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Tom Cotton

Tom Cotton

RRepublicanAR · Senator
62
/ 100
Average
Attendance98
Avg: 98
Independence65
Avg: 55
Bipartisan Tone20
Avg: 15
Ethics Record100
Avg: 100
Transparency3
Avg: 47

Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.

Methodology
OverviewStatementsBillsFinanceVotesElections
5
Total Statements
5
Floor Speeches
0
Press Releases
15
Topics Covered

What They Talk About

Taxes: 4Environment: 4Foreign Policy: 3Housing: 3Crime & Justice: 2Economy: 2Trade: 2Defense: 2Healthcare: 2Climate: 1Voting Rights: 1Ethics: 1Gun Policy: 1Labor: 1Immigration: 1

Speech Tone

Neutral: 3Bipartisan: 1Urgent: 1

Statements (5)

Floor Speech2026-03-18ImmigrationHealthcareGun PolicyHR1569HR4553
SAFEGUARD AMERICAN VOTER ELIGIBILITY ACT--Continued

SAFEGUARD AMERICAN VOTER ELIGIBILITY ACT--Continued Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 49 (Wednesday, March 18, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 18, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S1162-S1194] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing…

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Floor Speech2026-03-10AgricultureS967
AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET

AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 44 (Tuesday, March 10, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 10, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S967] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] AUTHORITY…

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Floor Speech2026-01-07BipartisanHealthcareEconomyTaxesS67S69
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 4 (Wednesday, January 7, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 4 (Wednesday, January 7, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S67-S69] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] TRUMP…

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Floor Speech2025-03-13TaxesEnvironmentHousingS1750S1751
AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET

AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 48 (Thursday, March 13, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 48 (Thursday, March 13, 2025)] [Senate] [Pages S1750-S1751] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ]…

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Floor Speech2018-07-25UrgentTaxesEnvironmentForeign PolicyHR6147S5381
Text of Senate Amendment 3561

Text of Senate Amendment 3561 Congressional Record, Volume 164 Issue 125 (Wednesday, July 25, 2018) [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 125 (Wednesday, July 25, 2018)] [Senate] [Pages S5381-S5382] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA…

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