Press Releases 07/30/2021
Tillis, Colleagues Demand Second Hearing, Information Following Revelations Of ATF Nominee’s Racist Comments About ATF Colleagues
It was indirectly reported in June that, according to an anonymous former ATF agent, Chipman said, “Wow, there were an unusually large number of African American agents that passed the exam this time.
Press Releases 07/28/2021
Tillis Co-Sponsors Legislation to Increase Access to Credit and Opportunity
This bipartisan legislation would permit landlords and utility and telecom providers to report on-time payment data to credit reporting agencies, giving consumers the opportunity to develop a positive credit history by establishing a track record of bills paid on time.
Press Releases 07/28/2021
Tillis, Colleagues Release Statement on Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal
Press Releases 07/27/2021
Tillis Statement on CDC’s Misguided Mask Guidance For Vaccinated Americans
oday, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement on the updated mask guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for Americans who have already been vaccinated:
Press Releases 07/27/2021
Tillis Secures Provisions in NDAA to Improve Lives of Servicemembers and Military Families
As Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, Senator Tillis led the effort to pass an across the board 2.7 percent pay raise for both military servicemembers and the DOD civilian workforce.
Press Releases 07/26/2021
U.S. Senate Unanimously Approves Tillis’ Veterans Family Survivors Benefits Bill
Currently, veterans who pass away from coronavirus may have their cause of death identified as “COVID-19” without accounting for service-related disabilities that further complicate their coronavirus diagnosis.
Press Releases 07/23/2021
Tillis, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Homeowners Prepare for Natural Disasters
Senator Tillis and a group of Senators introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Disaster Mitigation and Tax Parity Act, a bill that would make rebates that homeowners receive for making natural disaster mitigation improvements to their homes exempt from federal taxes.
Press Releases 07/22/2021
Tillis Co-Sponsors Legislation to Increase Penalties for Robbing Gun Stores
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has reported a 43 percent increase in the number of FFL burglaries and a 15 percent decrease in the number of FFL robberies from 2019 to 2020.
Press Releases 07/21/2021
Tillis Co-Sponsored Legislation to Sustain the Crime Victims Fund Act Passes Senate
VOCA established the CVF, which provides grant funding for state victim compensation and assistance programs.
Press Releases 07/16/2021
Tillis, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Sanction Iran Supreme Leader and President-Elect
America must hold Iranian leaders accountable for decades of violence, terrorism, and human rights abuses, and Ayatollah Khamenei and Ebrahim Raisi should be sanctioned under the Global Magnistky Act.