Tom Cotton — GovTally

Topics in their record

Topics found in sponsored legislation and separately sourced statements. Legislative activity on a topic is not presented as a policy stance. AI-derived tags

Civil Rights & Liberties 3 Foreign Policy & Trade 3 Technology & Privacy 3 Criminal Justice & Policing 2 Defense & Military 2 Government Operations & Budget 2 Environment & Energy 1 Healthcare 1 Immigration 1

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
U.S. Senator (Class 2), AR current Arkansas	Republican	Jan 3, 2021	Jan 3, 2027	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Senator (Class 2), AR Arkansas	Republican	Jan 6, 2015	Jan 3, 2021	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, AR-4 Arkansas	Republican	Jan 3, 2013	Jan 3, 2015	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US Senate District Arkansas United States	Republican	Jan 6, 2015	Jan 3, 2021	openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District AR-4 United States	Republican	Jan 3, 2013	Jan 3, 2015	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Committee assignments

Joint Economic Committee unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Armed Services unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Armed Services — Airland unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Armed Services — Cybersecurity unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Armed Services — Emerging Threats and Capabilities unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Armed Services — Strategic Forces unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources — Energy unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources — Public Lands, Forests, and Mining unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence — Chairman unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim

DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. 0.578, social dim. 0.201. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic

Roll-call votes (840 recorded)

Bill	Motion / question	Position	Chamber · stage · roll	Date	Outcome	Source
Unlinked roll call	On the Nomination	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-56	Mar 17, 2026	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-56 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Cloture Motion	Not voting	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-55	Mar 17, 2026	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-55 US-GOV-PD
HR 7147 Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-54	Mar 12, 2026	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-54 US-GOV-PD
	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-47	Mar 5, 2026	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-47 US-GOV-PD
	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-39	Feb 24, 2026	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-39 US-GOV-PD
	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-38	Feb 12, 2026	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-38 US-GOV-PD
HR 6644 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act	On Passage of the Bill	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-53	Mar 12, 2026	Bill Passed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-53 US-GOV-PD
	On the Cloture Motion	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-52	Mar 11, 2026	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-52 US-GOV-PD
	On the Motion to Proceed	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-45	Mar 4, 2026	Motion to Proceed Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-45 US-GOV-PD
	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Not voting	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-44	Mar 2, 2026	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-44 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Amendment	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-51	Mar 11, 2026	Amendment Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-51 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Cloture Motion	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-50	Mar 10, 2026	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-50 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Nomination	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-49	Mar 10, 2026	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-49 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Cloture Motion	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-48	Mar 9, 2026	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-48 US-GOV-PD
SJRES 104 A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or…	On the Motion to Discharge	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-46	Mar 4, 2026	Motion to Discharge Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-46 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Nomination	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-43	Feb 26, 2026	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-43 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Cloture Motion	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-42	Feb 26, 2026	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-42 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Nomination	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-41	Feb 25, 2026	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-41 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Cloture Motion	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-40	Feb 25, 2026	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-40 US-GOV-PD
HJRES 142 Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and…	On the Joint Resolution	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-37	Feb 12, 2026	Joint Resolution Passed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-37 US-GOV-PD
	On the Motion to Proceed	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-36	Feb 11, 2026	Motion to Proceed Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-36 US-GOV-PD
SJRES 95 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United…	On the Motion to Proceed	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-35	Feb 10, 2026	Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-35 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Nomination	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-34	Feb 10, 2026	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-34 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Cloture Motion	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-33	Feb 9, 2026	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-33 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Nomination	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-32	Feb 5, 2026	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-32 US-GOV-PD

Campaign finance

2024 · Itemized receipts loaded

Period Mar 21, 2022–Dec 31, 2024 · verified Jun 21, 2026 · 5:53 AM · coverage: itemized partial · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Gross receipts loaded	Refunds/reversals loaded	Net receipts loaded
$2,489,780	$0	$2,489,780

Largest itemized receipts

Cycle	Amount	Donor	To committee	Type	Date	Coverage	Source
2024	$50,199	U.S. TREASURY	COTTON FOR SENATE, INC.	Public financing	Nov 15, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$46,004	U.S. TREASURY	COTTON FOR SENATE, INC.	Public financing	Nov 15, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$42,827	U.S. TREASURY	COTTON FOR SENATE, INC.	Public financing	May 15, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$33,117	U.S. TREASURY	COTTON FOR SENATE, INC.	Public financing	Aug 15, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$31,161	COTTON MAJORITY COMMITTEE	COTTON FOR SENATE, INC.	Corporate PAC	Dec 30, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$24,082	COTTON MAJORITY COMMITTEE	COTTON FOR SENATE, INC.	Corporate PAC	Dec 30, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$21,043	U.S. TREASURY	COTTON FOR SENATE, INC.	Public financing	May 4, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$20,556	COTTON MAJORITY COMMITTEE	COTTON FOR SENATE, INC.	Corporate PAC	Sep 28, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$19,911	COTTON MAJORITY COMMITTEE	COTTON FOR SENATE, INC.	Corporate PAC	Sep 30, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$19,388	COTTON MAJORITY COMMITTEE	COTTON FOR SENATE, INC.	Corporate PAC	Jun 27, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$18,364	COTTON MAJORITY COMMITTEE	COTTON FOR SENATE, INC.	Corporate PAC	Mar 29, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$17,387	COTTON VICTORY	COTTON FOR SENATE, INC.	Corporate PAC	Dec 31, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$16,117	COTTON MAJORITY COMMITTEE	COTTON FOR SENATE, INC.	Corporate PAC	Mar 29, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$13,750	U.S. TREASURY	COTTON FOR SENATE, INC.	Public financing	Feb 15, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$13,750	U.S. TREASURY	COTTON FOR SENATE, INC.	Public financing	Feb 15, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)

Largest loaded receipts, not a complete total. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.