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U.S. Representative — South Carolina's 5th District

Ralph Norman

Republican · South Carolina

Republican U.S. Representative for South Carolina's 5th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)

  • H.R.9361 — Worst of the Worst Act (Introduced, Jun 18, 2026)
  • H.R.9103 — Merit Restoration Act (Introduced, Jun 2, 2026)
  • H.R.8118 — Election Infrastructure Integrity Act (Introduced, Mar 26, 2026)
  • H.R.8018 — ISLET Act (Introduced, Mar 19, 2026)
  • H.R.7628 — To repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress. (Introduced, Feb 20, 2026)
  • H.R.7041 — Earmark Elimination Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jan 13, 2026)
  • H.R.6536 — Rural Depositories Revitalization Study Act (Introduced, Dec 9, 2025)
    Rural Depositories Revitalization Study Act This bill requires federal banking agencies to study and report on approaches to support rural depository institutions. Specifically, the Federal Reserve Board, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation…
  • H.R.6101 — CBO Oversight Act (Introduced, Nov 18, 2025)
    CBO Oversight Act This bill requires the Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to provide testimony annually at hearings held by the House and Senate Budget Committees. Specifically, at the request of the chair of either committee, the Director must provide testimony at two hearings held…

Recent floor votes (100 on record)

  • Voted Yea on H.R.8884 — Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.Con.Res.89 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.Con.Res.113 — Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Aye on H.R.8800 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)

Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)

  • H.R.987 — Fair Access to Banking Act (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
  • H.R.2442 — Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
  • H.R.5874 — Firearm Access During Shutdowns Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
  • H.R.9298 — Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
  • H.R.9724 — To clarify United States birthright citizenship laws in the territories and combat foreign nationals who are seeking citizenship in the United States territories. (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
  • H.R.8826 — In God We Trust Act (Introduced, May 14, 2026)
  • H.R.4668 — End the Vaccine Carveout Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)
  • H.R.4706 — Protecting Our Farms and Homes from China Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)

Voting analysis

Ralph Norman legislates about Congress itself more than about any other subject — the institution's pay, its procedures, its accountability — and he is also among the members least often present to vote in it.

18.2%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
220
Roll calls eligible to vote on
40
Recorded as not voting

The measure records participation alone. It offers no account of the reasons behind any absence, which across the chamber include illness, family circumstances, official travel and military service.

A rate drawn from a narrower base

Missing a substantial share of votes means the defection rate below is calculated across fewer opportunities than most members'. The comparison remains valid — it counts only votes he actually cast — but the sample behind it is smaller.

13.9%
Votes against the Republican majority
180
Roll calls where a party majority formed
16 of 218
Rank among House Republicans, most defections first

Where he does break, it is in two modes: supporting defence and State Department amendments the conference rejected, and voting against final passage of bills it carried, among them a terrorism risk insurance reauthorization, the KIDS Act and a housing measure.

The 10 most recent of 25 roll calls where Ralph Norman voted against the House Republican majority.
Roll callDateOutcomeTheir vote
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 264		Jul 21, 2026FailedAye (party: Nay)
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 263		Jul 21, 2026FailedAye (party: Nay)
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 258		Jul 21, 2026Agreed toAye (party: Nay)
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 257		Jul 21, 2026FailedAye (party: Nay)
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 256		Jul 21, 2026FailedAye (party: Nay)
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 255		Jul 21, 2026FailedAye (party: Nay)
H.R.8595
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 241		Jul 15, 2026FailedAye (party: Nay)
H.R.7128
TRIA Program Reauthorization Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 229		Jun 29, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.R.7757
KIDS Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 228		Jun 29, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.R.6644
Housing for the 21st Century Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in Senate Adt to House Adt to Senate Adt · roll call 224		Jun 23, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)

Against the South Carolina Republicans

The state's Republican delegation departs from the conference at a rate already above the party norm, and Norman is above the delegation.

Among the 6 Republicans in the South Carolina delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 9.0%. Ralph Norman is above that average at 13.9%.

What he legislates on

Congress is his leading classified subject, health second. The clearest example is a bill repealing the automatic pay adjustment members receive — legislation aimed squarely at his own institution. Alongside it sit the Worst of the Worst Act, the Merit Restoration Act, the Election Infrastructure Integrity Act and the ISLET Act. He cosponsors at a high volume relative to what he files.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Ralph Norman's cluster into: Congress (9), Health (8), Economics and Public Finance (4), Government Operations and Politics (4), Immigration (4), Armed Forces and National Security (3).

178
Bills sponsored
2022
Bills cosponsored

Of the 50 most recent of those, 49 currently sit at Introduced.

Tenure

Norman occupies the middle tenure band, with no change of party while serving.

First elected in 2017, now serving across 5 terms. Ralph Norman falls in the mid cohort.

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, Ralph Norman has 178 bills sponsored, 2022 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Financial Services
  • House Committee on Rules
  • House Committee on the Budget
  • House Committee on Financial Services: Financial Institutions
  • House Committee on Financial Services: Housing and Insurance
  • House Committee on Rules: Legislative and Budget Process

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