Fry, Russell
In office since
2023 · 3 yrs
Chambers served
House
Born
1985, Surfside Beach
Occupation
Lawyer, Politician
Education
University of South Carolina · Charleston School of Law · Socastee High School
Office history
- member of the South Carolina House of Representatives 2015–2022
- United States representative 2023–2025
- United States representative 2025–present
Contact
Capitol office
345 Cannon House Office Building Washington DC 20515-4007
202-225-9895
District office · Florence
1831 West Evans Street, Florence, SC, 29501
843-799-6880
District office · Surfside Beach
1500 Hwy 17 N, Surfside Beach, SC, 29575
843-353-5377
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19
Bills sponsored
this session · 28 all-time
182
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 188 all-time
1
Enacted into law
this session · 3 all-time
61
Recorded votes
100%
Vote participation
voted in 100% of 61 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
119 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
91.8%
based on 61 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
8.2%
based on 61 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
100%
based on 61 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
28 billsCurrent session 19 bills
- HR 1789 Promptly Ending Political Prosecutions and Executive Retaliation Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 1379 Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 934 Chinese Spy Balloon Assessment Act In Committee
- HR 6437 Kids Internet Safety Partnership Act In Committee
- HRES 767 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that violent attacks against United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities and officers are unacceptable, must be fully condemned, and that Congress stands in support of ICE's mission to protect national security, public safety, and the enforcement of immigration laws. In Committee
- HR 5358 TRUSTED Broadband Networks Act In Committee
- HR 5313 App Store Freedom Act In Committee
- HRES 624 Honoring the life and heroic sacrifice of Mr. Anderson "Chase" Childers, a former Georgia police officer who selflessly sacrificed his life rescuing swimmers from a deadly rip current off the coast of South Carolina. In Committee
- HR 4593 SHOWER Act Passed
- HR 4323 Trafficking Survivors Relief Act Signed
- HR 4371 Kayla Hamilton Act Passed
- HR 4128 CIRCUIT Act In Committee
- HR 3537 Targeting Child Predators Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 3340 Modernizing Access to Our Public Oceans Act In Committee
- HR 3100 To amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to ensure that businesses and organizations that work with vulnerable populations are able to request background checks for their contractors who work with those populations, as well as for individuals that the businesses or organizations license or certify to provide care for those populations. In Committee
- HR 2255 Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act of 2025 Passed
- HR 8849 Promoting Police Leadership Act In Committee
- HR 8611 Logan's Law In Committee
- HR 9612 American Enrichment Deployment Act In Committee
Historical 9 bills
- HR 8304 Protect the BALL Act of 2024 Protect the Benefits for Athletes and Limit Liability Act of 2024 Died
- HR 7137 Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2024 Died
- HR 6625 Chinese Spy Balloon Assessment Act Died
- HR 6188 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 420 Highway 17 North in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, as the "Nancy Yount Childs Post Office Building". Signed
- HR 5536 Grant Transparency Act of 2023 Signed
- HR 5237 Fentanyl Crisis Research and Evaluation Act Died
- HR 3091 Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act Died
- HR 3141 Targeting Child Predators Act of 2023 Died
- HR 2553 No More Political Prosecutions Act of 2023 Died
Co-sponsored
188 billsCurrent session 182 bills
- HR 9298 Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act In Committee
- HR 9421 Ban Abortion by Mail Act In Committee
- HR 9667 Securing Healthcare and Income Entitlements for Lawfully Domiciled Citizens (SHIELD Citizens) Act In Committee
- HRES 1220 Condemning the attempted assassination of President Donald J. Trump on April 25, 2026, condemning the multiple attempts against the President's life, and recognizing the critical mission of the Department of Homeland Security. In Committee
- HR 8573 STOP Act In Committee
- HRES 1273 Honoring mothers, and recognizing the significance of motherhood and the impact mothers have on raising the next generation, on the occasion of Mother's Day. In Committee
- HR 8702 Secret Service Transfer Act of 2026 In Committee
- HR 8756 CRUSADE Act In Committee
- HRES 1252 Resolution memorializing law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. Passed
- HR 8781 Title IX Clarification Act of 2026 In Committee
- HR 9152 VETRA Act In Committee
- HR 9098 Congressional Records Protection Act In Committee
- HR 116 Stopping Border Surges Act In Committee
- HR 45 FIND Act In Committee
- HR 142 Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2025 In Committee
- HJRES 12 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve. In Committee
- HR 273 REMAIN in Mexico Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 251 Legal Workforce Act In Committee
- HR 286 Preserving Safe Communities by Ending Swatting Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 347 Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 378 Thin Blue Line Act In Committee
- HR 465 Old Glory Only Act In Committee
- HR 443 Parris Island Protection Act In Committee
- HR 470 Red Snapper Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 473 SHOW UP Act of 2025 In Committee
Historical 6 bills
- HR 4729 Taiwan Tax Agreement Act of 2023 Died
- HR 7450 Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act Died
- HJRES 8 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices. Died
- HCONRES 3 Expressing the sense of Congress condemning the recent attacks on pro-life facilities, groups, and churches. Died
- HR 53 FIND Act Died
- HR 139 SHOW UP Act of 2023 Died
Voting record
Current session 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
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HRES 873
Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 5371) making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes.
