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← Tom Cotton public record119th Congress · U.S. Senate

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Tom Cotton · Arkansas

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Based on 871 roll-call observations in the 119th Congress. This is Voteview DW-NOMINATE, an estimate from roll-call behavior—not a Baseline rating. Read the method ↗ or see our evidence rules.

Public roll calls

890 votes

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DatePositionRoll callIssueResult
Feb 6, 2025YeaPN1116On the Motion to ProceedTulsi Gabbard, of Hawaii, to be Director of National IntelligenceOfficial roll call ↗Other floor businessMotion to Proceed Agreed to52–46
Feb 6, 2025YeaPN1122On the Motion to ProceedRussell Vought, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Management and BudgetOfficial roll call ↗Economics and public financeMotion to Proceed Agreed to52–47
Feb 6, 2025YeaPN1122On the Motion to TableRussell Vought, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Management and BudgetOfficial roll call ↗Economics and public financeMotion to Table Agreed to52–47
Feb 6, 2025YeaPN1122On the NominationRussell Vought, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Management and BudgetOfficial roll call ↗
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Vote positions and roll-call metadata come from Voteview’s congressional data, current through September 4, 2026. Official Senate and Congress.gov links are retained for verification. This page reports recorded behavior; it does not decide whether a vote was good or bad.

Dataset documentation ↗ · Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal, Boche, Rudkin, and Sonnet (2026), Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database.

