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Norman, Ralph

House · South Carolina, District 5 · N000190Sign in to watch / set alerts
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Legislative activity across Congressesfactual — not a ranking
CongressSponsoredCosponsoredRecorded votesParticipation
119th · current24159989%
118th244841,19498%
117th3164495596%
116th1941291796%
115th3130386397%
Descriptive counts per Congress — sponsored/cosponsored measures, recorded votes cast, and participation (votes cast ÷ recorded, shown only where the denominator is ingested). This is not an effectiveness score, alignment, or rank. Recorded votes reflect ingested chambers (House member casts across the supported range; Senate member casts are not linked — see Coverage).
Service history5 Congresses of supported coverage
CongressChamberStateDistrictParty
119th · currentHouseSouth Carolina5Republican
118thHouseSouth Carolina5Republican
117thHouseSouth Carolina5Republican
116thHouseSouth Carolina5Republican
115thHouseSouth Carolina5Republican
Congress-specific facts from the authoritative source; current values are not applied retroactively.
Legislative activity · 117th Congress · historical · House
Participation
96%
955/997 cast
Sponsored
31
bills
Cosponsored
644
measures
Voting record on TQL-graded bills · 117th Congress

Grouped by the bill's grade. “Supported” = voted Yea; “Opposed” = voted Nay. These are facts about votes — not a score of the member.

