Joe Wilson

U.S. Representative · South Carolina's 2nd district

RepublicanTerm 2025

Official site: joewilson.house.gov/
Washington office phone: (202) 225-2452
Office: 1436 Longworth House Office Building
Profile source: Congress.gov

What this office does

Representatives serve a single district for two-year terms. They write and vote on federal legislation, originate revenue and spending bills, and oversee federal agencies through committees.

Recent recorded votes

Yea-and-Nay
HCONRES 40
Position recorded: Nay · Chamber outcome: Failed · 2026-04-16
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Recorded Vote
Position recorded: Aye · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-04-15
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HRES 965
Position recorded: Nay · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-04-15
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2/3 Yea-And-Nay
HR 1011
Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-04-14
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2/3 Yea-And-Nay
HR 7613
Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-04-14
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HCONRES 38
Position recorded: Nay · Chamber outcome: Failed · 2026-03-05
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2/3 Yea-And-Nay
HRES 1099
Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-03-05
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HR 7744
Position recorded: Nay · Chamber outcome: Failed · 2026-03-05
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HR 7744
Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-03-05
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HRES 1095
Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-03-04
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HRES 1100
Position recorded: Nay · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-03-04
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2/3 Yea-And-Nay
S 723
Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-03-04
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HR 4758
Position recorded: Nay · Chamber outcome: Failed · 2026-02-25
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HR 4758
Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-02-25
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Recorded Vote
HRES 1075
Position recorded: Aye · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-02-24
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2/3 Yea-And-Nay
S 2503
Position recorded: Nay · Chamber outcome: Failed · 2026-02-24
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2/3 Yea-And-Nay
HR 6329
Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-02-24
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HRES 1075
Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-02-24
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HR 4626
Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-02-24
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HR 4626
Position recorded: Nay · Chamber outcome: Failed · 2026-02-24
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Legislation

Cosponsored · HR 4486
Microplastics Safety Act
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Bill on Congress.gov
Cosponsored · HR 9043
Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction Act
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Bill on Congress.gov
Cosponsored · HR 9899
Afghanistan TPS Act of 2026
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Bill on Congress.gov
Cosponsored · HR 10076
Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026
Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Financial Services, Ways and Means, Rules, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
Bill on Congress.gov
Sponsored · HRES 1451
Recognizing Charleston as the appropriate host city for the 2027 annual meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly.
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Bill on Congress.gov
Cosponsored · HR 9893
Stop Support for UNRWA Act of 2026
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Bill on Congress.gov
Sponsored · HR 9891
PREVENT ESRD Act
Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Bill on Congress.gov
Cosponsored · HR 8106
RESCUE Act
Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.
Bill on Congress.gov
Cosponsored · HR 7871
MVP Act
Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Bill on Congress.gov
Cosponsored · HR 5469
SHINE for Autumn Act of 2025
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Bill on Congress.gov
Sponsored · HRES 1424
Expressing the profound sorrow of the House of Representatives on the death of the Honorable Lindsey Graham.
Latest action: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Bill on Congress.gov
Sponsored · HR 9603
Less Bureaucracy, Better International Education Oversight Act
Latest action: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 16.
Bill on Congress.gov
Sponsored · HR 9450
Countering Russian Trafficking Act
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Bill on Congress.gov
Sponsored · HR 9451
SABER Act of 2026
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Bill on Congress.gov
Sponsored · HR 9256
Ending Child Soldiers in Africa Act
Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
Bill on Congress.gov
Cosponsored · HR 2691
To abolish the Department of Education and to provide funding directly to States for elementary and secondary education, and for other purposes.
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Bill on Congress.gov
Cosponsored · HR 2089
Generating Retirement Ownership through Long-Term Holding
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Bill on Congress.gov
Cosponsored · HR 8839
Lainie Jones Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act of 2026
Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Workforce, 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.
Bill on Congress.gov
Cosponsored · HR 8817
FORTIFY Act
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Bill on Congress.gov
Cosponsored · HR 8794
FED UP with Bleeding Disorders Act of 2026
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Bill on Congress.gov

Service history

House · 2025–present · SC
House · 2023–2025 · SC
House · 2021–2023 · SC
House · 2019–2021 · SC
House · 2017–2019 · SC
House · 2015–2017 · SC
House · 2013–2015 · SC
House · 2011–2013 · SC
House · 2009–2011 · SC
House · 2007–2009 · SC
House · 2005–2007 · SC
House · 2003–2005 · SC
House · 2001–2003 · SC

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