On Passage |
Yea | pass | July 23, 2026 |
|
HRES 719
Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Nay | pass | July 23, 2026 |
|
HR 5371
Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Yea | pass | July 22, 2026 |
|
HR 5371
Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026
On Passage |
Yea | pass | July 22, 2026 |
|
HR 1047
GRID Power Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | July 22, 2026 |
|
HR 3015
National Coal Council Reestablishment Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | July 22, 2026 |
|
HR 3062
Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | July 22, 2026 |
|
HRES 713
Censuring Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and removing her from the Committee on Education and Workforce and the Committee on the Budget.
On Agreeing to the Amendment |
Yea | fail | July 22, 2026 |
|
HR 5143
District of Columbia Policing Protection Act of 2025
On Agreeing to the Amendment |
Yea | pass | July 22, 2026 |
|
HR 5125
District of Columbia Judicial Nominations Reform Act of 2025
On Agreeing to the Amendment |
Yea | fail | July 22, 2026 |
|
HRES 722
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5371) making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 719) honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk; and for other purposes.
On Agreeing to the Amendment |
Yea | pass | July 22, 2026 |
|
HRES 722
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5371) making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 719) honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk; and for other purposes.
On Passage |
Yea | pass | July 21, 2026 |
|
HR 5140
To lower the age at which a minor may be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses in the District of Columbia to 14 years of age.
On Passage |
Yea | pass | July 21, 2026 |
|
HR 4922
D. C. Criminal Reforms to Immediately Make Everyone Safe Act of 2025
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | July 21, 2026 |
|
HR 2721
Honoring Our Heroes Act of 2025
On Agreeing to the Amendment |
Yea | fail | July 21, 2026 |
|
HRES 707
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4922) to limit youth offender status in the District of Columbia to individuals 18 years of age or younger, to direct the Attorney General of the District of Columbia to establish and operate a publicly accessible website containing updated statistics on juvenile crime in the District of Columbia, to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to prohibit the Council of the District of Columbia from enacting changes to existing criminal liability sentences, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5143) to establish standards for law enforcement officers in the District of Columbia to engage in vehicular pursuits of suspects, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5140) to lower the age at which a minor may be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses in the District of Columbia to 14 years of age; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5125) to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to terminate the District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1047) to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reform the interconnection queue process for the prioritization and approval of certain projects, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3015) to reestablish the National Coal Council in the Department of Energy to provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Energy on matters related to coal and the coal industry, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3062) to establish a more uniform, transparent, and modern process to authorize the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of international border-crossing facilities for the import and export of oil and natural gas and the transmission of electricity; and for other purposes.
On Agreeing to the Amendment |
Yea | pass | July 21, 2026 |
|
HRES 707
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4922) to limit youth offender status in the District of Columbia to individuals 18 years of age or younger, to direct the Attorney General of the District of Columbia to establish and operate a publicly accessible website containing updated statistics on juvenile crime in the District of Columbia, to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to prohibit the Council of the District of Columbia from enacting changes to existing criminal liability sentences, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5143) to establish standards for law enforcement officers in the District of Columbia to engage in vehicular pursuits of suspects, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5140) to lower the age at which a minor may be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses in the District of Columbia to 14 years of age; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5125) to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to terminate the District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1047) to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reform the interconnection queue process for the prioritization and approval of certain projects, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3015) to reestablish the National Coal Council in the Department of Energy to provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Energy on matters related to coal and the coal industry, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3062) to establish a more uniform, transparent, and modern process to authorize the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of international border-crossing facilities for the import and export of oil and natural gas and the transmission of electricity; and for other purposes.
On Agreeing to the Amendment |
Yea | pass | July 21, 2026 |
|
HR 3400
TRAVEL Act of 2025
On Agreeing to the Amendment |
Yea | fail | July 21, 2026 |
|
HJRES 117
Relating to a national emergency by the President on July 30, 2025.
