U.S. Senator

Tom Cotton

326 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-2353 Official site

Fact sheet
Official portrait of Tom Cotton
379 bills introduced

Across 7 Congresses, most in the 119th at 97. In the 119th, 97 — 36 more than the median senator, who filed 61. Of the 379, 2 became law. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.

Bills introduced, against the typical senator 113th to 119th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Cosponsored
1,761

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes
2,216

Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside

Committees
8

Seats held now, including subcommittees

Their work

Drawn from the 379 bills this member introduced: the subjects the record assigns them, and the members who most often sign on.

Subjects

Bills carry several subjects each, so these add up to more than 379.

Most frequent cosponsors

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Biography

A Senator and a Representative from Arkansas. Born in Dardanelle, Yell County, Ark. , May 13, 1977. A. B. , Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. , 1998. Attended Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, Calif. , 1998-1999. J. D. , Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. , 2002. United States Army, 2004-2009. Clerk, U. S. Court of Appeals, 2002-2003. Lawyer, private practice. Management consultant. Farmer. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress (January 3, 2013-January 3, 2015). Was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives but was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 2014. Reelected in 2020 for the term ending January 3, 2027. Chair, Republican Conference (2025-). Chair, Select Committee on Intelligence (One Hundred Nineteenth Congress).

Votes

How this member answered on every recorded vote tied to a bill, newest first — including the procedural motions on it, such as cloture. Votes on nominations are not listed, because they are not attached to a bill.

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions this member introduced.

BillTitleStatusLatest action
S 5458Supply Relief and Domestic Production Cost Reduction ActRead twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.Sep 22, 2026
S 5454Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2026Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.Sep 22, 2026
S 5422Arkansas Delta National Heritage Area ActRead twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.Sep 17, 2026
S 4615Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027By Senator Cotton from Select Committee on Intelligence filed written report. Report No. 119-133. AdAug 5, 2026
S 5083Fiscal Sponsorship Transparency Act of 2026Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Jul 22, 2026
S 4984Restoration of Employment Choice for Adults with Disabilities ActRead twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.Jul 15, 2026
S 4939Countering CCP ActRead twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.Jun 24, 2026
S 4795FREEDOM ActRead twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.Jun 16, 2026

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

BillTitleStatusSigned on
HR 3377Defense of Environment and Property Act of 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.Jan 9, 2014
HRES 425Expressing disapproval of the failure to satisfy the constitutional duty to "take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed" and the usurpation of the legislative authority of Congress by the President of the United States.Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.Jan 9, 2014
HR 7No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2014Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Jan 9, 2014
HR 3413TRUE Safety ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.Jan 8, 2014
HR 1701Cutting Costly Codes Act of 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.Jan 8, 2014
HR 1091Life at Conception ActReferred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.Jan 8, 2014
HR 3811Health Exchange Security and Transparency Act of 2014Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, andJan 7, 2014
HR 3788To repeal the reductions in military retirement benefits made by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 and to require inclusion of the taxpayer's social security number to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit.Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.Dec 19, 2013

Committees

Seats held in the current Congress, with any leadership role.

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Party, state and chamber are those of this member's most recent term. Bills and cosponsorships are held from the 107th Congress onwards and recorded votes from the 101st, so a member who served before those points will show fewer than they filed, or none. Committee seats are held for the current Congress only, which is why they are shown for sitting members and left out for everyone else rather than reported as zero. Vote counts cover roll calls tied to a bill; the chambers also vote on procedure and nominations, which are not listed here. Records come from Congress.gov and the Biographical Directory of Congress.