Cotton Reintroduces Woke Endowment Security Tax Act to Tax College Endowments
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 March 11, 2025 Cotton Reintroduces Woke Endowment Security Tax Act to Tax College Endowments Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today reintroduced the Woke Endowment Security Tax (WEST) Act, legislation that would institute a 6% excise tax on the endowments of 11 American universities. The revenue […]
Cotton, Banks: States Should Fight True Child Abuse, Not Punish Parents for Rejecting Sex Changes for Minors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 March 5, 2025 Cotton, Banks: States Should Fight True Child Abuse, Not Punish Parents for Rejecting Sex Changes for Minors Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Jim Banks (R-Indiana) today reintroduced legislation to stop state governments from discriminating against parents who oppose “gender transitions” for […]
Cotton, Scott, Hill, and Colleagues to Uyeda: Review Approach to Consolidated Audit Trail
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 February 28, 2025 Cotton, Scott, Hill, and Colleagues to Uyeda: Review Approach to Consolidated Audit Trail Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-South Carolina), and House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill (Arkansas-02) today sent a letter to Acting Chairman […]
Cotton, Slotkin, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to Address Cybersecurity Threats to American Agriculture
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 February 26, 2025 Cotton, Slotkin, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to Address Cybersecurity Threats to American Agriculture Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Elissa Slotkin (D- Michigan) today reintroduced the Farm and Food Cybersecurity Act, legislation that would strengthen cybersecurity protections for the agriculture and food critical […]
Cotton, Coons Reintroduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Restore Injunctive Relief for Patent Infringement
Cotton, Coons Reintroduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Restore Injunctive Relief for Patent Infringement Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Chris Coons (D-Delaware) today reintroduced the Realizing Engineering, Science, and Technology Opportunities by Restoring Exclusive (RESTORE) Patent Rights Act of 2025. This bipartisan, bicameral bill would restore the presumption that courts will issue an […]
Chairman Cotton to Director Vought: Ban DeepSeek from Government Devices
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE? Contact:Caroline Tabler orPatrick McCann(202) 224-2353 February 21, 2025 Chairman Cotton to Director Vought: Ban DeepSeek from Government Devices Washington, D.C.— Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee sent a letter to Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought asking to prohibit U.S. government agencies, departments, and employees from using […]
Cotton, Rosen Introduce Bill to Protect Outdoor Sporting Events from Unauthorized Drones
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 February 20, 2025 Cotton, Rosen Introduce Bill to Protect Outdoor Sporting Events from Unauthorized Drones Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Jacky Rosen (D- Nevada) today introduced the Disabling Enemy Flight Entry and Neutralizing Suspect Equipment (DEFENSE) Act, legislation that will enhance security at major […]
Cotton Statement on Designating Drug Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 February 19, 2025 Cotton Statement on Designating Drug Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement following President Trump’s Executive Order to designate murderous drug cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations: “Drug cartels from Mexico and Venezuela have the blood […]
Cotton, Boozman, Thune Reintroduce Legislation to Repeal the Federal Death Tax
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 February 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 […]
Cotton Statement on RFK Jr. Nomination
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 February 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., […]