Thom Tillis
U.S. Senator for North Carolina
Republican · Since 2015 · Next election: 2026 · Age 66 · Senior senator
Last updated · 6 sources
Thom Tillis is the senior U.S. Senator for North Carolina, a Republican serving since 2015.
Tillis has served in the Senate longer than 45 of its 99 other members.
Tillis sits on 5 committees: Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Finance; Judiciary; Veterans' Affairs; and Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe.
In the Senate's last 30 days in session (Jun 23 – Oct 2, 2026), Tillis voted in 60 of 74 roll calls (81%). In that period, 47 bills Tillis sponsored or cosponsored had new actions.
1 bill Tillis sponsored has become law in the 119th Congress.
Tillis is not seeking re-election in 2026 (announced Jun 29, 2025).
This week (Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026)
Full schedule →Senate: met Mon–Wed (Sep 28–30, 2026); a pro forma session Thu
12 roll-call votes: 5 Yea, 4 Nay, 3 Not Voting
· Hearing
Oversight hearings to examine Jack Smith's authority and Republicans and related matters.
Senate Judiciary Committee · 216 Hart Senate Office Building · Notice
· Hearing
Oversight hearings to examine the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Intellectual Property (Senate Judiciary Committee) · 562 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice
· Hearing
Hearings to examine the nominations of Lee Philip Rudofsky, of Arkansas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, Robert E. Long, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, Peter M. Mansfield, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, and Jesus A. Osete, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri.
Senate Judiciary Committee · 216 Hart Senate Office Building · Notice
· Hearing
Hearings to examine the nominations of Jeremy Wiggins, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, Matthew Jones, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and David Slade, of Florida, to be First Vice President, and Michael Rigas, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors, both of the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · 538 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice
Votes
All of them →Voted in 60 of 74 roll calls (81%), Jun 23 – Oct 2, 2026.
Tillis voted with the majority of Senate Republicans on 58 roll calls and against it on 2.
Votes against the party majority and missed votes (latest 5 of 16)
| Date | Vote | Question | Result | Thom Tillis | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | No. 256 | On the Nomination PN1129Confirmation: Keith Sonderling, of F.L., to be Secretary of Labor | Nomination Confirmed | Not Voting | Did not vote |
| Sep 28 | No. 247 | On the Amendment S. 4668Kennedy Amdt. No. 6760 | Amendment Rejected | Not Voting | Did not vote |
| Sep 28 | No. 246 | On the Amendment S. 4668Paul Amdt. No. 6758 | Amendment Rejected | Not Voting | Did not vote |
| Sep 24 | No. 244 | On the Concurrent Resolution H.Con.Res. 89H. Con. Res. 89 | Concurrent Resolution Rejected | Yea | Most Senate Republicans: Nay |
| Sep 24 | No. 243 | On the Cloture Motion S. 4668Motion to Invoke Cloture: S. 4668, as Amended | Cloture Motion Agreed to | Not Voting | Did not vote |
Legislation
60 bills sponsored and 399 cosponsored in the 119th Congress · 1 became law
S. 2498 National Park System Long-Term Lease Investment Act
Sponsor · Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 946 A resolution designating September 30, 2026, as "National Veterans Suicide Prevention Day".
Sponsor · Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
S. 1564 Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act
Cosponsor · Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sponsored bills that became law (1)
S. 3705 Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act
Latest action Feb 18, 2026: Became Public Law No: 119-79.
North Carolina senators
Ted BuddU.S. Senator for North Carolina · Republican
Sources
- congress-legislators (member data, CC0) · retrieved Oct 2, 2026
- Portrait: Public domain (U.S. government work)
- U.S. Senate roll-call votes (senate.gov)
- Committee meeting notices · retrieved Oct 1, 2026
- Bill status (Congress.gov / GovInfo BILLSTATUS) · retrieved Oct 1, 2026
- 2026 ballot status
