Bills About International Affairs Sponsored by Tom Cotton (R-Ark.)

Sen. Cotton sponsored 26 bills about international affairs in the 115th Congress (2017-18).

Introduced	Number	Title	Cosponsors	Cosponsor Party	Latest Action
Dec. 15, 2020	S.5016	A bill to combat forced organ harvesting and trafficking in persons for purposes of the removal of organs, and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Dec. 8, 2020	S.4978	A bill to require a study and report on a potential transfer of Israel to the area of responsibility of the United States Central Command.	6	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Dec. 7, 2020	S.RES.794	A resolution urging the European Parliament to exempt certain technologies used to detect child sexual exploitation from European Union ePrivacy directive.	3	All Republicans	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S7241)
Oct. 22, 2020	S.4843	A bill to amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to repeal the exemption from registration under such Act for persons providing private and nonpolitical representation of trade and commercial interests, and the exemption from registration under such Act for persons filing disclosure reports under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, in connection with the representation of business organizations organized under the laws of or having their principal place of business in the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
June 9, 2020	S.3920	A bill to secure the research enterprise of the United States from the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
May 5, 2020	S.3600	A bill to authorize the imposition of sanctions with respect to the deliberate concealment or distortion of information about public health emergencies of international concern, and for other purposes.	5	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
March 12, 2020	S.3469	A bill to impose sanctions with respect to foreign telecommunications companies engaged in economic or industrial espionage against United States persons, and for other purposes.	3	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Feb. 11, 2020	S.RES.497	A resolution commemorating the life of Dr. Li Wenliang and calling for transparency and cooperation from the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Communist Party of China.	5	Bipartisan	Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S1445)
Nov. 5, 2019	S.2776	A bill to impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons who engage in the hostage-taking or wrongful detention of United States citizens or aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence, and for other purposes.	2	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Oct. 31, 2019	S.RES.394	A resolution honoring the members of the military and intelligence community who carried out the mission that killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and for other purposes.	3	All Republicans	Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6347; text: CR S6339-6340)
June 27, 2019	S.CON.RES.21	A concurrent resolution strongly condemning human rights violations, violence against civilians, and cooperation with Iran by the Houthi movement and its allies in Yemen.	9	All Republicans	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S4638)
May 16, 2019	S.1529	A bill to make additional financial assets of the Government of Iran available to pay compensatory damages to the victims of terrorism sponsored by that Government, and for other purposes.	8	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
May 13, 2019	S.1433	A bill to limit funding for any extension of the New START Treaty or any successor agreement unless the agreement includes the People's Republic of China and covers all strategic and non-strategic nuclear forces of the Russian Federation.	1	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
May 8, 2019	S.RES.195	A resolution opposing the lifting of sanctions imposed with respect to Iran without addressing Iran's nuclear program, ballistic missile development, support for terrorism, and other destabilizing activities.	15	All Republicans	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
March 26, 2019	S.878	A bill to foster security in Taiwan, and for other purposes.	9	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jan. 2, 2019	S.RES.745	A resolution commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Armistice Agreement, the 100th anniversary of the return of the Unknown Solider, and the 100th anniversary of the Tomb of the Unknown Solider.	0		Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8060-8061)
Nov. 28, 2018	S.3662	A bill to limit the availability of funds to extend the implementation of the New START Treaty, and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
July 19, 2018	S.3243	A bill to impose sanctions with respect to Iranian persons who engage in politically-motivated harassment, abuse, extortion, or extended detention or trial of individuals in Iran, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jan. 29, 2018	S.2353	A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to report on the estimated total assets under direct or indirect control by certain senior Iranian leaders and other figures, and for other purposes.	11	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
July 24, 2017	S.1620	A bill to enhance the security of Taiwan and bolster its participation in the international community, and for other purposes.	2	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Feb. 16, 2017	S.430	A bill to provide for compliance enforcement regarding Russian violations of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, and for other purposes.	4	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Feb. 7, 2017	S.332	A bill to restrict funding for the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization, and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S869)
Sept. 20, 2016	S.3355	A bill to prohibit funding for the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization in the event the United Nations Security Council adopts a resolution that obligates the United States or affirms a purported obligation of the United States to refrain from actions that would run counter to the object and purpose of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.	15	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
July 14, 2016	S.RES.544	A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding compliance enforcement of Russian violations of the Open Skies Treaty.	3	Bipartisan	Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5193-5194; text as passed Senate: CR S5175)
May 26, 2016	S.3007	A bill to prohibit funds from being obligated or expended to aid, support, permit, or facilitate the certification or approval of any new sensor for use by the Russian Federation on observation flights under the Open Skies Treaty unless the President submits a certification related to such sensor to Congress and for other purposes.	8	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
March 18, 2015	S.778	A bill to prohibit the provision of certain foreign assistance to countries receiving certain detainees transferred from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.	4	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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