FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353February 13, 2025 Cotton, Boozman, Thune Reintroduce Legislation to Repeal the Federal Death Tax Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator John Boozman (R-Arkansas) joined U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota) and 45 of their Senate Republican colleagues today to reintroduce legislation that would permanently repeal the federal estate tax, commonly known as the death tax. The... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353February 12, 2025 Cotton Statement on RFK Jr. Nomination Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement about the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to become Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services: “When I met with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., I was pleased that he made several commitments to advance President Trump’s pro-life, free-market, common-sense agenda.... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353February 7, 2025 Cotton, Boozman, Crapo Introduce Hearing Protection Act  Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator John Boozman (R-Arkansas) joined Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) to introduce the Hearing Protection Act, legislation to help law-abiding gun owners better access suppressors to preserve hearing and safety. The bill would reclassify suppressors and treat them like traditional firearms... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353February 5, 2025 Cotton, Kaine Reintroduce Bill to Study Effects of Cellphones in Schools Washington, D.C. — Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Tim Kaine (D-Virginia) today reintroduced the Focus on Learning Act, legislation that would require the Surgeon General to complete a study on the effects of cellphone use in K-12 classrooms on students’ mental health and academic performance. The bill is cosponsored by... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353February 4, 2025 Senate Intelligence Committee Advances Gabbard Nomination Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, today released the following statement after the committee voted 9-8 to report with a favorable recommendation Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination to be Director of National Intelligence: “I’m pleased that the Senate Intelligence Committee voted... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353February 4, 2025 Cotton Reintroduces Legislation to Eliminate Federal Use of the Term “West Bank” Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced the Retiring the Egregious Confusion Over the Genuine Name of Israel’s Zone of Influence by Necessitating Government-use of Judea and Samaria (RECOGNIZING Judea and Samaria) Act, legislation to require all official U.S. documents and materials to use the... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353January 25, 2025 Chairman Cotton Statement on CIA Findings on Covid Origins Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, released the following statement about the CIA’s findings on the origins of the Coronavirus: “I’ve said from the beginning that Covid likely originated in the Wuhan labs. Communist China covered it up and the liberal media covered for them. I’m... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353January 23, 2025 Cotton, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Sanction Palestinian Leadership and Institutions That Reward Terrorism Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today reintroduced the PLO and PA Terror Payments Accountability Act, legislation that would impose sanctions on foreign persons and entities that provide payments to Palestinian terrorists and the families of terrorists as part of the... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353January 23, 2025 Cotton Reintroduces Legislation to End Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Senator Jim Banks (R- Indiana), and Senator Josh Hawley (R-Missouri), today reintroduced The Restoring Trade Fairness Act to end Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) with China. This legislation was introduced in the House by Congressman John Moolenaar (Michigan-2),... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353January 23, 2025 Cotton Statement on Senate Confirmation of CIA Director Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement after the Senate confirmed John Ratcliffe as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency:  “We need a Director of Central Intelligence who understands the gravity of the threats our nation faces. John Ratcliffe is the right man, with the right experience for the... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353January 23, 2025 Cotton, Kelly Introduce Legislation to Study Cancer Impacts Among Current and Former Military Aviators Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Mark Kelly (D-Arizona) today introduced the Aviator Cancers Examination Study (ACES) Act, bipartisan legislation to address the growing cancer and mortality rates among former and current Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps aircrew... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353January 22, 2025 Cotton, Britt, Cramer: No Chinese Citizen, Company Should Own American Land Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with Senator Katie Britt (R-Alabama) and Senator Kevin Cramer (R- North Dakota), today reintroduced the Not One More Inch or Acre Act, legislation that will prevent any Chinese individual or business from owning American land. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 20, 2025 CONTACT:      Caroline Tabler (Cotton) 202 224-2353Patrick McCann (Cotton) 202 224-2353Rachel Cohen (Warner) 202 228-6884 Cotton, Warner Urge Expeditious Consideration of John Ratcliffe’s Nomination to Lead CIA WASHINGTON – 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 Intelligence Committee voted... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353January 20, 2025 Cotton Statement on Senate Passage of Laken Riley Act Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement after the Senate passed the Laken Riley Act: “For four years, Democrats opened our borders and allowed in millions of illegal aliens, including the criminal who viciously murdered Laken Riley. Americans elected Republicans to deliver safety, and the Laken Riley Act... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353January 19, 2025 Cotton, Ricketts Statement on TikTok Being Removed From App Stores Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and Senator Pete Ricketts (R-Nebraska) issued the following statement in response to the news that Amazon, Apple, Google, and Microsoft were among the U.S. companies to remove TikTok from their app stores in accordance with the... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353January 17, 2025 Chairman Cotton Applauds Unanimous Supreme Court Decision to Uphold TikTok Ban Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision to uphold the Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. “ByteDance and its Chinese Communist masters had nine months to sell TikTok... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353  January 16, 2025  Cotton Demands Army War College Refocus Priorities   Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today sent a letter to Army War College leaders Commandant Major General Hill and Command Sergeant Major Gregory demanding answers about an upcoming presentation titled “Race, Gender, and Public Perceptions of Legitimate U.S. Drone Strikes: An Intersectional Approach.” In the letter, Senator... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:  or  (202) 224-2353  January 9, 2025  Cotton Reintroduces Legislation to Expel Chinese Police Operatives in U.S. Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today reintroduced the Expel Illegal Chinese Police Act of 2025, legislation that will impose sanctions with respect to police departments run by the People’s Republic of China and other persons seeking to establish a Chinese police presence in the United States. This reintroduction comes after a man... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353January 8, 2025 Cotton, McConnell, Lawler Reintroduce Bill to Stop Joe Biden from Releasing 9/11 Terrorists Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky), and Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) today reintroduced legislation, the Justice for 9/11 Act, to nullify any plea deals made between the U.S. government and the Guantanamo Bay inmates who planned the 9/11 attacks on September... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 January 7, 2025 Cotton, Thune Slam Biden Administration for Releasing Dangerous Guantanamo Bay Detainees WASHINGTON — Incoming Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota) today released the following statements after the Biden administration announced it was transferring 11 detainees from Guantanamo Bay to Oman. “ISIS just inspired a... Read More