COTTON, TOM (a Senator from Arkansas)

Appointments

Committee to escort the President, H2287 [24FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: commend U.S. military action in Venezuela (see S. Res. 576), S115 [8JA]

Campbell, Ben Nighthorse: tribute (see S. Res. 585), S257 [15JA]

Dept. of Justice: expand and clarify grounds for civil denaturalization proceedings for individuals who have defrauded governmental program, joined terrorist organization, or committed certain criminal offenses (see S. 3674), S1206 [18MR]

Dept. of State: restrict visa issuance to individuals who have directed, authorized, significantly supported, participated in, or carried out violations of religious freedom (see S. 3679), S257 [15JA]

Dept. of the Interior: establish America’s Living Library Project (see S. 4023), S881 [5MR]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit from contracting with, or awarding grant to, entity that uses or procures light detection and ranging technology from certain foreign entities (see S. 4000), S881 [5MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out efforts to inform veterans of their rights relative to receipt of health care, benefits, and services under current law (see S. 3653), S346 [28JA]

——— restore veterans’ rights to own or possess firearms by requiring proof of danger to self or others before reporting to National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see S. 478), S651 [24FE]

FDA: improve regulation of abortion drugs by prohibiting approval of new drugs, preventing labeling changes of existing drugs, and limiting dispensing of drugs remotely, by mail, or telemedicine (see S. 3697), S290 [27JA]

FERC: prohibit allocation of costs for certain electric transmission facilities to consumers in State where public officials did not expressly consent to transmission facility (see S. 3287), S1010 [11MR]

Firearms: modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons (see S. 1283), S1615 [25MR]

Immigration: subject aliens convicted of fraud to deportation and bestow concurrent jurisdiction to revoke citizenship of any naturalized U.S. citizen convicted of fraud on any court that enters such conviction (see S. 3606), S115 [8JA]

Iran: express support for Iranian people protesting for free and democratic Iran and condemn use of violence to suppress protests (see S. Res. 606), S578 [11FE]

Law enforcement: establish criminal penalty for obstructing immigration enforcement activities (see S. 3179), S131 [12JA]

Morocco: impose sanctions on Polisario Front for cooperation with Iranian-affiliated terrorist organization (see S. 4063), S1009 [11MR]

National FFA Week: designate (see S. Res. 622), S707 [26FE]

National School Choice Week: designate (see S. Res. 587), S291 [27JA]

Sports: recognize Army-Navy football game as America’s game (see S. Res. 613), S681 [25FE]

Taxation: modernize National Firearms Act to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons (see S. 3514), S1615 [25MR]

——— terminate Hazardous Substance Superfund financing rate (see S. 3863), S609 [12FE]

Treaties and agreements: require advice and consent of Senate for entry or reentry into any international climate agreement (see S. 3713), S344 [28JA]

Voting: require proof of U.S citizenship to register to vote in Federal elections (see S. 3752), S535 [9FE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to individuals and communities who volunteered or donated items to North Platte Canteen in North Platte, NE (see S. 645), S1047 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Crime: enhance criminal penalties for welfare fraud, provide adequate immigration consequences for fraud convictions, and establish welfare fraud recovery task force (see S. 3652), S256 [15JA]

Dept. of Commerce: promulgate regulations to improve nucleic acid synthesis security (see S. 3741), S377 [29JA]

Dept. of Defense: improve access to certain medications under TRICARE program (see S. 4106), S1090 [17MR]

——— prevent awarding of motor carrier cargo transportation contracts to carriers affiliated with Chinese military companies (see S. 4077), S1046 [12MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require institutions of higher education to regularly submit information to Student and Exchange Visitor Information System on non U.S. citizens or permanent residents (see S. 4165), S1579 [24MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: require certain financial institutions to verify citizenship and legal status of individuals (see S. 4206), S1614 [25MR]

Dept. of Transportation: condition Federal highway funding on State compliance with Federal immigration enforcement policies relative to driver’s licensing and information sharing (see S. 3773), S489 [4FE]

FERC: exempt consumer-regulated electric utilities from Federal regulation (see S. 3585), S89 [7JA]

Immigration: improve efficiency of removal process by enhancing cooperation between government entities and expanding grounds for deportation for any alien to include any felony or any 2 misdemeanors (see S. 3645), S220 [14JA]

——— revoke citizenship from any naturalized citizen who commits felony or supports terrorist organizations (see S. 4105), S1090 [17MR]

IRS: temporarily suspend clean electricity production credit to support Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see S. 4158), S1443 [20MR]

Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands: make applicable to hardrock minerals (see S. 3708), S344 [28JA]

Power resources: protect reliability of electric grid by preempting certain State climate mandates (see S. 3839), S577 [11FE]

Cloture motions

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 7147), motion to proceed, S594 [12FE], S641 [24FE], S871 [5MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access (S. 1383), S1569 [24MR]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and the Interior, energy and water development, environment, science, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6938), S157 [13JA], S230 [15JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6938), motion to proceed, S121 [8JA], S128 [12JA]

Depts. of Defense, Education, Homeland Security, HHS, HUD, Labor, and Transportation: making appropriations (H.R. 7148), motion to proceed, S287 [27JA], S361 [29JA]

Remarks

Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities against Iran (S.J. Res. 118), S1190 [18MR]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities against Venezuela (S.J. Res. 98), S69 [7JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access (S. 1383), House amendment, S1189 [18MR]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to Iran, S1189 [18MR]

Venezuela: U.S. military and intelligence operation to capture Nicolas Maduro and his wife and extradite them to U.S. to face Federal drug, terrorism, and weapons charges, S69 [7JA]

Voting: require proof of U.S citizenship to register to vote in Federal elections, S1189 [18MR]

Reports filed

Nomination of Joshua M. Rudd To Be NSA Director and U.S. Cyber Command Chief: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select), S552 [10FE]