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Economics and public finance
Nomination Confirmed53–47
Feb 5, 2025YeaPN1122On the Cloture MotionRussell Vought, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Management and BudgetOfficial roll call ↗Economics and public financeCloture Motion Agreed to53–47
Feb 5, 2025YeaPN1114On the NominationEric Turner, of Texas, to be Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentOfficial roll call ↗NominationsNomination Confirmed55–44
Feb 4, 2025YeaPN1114On the Cloture MotionEric Turner, of Texas, to be Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentOfficial roll call ↗Other floor businessCloture Motion Agreed to55–45
Feb 4, 2025YeaPN112On the NominationPamela Bondi, of Florida, to be Attorney GeneralOfficial roll call ↗NominationsNomination Confirmed54–46
Feb 4, 2025YeaPN115On the NominationDouglas Collins, of Georgia, to be Secretary of Veterans AffairsOfficial roll call ↗Armed forces and national securityNomination Confirmed77–23
Feb 3, 2025YeaPN112On the Cloture MotionPamela Bondi, of Florida, to be Attorney GeneralOfficial roll call ↗Other floor businessCloture Motion Agreed to52–46
Feb 3, 2025YeaPN1115On the NominationChristopher Wright, of Colorado, to be Secretary of EnergyOfficial roll call ↗Environmental protectionNomination Confirmed59–38
Feb 3, 2025YeaPN1122On the Motion to ProceedRussell Vought, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Management and BudgetOfficial roll call ↗Economics and public financeMotion to Proceed Agreed to51–46
Jan 30, 2025YeaPN115On the Cloture MotionDouglas Collins, of Georgia, to be Secretary of Veterans AffairsOfficial roll call ↗Armed forces and national securityCloture Motion Agreed to83–13
Jan 30, 2025YeaPN1115On the Cloture MotionChristopher Wright, of Colorado, to be Secretary of EnergyOfficial roll call ↗Environmental protectionCloture Motion Agreed to62–35
Jan 30, 2025YeaPN113On the NominationDouglas Burgum, of North Dakota, to be Secretary of the InteriorOfficial roll call ↗NominationsNomination Confirmed79–18
Jan 29, 2025YeaPN113On the Cloture MotionDouglas Burgum, of North Dakota, to be Secretary of the InteriorOfficial roll call ↗Other floor businessCloture Motion Agreed to78–20
Jan 29, 2025YeaPN1123On the NominationLee Zeldin, of New York, to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection AgencyOfficial roll call ↗Environmental protectionNomination Confirmed56–42
Jan 29, 2025YeaPN1123On the Cloture MotionLee Zeldin, of New York, to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection AgencyOfficial roll call ↗Environmental protectionCloture Motion Agreed to56–42
Jan 28, 2025YeaHR23On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedA bill to impose sanctions with respect to the International Criminal Court engaged in any effort to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute any protected person of the United States and its allies.Official roll call ↗Crime and law enforcementCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected54–45
Jan 28, 2025YeaPN116On the NominationSean Duffy, of Wisconsin, to be Secretary of TransportationOfficial roll call ↗NominationsNomination Confirmed77–22
Jan 27, 2025YeaPN116On the Cloture MotionSean Duffy, of Wisconsin, to be Secretary of TransportationOfficial roll call ↗Other floor businessCloture Motion Agreed to97–0
Jan 27, 2025YeaPN111On the NominationScott Bessent, of South Carolina, to be Secretary of the TreasuryOfficial roll call ↗NominationsNomination Confirmed68–29
Jan 25, 2025YeaPN111On the Cloture MotionScott Bessent, of South Carolina, to be Secretary of the TreasuryOfficial roll call ↗Other floor businessCloture Motion Agreed to67–23
Jan 25, 2025YeaPN1111On the NominationKristi Noem, of South Dakota, to be Secretary of Homeland SecurityOfficial roll call ↗NominationsNomination Confirmed59–34
Jan 24, 2025YeaPN1111On the Cloture MotionKristi Noem, of South Dakota, to be Secretary of Homeland SecurityOfficial roll call ↗Other floor businessCloture Motion Agreed to61–39
Jan 24, 2025YeaPN117On the NominationPeter Hegseth, of Tennessee, to be Secretary of DefenseOfficial roll call ↗Armed forces and national securityNomination Confirmed50–50
Jan 23, 2025YeaPN117On the Cloture MotionPeter Hegseth, of Tennessee, to be Secretary of DefenseOfficial roll call ↗Armed forces and national securityCloture Motion Agreed to51–49
Jan 23, 2025YeaPN1119On the NominationJohn Ratcliffe, of Texas, to be Director of the Central Intelligence AgencyOfficial roll call ↗NominationsNomination Confirmed74–25
Jan 23, 2025YeaPN1119On the Cloture MotionJohn Ratcliffe, of Texas, to be Director of the Central Intelligence AgencyOfficial roll call ↗Other floor businessCloture Motion Agreed to72–26
Jan 22, 2025YeaS6On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedA bill 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.Bill record ↗Official roll call ↗Crime and law enforcementCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected52–47
Jan 21, 2025YeaPN117On the Motion to ProceedPeter Hegseth, of Tennessee, to be Secretary of DefenseOfficial roll call ↗Armed forces and national securityMotion to Proceed Agreed to53–45
Jan 21, 2025YeaPN1119On the Motion to ProceedJohn Ratcliffe, of Texas, to be Director of the Central Intelligence AgencyOfficial roll call ↗Other floor businessMotion to Proceed Agreed to54–46
Jan 20, 2025YeaPN1113On the NominationMarco Rubio, of Florida, to be Secretary of StateOfficial roll call ↗NominationsNomination Confirmed99–0
Jan 20, 2025YeaS5On Passage of the BillA bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes.Official roll call ↗ImmigrationBill Passed64–35
Jan 20, 2025YeaS5On the AmendmentTo include crimes resulting in death or serious bodily injury to the list of offenses that, if committed by an inadmissible alien, require mandatory detention.Official roll call ↗ImmigrationAmendment Agreed to75–24
Jan 17, 2025YeaS5On the Cloture MotionA bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes.Official roll call ↗ImmigrationCloture Motion Agreed to61–35
Jan 15, 2025NayS5On the AmendmentTo strike the section that authorizes State attorneys general to sue Federal immigration authorities for alleged violations relating to the detention of aliens.Official roll call ↗ImmigrationAmendment Rejected46–49
Jan 15, 2025YeaS5On the AmendmentTo expand the list of criminal offenses that subject inadmissible aliens to mandatory detention.Official roll call ↗ImmigrationAmendment Agreed to70–25
Jan 13, 2025YeaS5On the Motion to ProceedA bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes.Official roll call ↗ImmigrationMotion to Proceed Agreed to82–10
Jan 9, 2025YeaS5On the Cloture MotionA bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes.Bill record ↗Official roll call ↗ImmigrationCloture Motion Agreed to84–9