCarthy (202) 465-5601June 23, 2026 Cotton, Lee to Wright: Chinese Nationals Steal Innovation from American Labs Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) today sent a letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright raising concern over Chinese nationals’ access to American National Labs. Chinese nationals infiltrate sensitive research facilities to steal American intellectual property and technology which... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Hannah McCarthy (202) 465-5601June 17, 2026 Cotton to Bessent: Investigate Airwallex for Ties to Communist China Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent requesting the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to investigate Communist Chinese investment in Airwallex. Airwallex is a cross-border payment platform that processes highly sensitive data for major American companies. In... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Hannah McCarthy (202) 465-5601 June 16, 2026 Cotton, Cortez Masto Introduce Bill to Accelerate Energy Projects Stalled By Red Tape Washington, DC — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nevada) today introduced bipartisan legislation to cut bureaucratic red tape that is often used to unnecessarily delay energy projects. The Fighting for Reliable Energy and Ending Doubt for Open Markets (FREEDOM) Act would eliminate excessive... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Hannah McCarthy (202) 465-5601 June 10, 2026 Cotton Introduces Bill to Crack Down on Biological Smuggling Washington, DC — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced legislation to crack down on biological smuggling. The Biosecurity Smuggling Deterrence Act would impose tough, unavoidable mandatory minimum sentences on individuals who illegally import biological agents. This follows the Department of Justice’s charging two foreign-national researchers at the... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Hannah McCarthy (202) 465-5601June 10, 2026 Cotton to DOJ: Investigate Communist China Influence on Data Center Development Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today sent a letter to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche requesting an investigation into the efforts of foreign adversaries, including Communist China, to manipulate U.S. policy and public opinion on data centers. AI infrastructure is vital to maintaining America’s AI advantage, an economic... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Hannah McCarthy (202) 465-5601May 29, 2026 Cotton Leads Colleagues in Court Challenge to Fight Investor Surveillance Scheme Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), joined by 11 colleagues, filed an amicus brief in American Securities Association and Citadel Securities vs. SEC in the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, challenging the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) authority to create and fund the Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT). The CAT is a... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Hannah McCarthy (202) 465-5601May 26, 2026 Cotton to FDA: Investigate Dangerous Chinese-Manufactured Medical Devices Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today sent a letter to Acting U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Kyle Diamantas requesting enhanced review of medical devices manufactured in Communist China to address potential cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Compromised Chinese-made medical devices give malign foreign actors access... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Hannah McCarthy (202) 465-5601May 22, 2026 Cotton to Bessent: Sanction Entities Illegally Paying Iran for Strait of Hormuz Passage Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent encouraging the administration to use existing authorities to sanction any entity assisting Iran with illegally blocking the Strait of Hormuz, including the Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA). The PGSA operates directly under the... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Hannah McCarthy (202) 465-5601May 21, 2026 Cotton to Blanche: Investigate Chinese-Controlled Delivery Networks Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) sent a letter to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche urging an investigation into Chinese-controlled third-party logistics networks. Chinese-controlled delivery networks undercut American operators while collecting sensitive data on addresses, businesses, and critical infrastructure. In part, Senator... Read More

United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 21, 2026CONTACT:Hannah McCarthy (Cotton) 202 465-5601Rachel Cohen (Warner) 202 228-6884 Senate Intelligence Committee Passes the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 Washington, D.C. — The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence passed the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (IAA) today on a bipartisan 14-3 vote. The bill authorizes funding, provides legal authorities, and enhances... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Hannah McCarthy (202) 465-5601May 19, 2026 Cotton, Senators to Trump: Eliminate UN Agency that Employs Hamas-Terrorists Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), joined by 24 colleagues, sent a letter to President Trump requesting that his administration work with the United Nations (UN) to fully dismantle and eliminate the budget of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). Numerous UNRWA employees have... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Hannah McCarthy (202) 465-5601 May 15, 2026 Cotton Introduces Bill to Revoke Visas of Terrorists’ Family Members Washington, DC — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) yesterday introduced legislation to close a national-security loophole that allows close family members of designated terrorists to legally live in the United States.The No Safe Haven for Terrorist Families Act would revoke existing visas from terrorists’ close family members and prohibit them from... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353May 12, 2026 Cotton, Senators to DoW: Invest in High-Grade Arkansas Lithium Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and Senator John Boozman (R-Arkansas) today sent a letter to Department of War Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) Director David Lorch. The letter requests that domestic lithium production, particularly in the Smackover Formation, be treated as a priority investment. Domestic... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353April 30, 2026 Cotton Introduces Bill to Safeguard American Military Assets from Foreign Adversaries Washington, DC — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced legislation to safeguard America’s most sensitive military assets from foreign adversaries. The Visual Protection of Strategic Assets Act presumes any foreigner from a country of concern caught photographing or tracking American military material acts with intent to harm... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353April 30, 2026 Cotton Statement Following House Vote on Department of Homeland Security Funding Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released a statement following the vote in the House of Representatives to fund the Department of Homeland Security, ending a 76-day Democrat shutdown of the agency: “Democrats closed the Department of Homeland Security for 76 days and achieved nothing. They wanted to defund ICE and... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353April 28, 2026 Cotton to Mullin: Investigate “De Facto Amnesty” Fraud Scheme Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) yesterday sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Mullin urging an investigation into illegal migrant exploitation of the U visa program. Originally intended to assist law enforcement investigations, fraudsters now target the U visa program due to the benefits illegal migrants gain simply by... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353April 28, 2026 Cotton Statement on COVID-19 Origin Coverup Indictment Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement on the federal indictment of a former senior National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) official for concealing records related to the origin of COVID-19: “Pointing out that COVID leaked from a lab in Communist China was never a conspiracy, it was common sense.... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353April 23, 2026 Cotton Introduces Bill to Protect Critical Infrastructure from Drones Washington, DC — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced legislation to protect critical infrastructure sites from unauthorized drones. The Critical Infrastructure Airspace Defense Act enhances security at critical infrastructure sites by ensuring federally trained individuals have the authority and tools to protect the sites from unmanned... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353April 16, 2026 Cotton Introduces Bill to Crack Down on Illegal Chinese Vapes Washington, DC — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) yesterday introduced legislation to protect Arkansas youth by cracking down on dangerous, illicit Chinese vapes. The Eliminating Nefarious Distribution of Smuggled Chinese Vapes Act (ENDS Chinese Vapes Act) increases penalties for importers of illegal vapes. In 2025, Senator Cotton wrote a letter to the Food and... Read More