U.S. Representative — Oklahoma's 4th District
Tom Cole
Republican · Oklahoma
Republican U.S. Representative for Oklahoma's 4th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Legislative Record
Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)
- H.R.9770 — Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 18, 2026)
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027 This bill provides continuing FY2027 appropriations for federal agencies and extends various expiring programs and authorities. Specifically, the bill provides continuing FY2027 appropriations to federal agencies through the earlier of December 4, 2026, or the… - H.R.9187 — Bipartisan Social Security Commission Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 8, 2026)
- H.R.7744 — Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 (Introduced, Mar 2, 2026)
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 This bill provides appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the remainder of FY2026. It also ends the partial DHS shutdown that began on February 14, 2026, because the continuing resolution (CR) that was funding DHS… - H.R.7490 — Tribal Warrant Fairness Act (Introduced, Feb 11, 2026)
- H.R.7325 — Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2026 (Introduced, Feb 3, 2026)
Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2026 This bill establishes the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States within the legislative branch and sets forth its powers, duties, and membership. Among other duties, the… - H.R.7147 — Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026. (Signed into law, Jan 20, 2026)
Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026. This bill provides FY2026 appropriations for various agencies and offices within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), except for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S. Border Patrol (USBP)… - H.R.7148 — Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (Signed into law, Jan 20, 2026)
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 This bill provides appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for the remainder of FY2026 and provides continuing FY2026 appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through February 13, 2026. It also extends various expiring… - H.R.7006 — Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (Introduced, Jan 12, 2026)
Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 This bill provides FY2026 appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for activities and programs related to financial services, general government…
Recent floor votes (100 on record)
- Voted Yea on H.R.8884 — Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
- Voted Nay on H.Con.Res.89 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
- Voted Yea on H.Con.Res.113 — Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Yea on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Nay on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Yea on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Nay on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Aye on H.R.8800 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)
- H.R.9250 — Great American Outdoors Act 250 (Reported, Jul 14, 2026)
- H.R.9473 — Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Congressional Gold Medal Act (Introduced, Jun 25, 2026)
- H.R.9452 — Budgeting for a Better America Act (Introduced, Jun 24, 2026)
- H.R.7230 — Buying American Cotton Act of 2026 (Introduced, Apr 28, 2026)
- H.R.8205 — Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026 (Introduced, Apr 20, 2026)
- H.R.8380 — To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to establish certain procedures for consideration of annual appropriation bills, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Apr 20, 2026)
- H.R.7954 — Don Young Doug LaMalfa Indian Buffalo Management Act (Introduced, Apr 14, 2026)
- H.R.8092 — Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Modernization Act of 2026 (Introduced, Mar 26, 2026)
Voting analysis
Tom Cole chairs the Appropriations Committee, so the first thing on his filing list is a continuing appropriations measure and the third is a homeland security spending act. That much is the job. What is not the job is that Native American affairs tie with public finance at the very top of his classified subjects, level on count, and that two of his five named bills are tribal.
Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Tom Cole's cluster into: Economics and Public Finance (12), Native Americans (12), Health (5), Social Welfare (4), Crime and Law Enforcement (3), Government Operations and Politics (3).
A truth and healing commission
One of those two would establish a truth and healing commission on Indian boarding school policies. Commissions of that kind exist to produce a record where none was kept — to find out what happened to children sent to those schools, and to say so officially. The other is a tribal warrant fairness measure. Neither passes through his committee.
The spending chair of the House holding a second specialism in tribal policy is not a combination that turns up often in this data. It is the most distinctive thing on the page, and it sits entirely outside the gavel that makes him powerful.
Of the 50 most recent of those, 41 currently sit at Introduced.
Where he broke ranks
Five amendment votes, every one of them failed, and every one a no against a conference yes. The sixth is a fuel retailing bill he opposed that passed. As with most spending chairs on this site, the disagreements are confined to the amendment calendar.
| Roll call | Date | Outcome | Their vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R.8595 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 245 | Jul 15, 2026 | Failed | No (party: Yea) |
| H.R.8595 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 242 | Jul 15, 2026 | Failed | No (party: Yea) |
| H.R.1346 Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act On Passage · roll call 164 | May 13, 2026 | Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
| H.R.7567 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 151 | Apr 30, 2026 | Failed | No (party: Yea) |
| H.R.7148 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 44 | Jan 22, 2026 | Failed | No (party: Yea) |
| H.R.7148 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 43 | Jan 22, 2026 | Failed | No (party: Yea) |
Below the Oklahoma Republicans
Oklahoma's five House Republicans record a considerably higher shared figure than he does.
Among the 5 Republicans in the Oklahoma delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 6.3%. Tom Cole is below that average at 2.7%.
Tenure and attendance
Twelve terms reaching back to the opening years of this century, and his attendance is near-complete. The Connecticut Democrat who leads the minority on his committee also appears on this site, with a very different departure record.
First elected in 2003, now serving across 12 terms. Tom Cole falls in the veteran cohort.
By the numbers
In the 119th Congress, Tom Cole has 229 bills sponsored, 3259 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Appropriations (Chair)
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