Bill grade bandSupportedOpposedPresentNot voting
A/B-graded bills (0)0000
C-graded bills (0)0000
D/F-graded bills (0)0000
Recent recorded votes117th Congress
MeasureCastResultDate
ProceduralPresentPassed2021-01-03
HRES 1YeaPassed2021-01-03
HRES 8NayPassed2021-01-04
HRES 8NayPassed2021-01-04
HRES 8NayPassed2021-01-04
HRES 8YeaFailed2021-01-04
HRES 8NayPassed2021-01-04
HR 22YeaPassed2021-01-05
ProceduralYeaFailed2021-01-06
ProceduralYeaFailed2021-01-07
HRES 38NayPassed2021-01-12
HRES 38NayPassed2021-01-12
Sponsored · 117th31
—Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.hjres 12—Earmark Elimination Act of 2021hr 1086—COST Act of 2021hr 1937—A Fast-Tracked Executive Rescission Review (AFTER) of Appropriations Act of 2021hr 2593—Ensuring Quality Care for Our Veterans Acthr 3059—Putting Our First Responders First Act of 2021hr 3060—No Congressionally Obligated Recurring Revenue Used as Pensions To Incarcerated Officials Now Acthr 3327—Safeguarding United States Research Acthr 3619—Fair-Value Accounting and Budget Acthr 3727—Fair-Value Accounting and Budget Acthr 3785—National Statuary Hall Collection Policy Acthr 4234—Home Educators are Teachers Act of 2021hr 5284—SCRAP Acthr 5647—Stop the SURGE Acthr 5717—Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2021hr 581—To authorize the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a memorial service in honor of United States Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick for his courage and sacrifice at the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, and for other purposes.hr 582—DAYLIGHT Acthr 5906—Protecting Religious Students from Vaccine Mandates Act of 2021hr 5967—To require the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to make available for public inspection all records of information submitted to the Food and Drug Administration in conjunction with authorizing the emergency use of, or licensing, a COVID-19 vaccine.hr 6133—Religious Freedom Over Mandates Acthr 6502—To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to James Capers, Jr. for acts of valor as a member of the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War.hr 7761—To restrict the possession, use, and acquisition of firearms and ammunition by the Internal Revenue Service.hr 8762—Fighting Cancer in Children Acthr 8768—No Federal Funds for Abortion Travel Expenses Act of 2022hr 8776—No Pay for Congressional Recklessness Acthr 9031—Capital Loss Inflation Fairness Acthr 9524—Requiring each Member, officer, and employee of the House of Representatives to complete a program of emergency preparedness training during each Congress, and for other purposes.hres 250—Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that January 22, 2021, be formally acknowledged as "National Sanctity of Life Day".hres 60—Impeaching Antony John Blinken, Secretary of State, for high crimes and misdemeanors.hres 608—Condemning the inhumane treatment and human rights abuses toward women and girls in Afghanistan by Taliban forces through their strict interpretation of Sharia law.hres 694
Cosponsored · 117th644
—Expressing the sense of Congress in opposition to the establishment of a new United States consulate or diplomatic mission in Jerusalem for outreach to Palestinians.hconres 100—Calling an Article V Convention for proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States and stipulating the ratification of such amendments by State conventions, a vote of We the People, and for other purposes.hconres 101—Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should resume normal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, negotiate a bilateral free trade agreement with Taiwan, and support Taiwan's membership in international organizations.hconres 21—Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.hconres 33—Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States economy.hconres 34—Establishing the Joint Select Committee on the Events and Activities Surrounding China's Handling of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus.hconres 36—Fiscal State of the Nation Resolutionhconres 44—Celebrating the first anniversary of the coalition of signatory countries to the Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women's Health and Strengthening the Family.hconres 57—Establishing deadlines for the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to approve or deny the statue of the Reverend William Franklin "Billy" Graham, Jr., for placement in the National Statuary Hall.hconres 61—Condemning threats of violence against historically Black colleges and universities ("HBCUs") and reaffirming support for HBCUs and their students.hconres 70—Expressing the sense of Congress that the International Criminal Court should immediately proceed with prosecuting Russian President Vladimir Putin with war crimes should any harm befall Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a result of actions taken or directed by any Russian entity or authority.hconres 76—Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to "Reproductive Health Services".hjres 102—Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices.hjres 11—Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the number of persons in each State who are citizens of the United States.hjres 24—Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Minor Consent for Vaccinations Amendment Act of 2020.hjres 25—Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.hjres 3—Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020.hjres 46—Recognizing that Article I, Section 10 of the United States Constitution explicitly reserves to the States the sovereign power to repel an invasion and defend their citizenry from the overwhelming and "imminent danger" posed by paramilitary, narco-terrorist cartels who have seized control of our southern border.hjres 50—Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the sixteenth article of amendment.hjres 61—Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the interim final rule of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration relating to "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard".hjres 62—Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard".hjres 65—Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services relating to "Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination".hjres 67—Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relating to "Requirement for Persons To Wear Masks While on Conveyances and at Transportation Hubs".hjres 72—Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting the United States Government from increasing its debt except for a specific purpose by law adopted by three-fourths of the membership of each House of Congress.hjres 74—Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Ensuring Access to Equitable, Affordable, Client-Centered, Quality Family Planning Services".hjres 76—Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.hjres 78—Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Treasury and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services relating to "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Updating Payment Parameters, Section 1332 Waiver Implementing Regulations, and Improving Health Insurance Markets for 2022 and Beyond".hjres 79—Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Vaccine and Mask Requirements To Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19 in Head Start Programs".hjres 81—Disapproving of the rule submitted by the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT Protection Claims by Asylum Officers".hjres 82—Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Department of Justice relating to "Definition of 'Frame or Receiver' and Identification of Firearms".hjres 86
Campaign financefederal · source: FEC
FEC candidate H8SC05158 · NORMAN, RALPH W. JR. → (House SC) · linked deterministic
CycleReceiptsDisbursementsCash on hand
2024$397,515$334,454$594,611
2022$890,552$1,086,941$531,550
2020$1,041,650$910,151$727,939
2018$2,597,132$2,000,692$596,440
1 authorized/associated committee · 100 reported independent expenditures. Full campaign-finance record →Reported campaign-finance facts about the linked FEC candidate. This is distinct from the legislative record above and implies nothing about how the member legislated — money and votes are not causally linked here.

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