Revoke existing visas from terrorists’ close family members and prohibit them from receiving any future U.S. visas.

Tom Cotton · Arkansas · Republican

policy impact 0.74 specificity 0.93 extraction confidence 97%

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Occurrences

Evidence

GovInfo shows that on May 14, 2026, Sen. Cotton introduced S. 4526, which was read twice and referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee; the bill would establish a new inadmissibility ground for close relatives of foreign terrorists.

Concrete legislative action toward the promise: Cotton introduced a bill matching the claim, but it was only referred to committee and not enacted. No official evidence in the June 6-8 lookback window shows further movement.

partial same_term A for effort

S. 4526 (IS) - No Safe Haven for Terrorist Families Act - GovInfo
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Cotton’s office said he introduced the No Safe Haven for Terrorist Families Act, describing it as a measure to revoke existing visas for terrorists’ close family members and bar future U.S. visas.

The senator publicly claimed the exact policy goal and confirmed introduction of a matching bill. This is a serious concrete attempt, but not delivery of the policy itself.

partial same_term A for effort

Cotton Introduces Bill to Revoke Visas of Terrorists’ Family Members
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Assessments

never unknown A for effort

Cotton introduced matching legislation (S. 4526 / No Safe Haven for Terrorist Families Act) that would create the proposed visa restrictions, but the evidence only shows introduction and referral to the Senate Judiciary Committee. There is no evidence the policy was enacted or otherwise implemented, so this is a serious attempt without delivery.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 98%