Official portrait of Scott Franklin
U.S. House · Florida, District 18

Scott Franklin

RRepublicanIn this seat since January 3, 2021Term ends January 3, 2027This seat is on the ballot November 3, 2026.

Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, Franklin has a recorded vote on 60 laws that passed, and 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law.

60 Yes · 0 No
Confirmed from the official record

The tally counts votes on passage. 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law is listed apart.

This record covers laws that passed. Votes on bills that did not become law are not included yet.

The record in plain language

Of the 118 laws passed since January 3, 2025, 60 came to a recorded vote on passage in the House while Franklin is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. Franklin votes Yes on H.Res. 590, the resolution that passed the Rescissions Act of 2025 in the House. The rest passed the House by voice vote or without objection, which records no individual votes.

Franklin votes Yes on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention; the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax and spending law; the HALT Fentanyl Act; the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar); the Epstein Files Transparency Act; the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026; the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law; the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act; and the Russia and Iran sanctions law.

On funding the government, Franklin votes Yes on the March 2025 full-year funding law; the November 2025 law that ended the 43-day shutdown; the January 2026 funding law for science, energy, Interior and the EPA; the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies; and the September 2026 funding extension.

Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the House in that time. Franklin votes to cancel 24 and against cancelling 0. The rules Franklin votes to cancel come from: Interior: Bureau of Land Management (7), Environmental Protection Agency (6), Energy (4), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (2), District of Columbia government (1), Treasury: Comptroller of the Currency (1), Interior: National Park Service (1), Treasury: Internal Revenue Service (1) and Interior: Ocean Energy Management (1).

Franklin votes the same way as most House Republicans on all 60 of these Yes and No votes.

Votes on laws that passed

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Votes on a resolution that passed a law

Public Law 119-28 · Signed July 24, 2025Rescissions Act of 2025

Cancels about $9 billion that Congress had already approved: roughly $8 billion in foreign aid and about $1 billion for public broadcasting.

House adopted H.Res. 590, 216–213Senate 51–48Votes Yes on H.Res. 590, the resolution that passed this law in the House

What this member says about laws and orders

This section has two lists: statements in the official record, and excerpts from this member’s own press releases. Together they name 8 laws and 1 executive order.

From the official record

Statements from the official record: Not checked yet. A statement appears here after a person reviews our account of the law or order it is about.

From this member’s press releases

From a secondary source

These are excerpts from press releases on this member’s official website that name a law or an executive order. We save a copy of each one.

11 excerpts

  1. Franklin Introduces Establishing Gold Standard Science Act To Restore Transparency and Accountability To EPA's Scientific Advisory Process

    “The legislation also codifies key provisions of President Trump’s May 2025 Restoring Gold Standard Science executive order at EPA, including greater transparency, consideration of the weight of scientific evidence, open scientific debate and safeguards against conflicts of interest. The executive order established government-wide standards intended to improve the transparency, rigor and reliability of federally conducted and funded science.”

    Named by: order title · Saved October 6, 2026 · Fingerprint 2e4bd793a65b0613

  2. Franklin Statement On House Passage Of Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia And Iran Act

    “Congressman Scott Franklin (FL-18) issued the following statement after supporting House passage of H.R. 5334, the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026:”

    Named by: bill number · Saved October 6, 2026 · Fingerprint f111cfc181291f1b

  3. Franklin Statement On Passage Of Continuing Appropriations Act To Avert Government Shutdown

    “Congressman Scott Franklin (FL-18) today issued the following statement after House passage of the Senate Amendment to H.R. 6500 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027:”

    Named by: bill number · Saved October 6, 2026 · Fingerprint 7abe6dd8c01d3b5c

  4. Franklin Demands Transparency on the True Cost of the Schumer Shutdown

    “Under Public Law 116-1, all federal employees receive backpay once funding resumes, while contractors generally do not. Agencies track this information, yet there is no transparent public accounting of how many employees are impacted or what the shutdown truly costs taxpayers.”

    Named by: public law number · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint e9aad91bbe72e91f

  5. Franklin Statement on Senate Democrats’ Failure to Prevent Government Shutdown

    “WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Scott Franklin (FL-18) released the following statement after the Senate failed to advance H.R. 5371, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026, resulting in a government shutdown beginning October 1, 2025:”

    Named by: bill number · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 26bc870baf04122e

  6. Franklin Votes for Final Passage of H.R. 4 to Restore Fiscal Sanity and Rein In Wasteful Spending

    “Congressman Scott Franklin (FL-18) released the following statement after final passage of H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025. The bill now heads to President Trump’s desk to be signed into law:”

    Named by: bill number · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 3c0962b7b5c80e4a

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  1. Franklin Statement on Final House Passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

    “Congressman Scott Franklin (FL-18) today issued the following statement after voting for H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act:”

    Named by: law name · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 5c8ae0c718a66195

  2. Franklin Votes for Rescissions Package to Continue Needed Fiscal Sanity

    “Congressman Scott Franklin (FL-18) today issued the following statement after voting for H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act. The measure passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 214-212:”

    Named by: bill number · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 0a1161902a163ab4

  3. Franklin Votes for Reconciliation Bill to Put America’s Future First

    “Today, Congressman Scott Franklin (FL-18) issued the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which passed the House by a vote of 215-214:”

    Named by: law name · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint a32068d3afaa0372

  4. Franklin Votes To Keep Government Open & Ensure Services For Americans

    “Congressman Scott Franklin (FL-18) issued the following statement regarding his vote in favor of H.R. 1968, a stopgap funding bill to prevent a government shutdown. The measure passed the House of Representatives 217-213.”

