Washington D.C. - Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) and Congressmen Seth Moulton (D-Massachusetts) and Peter King (R-New York) have reintroduced the ALS Disability Insurance Access Act, bipartisan legislation to eliminate the five-month waiting period before ALS patients can receive the Social Security Disability Insurance benefits they earned by contributing into Social Security. This legislation would build on previous steps by Congress and the Social... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and Representative Mike Gallagher (R-Wisconsin) yesterday introduced companion bills establishing that it shall be the policy of the United States to recognize Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights. The United States has been committed for over 40 years to ensuring Israel's security from attacks emanating from across the Golan Heights. The threat Iran poses to America and Israel requires acknowledging the reality... Read More

Washington D.C. - U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Todd Young (R-Indiana) and Jon Tester (D-Montana) today reintroduced the Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE-Safe) Act to address the driver shortage in the trucking and logistics industry, and enhance safety training and job opportunities for young truckers. U.S. Senators Jim Inhofe (R-Oklahoma), Angus King (I-Maine), Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia), and Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) joined as cosponsors of the bill.... Read More

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tom Cotton and John Boozman, along with Congressman Steve Womack (AR-03), are inquiring with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) about the potential for federal assistance for extinguishing the Trafalgar Road fire in Bella Vista. After Senator Cotton met with Acting Administrator Wheeler on February 13th, Cotton, Boozman, and Womack sent a letter to EPA Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler to obtain additional information on how the federal government can be... Read More

Washington D.C. - Arkansas Senators Tom Cotton and John Boozman today reintroduced legislation that prevents illegal aliens from taking jobs meant for American workers and legal immigrants while ensuring employers have the tools they need to certify a legal workforce. The Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act would permanently authorize the E-Verify program, an internet-based system that assists employers in determining whether current or prospective employees are authorized to work... Read More

Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the Senate vote on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act: "In rare but horrific cases, babies survive attempts on their life by abortion providers. When this occurs, morality and humanity demand the baby be treated like any other patient fighting for his or her life. Tonight's defeat of the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act is a setback for a just cause, but the pro-life movement... Read More

Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on Thermo Fisher Scientific's announcement that it will no longer sell or service genetic-sequencing devices in China's Xinjiang Province: "Thermo Fisher Scientific has finally done the right thing by halting sales of genetic-sequencing technology in China's Xinjiang Province. China is committing human-rights abuses on an industrial scale in Xinjiang. American companies must not be complicit in these... Read More

Washington, D.C.-Today, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York), along with Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-New York) and Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-Washington), introduced the Living Donor Protection Act of 2019 to protect the rights of living organ donors. Organ donation saves thousands of lives every year, but roadblocks remain that too often stop individuals from becoming living donors. Last year, after pressure from Congress, the Department of Labor (DOL)... Read More

Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Doug Jones (D-Alabama) today introduced legislation clarifying that all Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) programs are required to accept homeschool students who reside in their jurisdiction. JROTC is a voluntary program for high school students run by the military and designed to teach citizenship and leadership. Its mission is "to instill in students in United States secondary educational institutions the values of... Read More

WASHINGTON- U.S. Senators Tom Cotton and John Boozman along with Congressman Steve Womack introduced a resolution recognizing the strategic importance of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Marshallese who live in the United States-of whom the largest concentration in the continental U.S. reside in Springdale, Arkansas. "The large Marshallese community in Northwest Arkansas is a constant reminder of the close relationship our nation shares with the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Just... Read More

Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) along with Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Pat Toomey (R-Pennsylvania) today reintroduced the Preserving Access to Cost Effective Drugs (PACED) Act, which restores the power of the Patent and Trade Office, federal courts, and the International Trade Commission to review patents regardless of sovereign immunity claims made as part of sham transactions. Under current law patent holders can pay Indian tribes to take "ownership" of their patents,... Read More

Washington, D.C.-Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) along with Senators Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia), Martha McSally (R-Arizona), and Doug Jones (D-Alabama) last week introduced a resolution expressing support for the designation of March 2, 2019 as "Gold Star Families Remembrance Day." Gold Star Families are those who have lost a family member in combat. Currently the United States observes Gold Star Mother's Day and Gold Star Spouses Day. Congressman Bob Latta (R-Ohio) introduced companion... Read More

Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) along with Senators Maggie Hassan (D-New Hampshire) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) today introduced the Full Military Honors Act, a bill that would allow all Medal of Honor recipients and former prisoners of war to receive a full military honors burial ceremony with an escort, regardless of rank. Currently, full military honors with an escort are reserved for senior officers, non-commissioned officers, and servicemembers killed in combat.... Read More

Washington, D.C.-Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after meeting with Attorney General nominee Bill Barr: "Today I met with Bill Barr, whose nomination to be Attorney General I will support. Mr. Barr is committed to protecting our streets and families from criminals, upholding the rule of law, and defending our constitutional rights, including our Second Amendment. Mr. Barr has a long and distinguished record of public service-including an earlier tour as... Read More

Washington, D.C.-Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the United States would withdraw from the INF Treaty: "Russia has violated the INF Treaty for years, while China has stockpiled thousands of missiles that threaten American and allied forces in the Pacific. Withdrawing from the INF Treaty is a good start; now this action must be backed by American firepower. The United States must regain the strategic advantage... Read More

Washington, D.C.-Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the E3's announcement of a financial backchannel with Iran: "Our EU partners should focus on curbing Iran's efforts to develop ICBMs, repress their citizens, take foreign hostages, and conduct assassination plots on European soil instead of succumbing to the regime's nuclear extortion." ### Read More

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) released the following statement on the Justice Department's indictment of Huawei Technologies Company, Ltd. and its affiliates: "Ordinary companies do not help rogue regimes like Iran evade U.S. sanctions, but Huawei is no ordinary company-it is effectively an intelligence-gathering arm for the Chinese Communist Party. "Thanks to these indictments, we know more about China's collaboration with Iran, as well as its campaign of theft and economic... Read More

Washington, D.C.-Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement on the federal court ruling in Arkansas Times v. Mark Waldrip, et al: "A federal district court judge this week acknowledged the obvious: Businesses do not have a constitutional right to discriminate against the Jewish State. Government contractors in Arkansas are required to certify they will not participate in the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement designed by Israel's foes, or else face consequences.... Read More

Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement on the President's recognition of Juan Guaidó as interim president of Venezuela: "Nicolás Maduro's outlaw regime has immiserated Venezuela and its people. Now Venezuelans are in the streets demanding leaders who will give them freedom, not the anti-American scapegoating and empty store shelves of socialism. I commend the president for recognizing opposition leader Juan Guaidó as the rightful... Read More

Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) along with Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas), Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Marco Rubio (R-Florida) today sent a letter to President Trump urging him to send the worst of the ISIS fighters currently detained in Syria to Guantanamo Bay. Doing so would prevent these dangerous terrorists from being released to commit further acts of terror. Ten years ago today, President Obama signed a misguided executive order ordering the closure of the detention facility... Read More