Thom Tillis

U.S. Senator · North Carolina · Republican

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From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 10, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

How it’s measured
1.05· expected 1.04

Meets expectations

Rank 34 of 100 in the Senate · expected = average of 32 majority-party members without a committee lead

How far Tillis’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

  1. Introduced 51
  2. Action in committee 9
  3. Action beyond committee 6
  4. Passed chamber 3
  5. Became law 1

51 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 51 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the Senate

Became law (1)

1 commemorative

Scope tags come from an AI reading of each bill where available, otherwise from its title and policy area. They don’t change the score. How scope is tagged

How Tillis’s ratings compare with every senator

Ratings, 119th Congress

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one senator; the ringed marker is Tillis.

Tillis in plain answers: party votes, bipartisanship, who votes alike

Attendance

How it’s measured
88/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 114 missed of 915

Voted on 801 of 915 roll calls; missed 114. Lower than 98% of senators.

85%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured
96/ 100

Senate R median 100 · Rank 48 of 53

Sided with the Republican majority on 733 votes that split the parties. Lower than 71% of senators.

75%100%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured
12/ 100

Chamber median 9 · +3

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 81% of senators.

0%30%

Position

How it’s measured
+0.39

Republican middle 80%: 0.38 to 0.78

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

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Tillis’s bills that got action in committee or further

All bills

9 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Tillis’s effectiveness score.

How we count words
  • S. 3705 Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule ActCreates a congressional time capsule to commemorate the nation's 250th anniversary. AI-readCongress · Became law Feb 18, 2026Substantive557 words Commemorative
  • S. 2498 National Park System Long-Term Lease Investment ActAuthorizes long-term leases for commercial investments within the National Park System. AI-readPublic Lands and Natural Resources · Introduced Oct 5, 2026Substantive868 words Introduced
  • S. 1038 TRACE ActRequires the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System to include data on federal land and territorial water locations. AI-readCrime and Law Enforcement · Introduced Sep 4, 2025Substantive362 words Introduced
  • S. 1441 SAVES Act of 2025Establishes a five-year pilot program awarding grants to nonprofits providing service dogs to disabled veterans. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · Out of committee Feb 24, 2026Substantive2.2k words Out of committee
  • S. 1376 Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2025Directs a feasibility study for establishing the Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail. AI-readPublic Lands and Natural Resources · Out of committee Oct 27, 2025Substantive341 words Out of committee
  • S. 1876 Stratton Ridge Air Force Memorial ActAuthorizes construction of a memorial at Stratton Ridge to honor Air Force service. AI-readPublic Lands and Natural Resources · Out of committee Oct 27, 2025Substantive369 words Out of committee
  • S. 1280 Down East Remembrance ActUnknown; bill summary not yet available from Congress. AI-readPublic Lands and Natural Resources · In committee Dec 9, 2025Substantive196 words In committee
  • S. 107 Lumbee Fairness ActExtends federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe and makes members eligible for federal tribal services. AI-readNative Americans · In committee Nov 5, 2025Substantive864 words In committee
  • S. 1546 Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2025Narrows patent ineligibility to specified categories like unmodified formulas and mental processes. AI-readCommerce · In committee Oct 8, 2025Substantive1.3k words In committee

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.