Robert C. "Bobby" Scott
- Previous profession
- Attorney
- Military service
- Army National Guard, 1970 to 1973; U.S. Army Reserve, 1973 to 1976
- First public office
- 1978Member, Virginia House of Delegates, 1978 to 1983
- Years in public office
- 48
Confirmed from the official recordSource: Congressional Directory for the 119th Congress (2025-2026), February 20, 2026. We saved our copy on October 8, 2026.
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Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, Scott has a recorded vote on 60 laws that passed, and 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law.
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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 Scott is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. Scott votes No 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.
Scott votes Yes on the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026 and the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.
On funding the government, Scott votes Yes on the January 2026 funding law for science, energy, Interior and the EPA, and the September 2026 funding extension, and No on the March 2025 full-year funding law, the November 2025 law that ended the 43-day shutdown and the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies.
Scott votes No 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 Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law; and the Russia and Iran sanctions law.
Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the House in that time. Scott votes to cancel 0 and against cancelling 24.
Scott votes differently from most House Democrats on 2 of 59 Yes and No votes: No on the law that extends again the surveillance authority that lets intelligence agencies collect the communications of foreigners abroad from U.S. providers without individual warrants and No on the HALT Fentanyl Act.
Scott did not vote on the Disaster Related Extension of Deadlines Act.
Votes on laws that passed
Requires the federal prison system to act on sexual harassment and assault of its staff by incarcerated people.
Adds College Station, Texas, and El Centro, California, to the places where federal court can sit.
Keeps the federal government funded at about last year's levels through December 11, 2026.
Lets farmers and ranchers get emergency conservation money up front after a disaster, instead of paying first and waiting for reimbursement.
A package of housing measures intended to increase the supply of homes.
Allows phone emergency alerts to be sent when a shark attack happens nearby.
Protects Alaska Native artists' right to make and sell handicrafts from walrus ivory and other marine mammal materials.
Authorizes a major VA medical facility project in St. Louis, Missouri.
Gives certain licensed hydropower projects more time to start construction.
Sets deadlines for the Bureau of Indian Affairs to process mortgage paperwork for homes and businesses on tribal land.
Renews the federal programs that set aside research money for small businesses.
Full-year fiscal 2026 funding for the Commerce and Justice Departments, science agencies, energy and water programs, the Interior Department and the EPA.
Renews the Congressional Award program, which recognizes young people for service and achievement.
Requires federal agencies to publish digital maps of the rules for boating and fishing on federal waterways.
Protects 40 acres at the Wounded Knee massacre site as land owned by the Oglala Sioux and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribes.
The annual defense policy law.
Restores federal payments to rural counties with national forest land, which pay for schools and roads.
Renews federal programs for preventing and treating opioid addiction and supporting recovery.
Raises the special pension paid to Medal of Honor recipients.
Requires the Justice Department to publish its unclassified records on Jeffrey Epstein in a searchable form within 30 days.
Renames the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge in Texas for Jocelyn Nungaray.
Lets the IRS push back tax deadlines for people in areas where a governor has declared a disaster, without waiting for a federal declaration.
Renames the Salem Maritime site in Massachusetts a National Historical Park and orders a study of expanding its boundary.
Changes the rule that required Alaska Native village corporations to hand land to the State of Alaska to be kept for future cities.
Makes it a federal crime to publish intimate images of a person without consent, including AI-generated ones, and requires online platforms to remove them within 48 hours of a victim's request.
Votes on a resolution that passed a law
Cancels about $9 billion that Congress had already approved: roughly $8 billion in foreign aid and about $1 billion for public broadcasting.
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 10 laws and 5 executive orders.
From the official record
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From this member’s press releases
From a secondary sourceThese 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.
19 excerpts
- Tribal Colleges and UniversitiesOctober 1, 2026
House, Senate Introduce Bill to Lower Cost of Community College
“The bill would make community college and two-year Tribal Colleges and Universities more accessible by waiving tuition fees for eligible students.”
- Tribal Colleges and UniversitiesOctober 1, 2026
House, Senate Introduce Bill to Lower Cost of Community College
“The bill would make community college and two-year Tribal Colleges and Universities more accessible by waiving tuition fees for eligible students.”
- Tribal Colleges and UniversitiesSeptember 25, 2026
Scott Statement on HBCU, TCU, and MSI Funding
“WASHINGTON – Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement following the Department of Education’s funding of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCU) at the expense of Minority Serving Institutions (MSI), such as Predominantly Black Institutions (PBI), Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) and Asian American and Native”
- Tribal Colleges and UniversitiesSeptember 25, 2026
Scott Statement on HBCU, TCU, and MSI Funding
“WASHINGTON – Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement following the Department of Education’s funding of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCU) at the expense of Minority Serving Institutions (MSI), such as Predominantly Black Institutions (PBI), Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) and Asian American and Native”
- Chesapeake Bay Protection and RestorationSeptember 17, 2026
Scott, Elfreth Condemn Trump Executive Order Targeting Chesapeake Bay
“WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives Bobby Scott (VA-03) and Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), co-chairs of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Task Force, issued the following statement after President Trump revoked Executive Order 13508, which directed federal agencies to reduce water pollution from federal lands and facilities and to promote ecosystem conservation:”
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Scott, Warner, Kaine Press Pentagon on Vacant Resilience Coordinator Positions
“As members of Congress representing defense communities, we write to request information on the status of the Interagency Regional Coordinator for Resilience (IRCR) Pilot Project established by P.L. 117-263.”
