Floor Speech in Favor of Short Term FISA Extension to Keep Americans Safe
Mr. President, Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, also known as FISA, is a critical national security tool. Well over half of every item in the president’s daily brief is derived from Section 702. It has stopped terrorist attacks. It’s stopped the flow of deadly drugs into our country. It’s protected our troops […]
Cotton Introduces Bill to Crack Down on Biological Smuggling
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: 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. […]
Cotton to DOJ: Investigate Communist China Influence on Data Center Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Hannah McCarthy (202) 465-5601 June 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 […]
Cotton Leads Colleagues in Court Challenge to Fight Investor Surveillance Scheme
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Hannah McCarthy (202) 465-5601 May 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 […]
Cotton to FDA: Investigate Dangerous Chinese-Manufactured Medical Devices
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Hannah McCarthy (202) 465-5601 May 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 […]
Cotton to Bessent: Sanction Entities Illegally Paying Iran for Strait of Hormuz Passage
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Hannah McCarthy (202) 465-5601 May 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 […]
Cotton to Blanche: Investigate Chinese-Controlled Delivery Networks
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Hannah McCarthy (202) 465-5601 May 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, […]
Senate Intelligence Committee Passes the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 21, 2026 CONTACT: Hannah McCarthy (Cotton) 202 465-5601 Rachel 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) […]
Cotton, Senators to Trump: Eliminate UN Agency that Employs Hamas-Terrorists
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Hannah McCarthy (202) 465-5601 May 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 […]
Cotton Introduces Bill to Revoke Visas of Terrorists’ Family Members
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: 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 […]