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August 3, 2026

Washington, DC – Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC), introduced the PREVENT ESRD Act. The Legislation establishes a program to encourage health plans to invest in earlier detection and treatment of chronic kidney disease before patients develop end-stage renal disease (ESRD). 


July 24, 2026

Washington, DC – Representative Joe Wilson (R-SC), the head of the U.S. Delegation to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA) and Chairman of the First Committee of the OSCE PA leads 41 cosponsors in a resolution Recognizing Charleston as the appropriate host city for the 2027 annual meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly.


July 10, 2026

Washington, DC – Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02), Chairman of the U.S. Helsinki Commission, attended the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA) annual meeting, this week, in The Hague, Netherlands. 


June 15, 2026

Washington, DC – Representatives Joe Wilson (R-SC) and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) introduced the Ending Child Soldiers in Africa Act. This bill creates a formal reporting structure within the U.S. government on those African nations that recruit, train, and promote child soldiers both in national armed forces, and in insurgent and rebel groups.


June 5, 2026

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Joe Wilson, a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2027:


May 27, 2026

Washington, DC – Representatives Joe Wilson (R-SC) and Julie Johnson (D-TX), introduced the bipartisan Fostering Effective Diagnosis and Treatment for Underserved Populations (FED UP) with Bleeding Disorders Act of 2026. The legislation will create increased research opportunities for bleeding disorders among underserved populations.


May 18, 2026

Washington, DC – Representatives Joe Wilson (R-SC), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1), and Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10) re-introduced the Lainie JonesComprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act (CCSA), a critical piece of legislation which will address gaps in survivorship care and develop desperately needed standards to improve the overall patient-centered quality of care and navigation needs of cancer survivors and their families.


May 13, 2026

Washington, DC – Representatives Joe Wilson (R-SC), senior member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe and Jonathan Jackson (D-IL), member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, introduced the‘Countering Russia’s Forced Recruitment and Kidnapping in Africa Act.’ 


April 23, 2026

Washington, DC – U.S. Helsinki Commission Chairman Representative Joe Wilson (R-SC), Helsinki Commission Ranking Member Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN), and Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Don Bacon (R-NE), and Mike Quigley (D-IL) introduced CounteringRussia’s War On Faith Act.


March 27, 2026

Washington, DC – Chairman of the U.S. Helsinki Commission Joe Wilson (R-SC) and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) introduced the bipartisan ‘Strategic Subsea Cables Act of 2026’ to enhance the U.S. government’s international engagement as it relates to the security, installation, maintenance, and repair of subsea fiber-optic cables. The bill calls for increased U.S.