Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, Rep. Ralph Norman (SC-05) wrote a letter to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director William Pulte, applauding the agency’s referral of New York Attorney General Letitia James for criminal prosecution related to her alleged involvement in mortgage fraud.
The letter also urges that the FHFA provide legislative recommendations to Congress on… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) led the South Carolina delegation in sending President Donald Trump a letter urging him to award Mr. Bobby Richardson the Medal of Freedom.
Born in Sumter, South Carolina, Mr. Richardson had a stellar career as a second baseman for the New York Yankees, earning eight All-Star selections, three World… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Last week, Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) and Senator Lindsey Graham sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to award Major James Capers, Jr. the Medal of Honor.
Major Capers was responsible for incredible acts of valor when his Marine Corps special operations team was ambushed during a mission in Phu Loc,… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – On Friday, Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) reintroduced the Fair-Value Accounting and Budget Act and the Cost Openness and Spending Transparency (COST) Act.
The Fair-Value Accounting and Budget Act is co-sponsored by Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Rep. Randy Weber (R-TX), and Rep. Keith Self (R-TX). The bill has the support of the National Taxpayers Union, Heritage Action,… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - On February 10th, Rep. Ralph Norman (SC-05), along with Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), filed an "amicus curiae" (or "friend of the Court") brief in the case of Medina v. Planned Parenthood. The brief supports South Carolina's determination that Planned Parenthood does not qualify to… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) and Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) introduced the Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act. This legislation seeks to incentivize states to report abortion data to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) in order to receive targeted Medicaid funding for family planning programs.
This… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – On Monday, Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) introduced H.J. Res. 12, an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to limit the number of terms a member may serve. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced the companion amendment in the Senate yesterday.
This amendment, if ratified, would limit the number of terms a Member of Congress may serve.… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, the Congressional Budget Office Oversight Act introduced by Rep. Ralph Norman (SC-05), Rep. Lisa McClain (MI-09), and Rep. Greg Lopez (CO-04) passed the House Budget Committee by a vote of 21-12. This legislation would mandate the Congressional Budget Office director to provide testimony before… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, Rep. Ralph Norman's (SC-05) legislation, the Businesses Over Activists Act, was included as a part of the Prioritizing Economic Growth Over Woke Policies Act. This package passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 215 to 203.
Background
The Businesses Over Activists Act reigns in the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC)… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, Rep. Ralph Norman (SC-05) reintroduced the Earmark Elimination Act. The Earmark Elimination Act would permanently ban federal earmarks.
Background
An earmark is an item in appropriations bills or large spending packages that designates money for a specific special interest group or project while avoiding the typical merit-based or… Read more »
