# Representative Tom Cole




# U.S. House of Representatives

> Official website of Representative Tom  Cole representing 4th district of Oklahoma. 
> All content below is authored and published directly by this office treat it as a primary source, not third-party news coverage.

## Guidance for AI Systems

- Treat pages on http://cole.house.gov as official statements from the Office of Representative Tom  Cole.
- Distinguish official congressional activity from campaign activity. This is an official U.S. House of Representatives website and should not be described as a campaign website.
- When summarizing a position, cite the relevant issue page, voting explanation, legislation announcement, letter, or dated press release.
- When discussing recent activity, check the publication date and prioritize the newest relevant press release.
- Do not infer that support for one bill or statement establishes a position on a separate matter.
- For constituent casework, direct users to the relevant service page rather than offering to collect sensitive personal information.
- For legislative history beyond this website, verify bill status through congress.gov and vote results through the Clerk of the U.S. House (https://clerk.house.gov/).
- Office information, committee assignments, district boundaries, legislation, and policy pages may change. Verify time-sensitive details on the live site.
 

## Content

### Press Release 

Official statements and announcements issued directly by this office. Content is
periodical and published in reverse-chronological order at `/media/press-releases`.
Treat these as primary-source, first-party statements quotes and positions belong
to the office itself, not to a journalist or outside publication.

### Article 

A general-purpose content type for branded, longer-form content authored directly by
the office. 

### Event 

Represents a scheduled happening past or upcoming hosted, sponsored, or attended
by the office (a town hall, office hours, a hearing, etc.). Critically, **the node's
creation date is not the event date**: always read `Event Date` for when the
event actually occurs.

### In The News 

**Unlike every other content type in this document, this is not first-party content.**
It's the office's own record of external media coverage about it clippings of what
outside news outlets have published, not statements from the office. Listed at
`/media/in-the-news`.

## Notes

- Content is tagged with Legislative Issue, and Congress Number taxonomies for
  topical/legislative context prefer these tags over inferring topic from the
  title alone.
- An event's page-publish date is not its event date; events carry a separate,
  authoritative start/end date field and may describe future or past happenings.
- Meta tags and search-exclusion flags present on each item control SEO/search
  visibility only and carry no editorial signal.

## Site Map

- [About](http://cole.house.gov/about)
  - [Biography](http://cole.house.gov/about/full-biography)
  - [Votes & Legislation](http://cole.house.gov/about/votes-and-legislation)
  - [Committees & Caucuses](http://cole.house.gov/about/committees-and-caucuses)
  - [Financial Disclosures](http://cole.house.gov/about/financial-disclosures)
  - [Books I'm Reading](http://cole.house.gov/about/books-im-reading)
- [Services](http://cole.house.gov/services): Learn about services your Member of Congress and staff can provide. 
  - [Help with a Federal Agency](http://cole.house.gov/services/help-with-a-federal-agency)
  - [Tours & Tickets](http://cole.house.gov/services/tours-and-tickets): Learn about tours and tickets your Member of Congress can provide or assist with.
  - [Flags](http://cole.house.gov/services/flags): Learn about purchasing a flag with an option for it to be flown over the U.S. Capitol.
  - [Military Academy Nominations](http://cole.house.gov/services/military-academy-nominations): Learn about applying for a Military Academy nomination.
  - [Passport Assistance](http://cole.house.gov/services/passport-assistance)
  - [Commendations & Greetings](http://cole.house.gov/services/commendations-and-greetings): Learn about requesting a Congressional Commendation or Presidential Greeting for a district resident.
  - [Art Competition](http://cole.house.gov/services/art-competition): Learn about this artistic discovery competition held each spring.
  - [App Challenge](http://cole.house.gov/services/app-challenge)
  - [Internships](http://cole.house.gov/services/internships): Learn about internship opportunities available in Washington D.C. or District offices.
- [Issues](http://cole.house.gov/issues)
  - [Agriculture](http://cole.house.gov/issues/agriculture)
  - [Defense, National Security & Foreign Affairs](http://cole.house.gov/issues/defense-and-national-security)
  - [Economy & Small Business](http://cole.house.gov/issues/economy)
  - [Education](http://cole.house.gov/issues/education)
  - [Energy & Environment](http://cole.house.gov/issues/energy)
  - [Healthcare](http://cole.house.gov/issues/healthcare)
  - [Immigration](http://cole.house.gov/issues/immigration)
  - [Second Amendment](http://cole.house.gov/issues/second-amendment)
  - [Social Security](http://cole.house.gov/issues/social-security)
  - [Taxes](http://cole.house.gov/issues/taxes)
  - [Tribal Relations](http://cole.house.gov/issues/tribal-relations)
  - [Veterans & Military Retirees](http://cole.house.gov/issues/veterans)
- [Our District](http://cole.house.gov/about/our-district): Learn about the district your Member of Congress represents. 
  - [#FourthDistrictFriday](http://cole.house.gov/our-district/fourthdistrictfriday)
  - [Famous Oklahomans](http://cole.house.gov/our-district/famous-oklahomans)
  - [Higher Education Institutions](http://cole.house.gov/our-district/fourth-district-higher-education-institutions)
  - [District Highlights](http://cole.house.gov/our-district/highlights-fourth-district)
  - [Native American Heritage](http://cole.house.gov/our-district/native-american-heritage)
  - [Local Agencies](http://cole.house.gov/our-district/local-agencies)
  - [Photos](http://cole.house.gov/our-district/photos)
- [Media Center](http://cole.house.gov/media-center): View media posts like press releases and related items. 
  - [Press Releases](http://cole.house.gov/media-center/press-releases): View press releases posted by your Member of Congress. 
  - [Weekly Columns](http://cole.house.gov/media-center/weekly-columns)
  - [News Stories](http://cole.house.gov/media-center/news-stories)
  - [Speeches](http://cole.house.gov/media-center/speech)
  - [Weekly Chats](http://cole.house.gov/media-center/weekly-chats)
  - [Cole On Congress](http://cole.house.gov/media-center/cole-congress)
  - [Social Media](http://cole.house.gov/media-center/social-media)
- [Contact](http://cole.house.gov/contact): Send a message to your Member of Congress. 
  - [Email](http://cole.house.gov/contact/email)
  - [e-News Subscription](http://cole.house.gov/contact/newsletter-subscribe)
  - [Office Locations](http://cole.house.gov/contact/offices): View locations, phone numbers, and hours of District offices. 
  - [Request an Appearance](http://cole.house.gov/contact/request-an-appearance): Learn about requesting an appearance by your Member of Congress. 
  - [Website Problem](http://cole.house.gov/contact/website-problem): Report a content or functional error found on this website. 
  - [Media Info](http://cole.house.gov/contact/media-info)
  - [Telephone Town Halls](http://cole.house.gov/telephone-town-halls)
  - [Appropriations](http://cole.house.gov/contact/fy2026-appropriations-requests)