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- Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026February 3, 2026
Scott Votes Against Funding Bill to Give DHS and ICE Unchecked Power
“WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement on his opposition to the Senate amendments to H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, which funds the Department of Homeland Security until February 13, 2026.”
- Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026January 22, 2026
Scott Statement on FY26 Consolidated Appropriations Act
“WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, which funds the Departments of Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development.”
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Scott Statement on FY26 Consolidated Appropriations Act
“Additionally, in H.R. 7147, the FY26 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, Congressman Scott secured $1,145,144 for the City of Portsmouth’s Gust Lane Flood Mitigation project.”
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Scott Statement on Opposition to the FY 2026 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act
“WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement on his opposition to H.R. 7147, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2026:”
- Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026January 8, 2026
“WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 6938, the Fiscal Year 2026 Commerce-Justice-Science, Energy and Water, and Interior Minibus Appropriations Act:”
- America's Conservation Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2024October 30, 2025
Chesapeake Bay Democrats Condemn Trump Administration’s Proposed Firings at Bay Office
“Established by the bipartisan Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998 and recently reauthorized by the bipartisan America’s Conservation Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2024, Chesapeake Gateways is a system of over 150 trails, museums, parks, historic communities and refuges in both urban and rural areas ranging from the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia to the northernmost parts of the”
- Rescissions Act of 2025July 18, 2025
Scott Votes Against GOP Bill to Defund Public Broadcasting and National Security Investments
“WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after voting against the Senate Amendment to H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025:”
- GENIUS ActJuly 17, 2025
Scott Votes Against Crypto Legislation
“WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 3633, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025, S. 1582, the GENIUS Act, and H.R. 1919, the Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act:”
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Scott, McBath Urge Trump DOJ to Preserve “America’s Peacemaker”
“CRS was established by Title X of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the scope of its valuable work has been expanded several times via subsequent bipartisan laws, including the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act (Pub. L. 110-334) signed into law by President Bush in 2008. Violence can shatter a community.”
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“WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Voting Rights Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Bobby Scott (VA-03), Rep. Nikema Williams (GA-05), Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) and Rep. Marc Veasey (TX-33) issued a forceful rebuke of President Donald Trump’s March 25, 2025, Executive Order entitled Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections. The letter, sent directly to Trump and signed by an additional 55 members”
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Scott Votes Against Partisan Republican Funding Bill
“WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 1968, the “Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act” for FY 2025.”
- Establishment of the White House Faith OfficeMarch 6, 2025
“For example, on February 7, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14205 titled “Establishment of the White House Faith Office” directing the White House Faith Office to support federal agencies in providing training and education on the availability of religious exemptions.”
- Laken Riley ActJanuary 22, 2025
Scott Statement on Laken Riley Act
“WASHINGTON, D.C. –Congressman Bobby Scott issued the following statement after voting against S.5, the Laken Riley Act:”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 14 spending items this member requested, $14,315,144 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.
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Dominion University | Public Law 119-74 | Improving Success in Siting Natural and Nature-Based Features for Flood Risk Reduction using Digital Twins as Decision SupportDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| An Achievable Dream, Inc. | Public Law 119-74 | An Achievable Dream Social and Emotional Support and Crisis PreventionDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $790,000 |
| Urban League of Hampton Roads | Public Law 119-74 | Incarcerated Persons Reentry InitiativeDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $1,039,000 |
| City of Newport News | Public Law 119-74 | Crime Prevention and Youth Diversion ProgramDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $750,000 |
| Hampton Roads Police Athletic League | Public Law 119-74 | Hampton Roads Youth Crime Prevention and Community Engagement ProgramDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $860,000 |
| Hampton Roads Transit | Public Law 119-75 | Hampton Roads Transit Paratransit FleetDepartment of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | VA | $850,000 |
| City of Chesapeake | Public Law 119-75 | Schooner Trail ParkDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | VA | $500,000 |
| City of Chesapeake | Public Law 119-75 | Myers Road Sidewalk ExtensionDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | VA | $1,150,000 |
| City of Hampton | Public Law 119-75 | Hampton Recreation Facility Accessibility Upgrades and ExpansionDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | VA | $850,000 |
| City of Norfolk | Public Law 119-75 | Norfolk Homeless Housing Center ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | VA | $850,000 |
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| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
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| City of Newport News | Public Law 119-75 | Safe Haven Empowerment Center (Facility Improvements)Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | VA | $2,000,000 |
| Virginia Peninsula Community College | Public Law 119-75 | Virginia Peninsula Community College's Facilities UpgradesDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | VA | $500,000 |
| City of Newport News | Public Law 119-75 | Peninsula Digital Infrastructure ExpansionDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | VA | $2,000,000 |
| City of Portsmouth | Public Law 119-86 | Gust Lane Flood Mitigation ImprovementsFEMA · Federal Assistance-PDM | VA | $1,145,144 |
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