Tuberville, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Military Readiness

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) continues his drive to strengthen our armed forces and prevent COVID-19 vaccination requirements from impeding military readiness by adding his support to two pieces of legislation, Preserving the Readiness of Our Armed Forces Act and Stop Firing Our Servicemembers Act. “America’s military recruitment is at an all-time low, putting us further behind adversaries like China,” said Senator Tuberville. “We should not […]

Tuberville, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Curb CCP Influence in the U.S.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined three of his colleagues in introducing legislation (S.5122) to ban members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from obtaining B-1 and B-2 visas for vacation and non-official government business in the United States. The CCP is responsible for trillions of dollars of intellectual property theft each year. To curb […]

Tuberville Op-Ed in the Washington Examiner: How We Can Support and Show Appreciation for Our Military Families

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) authored the following op-ed, published in the Washington Examiner, to recognize Military Families Month and discuss the importance of his bill to increase the maximum life insurance benefit for service members. The Supporting Families of the Fallen Act, introduced by Senator Tuberville, (S.2794) increases the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance (SGLI) […]

VIDEO: Tuberville Honors Alabama’s Heroes on Veterans Day

WASHINGTON– To commemorate Veterans Day, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) highlighted the service and sacrifice of seven veterans from Alabama. The stories shared are those of Sergeant Chris Amacker from Slapout, Yeoman Eric Prewitt from Havana, Lieutenant Colonel Jeff Wishik from Madison, Sergeant Janet Pray from Geneva, George Hamilton from Pleasant Grove, Sergeant Lonnie Phillips from Pell City, and […]

Tuberville Names New Chief of Staff; Thanks Stephen Boyd for Dedicated Service to Alabama

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville’s (R-AL) today announced he has named Mary Blanche Hankey as his next chief of staff. Hankey currently serves as Senator Tuberville’s chief counsel and policy advisor. Senator Tuberville also thanked outgoing Chief of Staff Stephen Boyd for his dedicated service to the U.S. Senate, the country, and the people of Alabama. After […]

Tuberville Bill Signed Into Law

Legislation increases service members’ life insurance coverage for first time in more than 15 years WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville’s (R-AL) bill to increase service members’ life insurance benefit coverage was signed into law by President Biden today. The Supporting Families of the Fallen Act, cosponsored by eight of Senator Tuberville’s colleagues, increases the U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance (SGLI) and […]