FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353October 14, 2025 Cotton Introduces Bill to Prevent Gender-Identity as a Factor when Determining Sentence Length Washington, DC — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced legislation to ensure criminals are not given a lesser sentence because of their perceived gender identity. The Fair Sentencing Act will prevent judges from using perceived gender-identity as a factor when determining the length of a sentence. “Criminals are... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353October 14, 2025 Cotton to Lutnick: Investigate Chinese Government Spin-off Megaspeed for Skirting U.S. Export Laws Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) yesterday sent a letter to Department of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick requesting an investigation into Megaspeed, a spin-off of Chinese government-owned cloud company 7Road. Megaspeed recently received billions of dollars of U.S. chips, potentially violating U.S.... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353October 13, 2025 Cotton Introduces Bill to Bar Adversarial Foreign Nationals from FDA Washington, DC — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) last week introduced legislation to protect American food and medicine from adversarial foreign nationals. The American Medicine Safety and Security Act will prohibit the Food and Drug Administration from employing individuals with ties to China, Russia, or Iran. “The oversight of our food and medicine is... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353October 13, 2025 Cotton Statement on Release of Hostages from Gaza Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) issued the following statement on the release of the hostages from Gaza: “I join all Arkansans in rejoicing at the release of twenty living hostages from Gaza. I commend President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu for this monumental achievement. We will not forget the deceased hostages and we will endeavor to secure the... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353October 9, 2025 Cotton, Blackburn Introduce Bill to Allow Concealed Carry for Prosecutors, Federal Judges Washington, DC — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) introduced legislation to address the increasing threat against federal judges. The Protect Our Prosecutors and Judges Act expands the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act—which allows current and retired LEOs to carry concealed firearms—to... Read More

United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 9, 2025 CONTACT: Patrick McCann (Cotton) 202 224-2353Rachel Cohen (Warner) 202 228-6884 Cotton, Warner Statements on Senate Passage of Intelligence Authorization Act Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), and Senator Mark R. Warner (D-Virginia), Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, today released the following statement after the Senate passed the annual... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353October 8, 2025 Cotton Introduces Bill to Overhaul Workforce Education Washington, DC — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced the American Workforce Act, legislation that would overhaul workforce education. Funding from the bill would provide training vouchers to pay for education programs designed by employers. “For decades, the federal government has spent billions of dollars propping up bloated colleges that serve a... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353October 8, 2025 Cotton Introduces Bill to Keep Men Out of Women’s Prisons Washington, DC — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced the Preventing Violence Against Female Inmates Act to prohibit the Bureau of Prisons from housing prisoners with persons of the opposite sex. The legislation would require federal inmates to be placed according to their biological sex and would withhold certain federal grants from states that fail to... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353October 7, 2025 Cotton Statement on Two-Year Anniversary of the October 7th Attacks Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement on the second anniversary of the October 7th attacks: “I join Arkansans in commemorating the more than 1,000 Israelis and Americans who were attacked, brutalized, kidnapped, and murdered two years ago today by Hamas. These attacks, the worst massacre of Jews since the... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353September 30, 2025 Cotton Introduces Bill to Close H-1B Visa Loopholes in Academia Washington, DC — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced the Visa Cap Enforcement Act. This bill restricts the ability of universities, research institutions, and non-profits to hire an unlimited number of foreign workers. “Colleges and universities shouldn’t get special treatment for bringing in woke and anti-American professors from around the... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353September 30, 2025 Cotton Introduces Bill to End Tax Exemptions for Foreign Workers Washington, DC — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced legislation requiring foreign workers participating in the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program and their employers to pay FICA taxes. This bill ends the existing tax exemption employers receive for employing foreign workers and puts American workers first. “Our tax code shouldn’t... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353September 18, 2025 Cotton, Sheehy, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Secure U.S. Critical Mineral Dominance Washington, DC — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Tim Sheehy (R-Montana) today introduced the Revitalizing America’s Offshore Critical Minerals Dominance Act of 2025. This bill will expand the United States’ offshore extraction of critical minerals and secure American dominance in the face of Chinese... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353September 17, 2025 Cotton Introduces Bill to Ban Certain Foreign Nationals from Nonprofit Boards Washington, DC — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced the Nonprofit Governance Integrity Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit foreign nationals from China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and Cuba from serving on the board of directors of certain nonprofits, to include 501(c)(3)s, 501(c)(4)s,... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353September 11, 2025 Cotton, Barr Introduce Bill to Stop Foreign Adversaries from Exploiting American Universities Washington, DC — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced legislation to combat the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and foreign adversaries from exploiting American colleges and universities. The Protecting American Research and Talent Act prohibits higher education institutions from receiving federal... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353September 11, 2025 Cotton Introduces Legislation to End Bail for Repeat Violent Criminals Washington, DC — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced the No Bail Post-Jail Act. This legislation denies bail for previously convicted violent felons upon arrest for a new felony offense. “Years of soft on crime policies have allowed violent repeat criminals back on our streets endangering law abiding Arkansans. My... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353September 9, 2025 Cotton to McMahon: Pro-Hamas organization has no place in American schools Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) sent a letter to Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon alerting her of the Council on American-Islamic Relations’s (CAIR) dangerous efforts to influence American schools. CAIR has deep ties to pro-Hamas terrorist organizations and offers educational materials that... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353September 5, 2025 Senator Cotton Joins Attorney General Tim Griffin, Governor Sanders, FCC Chairman Carr to Discuss Combating Contraband Cellphones in Prisons Washington, DC — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) along with Attorney General Tim Griffin today hosted Federal Communications Chairman Brendan Carr for a tour of the Varner Prison in Lincoln County, Arkansas. On the tour they heard firsthand from corrections... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353September 3, 2025 Cotton to FBI and DoD: Investigate Alleged Iranian Agents Working for U.S. Government Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, sent a letter to FBI Director Kash Patel and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth urging an investigation into members of the “Iranian Experts Initiatives” (IEI) and their potential influence on the U.S. government.... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353September 3, 2025 Cotton to FBI: Investigate Palestinian Youth Movement for Inciting Violence Against U.S. Military Assets Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, sent a letter to FBI Director Kash Patel urging an investigation into a Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM) member for endangering U.S. national security. PYM leader Aisha Nizar openly called for damage... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353September 2, 2025 Cotton Statement on the passing of State Senator Gary Stubblefield Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement on the passing of Arkansas State Senator Gary Stubblefield: “Senator Gary Stubblefield represented the best of Arkansas. A public servant who worked tirelessly to make our state better, Gary never forgot his small-town roots in the River Valley and... Read More