Oversight & Accountability
Leaders in Congress and the Pentagon are far too comfortable keeping Americans in the dark about how they operate and use their tax dollars. We have a major overclassification problem that needs to be taken seriously. The coverups need to come to an end.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., will hold a press conference Tuesday on H.R. 260, the No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act. The Senate version of the legislation has been introduced by Sens. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., and Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn.
When: 3:15pm ET - Tuesday, February 25th, 2025
Where: House Triangle
WASHINGTON, D.C., (November 20, 2024) – Today, U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02)’s bill that would lower the periodic transaction report timeline passed through the House Oversight Committee.
H.R. 10133, the "Timely Stock Disclosure Act" would require Members of Congress and senior government officials to report their stock transactions within 15 to 30 days as opposed to the previous 30 to 45 day requirement.
WASHINGTON, D.C., (Nov. 12, 2024) – Today, U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) introduced the UAP Whistleblower Protection Act.
“We need to protect folks who want to come forward,” said Rep. Burchett.“Our government spends tens of millions of dollars on looking into UAPs, yet when someone wants to bring something forward, members of our government want to shut it down. People who want to bring the truth to light should be protected.”
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., (Nov. 8, 2024) – The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability announced it will hold a joint subcommittee hearing on unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP). Details are below:
Date/Time: Wednesday, November 13 at 11:30am
Location: 2154 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC, 20515
Witnesses:
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., (October 11, 2024) – Today, U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) introduced the Safeguarding Our Stockpiles (SOS) Act to restore the presidential drawdown authority (PDA) to its original intent, as a last-resort safeguard.
WASHINGTON, D.C., (Sept. 23, 2024) – U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) sent a letter to House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (KY-01) requesting he bring in Dan Bongino to testify in a hearing on the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) security failures that led to two assassination attempts on former President Trump.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., (July 13, 2024) – Today, U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) released a statement in reaction to the shooting of President Trump earlier today.
“Everyone please pray for President Trump. Pray for God to put his healing hands on him and everyone else who was hurt.”
WASHINGTON, D.C., (June 11, 2024) – Today, U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) introduced a resolution to condemn the fifty-one members of the intelligence community who signed onto a letter dismissing the Hunter Biden laptop story ahead of the 2020 presidential election.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (March 1, 2024) – U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) introduced two bills related to congressional ethics as part of a concerted effort to improve accountability for members of Congress.
The first bill, H.R. 7484, would require members of Congress who are foreign nationals to file a statement of their status as a foreign national, and for other purposes.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., (Aug. 22, 2023) – U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) recently launched the Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Caucus and led five of his colleagues on the caucus in a letter to the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community Thomas A. Monheim. The members asked for follow-up information regarding David Grusch’s testimony in the recent hearing on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs).