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Joe Wilson

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Joe Wilson is a U.S. Representative from South Carolina, born in Charleston in 1947. A graduate of Washington and Lee University and the University of South Carolina Law School, he served in the Army Reserve and National Guard. Wilson practiced law and worked for Senator Strom Thurmond before serving in the state senate. He was elected to Congress in 2001 to fill a vacancy and has been reelected multiple times.

Generated from: United States Congress, "WILSON, Joe" accessed November 07, 2024, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/W000795.

Bills Joe Created (2023 - Current)


118th Congress: House Bill No. 5826

April 17, 2024 / Referred to a Committee

No Paydays for Hostage-Takers Act

This bill allows the President to deny a representative of the United Nations diplomatic entry to the United States if the individual is sanctioned under specified Executive Orders related to terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Currently, the President may deny entry to a United Nations representative...



118th Congress: House Bill No. 3202

February 26, 2024 / Referred to a Committee

Assad Regime Anti-Normalization Act of 2023

This bill prohibits federal officials or employees from taking any action to recognize a Syrian government led by Bashar al-Assad. The bill also expands existing sanctions related to the Syrian conflict to cover additional activities and persons (individuals and entities). Current law requires the President to impose visa- and property-blocking...





118th Congress: House Bill No. 6171

November 2, 2023 / Referred to a Committee

Living Organ Donor Tax Credit Act of 2023

This bill establishes a refundable tax credit of up to $5,000 for expenses related to the removal and donation of all or part of a kidney, liver, lung, pancreas, intestine, or bone marrow by a living individual for transplant into another individual. Expenses that may be included in the calculation...


118th Congress: House Bill No. 5671

September 21, 2023 / Referred to a Committee

To require the Secretary of State to determine whether United States national Vladimir Kara-Murza is being detained wrongfully abroad for purposes of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability...

This bill requires the Department of State to determine whether Vladimir Kara-Muza is being wrongfully detained abroad for purposes of triggering certain procedures for U.S. nationals. If the State Department finds that Vladimir Kara-Muza is not being detained wrongfully in Russia, it must report to Congress a justification for this...


118th Congress: House Resolution No. 562

June 27, 2023 / Referred to a Committee

Responding to the threat posed by the Russian Federation's deployment of tactical nuclear weapons, and for other purposes.

This resolution states that the deployment of Russia's tactical nuclear weapons within Belarus is a threat to Ukraine and NATO member states. The resolution also states that the use of such weapons by Russia, Belarus, or their proxies is an attack on NATO requiring an immediate response, including the implementation...




118th Congress: House Bill No. 3792

June 1, 2023 / Referred to a Committee

U.S.-Israel Partnership and Abraham Accords Enhancement Act of 2023

This bill modifies and extends certain authorities related to Israel. For example, the bill extends the authorization for the Department of Defense (DOD) to transfer certain defense items to Israel; extends the authorization to finance cooperative projects among the United States, Israel, and developing countries related to water resources, agriculture,...


118th Congress: House Bill No. 3308

May 15, 2023 / Referred to a Committee

Farm Operations Support Act

This bill freezes the minimum wage for H-2A (temporary agricultural workers) through December 31, 2023. Specifically, the adverse effect wage rate that was in effect in a state on December 1, 2022, shall remain in effect through December 31, 2023. (Generally, the minimum wage for an H-2A worker is the...



118th Congress: House Bill No. 3035

April 28, 2023 / Referred to a Committee

Iran Human Rights and Accountability Act of 2023

This bill requires certain reports and determinations with respect to actions by Iran (and designated Iranian officials) that violate human rights. Specifically, the President must determine whether specified Iranian officials meet certain criteria for the application of sanctions based on their responsibility for, or complicity in, human rights abuses. The...


118th Congress: House Resolution No. 332

April 26, 2023 / Referred to a Committee

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on Ukrainian victory.

This resolution affirms that it is U.S. policy to see Ukraine prevail against the Russian invasion and restored to its internationally recognized 1991 borders. The resolution also states that the peace brought by Ukraine's victory must be secured by integrating Ukraine into NATO and other Euroatlantic institutions.


118th Congress: House Resolution No. 322

April 25, 2023 / Referred to a Committee

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on Ukrainian victory.

This resolution affirms that it is U.S. policy to see Ukraine prevail against the Russian invasion and restored to its internationally recognized 1991 borders. The resolution also states that the peace brought by Ukraine's victory must be secured by integrating Ukraine into NATO and other Euroatlantic institutions.


118th Congress: House Bill No. 1819

March 28, 2023 / Referred to a Committee

Foreign Influence Transparency Act

This bill addresses foreign influence in higher education and in certain other academic, religious, and artistic pursuits. Current law exempts from foreign agent registration requirements a person engaging in activities in furtherance of religious, scholastic, academic, or scientific pursuits or of the fine arts. The bill specifies that this exemption...


118th Congress: House Bill No. 1777

March 24, 2023 / Referred to a Committee

United States-Israel Future of Warfare Act of 2023

This bill requires the Department of Defense to establish the United States-Israel Future of Warfare Research and Development Fund to conduct collaborative defense projects between the United States and Israel in areas of emerging technologies (e.g., artificial intelligence). The purpose of the fund is to enable the Armed Forces of...


118th Congress: House Bill No. 1200

February 27, 2023 / Referred to a Committee

National Right-to-Work Act

This bill repeals those provisions of the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act that permit employers to make an agreement with a labor union to require employees to join such union as a condition of employment. Currently, at least 27 states have enacted laws prohibiting employers from...


118th Congress: House Resolution No. 132

February 27, 2023 / Moved to Discussion and Voting

Responding to the earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria on February 6, 2023.

This resolution mourns the loss of life in Turkey (Turkiye) and Syria caused by the earthquakes in Turkey on February 6, 2023. The resolution also (1) applauds the work of humanitarian aid and rescue workers on the ground; and (2) condemns the efforts by the Assad regime of Syria to...


118th Congress: House Bill No. 869

February 8, 2023 / Referred to a Committee

REGIME Act of 2023

The bill requires the Department of State to conduct a review of certain Iranian officials and government employees, as well as their immediate family members, who currently have visas or who have applied for visas. If such individuals are determined to be ineligible for entry into the United States under...


118th Congress: House Bill No. 539

January 26, 2023 / Referred to a Committee

Military Child Educational Freedom Act

This bill modifies the requirements for tax-exempt Coverdell education savings accounts to permit members of the Armed Forces serving on extended active duty or their spouses to use the accounts for certain education expenses incurred in connection with a home school that provides elementary or secondary education. The home school...


118th Congress: House Bill No. 315

January 12, 2023 / Referred to a Committee

No Taxpayer Funded Platform for Chinese Communists Act

This bill prohibits using federal funds made available to the U.S. Agency for Global Media to provide an open platform for representatives of the Chinese government, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), or any entity owned or controlled by the Chinese government or by the CCP.