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 »
Washington, D.C. – On Monday, Rep. Ralph Norman (SC-05) introduced A Fast-Tracked Executive Rescission Review of Appropriations Act (AFTER Appropriations Act.) This bill would require Congress to vote on Presidential rescission requests with an expedited time frame.
Background
Under current law, the President can submit recommended rescissions to Congress in an… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, Rep. Ralph Norman (SC-5) sent letters to the administrations at several U.S. universities concerning the rise in antisemitic statements and pro-Hamas protests on their campuses. The letters express profound disappointment in administrators for their half-hearted, hypocritical, or absent responses to the outrageous protests by student… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, Rep. Ralph Norman (SC-5) co-sponsored a resolution in the House of Representatives in support of Israel as it defends itself against the barbaric war launched by Hamas.
This resolution, which has over 230 bi-partisan co-sponsors in the House, declares the following:
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
• stands with Israel as it defends… Read more »