    Named by: bill number · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 89d1569df1e20571

  5. Laken Riley ActJanuary 22, 2025

    Statement on the Final Passage of the Laken Riley Act

    “Congressman Scott Franklin (FL-18) issued the following statement regarding tonight’s final passage of S. 5, the Laken Riley Act. The measure passed the House 263-156 and now heads to the President’s desk.”

    Named by: bill number · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 35e1cde810249011

Member-requested spending

Confirmed from the official record

Congress printed 15 spending items this member requested, $31,787,000 in all, in the lists read for 4 laws.

Laws read: Public Law 119-37, Public Law 119-74, Public Law 119-75, Public Law 119-86.

RecipientLawPurposeStateAmount
Florida Polytechnic UniversityPublic Law 119-74Public Service Applied Innovation Laboratory (PSAIL)DOC · NIST--STR SNone printed$2,900,000
on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving FundPublic Law 119-74e FL City of Auburn InfrastructurEnvironmentAgency · al ProtectiNone printed$2,500,000
on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving FundPublic Law 119-74e FL City of Bartow Lining ProjecEnvironmentAgency · al ProtectiNone printed$1,250,000
on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving FundPublic Law 119-74e FL City of Lakela Main ReplacemEnvironmentAgency · al ProtectiNone printed$1,250,000
on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving FundPublic Law 119-74e FL DeSoto County Treatment FacEnvironmentAgency · al ProtectiNone printed$1,500,000
on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving FundPublic Law 119-74e FL Polk County fo ProjectEnvironmentAgency · al ProtectiNone printed$2,500,000
on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving FundPublic Law 119-74e FL Town of Lake H Wastewater Tr ImprovementsEnvironmentAgency · al ProtectiNone printed$1,500,000
on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving FundPublic Law 119-74e FL Town of Lake P Septic-to-SewEnvironmentAgency · al ProtectiNone printed$2,500,000
Florida Polytechnic UniversityPublic Law 119-74Public Service Applied Innovation Laboratory (PSAIL)DOC · NIST--STR SNone printed$2,900,000
FLPublic Law 119-75Willowbrook Road Design and ConstructionDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure ProgramsFL$3,000,000
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RecipientLawPurposeStateAmount
FLPublic Law 119-75Berman Road SR 710 ExtensionDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure ProgramsFL$1,000,000
City of Bowling GreenPublic Law 119-75Wastewater Treatment Facility Advanced Wastewater Treatment ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundFL$4,987,000
City of Moore HavenPublic Law 119-75Moore Haven Water Plant Expansion and ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundFL$2,000,000
City of WauchulaPublic Law 119-75Wastewater ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundFL$1,000,000
Hendry CountyPublic Law 119-75Hendry Country CR 78 Roadway ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundFL$1,000,000

1 row here has the same law, recipient, purpose and amount as another row. The Congressional Record may print one item more than once. The count and the total include each row.

Read from the lists Congress printed for 4 laws. An item requested by several members appears under each of them, so sums across members count such an item more than once. A requester is tied to a member only when exactly one member serving in that chamber on that day has the printed name.

Online ads

No advertiser in the ad libraries we read is tied to this member by an FEC number or an exact name.

Read from Google Ads Transparency Center, its data file of October 6, 2026. Meta Ad Library: Not started. An ad counts when the library last shows it on or after January 3, 2025.

Campaign money

For the 2026 election cycle, Franklin's campaign reports receiving $849,999.59 and reports spending $371,131.43, as of July 29, 2026.

Confirmed from the official record
What the filing reports2026 cycleFEC number H0FL15104as of July 29, 20262024 cycleFEC number H0FL15104as of December 31, 2024
Money raised (total receipts)$849,999.59$815,897.15
Money spent (total disbursements)$371,131.43$686,777.37
Cash on hand (at the end of the period)$960,763.64$481,895.48
Debts (owed by the committee)$298,500.00$390,000.00

Where it comes from

Reported as received from2026 cycleFEC number H0FL15104as of July 29, 20262024 cycleFEC number H0FL15104as of December 31, 2024
Individuals, itemized$364,036.00$356,843.75
Individuals, unitemized$2,509.02$19,575.23
Other political committees$377,500.00$439,400.00
Party committees$0.00$0.00
The candidate, contributions$0.00$0.00
The candidate, loans$0.00$0.00

Committees

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Where this comes from

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Official portraitCongress.gov member directory · saved October 5, 2026 · Image courtesy of the Member
38977f324f4c3432Confirmed from the official record
House roll call 308 of 2026 (Russia and Iran sanctions law)clerk.house.gov · saved October 5, 2026
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House roll call 284 of 2026 (Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act)clerk.house.gov · saved October 5, 2026
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House roll call 285 of 2026 (Local Access to Courts Act)clerk.house.gov · saved October 5, 2026
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