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Tom Cotton

Tom Cotton

R AR · Senate

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Industry Impact Profile

7741 industry impacts

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Industries Helped

Direct (1043), Veterans Affairs (80), Defense (57), DoD (33), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Legislative (12), Agriculture (11), Congress (9), State (6), DOJ (4), Judiciary (4), Justice (4), Oversight (4), CMS (3), DHS (3), Transportation (3), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Foreign Affairs (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Local (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Treasury (2), Cemeteries (1), Defense R&D (1), HHS (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Manufacturing (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (213), Veterans (88), Military Families (10), Foreign (2), Military (2)
Direct (189), Naval (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1), Missiles (1), Missiles/Hypersonics (1), Nuclear C3 (1), Rotorcraft (1), Small Business (1), Small/Innovative (1), Space Systems (1)
Direct (140), Research (9), Community (2), Tribal (2)
Direct (123), Child Care (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
Direct (116), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (96), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
Direct (77), Defense (1), Electrical Equipment (1)

Industries Burdened

Direct (686), Veterans Affairs (50), Defense (44), FDA (9), Agriculture (7), Foreign (4), VA (4), DHS (3), Executive (3), HHS (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Legislative (2), Military (2), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), Housing (1), Intelligence (1), NNSA (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1)
Direct (131), Space Force (1)
Direct (108), Veterans (12), Taxpayers (1)
Direct (116), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (73), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2)
Direct (53), Foreign (6), Electrical Equipment (1), Foreign Adversary (1)

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Voting Alignment by Industry

Analysis coverage
55.6% of votes
S+ Supported Benefits
S- Supported Burdens
O+ Opposed Benefits
O- Opposed Burdens
Industry S+ S- O+ O- Net
Government (46 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans Affairs (130), Defense (101), DoD (34), VA (23), Executive (19) +41 more
+413
General Public (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (100), Military Families (10), Foreign (2), Military (2), Taxpayers (1)
+193
Military (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Families (1), Space Force (1)
+2
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
+70
Healthcare (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (9), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Community (2), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2) +3 more
+62
Education (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
+41
Taxpayers - - +33
Immigration - -109
Agriculture (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1)
+112
Construction (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
- +57
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (6), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+9
Transportation +23
Financial Services (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA Administration (2), Transgender Individuals (1)
+26
Energy (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Distributed Generation (1)
+28
Real Estate (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (2), Military Housing (1)
-30

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

s145-119

Cosponsor

To require the redesignation of Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist organization.

1 clause
Water Transportation International Trade Foreign Militant Organizations Transportation and Warehousing

s3606-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A bill to subject aliens convicted of fraud to deportation and to bestow concurrent jurisdiction to revoke the citizenship of any naturalized United States citizen convicted of fraud on any court that enters such a conviction.

0 clauses Jan 8, 2026

sres576-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A resolution commending the United States military action in Venezuela.

0 clauses Jan 8, 2026

s3585-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to exempt consumer-regulated electric utilities from Federal regulation, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Jan 7, 2026

s3507-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Put American Students First Act

0 clauses Dec 16, 2025

s3488-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Asylum Reform and Loophole Closure Act

0 clauses Dec 16, 2025

s3452-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Biological Intellectual Property Protection Act of 2025

0 clauses Dec 11, 2025

s3423-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Lowering Egg Prices Act of 2025

0 clauses Dec 10, 2025

s3374-119

Cosponsor In Committee

SAFE Chips Act of 2025

0 clauses Dec 4, 2025

s3318-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

American Citizens First Act

0 clauses Dec 3, 2025

s3305-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

CLEAR Act of 2025

0 clauses Dec 2, 2025

s3168-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To appropriate funds for pay and allowances of Federal employees, contract employees, and members of the Armed Forces during a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.

1 clause Nov 9, 2025

sres490-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Affirming the critical importance of preserving the United States' advantage in artificial intelligence and ensuring that the United States achieves and maintains artificial intelligence dominance.

1 clause Nov 6, 2025

s3134-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Fentanyl Sanctions Act to address trafficking of copy-cat and counterfeit drugs and active pharmaceutical ingredients, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Nov 6, 2025

s3150-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To require entities seeking a license to export advanced artificial intelligence chips to countries of concern to certify that United States persons have priority in acquiring those chips.

2 clauses Nov 6, 2025

s3133-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 18, United States Code, to update the juvenile transfer for criminal prosecution process, and for other purposes.

1 clause Nov 6, 2025

s3034-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Federal Power Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to review regulations that may affect the reliable operation of the bulk-power system, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Oct 23, 2025

s3013-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require all testing relating to the issuance or renewal of a commercial driver’s license to be conducted only in English, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Oct 16, 2025

s3012-119

Cosponsor Voted Yea Introduced

To appropriate funds for pay and allowances of excepted Federal employees for periods of work performed during a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.

1 clause Oct 15, 2025

s3003-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To prohibit the consideration of perceived gender identity in sentencing.

0 clauses Oct 14, 2025
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