Press Releases
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.
WASHINGTON, D.C., (June 14, 2024) – Today, U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) voted in favor of H.R. 8070, the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025.
WASHINGTON, D.C., (June 12, 2024) – Today, U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) voted in favor of a resolution to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress.
WASHINGTON, D.C., (June 11, 2024) – Today, U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) wrote a letter to Rep. James Comer, Chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, requesting an immediate investigation into Secretary of State Antony Blinken and fifty-one intelligence officials for their role in interfering in the 2020 Presidential election.
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., (June 7, 2024) – Today, U.S. Representative Tim Burchett (TN-02) reintroduced legislation to amend federal highway safety requirements.
The Trailer Safety Improvement Act (H.R. 6915) would amend federal highway safety program requirements to include public education on the proper and safe usage of light- and medium-duty trailers, including required safety equipment and preventative maintenance for safety.