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May 12, 2022

Washington, D.C.– Congressmen Joe Wilson (R-SC) and Ted Lieu (D-CA), both members of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, introduced a resolution calling for the Secretary of State to designate the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism.


May 9, 2022

Washington, D.C.– Today, President Joe Biden signed the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022 into law.


April 28, 2022

Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022.


April 27, 2022

Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 496, the Ukraine Religious Freedom Support Act. Introduced by Congressmen Joe Wilson (R-SC) and Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), both members of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, the legislation holds Russia accountable for violations of religious freedom in Ukraine.


April 22, 2022

Washington, D.C. – Representatives Joe Wilson (R-SC), Jason Crow (D-CO), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), and Liz Cheney (R-WY) led a group of bipartisan lawmakers pressing for critical medical support in Eastern Europe as Ukraine's healthcare system nears collapse and millions continue to flee the country. In a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, the Members requested that the U.S.


April 14, 2022

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Joe Wilson issued the following statement in response to the Russian Foreign Ministry's announcement of sanctions on a list of members of the U.S. House of Representatives:


April 5, 2022

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Joe Wilson issued the following statement to encourage students from South Carolina's Second District to enter the Congressional Art Competition:

"I am pleased to announce that my office is accepting submissions for the 2022 Congressional Art Competition. Each year this contest allows our high school students the opportunity to showcase their special talents and I look forward to seeing all the wonderful entries."


March 25, 2022

Washington, D.C.Congressmen Joe Wilson (SC-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) co-led a bipartisan call for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to investigate the impact of staffing shortages and supply chain disruptions on dialysis treatment.


March 17, 2022

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Joe Wilson introduced the Employee Privacy Protection Act to safeguard the privacy of America's workers.


March 17, 2022

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Joe Wilson, Ranking Member of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, introduced resolutions to encourage Russian soldiers and Russian government officials to defect.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's call earlier this week also asked for Russian soldiers to defect.