Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C., (July 11, 2024) – Today, U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) voted in favor of H.J.Res. 165, which would overturn a Biden administration rule that would cover men who identify as women under Title IX of the Civil Rights Act. Rep. Burchett is an original cosponsor of the bill.
WASHINGTON, D.C., (July 10, 2024) – Today, U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) voted in favor of H.R. 8281, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C., (July 10, 2024) – Today, U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02)’s resolution defending the Israel Defense Force passed through the House Foreign Affairs Committee by voice vote.
H.Res. 1323 rejects the United Nations decision to place the Israel Defense Force (IDF) on a list of child’s rights abusers. This bill is a bipartisan resolution introduced alongside Reps. Jared Moskowitz (FL-23), Mike Lawler (NY-17), and Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05).
WASHINGTON, D.C., (July 9, 2024) – U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) and Senator Marsha Blackburn, joined by the entire Tennessee delegation, led a resolution congratulating the University of Tennessee, Knoxville on their first College World Series National Championship in program history.
WASHINGTON, D.C., (June 28, 2024) – Today, U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett voted in favor of H.R. 8774, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C., (June 28, 2024) – Today, U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) voting in favor of H.R. 8771, the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act. The bill included two of Rep. Burchett’s amendments.
WASHINGTON, D.C., (June 28, 2024) – Today, U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) voted against H.R. 8752, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act.
“The House voted to impeach Secretary Mayorkas for neglecting to do his job, why would we want to give him more money for his failed border policies?” said Rep. Burchett.
H.R. 8752 cost $64.81 billion, which is $2.96 billion above FY 2024 levels.
WASHINGTON, D.C., (June 27, 2024) – U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) introduced H.Res. 1323, which rejects the United Nations’s decision to place the Israel Defense Force (IDF) on a list of child’s rights abusers. This bill is a bipartisan resolution introduced alongside Reps. Jared Moskowitz (FL-23), Mike Lawler (NY-17), and Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05).
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 25, 2023) – Today, H.R. 6586, To Require a Strategy to Oppose Financial or Material Support by Foreign Countries to the Taliban, which was introduced by U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02), passed the House of Representatives under suspension of the rules.
WASHINGTON, D.C., (June 18, 2024) – Today, U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) introduced legislation to reduce the salary of Setareh Sieg, Special Assistant to the Director of Programming at Voice of America, to $1. Rep. Burchett submitted this amendment due to her misuse of funds and the fact she lied on her resume. This legislation was introduced as an amendment to the FY 2025 State and Foreign Operations (SFOPS) appropriations bill. Rep.