# Tim Burchett

Tim Burchett is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Tennessee’s 2nd district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Tennessee’s 2nd district
- Serving since: 2019-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: B001309
- FEC candidate IDs: H8TN02119

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/B001309 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

41% of Burchett’s statements discuss policy, in the bottom 5% of House Republicans (average 68%).

## What Burchett says (119th Congress (2025–27))

638 classified statements: 505 posts on X, 57 Congressional Record speeches, 51 press releases, 25 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Burchett | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 4.5% | 2.1% | 34 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 13.0% | 15.1% | 132 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 41.1% | 67.7% | 212 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.5% | 8.9% | 163 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 24.4% | 37.4% | 188 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 1.6% | 3.0% | 144 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 32% (House Republicans 19%); Economics and Public Finance 23% (House Republicans 19%); Armed Forces and National Security 22% (House Republicans 24%); International Affairs 14% (House Republicans 9.2%); Crime and Law Enforcement 13% (House Republicans 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.29 (standard error 0.01), from 3,509 donors and 3,790 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 84% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 97.1% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 95.6% (97.1%). 93 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted nay · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted nay · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 66 bills: 66 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 209. 6.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 183 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10842: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish the financial services customer support onshoring credit. (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10842
- H.R. 10535: Paperwork Reduction Modernization Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10535
- H.R. 10487: Recovery First Housing Act (in committee, 2026-09-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10487
- H.R. 10422: Diesel Price Reduction Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10422
- H.R. 10423: To provide for a temporary prohibition on the export of diesel fuel. (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10423
- H.R. 10225: No Federal Taxpayer-Funded Housing for Illegal Aliens Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10225
- H.R. 9800: Protection Against Mass Surveillance Act (in committee, 2026-07-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9800
- H.R. 9775: Concealed Crime Prevention Act (in committee, 2026-07-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9775
- H.R. 9697: Cyber Letters of Marque and Reprisal Act (in committee, 2026-07-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9697
- H.R. 9649: Stop Retail Food Store SNAP Trafficking Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9649

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $3.1M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 59% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 66% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepTimBurchett/status/2112633880519835872
- 2026-10-15 · Congressional Record speech · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-10-15
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepTimBurchett/status/2110108815417110572
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepTimBurchett/status/2108305100280152337
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepTimBurchett/status/2107942096296391154
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepTimBurchett/status/2107474103225741420
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepTimBurchett/status/2105666200151958008
- 2026-10-01 · Newsletter · September Newsletter: Update from Rep. Burchett · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming
- 2026-09-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepTimBurchett/status/2105039902396043368
- 2026-09-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepTimBurchett/status/2103202171013546181

## Links

- Official site: https://burchett.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepTimBurchett
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B001309

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/B001309