Retire through Ownership Act
House roll call 314 · Sep 16, 2026
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · Result: Passed
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House · SC · Republican
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District 2nd · Office phone: (202) 225-2452
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Career and professional background
- Education
graduated from the High School of Charleston, Charleston, S.C.
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B.A., Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va., 1969
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J.D., University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C., 1972
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United States Army Reserve, 1972-1975
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South Carolina Army National Guard, 1975-2003
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lawyer, private practice
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deputy general counsel, United States Department of Energy, 1981-1982
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staff, United States Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina
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staff, United States Representative Floyd Spence of South Carolina
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member of the South Carolina state senate, 1984-2001
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reprimanded by the U.S. House of Representatives, on September 15, 2009, for interrupting President's remarks before a Joint Session which was a "breach of decorum and degraded the proceedings" of the Joint Session.
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Background retrieved Nov 5, 2026. Imported facts and biography excerpts are source-attributed, not individually reviewed claims. Career facts do not establish current employment, holdings or income.
Recent recorded congressional votes
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Water Resources Development Act
House roll call 313 · Sep 16, 2026
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · Result: Passed
Official roll call ↗Ratepayer Protection Act
House roll call 312 · Sep 16, 2026
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · Result: Passed
Official roll call ↗Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision”
House roll call 311 · Sep 16, 2026
On Passage · Result: Passed
Official roll call ↗PROOF Act
House roll call 310 · Sep 16, 2026
On Passage · Result: Passed
Official roll call ↗National Fraud Enforcement Division Act
House roll call 309 · Sep 16, 2026
On Passage · Result: Passed
Official roll call ↗An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes
House roll call 308 · Sep 16, 2026
On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · Result: Passed
Official roll call ↗Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
House roll call 307 · Sep 15, 2026
On Agreeing to the Resolution · Result: Passed
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FEC record H2SC02059
2026 cycle · Reporting through 10/14/2026
- Reported receipts
- $1,017,186
- Disbursements
- $924,450
- Cash on hand
- $137,249
- Debts owed
- $0
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