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Ralph W. Norman Jr.

Republican · U.S. House · SC-05

Ralph Norman is a Republican U.S. representative from SC's 5 congressional district. Ralph Norman has served in Congress since 2017. Paper Trail tracks organization-affiliated PAC contributions, committee assignments, legislation, and documented organization connections associated with this member.

Congressional data updated Sep 4, 2026
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Federal Election Commission

Campaign Financial Summary

FEC campaign totals are tied to this politician’s verified candidate ID and authorized committees. Contributions received are separate from independent expenditures and other outside spending.

20252026 cycle

FEC-reported campaign totals

FEC candidate record ↗
Total raised$101,114
Total spent$605,410
Cash on handNot reported
Debts owedNot reported
IndividualsNot reported
Receipt categories and contributing committees
Party committees
Other political committees
Candidate contributions$7,000
Authorized committee transfers
Other federal receipts
Operating-expense offsets
Refunded individual contributions

No itemized political-committee receipts are available for this cycle.

20232024 cycle

FEC-reported campaign totals

FEC candidate record ↗
Total raised$397,515
Total spent$334,454
Cash on handNot reported
Debts owedNot reported
IndividualsNot reported
Receipt categories and contributing committees
Party committees
Other political committees
Candidate contributions$0
Authorized committee transfers
Other federal receipts
Operating-expense offsets
Refunded individual contributions

No itemized political-committee receipts are available for this cycle.

Money tracked by Paper Trail

Organization-Affiliated PAC Contributions

Net tracked contributions

$6,0002025–2026 cycle

Gross tracked contributions

$6,000Before refunds and offsets

Refunds / offsets

$0

Largest tracked PAC

AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$2,500

Net tracked contributions equal positive contribution records minus negative refunds or offsets. These totals include only organization-affiliated PACs currently represented in Paper Trail and are not the politician’s total fundraising.

Structured organization taxonomy

Tracked PAC Money by Sector

This gross-contribution distribution excludes refunds and offsets and is not total industry support. Categories use reviewed organization profiles first, then transparent parent-organization and committee-name rules. Political and ideological committees are kept separate from commercial industries.

Banking & Financial Services$2,500
Transportation & Logistics$2,500
Professional & Trade Associations$1,000

Institutional position

Current Committee Assignments

Paper Trail legislation records

Sponsored & Cosponsored Measures by Topic

Justice & Civil Rights
H.R. 1551Protect and Serve Act of 2025

Cosponsor · Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Economy & Finance
H.R. 643Federal Insurance Office Elimination Act

Cosponsor · Federal Insurance Office Elimination Act This bill eliminates the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) within the Department of the Treasury. The bill also removes the FIO director as a nonvoting member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council.

Health
H.R. 7No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025

Cosponsor · No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025 This bill modifies provisions relating to federal funding for, and health insurance coverage of, abortions. Specifically, the bill prohibits the use of federal funds for abortions or for health coverage that includes abortions. Such restrictions extend to the use of funds in the budget of the District of Columbia. Additionally, abortions may not be provided in a federal health care facility or by a federal employee.

Immigration
H.R. 1241SAFE for America Act of 2025

Cosponsor · Security And Fairness Enhancement for America Act of 2025 or SAFE for America Act of 2025 This bill eliminates the diversity visa program. This program provides up to 55,000 visas annually to individuals from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States.

Economy & Finance
H.R. 425Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act

Cosponsor · Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act This bill repeals the Corporate Transparency Act. The act requires existing companies and newly created companies to report beneficial ownership information to the Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network for purposes of addressing the financing of terrorism and money laundering.

Education
H.R. 2555Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2026

Cosponsor · Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2025 This bill establishes freedom of association protections for college students in single-sex social organizations. Specifically, the bill gives students (or groups of students) enrolled at institutions of higher education (IHEs) the right to form or join social organizations, including single-sex social organizations. Additionally, the bill prohibits IHEs that participate in federal student aid programs from taking adverse actions against single-sex social organizations or students who are members or prospective members of such organizations based solely on the practice of limiting membership to only individuals of one sex; taking actions that require or coerce members or prospective members of such organizations to waive protections provided under the bill, including as a condition of enrolling in the IHE; or imposing a recruitment restriction on a single-sex social organization that is not imposed upon other student organizations, unless the organization and IHE have entered into a written agreement allowing the restriction.

Science & Technology
H.Con.Res. 12Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

Cosponsor · This concurrent resolution declares that Congress should not impose any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge relating to the public performance of sound recordings on a local radio station for broadcasting sound recordings over the air, or on any business for such public performance of sound recordings.

TransportationEconomy & Finance
H.R. 516To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the railroad track maintenance credit.

Cosponsor · This measure increases the annual limit on the tax credit for qualified railroad track maintenance expenses (also referred to as the short line railroad tax credit) and expands eligibility for claiming the credit. Under current law, the tax credit is limited each tax year to $3,500 multiplied by the sum of the number of miles of railroad track owned or leased by the taxpayer (miles owned or leased) and the number of railroad track miles assigned to the taxpayer by a Class II or III railroad (miles assigned). This bill increases the annual limit to $6,100 multiplied by the sum of miles owned or leased and miles assigned. The $6,100 amount used in the calculation of the tax credit limit is adjusted for inflation for tax years beginning after 2025.

