Press Releases 01/3/2021
Tillis Sworn-in for Second Term in the U.S. Senate
I’m honored to earn the trust of North Carolinians to continue serving them in the United States Senate. So many families and small businesses are facing challenges during these unprecedented times, and I will never forget my humble beginnings and what it’s like to live paycheck to paycheck.
Press Releases 12/28/2020
Tillis, Warren Question Private Military Housing Providers on Reports of Failure to Provide Appropriate On-Base Housing to Military Families With Disabilities
These letters follow troubling reports revealing that private military housing providers at multiple installations may not be complying with federal laws that protect Americans with disabilities.
Press Releases 12/22/2020
Bipartisan Legislation Led By Tillis To Protect Independent Copyright Owners and Content Creators to Be Signed Into Law
Bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), John Kennedy (R-LA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) that would establish the Copyright Claims Board at the Copyright Office is expected to be signed into law.
Press Releases 12/22/2020
Tillis, Rubio Applaud Cares Act Fix To Allow Stimulus Money For U.S. Citizens
Every eligible American citizen should receive the direct economic stimulus payment from the CARES Act and this new COVID-19 relief package as we continue to battle this pandemic. I am proud this bipartisan legislation to fix this oversight will become law so hardworking North Carolinians will receive the stimulus payment they deserve.
Press Releases 12/22/2020
Tillis Releases Landmark Discussion Draft to Reform the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, released the first discussion draft of legislation to reform the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
Press Releases 12/22/2020
Senate Passes Bipartisan COVID-19 Relief and Omnibus that Includes Numerous Tillis Wins for North Carolina
Last night, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) voted in favor of the bipartisan omnibus and COVID-19 relief bill that will provide another round of direct checks to hardworking North Carolinians and assistance to small businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
Press Releases 12/21/2020
Sens. Tillis and Burr Call on Senate to Give Lumbee Tribe Full Recognition
The fact that we couldn’t pass this bill today when it passed unanimously out of the House of Representatives just a month ago is a shame. They have been fighting for it for over a century, and I’m going to fight for it as long as I’m in the U.S. Senate.
Press Releases 12/21/2020
Tillis, Colleagues Urge Trump Administration to Wave Late Filing Penalties for Taxpayers
Taxpayers expect fair treatment from their government, and the current unwillingness to provide an expedited process for taxpayers and their advisors to request pandemic-specific relief places an undue burden on them. We ask that you move to address these issues immediately so the American people can receive the relief they urgently need.
Press Releases 12/21/2020
Bipartisan Legislation Led by Tillis and Leahy to Fight Illegal Streaming by Criminal Organizations to be Signed Into Law
I am proud this commonsense legislation that was drafted with the input of creators, user groups, and technology companies will become law so we can target criminal organizations and ensure that no individual streamer has to worry about the fear of prosecution. I want to thank Senator Leahy and Representatives Martha Roby and Ben Cline for their early partnership on this important issue.
Press Releases 12/21/2020
Tillis Honors Officer Jason Shuping on the Senate Floor
His hometown paper, the Salisbury Post noted, “Whether it was staying after practice to provide coaching to a youngster or coming back home from college to play the handbell in his church’s ensemble, you could always count on Jason Shuping.”