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U.S. Representative — Tennessee's 2nd District

Tim Burchett

Republican · Tennessee

Republican U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 2nd congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)

  • H.R.9800 — Protection Against Mass Surveillance Act (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
  • H.R.9775 — Concealed Crime Prevention Act (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)
  • H.R.9697 — Cyber Letters of Marque and Reprisal Act (Introduced, Jul 15, 2026)
  • H.R.9649 — Stop Retail Food Store SNAP Trafficking Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 13, 2026)
  • H.R.9456 — SNAP Citizenship and Residency Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 25, 2026)
  • H.R.9343 — Easy Access to Mail Act (Introduced, Jun 18, 2026)
  • H.R.9215 — Prioritizing Warfighters in Defense Contracting Act (Introduced, Jun 9, 2026)
  • H.R.8960 — Local Beef Marketing Incentive Act of 2026 (Introduced, May 21, 2026)

Recent floor votes (100 on record)

  • Voted Yea on H.R.8884 — Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.Con.Res.89 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.Con.Res.113 — Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Aye on H.R.8800 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)

Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)

  • H.R.1628 — 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act (Introduced, May 19, 2026)
  • H.J.Res.111 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Barred Owl Management Strategy". (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)
  • H.R.3028 — Duty Drawback Clarification Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)
  • H.R.4700 — PRIME Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)
  • H.R.4668 — End the Vaccine Carveout Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)
  • H.R.4706 — Protecting Our Farms and Homes from China Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)
  • H.R.4601 — Seasonal Agriculture CDL Modernization Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2025)
  • H.R.221 — Abolish the ATF Act (Introduced, Jan 15, 2025)

Voting analysis

Tim Burchett appears in the upper reaches of the House Republican defection ranking almost entirely on the strength of one bill. Nearly every recorded departure comes from the defense authorization, where he opposed final passage after losing a long sequence of amendment votes.

19.4%
Votes against the Republican majority
216
Roll calls where a party majority formed
6 of 218
Rank among House Republicans, most defections first

Voting against the outcome he had argued for

The sequence is worth reading in order. He supported amendment after amendment that the Republican majority rejected, opposed several it adopted, and then voted against the bill itself when it passed. Read as a whole it is the record of a member who wanted a substantially different defense bill and declined to accept the one his party produced.

The 10 most recent of 42 roll calls where Tim Burchett voted against the House Republican majority.
Roll callDateOutcomeTheir vote
H.R.8800
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
On Passage · roll call 278		Jul 22, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.R.8800
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
On Motion to Recommit · roll call 277		Jul 22, 2026FailedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 274		Jul 22, 2026FailedNo (party: Yea)
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 264		Jul 21, 2026FailedAye (party: Nay)
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 263		Jul 21, 2026FailedAye (party: Nay)
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 262		Jul 21, 2026FailedNo (party: Yea)
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 258		Jul 21, 2026Agreed toAye (party: Nay)
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 257		Jul 21, 2026FailedAye (party: Nay)
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 256		Jul 21, 2026FailedAye (party: Nay)
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 255		Jul 21, 2026FailedAye (party: Nay)

Compared with the Tennessee Republicans

Tennessee sends a solidly Republican delegation to the House whose members track the conference closely. Burchett's rate of departure is roughly triple theirs.

Among the 8 Republicans in the Tennessee delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 6.8%. Tim Burchett is above that average at 19.4%.

What he legislates on

Crime and law enforcement heads his classified filings, ahead of government operations, with agriculture, armed forces and health clustered behind. The individual bills are eclectic in a way the subject codes flatten: the Protection Against Mass Surveillance Act, the Concealed Crime Prevention Act, the Deporting Illegal Poachers Act, a simplification of tax filing for survivors, a veterans anti-fraud measure and the PEARL Act. A handful have been reported out of committee.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Tim Burchett's cluster into: Crime and Law Enforcement (6), Government Operations and Politics (5), Agriculture and Food (4), Armed Forces and National Security (4), Health (4), Congress (3).

148
Bills sponsored
792
Bills cosponsored

Of the 50 most recent of those, 47 currently sit at Introduced.

Tenure and attendance

Several terms in, Burchett has not reached the veteran threshold and has held one party label throughout. His attendance is solid, with only a small number of votes missed.

First elected in 2019, now serving across 4 terms. Tim Burchett falls in the mid cohort.

1.8%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
220
Roll calls eligible to vote on
4
Recorded as not voting

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, Tim Burchett has 148 bills sponsored, 792 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Foreign Affairs
  • House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
  • House Committee on Foreign Affairs: Middle East and North Africa
  • House Committee on Foreign Affairs: South and Central Asia
  • House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Delivering on Government Efficiency (Chairman)
  • House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Government Operations
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Aviation
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Highways and Transit
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials

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