Press Releases

On Wednesday, Rep. Ralph Norman (SC-5) will vote against H. Res 503, titled "Establishing the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol." He issued the following statement in advance of that vote: "Since 2016, the #1 objective of Nancy Pelosi and congressional Democrats has been the demonization of President Trump. This is nothing more than a… Read more »

Earlier today, Rep. Ralph Norman led other members of the South Carolina Republican delegation to the U.S. House in a letter to Clemson University and the University of South Carolina regarding Critical Race Theory (CRT). This letter: strongly condemns Critical Race Theory; expresses significant concerns, with examples, over CRT lessons being taught on the… Read more »

On Tuesday, Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) introduced the Fair-Value Accounting and Budget Act. The objective of this bill is to provide Congress with more oversight and information pertaining to market risk in federal lending policies. Background Information Between student loans and home ownership, the federal government provides various types of direct loans or loan guarantees to… Read more »

On Friday, Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) introduced the Safeguarding United States (SUS) Research Act in the House of Representatives. This legislation pertains to individuals who are granted nonimmigrant visas into the United States as well as their sponsors, who are typically academic institutions or other organizations. The SUS Research Act will require that visa… Read more »

On Wednesday, Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC-5) introduced bipartisan legislation to eliminate pension payments for Members of Congress who have been convicted of various criminal offenses. Under current law, if a pension-eligible Member of Congress is convicted of certain crimes, he or she is still eligible to receive that pension through the appeals process until a… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Last week, Rep. Ralph Norman (SC-5) and Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-2) introduced H.R. 3060. It aims to help police, fire and EMS personnel who are injured in the line of duty.   Under existing law, if a first responder is injured on the job and is unable to work, disability compensation is not subject to federal… Read more »

Rep. Ralph Norman issued the following statement on Wednesday following House Republicans' vote to remove Rep. Liz Cheney as Conference chair: "What the Republican Conference needs from its chair is both forward momentum and a unified front against liberal activism in the House.  Rep. Cheney was not removed today because she voted to impeach President Trump. In fact, she already… Read more »

Rep. Ralph Norman (SC-5) issued the following statement on Tuesday in response to the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack, which led to the current gas shortages throughout the southeast: "The latest information we have as of this (Tuesday) morning is that Colonial Pipeline expects to have service to its primary lines restored by this weekend. However, it’s important to remember that’s… Read more »

Rep. Ralph Norman is pleased to announce the following winners of the 2021 Congressional Art Competition: 1st Place: Emily Gray (12th grade) - Wilson Hall 2nd Place: Syrriah Alcide (12th grade) - Northwestern High School 3rd Place: Emma Arledge (11th grade) - Spartanburg Christian Academy Background Information Each spring, a nation-wide high school arts competition… Read more »

On Thursday, Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) introduced the "AFTER Appropriations Act," which would require Congress to vote on Presidential rescission requests within an expedited time frame.   The legislation was introduced to restore fiscal sanity in response to Democratic leadership bringing back wasteful earmark spending and the historically high spending… Read more »