{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cotton-introduces-bill-to-increase-state-cooperation-with-federal-immigration-laws", "Cotton Introduces Bill to Increase State Cooperation with Federal Immigration Laws", "2026-02-05", "2026", "2026-02", "Republican", "Senate", "AR", "Tom Cotton", "C001095", "www.cotton.senate.gov", "cotton", "https://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\n\nContact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353\n\nFebruary 5, 2026\n\nCotton Introduces Bill to Increase State Cooperation with Federal Immigration Laws\n\nWashington, DC \u2014 Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) yesterday introduced legislation to ensure states comply with federal immigration enforcement. The Enforce Immigration or Lose Transportation Act would encourage better cooperation and prioritize safety by conditioning transportation funding to states based on compliance with federal immigration laws.\n\n\u201cStates that don\u2019t comply with federal immigration laws don\u2019t just endanger their own citizens, they put the whole country at risk. My bill ensures that these states don\u2019t receive another dime of federal transportation funding until they cooperate with federal immigration authorities,\u201d said Senator Cotton.\n\nText of the bill can be found here.\n\nThe Enforce Immigration or Lose Transportation Act would:\n\nAllow the Secretary of Transportation to withhold funding from states that do not comply with federal immigration law.\n\nEmpower the Department of Transportation to audit state practices and issue regulations to ensure compliance with the federal transportation and immigration law.\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cotton-introduces-bill-to-increase-state-cooperation-with-federal-immigration-laws"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3161541428416967, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}