Press Releases

This past Friday, Rep. Ralph Norman (SC-5) introduced H.Res 934 in the House of Representatives in support of “reopening the United States Capitol and House Office Buildings to the American people.” Background Information With few exceptions, the United States Capitol and House Office Buildings have been closed to public visitors for almost two years due to the… Read more »

On Tuesday, all members of the South Carolina federal delegation issued a joint statement in support of exempting from state taxes the retirement income of military veterans, as proposed by Governor McMaster in his Executive Budget proposal for FY23.   Issued by Rep. Ralph Norman (SC-5) along with Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), Rep. James Clyburn… Read more »

On Tuesday, Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC-05) and Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA-01) introduced the Religious Freedom Over Mandates Act. This legislation would prohibit the use of federal funds from being used to keep records or a database of religious exemptions from COVID-19 vaccination requirements.   Background   Throughout 2021, the Biden Administration attempted to implement… Read more »

Today, Rep. Ralph Norman (SC-5) joined Rep. Ted Budd (NC-13) to introduce a resolution in the House of Representatives recognizing January 22nd as National Sanctity of Human Life Day.   Since the Roe v. Wade decision 49 years ago, on January 22, 1973, an estimated 62 million lives have been lost to abortion. This resolution “encourages every American to reflect on the value of… Read more »

On Tuesday, Congressman Ralph Norman (SC-05) led a letter to Martha Williams, the Principal Deputy Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, requesting a depredation order for South Carolina concerning black vultures, which have had a devastating impact on the state’s livestock industry.   This letter was co-signed by other Republican members of… Read more »

On Thursday, Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC-5) led a bicameral letter to Secretary Xavier Becerra of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) concerning the negative impact his department’s recent actions could have on religious liberties.   In total, 102 members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives signed this letter requesting… Read more »

On Thursday, Congressman Ralph Norman (R-SC) introduced legislation that would require the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to release all records of information submitted to the FDA regarding the authorization of emergency use of, or licensing of all COVID-19 vaccines. The bill requires all records and information to be released to the… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC-5), Ranking Member of the Environment Subcommittee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. James Comer (R-KY-1), Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, sent a letter to the committee Chairwoman, Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY-12) concerning John Kerry, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate. This letter requests the… Read more »

On Monday, Congressman Ralph Norman (R-SC-5) introduced H.R. 5967, a bill to ensure higher education institutions provide an opportunity for religious exemption from COVID-19 vaccine requirements.   Specifically, this bill would hold public colleges and universities accountable by:   (1) Assuring reasonable opportunity is provided for an individual to receive… Read more »

On Friday, Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) and Rep. Tom Rice (R-SC) introduced the DAYLIGHT Act, a bill to allow states to elect to observe year-round daylight saving time.   Additionally, the DAYLIGHT Act would include a Government Accountability Office (GAO) Study in which the Comptroller General would submit to Congress a report with the results of implementing… Read more »