FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Hannah McCarthy (202) 465-5601 July 16, 2026 Cotton Introduces Bill to Expand Employment Opportunities for Disabled Arkansans Washington, DC — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) yesterday introduced legislation to expand employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities aged 18 years or older. The Restoration of Employment Choice for Adults with Disabilities Act would enable anyone over the age of 18 to participate in a 14(c) program. 14(c) programs are meant... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Hannah McCarthy (202) 465-5601July 14, 2026 Cotton, Moreno to Trump, Rubio: Support De La Espriella in his Transition to Power Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) today sent a letter to President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio thanking them for their recognition of President-elect of Colombia Abelardo de la Espriella and encouraging the administration to name a U.S. delegation to attend his... Read More

Lindsey Graham was a self-made American original. Born in central South Carolina, Lindsey grew up in a room behind his parent’s bar and pool hall where he worked to help the family make ends meet and earned the nickname “Stinkball” from his patrons because of his sense of humor and his irrepressible nature and his rascal streak as he called it. I saw that in my first experience with Lindsey Graham. I traveled with him and Senator McCain to the Munich Security Conference in 2013 as a brand-new... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Hannah McCarthy (202) 465-5601June 30, 2026 Cotton Statement Following Supreme Court Ruling on Banning Men from Women’s Sports Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released a statement following the Supreme Court ruling banning men from women’s sports: “Today, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of common sense—women’s sports are for women, not for men. Arkansas was one of the first states to push back on this madness and I’m glad the Supreme Court... Read More

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