On Agreeing to the Amendment |
Yea | pass | July 21, 2026 |
|
HR 3486
Stop Illegal Entry Act of 2025
On Agreeing to the Amendment |
Yea | fail | July 21, 2026 |
|
HR 3944
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026
On Agreeing to the Amendment |
Yea | fail | July 21, 2026 |
|
HR 3838
Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
On Agreeing to the Amendment |
Yea | fail | July 21, 2026 |
|
HR 3838
Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
On Agreeing to the Amendment |
Yea | fail | July 21, 2026 |
|
HR 3838
Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
On Agreeing to the Amendment |
Yea | pass | July 21, 2026 |
|
HRES 682
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3838) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3486) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties for individuals who illegally enter and reenter the United States after being removed, and for other purposes.
On Agreeing to the Amendment |
Nay | fail | July 15, 2026 |
|
HRES 682
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3838) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3486) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties for individuals who illegally enter and reenter the United States after being removed, and for other purposes.
On Agreeing to the Amendment |
Yea | fail | July 15, 2026 |
|
HR 3425
Personnel Oversight and Shift Tracking Act of 2025
On Agreeing to the Amendment |
Yea | fail | July 15, 2026 |
|
HR 3424
SPACE Act of 2025
On Passage |
Yea | pass | July 14, 2026 |
|
HR 4553
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | July 14, 2026 |
|
HR 4553
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
On Passage |
Yea | pass | July 14, 2026 |
|
HR 4553
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Yea | pass | July 14, 2026 |
|
HR 4553
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | July 13, 2026 |
|
HRES 672
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4553) making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 104) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to ‘‘Miles City Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment’’; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 105) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to ‘‘North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan’’; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 106) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to ‘‘Central Yukon Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan’’; and for other purposes.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Yea | pass | June 11, 2026 |
|
HRES 672
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4553) making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 104) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to ‘‘Miles City Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment’’; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 105) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to ‘‘North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan’’; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 106) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to ‘‘Central Yukon Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan’’; and for other purposes.
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | fail | June 11, 2026 |
|
HR 747
Stop Chinese Fentanyl Act of 2025
On Passage |
Yea | pass | June 10, 2026 |
|
HR 4216
Made-in-America Defense Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | June 10, 2026 |
|
HR 3351
Improving Access to Small Business Information Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | June 09, 2026 |
|
HR 3095
To direct the United States Postal Service to designate single, unique ZIP Codes for certain communities, and for other purposes.
On Motion to Commit |
Nay | fail | June 09, 2026 |
|
HR 4016
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Yea | pass | June 09, 2026 |
|
HR 4016
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026
On Ordering the Previous Question |
Yea | pass | June 09, 2026 |
|
HRES 590
Relating to consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 4) to rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in special messages transmitted to the Congress by the President on June 3, 2025, in accordance with section 1012(a) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Yea | pass | June 04, 2026 |
|
HRES 590
Relating to consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 4) to rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in special messages transmitted to the Congress by the President on June 3, 2025, in accordance with section 1012(a) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974.
On Ordering the Previous Question |
Yea | pass | June 04, 2026 |
|
HRES 580
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4016) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3633) to provide for a system of regulation of the offer and sale of digital commodities by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1919) to amend the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit the Federal reserve banks from offering certain products or services directly to an individual, to prohibit the use of central bank digital currency for monetary policy, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1582) to provide for the regulation of payment stablecoins, and for other purposes; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Yea | pass | June 03, 2026 |
|
HRES 580
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4016) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3633) to provide for a system of regulation of the offer and sale of digital commodities by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1919) to amend the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit the Federal reserve banks from offering certain products or services directly to an individual, to prohibit the use of central bank digital currency for monetary policy, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1582) to provide for the regulation of payment stablecoins, and for other purposes; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.
On Ordering the Previous Question |
Yea | pass | June 03, 2026 |
|
HRES 566
Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 1) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Yea | pass | May 20, 2026 |
|
HRES 516
Condemning the violent June 2025 riots in Los Angeles, California.
On Ordering the Previous Question |
Yea | pass | May 20, 2026 |
|
HRES 530
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3944) making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 275) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to publish on a monthly basis the number of special interest aliens encountered attempting to unlawfully enter the United States, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 875) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who have been convicted of or who have committed an offense for driving while intoxicated or impaired are inadmissible and deportable; and providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 516) condemning the violent June 2025 riots in Los Angeles, California.
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree |
Yea | pass | May 20, 2026 |
|
HRES 537
Impeaching Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
On Passage |
Yea | pass | May 15, 2026 |
|
HR 3422
Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act
On Agreeing to the Amendment |
Yea | fail | May 15, 2026 |
|
HR 4
Rescissions Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree |
Yea | pass | May 13, 2026 |
Career history 1 past role
- Lower chamber District 7 Republican