Tom Cotton
AnalysisR AR · Senate
Defense
-53Healthcare
+52Finance
-39Energy
-98Veterans Affairs
+198Agriculture
+109Sanctions
-58Transportation
-252National Security
-14Intelligence
+85Education
-43Government Operations
-11Trade
-51Technology
-33Appropriations
+93Immigration
-140Federal Budget
+162Foreign Policy
-70Housing
+83Labor
+37Industry Impact Profile
13376 industry impacts
How this is computed
P Primary sponsor · C Co-sponsor · Y Yea vote · N Nay vote
Weighted score (w:) uses strongest role per bill. Weights: Primary 1.0, Co-sponsor 0.3, Yea 0.1, Nay -0.1.
Bills where the legislator voted nay (without sponsorship) contribute -0.1 per bill. Equal yea and nay roll calls on the same bill contribute 0.
Vote date filters affect vote attribution; sponsorship is always included.
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Showing positive and negative-direction effects only. Mixed and uncertain effects are not included in these counts.
Votes by Industry (Yea/Nay Alignment)
How this legislator's Yea/Nay votes landed across industries; distinct from overall bill exposure above.
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| Industry | S+ | S- | O+ | O- | Net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Government (58 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Veterans Affairs (180),
Defense (158),
DoD (34),
VA (23),
EPA (22)
+53 more
|
+533 | ||||
General Public (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Veterans (141),
Military Families (16),
Military (3),
Foreign (2),
Taxpayers (1)
|
+240 | ||||
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Naval (2),
Nuclear (2),
Testing (2),
Ammunition (1),
Ground Vehicles (1)
+9 more
|
+78 | ||||
Military (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Families (1),
Space Force (1)
|
+29 | ||||
Healthcare (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Research (15),
Community (3),
Gender-Affirming Care (3),
Tribal (3),
Family Planning Services (2)
+3 more
|
+75 | ||||
Education (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Child Care (3),
Immigrant Students (1),
Religious Studies (1),
Technical (1)
|
+34 | ||||
Construction (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Federal/Military (1),
Military/Pacific (1),
Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
|
- | +107 | |||
| Taxpayers | - | - | +18 | ||
Agriculture (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Coffee (2),
Commodities (2),
Hemp (2),
Livestock (2),
Coffee Production (1)
|
- | +142 | |||
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Foreign (7),
Electrical Equipment (2),
Defense (1),
Foreign Adversary (1)
|
+7 | ||||
| Transportation | +13 | ||||
| Immigration | - | -109 | |||
Financial Services (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
HSA (7),
HSA Administration (2),
Transgender Individuals (1)
|
+39 | ||||
State & Local Government (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Medicaid (6),
Medicaid Programs (4),
Non-Expansion (3)
|
+3 | ||||
Energy (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Distributed Generation (1)
|
+28 |
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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills
s4165-119
Primary Sponsor In CommitteeEducational Visa Transparency Act of 2026
s3507-119
Primary Sponsor In CommitteePut American Students First Act
s3318-119
Primary Sponsor In CommitteeAmerican Citizens First Act
s2987-119
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo establish a program of workforce development as an alternative to college for all, and for other purposes.
s2940-119
Primary Sponsor In CommitteeOPT Fair Tax Act
s2567-119
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo terminate the exemption from numerical limitations for H–1B nonimmigrants employed by institutions of higher education.
s2202-119
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo modify the responsibilities and authorities of the Director of National Intelligence, to reform the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and for other purposes.
s1745-119
Primary Sponsor In CommitteeDismantling Ideological Policies for Semiconductors and Science Act
s1552-119
Primary Sponsor ReportedLiving Donor Protection Act of 2025
s937-119
Primary Sponsor In CommitteeNo Student Loans for Campus Criminals Act
s936-119
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply a 6 percent excise tax on large endowments of certain private colleges and universities, and for other purposes.
s404-119
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo direct the Surgeon General to conduct a study regarding the use of mobile devices in elementary and secondary schools, and to establish a pilot program of awarding grants to enable certain schools to create a school environment free of mobile devices.
s4287-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo establish a program of workforce development as an alternative to college for all, and for other purposes.
s3465-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply a 6 percent excise tax on large endowments of certain private colleges and universities, and for other purposes.
s3266-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo direct the Secretary of Education to conduct a study regarding the use of mobile devices in elementary and secondary schools, and to establish a pilot program of awarding grants to enable certain schools to create a school environment free of mobile devices.
s1709-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo require elementary schools and secondary schools that receive Federal funds to obtain parental consent before facilitating a child's gender transition in any form, and for other purposes.
s1511-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure that public institutions of higher education eschew policies that improperly constrain the expressive rights of students, and to ensure that private institutions of higher education are transparent about, and responsible for, their chosen speech policies.
s556-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo prohibit the United States Armed Forces from promoting anti-American and racist theories.
s558-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo codify Executive Order 13950 (relating to combating race and sex stereotyping), and for other purposes.
s313-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo authorize reference to the museum located at Blytheville/Eaker Air Force Base in Blytheville, Arkansas, as the National Cold War Center.
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