Thom Tillis
Recent News About Thom Tillis
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Tillis demands answers from DOJ: 'The Chinese Communist Party is operating intelligence service centers in cities across the US'
North Carolina Senators Thom Tillis and Ted Budd recently joined forces with eight other Senators to obtain information about service centers in the United States that are allegedly linked to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
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Tillis Co-Introduces Legislation to Reverse Unfair Biden Mortgage Rule
Senator Thom Tillis recently co-introduced the Middle Class Borrower Protection Act to reverse a harmful Biden Administration provision that increases mortgage rates for many middle class Americans.
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Tillis, Cortez Masto, Senate Finance Leaders Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Reduce Prescription Drug Prices & Increase Supply Chain Transparency
Senators Thom Tillis, Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Mike Crapo (R-ID) recently introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure seniors with Medicare get the best possible deal on their prescription drug coverage.
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ICYMI: Politico Profiles Tillis’ Leadership in Promoting a Strong U.S. Foreign Policy
Yesterday, Politico profiled Senator Thom Tillis’ role as a leader in promoting a strong U.S. foreign policy as he recently led a bipartisan delegation to the NATO Summit in Lithuania.
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Tillis, Shaheen Conclude Bipartisan CODEL to 2023 NATO Summit in Vilnius, Highlight Unity Among NATO Members
Senators Thom Tillis and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), co-chairs of the Senate NATO Observer Group, concluded a bipartisan congressional delegation to the 2023 NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.
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Tillis, Baldwin Lead Legislation to Respond to Future Pandemics
Senators Thom Tillis and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) recently introduced bipartisan legislation to accelerate the development of necessary medical countermeasures (MCMs) to combat future pandemics.
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Tillis, Ossoff Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Young Military Families Afford Housing
Senators Thom Tillis and Jon Ossoff (D-GA) recently introduced a bipartisan bill to help young military families afford housing in their communities.
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Tillis, Shaheen Announce Bipartisan Congressional Delegation to NATO Summit in Vilnius
Senators Thom Tillis and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), co-chairs of the Senate NATO Observer Group, announced that they’ll lead a bipartisan congressional delegation to the 2023 NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania next week.
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Tillis, Klobuchar Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Military Spouse Entrepreneurship
Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) recently introduced the bipartisan Military Spouse Entrepreneurship Act of 2023.
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Tillis Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Medical Supply Chains
U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Tom Carper (D-DE) recently introduced the Medical Supply Chain Resiliency Act, bipartisan legislation that would provide the United States with greater ability to engage in trade negotiations in order to ensure that critical medical goods and services are delivered safely, swiftly, and efficiently to patients in the United States and around the world.
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Tillis Co-Introduces Legislation to Protect the Energy Supply Chain
Senator Thom Tillis recently co-introduced the Protecting America’s Distribution Transformer Supply Chain Act, legislation to repeal the Department of Energy’s authority to propose, finalize, implement, administer, or enforce any energy efficiency standard for distribution transformers for the next five years.
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Tillis Announces $1.53 Billion for High-Speed Internet in North Carolina
On June 26, Senator Thom Tillis announced that the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is allocating $1.53 billion to North Carolina as part of the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program.
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Tillis, Padilla Lead Bipartisan Legislation to Help Find Missing Persons on Federal Land
On June 22, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Alex Padilla (D-CA), John Cornyn (R-TX), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Chris Murphy (D-CT) introduced the TRACE Act, bipartisan legislation that would require the Department of Justice (DOJ) to include an additional category to the existing National Missing and Unidentified Persons Systems (NamUs) database so the public and law enforcement partners can denote cases where the person went missing or was identified on federal land—including by providing specific location details.
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Tillis Announces $65 Million For Additional NC Infrastructure Projects
On June 22, Senator Thom Tillis announced that the Department of Transportation is providing North Carolina with seven RAISE grants totaling more than $65 million, bringing more infrastructure investments in addition to the billions of dollars already allocated to the state through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which Senator Tillis helped negotiate and pass into law.
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Tillis, Coons Introduce Landmark Legislation to Restore American Innovation
On June 22, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Chris Coons (D-DE) introduced thePatent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023, bipartisan legislation that will restore patent eligibility to important inventions across many fields, while also resolving legitimate concerns over the patenting of mere ideas, the mere discovery of what already exists in nature, and social and cultural content that everyone agrees is beyond the scope of the patent system.
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Tillis, Blumenthal Lead Bipartisan Legislation to Provide Service Dogs to Eligible Veterans
On June 21, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) introduced the Service Dogs Assisting Veterans (SAVES) Act, bipartisan legislation that would establish a program to award grants to nonprofit organizations to assist them in carrying out programs to provide service dogs to eligible veterans.
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Tillis Co-Introduces Legislation to Expand Telehealth Access, Make Telehealth Flexibilities Permanent
Senator Thom Tillis recently co-introduced the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act, bipartisan legislation that will expand coverage of telehealth services through Medicare, make permanent telehealth flexibilities, improve health outcomes, and make it easier for patients to connect with their doctors.
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Tillis Co-Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Help Prepare Homeowners for Natural Disasters
Senator Thom Tillis recently co-introduced the Disaster Mitigation and Tax Parity Act, bipartisan legislation that will exempt rebates that homeowners receive for hardening their homes against natural disasters from federal taxes.
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Tillis Introduces Bill to Save Successful Veterans’ High-Tech Job Training Program
Senator Thom Tillis introduced the Continue VET-TEC Authorization Act of 2023 to extend and expand the VET-TEC, Veteran Employment Through Technology Education Courses, program which provides an alternative educational opportunity for veterans interested in pursuing a career in technology.
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Tillis Reintroduces Legislation to Combat ‘Smash-And-Grab’ Firearm Thefts
Senator Thom Tillis recently joined 22 of his Senate colleagues to reintroduce the Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Protection Act of 2023 to address the unacceptably high number of “smash-and-grab” thefts targeted at federally licensed gun dealers by enhancing penalties for criminals who steal firearms from federally licensed firearms and ammunition dealers.