Cotton Introduces Bill to Protect Arkansans from Criminal Migrants
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 January 14, 2026 Cotton Introduces Bill to Protect Arkansans from Criminal Migrants Washington, DC — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced legislation to crack down on migrants who are convicted of a crime. The Deportation Acceleration Act would make any noncitizen who is convicted of a felony […]
Cotton, Senators to Wright: Ban Chinese Nationals from American Laboratories
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 January 13, 2026 Cotton, Senators to Wright: Ban Chinese Nationals from American Laboratories Washington, D.C. — Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senate Energy and National Resources Committee Chairman Mike Lee (R-Utah), along with Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), James […]
Cotton Introduces Bill to Lower Energy Costs for Arkansans
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 January 8, 2026 Cotton Introduces Bill to Lower Energy Costs for Arkansans Washington, DC — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) yesterday introduced legislation to accelerate American energy innovation while also lowering energy costs for Arkansans. The DATA Act of 2026 will eliminate outdated federal regulations and enable manufacturers, […]
Floor Speech opposing the War Powers Resolution
Today is a great day in America. Nicolas Maduro, an indicted drug trafficker and illegitimate communist dictator who has the blood of hundreds of Arkansans and thousands of Americans on his hands, is behind bars in a prison in New York. Again, he was an illegitimate communist dictator in league with all of America’s enemies […]
Cotton, Boozman Applaud Nomination of John Thomas Shepherd to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 January 7, 2026 Cotton, Boozman Applaud Nomination of John Thomas Shepherd to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and John Boozman (R-Arkansas) applauded the nomination of John Thomas Shepherd by President Trump to serve as […]
Cotton Statement on Confirmation of Intel Nominees
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 January 7, 2026 Cotton Statement on Confirmation of Intel Nominees Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, released the following statement after the confirmation of Joshua Simmons to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency. The Senate Intelligence Committee […]
Cotton to Bondi: Investigate Whether Sensitive American Data at Risk of Access by CCP
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 December 18, 2025 Cotton to Bondi: Investigate Whether Sensitive American Data at Risk of Access by CCP Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today sent a letter to Attorney General Bondi urging an investigation into whether the data from Airwallex is being accessed by the Chinese […]
Cotton Introduces Bill to Protect Arkansas National Guardsmen
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 December 18, 2025 Cotton Introduces Bill to Protect Arkansas National Guardsmen Washington, DC — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced legislation to create a 15-foot protective zone around any National Guardsmen in uniform performing domestic duties. The National Guard Protective Zone Act will ensure that any individual […]
Cotton to Cairncross: Address National Cyber Security Risk
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 December 18, 2025 Cotton to Cairncross: Address National Cyber Security Risk Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) yesterday sent a letter to National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross concerned about China and Russia contributing to the open source software ecosystem that underpins important American software systems, including […]
Cotton, Warner Statements on Passage of Intelligence Authorization Act
United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 17, 2025 CONTACT: Patrick McCann (Cotton) 202 224-2353 Rachel Cohen (Warner) 202 228-6884 Cotton, Warner Statements on 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 […]