# Bobby Scott

Bobby Scott is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Virginia’s 3rd district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Virginia’s 3rd district
- Serving since: 1993-01-05
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: S000185
- FEC candidate IDs: H6VA01117

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/S000185 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

61% of Scott’s statements discuss policy, in the bottom tenth of House Democrats (average 73%).

## What Scott says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,400 classified statements: 917 posts on X, 248 press releases, 199 Congressional Record speeches, 36 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Scott | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.2% | 6.6% | 159 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 26.5% | 27.5% | 136 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 60.6% | 73.2% | 204 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 7.4% | 9.8% | 132 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 16.4% | 22.7% | 164 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 1.3% | 1.9% | 121 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 30% (House Democrats 26%); Education 29% (House Democrats 9.8%); Economics and Public Finance 26% (House Democrats 20%); Government Operations and Politics 25% (House Democrats 20%); Labor and Employment 23% (House Democrats 7.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.09 (standard error 0.01), from 931 donors and 7,529 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 33% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 99.4% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 99.5% (96.4%). 8 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 21 bills: 21 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 222. 14.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 17 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10702: Workers’ Retirement Savings Protection Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10702
- H.R. 10703: Protecting Workers’ Benefits Act (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10703
- H.R. 10704: Direct CARE Opportunity Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10704
- H.R. 10373: Protecting Workers' Wages from Medical Debt Act (in committee, 2026-09-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10373
- H.R. 7340: Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7340
- H.R. 6893: Chesapeake Bay Watershed Advancement for Training, Education, Restoration, and Science (WATERS) Act (passed one chamber, 2026-09-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6893
- H.R. 6597: LET’S Protect Workers Act (in committee, 2025-12-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6597
- H.R. 5740: WIC Benefits Protection Act (in committee, 2025-10-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5740
- H.R. 4862: LOAN Act (in committee, 2025-08-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4862
- H.R. 4771: Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act (in committee, 2025-07-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4771

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $882.2K (House Democrats median $2.0M). 6.9% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 78% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/BobbyScott/status/2113348292277125582
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/BobbyScott/status/2112924475876335659
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/BobbyScott/status/2112608472999059901
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/BobbyScott/status/2111535953877807243
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BobbyScott/status/2111102726084182284
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BobbyScott/status/2111155907669201124
- 2026-10-16 · Press release · Scott Honored as “Port Champion” by Virginia Maritime Association · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://bobbyscott.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/scott-honored-port-champion-virginia-maritime-association
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/BobbyScott/status/2110837729638666360
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/BobbyScott/status/2110837878540665183
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BobbyScott/status/2110404550498672945

## Links

- Official site: https://bobbyscott.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/BobbyScott
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepBobbyScott
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repbobbyscott
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/repbobbyscott
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S000185

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/S000185