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Tom Cotton

Tom Cotton

R AR · Senate

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2013–2015 House Of Representatives (District 4)
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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

s382-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Dismantle DEI Act of 2025

28 clauses Feb 4, 2025
Government Agencies Government Agency Government Grant Recipients Government

s401-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit certain financial service providers who deny fair access to financial services from using taxpayer funded discount window lending programs, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Feb 4, 2025

s364-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove silencers from the definition of firearms, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Feb 3, 2025

s292-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary students.

8 clauses Jan 29, 2025
Agriculture Federal Government General Public

s315-119

Cosponsor Reported

To require the Secretary of Transportation to issue a rule requiring access to AM broadcast stations in passenger motor vehicles, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Jan 29, 2025
General Public and Entities Automobile Manufacturing

s313-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To restrict United States voluntary and assessed contributions to the United Nations, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jan 29, 2025

s201-119

Cosponsor Enrolled (Passed Congress)

To provide for a study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on the prevalence and mortality of cancer among individuals who served as active duty aircrew in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Jan 23, 2025
Government Administration Research Organizations Veterans

s214-119

Cosponsor Introduced

MEDAL Act of 2025

2 clauses Jan 23, 2025

s213-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction for qualified business income.

2 clauses Jan 23, 2025

sres31-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Calling on the Government of Panama to expel officials and interests of the People’s Republic of China and terminate Chinese management of key Panamanian ports.

1 clause Jan 23, 2025

s197-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to review any purchase or lease of real estate near a military installation or military airspace in the United States by a foreign person connected to or subsidized by the Russian Federation, the People's Republic of China, the Islamic Republic of Iran, or the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jan 22, 2025

s186-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit taxpayer funded abortions.

14 clauses Jan 22, 2025

s159-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To designate Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist organization and impose certain sanctions on Ansarallah, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jan 21, 2025

s137-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 41, United States Code, to prohibit the Federal Government from entering into contracts with an entity that discriminates against firearm or ammunition industries, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jan 16, 2025
Government Procurement Firearm Industry All Industries

s128-119

Cosponsor In Committee

SAVE Act

4 clauses Jan 16, 2025

s6-119

Cosponsor Voted Yea Introduced

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion.

2 clauses Jan 15, 2025

s70-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the imposition of sanctions with respect to Ansarallah and its officials, agents, or affiliates for acts of international terrorism.

1 clause Jan 13, 2025

sres21-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Designating October 10, 2025, as American Girls in Sports Day.

1 clause Jan 13, 2025

s63-119

Cosponsor In Committee

CBW Fentanyl Act

4 clauses Jan 9, 2025

s43-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for a safe harbor from infringement of a method of use patent relating to drugs or biological products.

0 clauses Jan 9, 2025

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