Recently, Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC), along with 44 co-sponsors, introduced H.J. Res. 12, which proposes an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to limit the number of terms someone may serve in Congress. This amendment, if ratified, would limit those serving in the House of Representatives to three (3) terms, and those serving in the Senate to two (2) terms. For both chambers, this proposed amendmen... Read more »
On Thursday, Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives that would formally recognize January 22, 2021 as National Sanctity of Life Day. On January 22, 1973 – 48 years ago – Roe v. Wade legalized abortion. Since that day, over 60 million unborn children have been aborted. This resolution reaffirms a commitment to safeguard life at every stage, and specifically... Read more »
Rep. Ralph Norman (SC-5) issued the following statement on the executive orders issued by President Biden on Wednesday: "In the weeks leading up to President Joe Biden's inauguration, the Democrat party has preached about the importance of moving forward. Yet, on the President's first day in office, he is choosing to undo a large part of the progress made by the previous administration. "Specifica... Read more »
On Tuesday, January 19th at 11:00 AM, Rep. Ralph Norman (SC-5) will host a live forum with a panel of experts about the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccines here in South Carolina. Joining Rep. Norman will be Dr. Brannon Traxler, the Interim Director of Public Health at SC DHEC. She will be answering questions about the availability of vaccines in our area, phases & timelines, how & where to get ... Read more »
On Tuesday, Rep. Ralph Norman issued the following statement on Democrats' efforts this week to impeach President Trump. “Right now, America is wounded and needs healing. The riots seen last week at the Capitol are inexcusable and all involved in the breach should be identified, arrested, and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. The response by my colleagues on the other side of the aisle ... Read more »
U.S. Congressman Ralph Norman issued the following statement on Thursday, December 31, 2020: On January 6th, the U.S. House and U.S. Senate will meet in joint session to accept the results of the Electoral College. My office has received a lot of calls asking about my position on this. My position is clear: Because we don’t have a thorough accounting of all the various reports of voting irregulari... Read more »
Today, Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), co-chairs of the Bipartisan Congressional Solar Caucus, applaud the inclusion of clean energy and solar provisions in the end of the year omnibus spending bill. These critical provisions will support a switch towards reducing emissions as well as support the 3.3 million Americans employed in the clean energy sector. The clean ene... Read more »
On Monday, Rep. Ralph Norman (SC-5) introduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives to help improve the integrity of our federal elections moving forward. Other South Carolina Republicans in the House signed on as original co-sponsors of the Securing And Verifying Elections in America Act ("SAVE America Act"), including Rep. Joe Wilson (SC-2), Rep. Jeff Duncan (SC-3), Rep. William Timm... Read more »
On Friday, U.S Rep. Ralph Norman (SC-05) introduced the Home Educators are Teachers Act of 2020. This legislation will help families who educate their children at home by extending to them the same tax deductions to which eligible K-12 teachers are entitled. For background information, the IRS allows an "eligible educator" to deduct up to $250 of unreimbursed education expenses, which could includ... Read more »
Today, U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC-5) and Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC-2) introduced the Parris Island Protection Act, which will prohibit the use of federal funds to close or realign the Marine Corps recruit training base located at Parris Island, SC. This bill will also prohibit "any planning or other activity related to such closure or realignment." U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) intends to intro... Read more »