Government & Elections
H.R. 45FIND Act

Cosponsor · Firearm Industry Non-Discrimination Act or the FIND Act This bill prohibits the federal government from entering into contracts with an entity that discriminates against firearm trade associations or businesses that deal in firearms, ammunition, or related products. Specifically, the bill requires a federal agency to include in each contract for the procurement of goods or services awarded by the agency a clause requiring the prime contractor to certify that it (1) has no policy, practice, guidance, or directive that discriminates against a firearm entity or firearm trade association; and (2) will not adopt a policy, practice, guidance, or directive that discriminates against a firearm entity or firearm trade association during the term of the contract. The bill establishes (1) a similar requirement with respect to subcontracts, and (2) penalties for violations. The bill makes such prohibition inapplicable to a contract for the procurement of goods or services that is a sole-source contract.

Immigration
H.R. 30Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act

Cosponsor · Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act This bill establishes certain criminal grounds for making non-U. S. nationals ( aliens under federal law) inadmissible and expands the crimes for which a non-U. S.

Health
H.R. 685SAVE Moms and Babies Act of 2025

Cosponsor · Support And Value Expectant Moms and Babies Act of 2025 or the SAVE Moms and Babies Act of 2025 This bill prohibits the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from approving any new drug (either as a brand-name drug or a generic) intended to terminate a pregnancy and imposes additional restrictions on such drugs that are already approved. Under the bill, an already-approved drug intended to terminate a pregnancy may be dispensed to a patient only with a prescription. Furthermore, the FDA may not approve any labeling change that would authorize (1) using the drug after 70 days of gestation, or (2) dispensing the drug by any means other than in-person administration by the prescribing health care practitioner. The FDA must also impose additional restrictions on such already-approved drugs, including by (1) requiring the prescribing health care practitioner to receive a special certification, (2) prohibiting the practitioner from also acting as the dispensing pharmacist, and (3) requiring the practitioner to have the ability to provide surgical intervention to the patient.

Economy & Finance
H.R. 1040Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act

Cosponsor · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Defense & National Security
H.R. 1502North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act

Cosponsor · North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to recognize the individuals and communities that provided financial and other support for the North Platte Canteen in North Platte, Nebraska, during World War II.

ImmigrationGovernment & Elections
H.R. 22SAVE Act

Cosponsor · Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act or the SAVE Act This bill requires individuals to provide documentary proof of U. S. citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections. Specifically, the bill prohibits states from accepting and processing an application to register to vote in a federal election unless the applicant presents documentary proof of U.

Economy & Finance
H.R. 404Hearing Protection Act

Cosponsor · Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Labor & Employment
H.R. 1232National Right-to-Work Act

Cosponsor · Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Justice & Civil Rights
H.R. 563No Retaining Every Gun In a System That Restricts Your Rights Act

Cosponsor · No Retaining Every Gun In a System That Restricts Your Rights Act This bill modifies the retention requirements for firearm transaction records of federal firearms licensees (FFLs) that go out of business. Current law generally requires FFLs that go out of business to deliver their firearm transaction records to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). This bill removes the requirement for FFLs that go out of business to deliver their firearm transaction records to the ATF. Further, the bill requires the ATF to destroy all out-of-business records it has collected from FFLs.

Economy & Finance
H.R. 2442Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act of 2025

Cosponsor · Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act of 2025 This bill prohibits a state or any political subdivision of a state from imposing or collecting an excise tax on the sale of a firearm, ammunition, or any part or component of a firearm or ammunition by a manufacture or dealer.

Justice & Civil Rights
H.R. 1773Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2025

Cosponsor · Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2025 This bill modifies criminal penalties for an offense involving the theft of a firearm from a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer, or from their business premises. Specifically, the bill does the following: increases from 10 to 20 years the maximum prison term, and creates a 3- or 5-year mandatory minimum prison term for an offense that occurs during the commission of a burglary or robbery. An attempt to commit an offense is subject to the same penalties as a substantive offense.

Science & TechnologyEconomy & Finance
H.R. 1623SCREEN Act

Cosponsor · Shielding Children's Retinas from Egregious Exposure on the Net Act or the SCREEN Act This bill establishes age-verification requirements for commercial interactive computer services (e. g. , websites) that make available content that is harmful to minors (e. g.

Economy & Finance
H.R. 987Fair Access to Banking Act

Cosponsor · Fair Access to Banking Act This bill places restrictions on certain banks, credit unions, and payment card networks if they refuse to do business with a person who complies with the law. Restrictions include prohibiting the use of electronic funds transfer systems and lending programs, termination of an institution's depository insurance, and specified civil penalties. Banks and other specified financial institutions are allowed to deny financial services to a person only if the denial is justified by a documented failure of that person to meet quantitative, impartial, risk-based standards established in advance by the institution. This justification may not be based upon reputational risks to the institution.

Congressional Service History
House · SC-5

Jan 3, 2025Jan 3, 2027 · Republican

House · SC-5

Jan 3, 2023Jan 3, 2025 · Republican

House · SC-5

Jan 3, 2021Jan 3, 2023 · Republican

House · SC-5

Jan 3, 2019Jan 3, 2021 · Republican

House · SC-5

Jun 26, 2017Jan 3, 2019 · Republican