# Steve Scalise

Steve Scalise is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Louisiana’s 1st district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Louisiana’s 1st district
- Serving since: 2008-05-07
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: S001176
- FEC candidate IDs: H0LA01087

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/S001176 (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

The policy areas Scalise talks about and legislates on agree at 0.30 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom 5% of House Republicans.

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

1,257 classified statements: 768 posts on X, 245 newsletters, 213 press releases, 31 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Scalise | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 4.9% | 2.1% | 32 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 16.8% | 15.1% | 74 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 79.4% | 67.7% | 21 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.7% | 8.9% | 138 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 44.1% | 37.4% | 66 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 14.9% | 3.0% | 1 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 37% (House Republicans 19%); Government Operations and Politics 35% (House Republicans 19%); Armed Forces and National Security 28% (House Republicans 24%); Immigration 27% (House Republicans 13%); Energy 24% (House Republicans 8.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.14 (standard error 0.01), from 45,594 donors and 7,006 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 72% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 97.6% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 99.1% (97.1%). 9 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

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

Sponsored 3 bills: 3 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 6.

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 4: Rescissions Act of 2025 (became law, 2025-07-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4
- H.Res. 2: To inform the Senate that a quorum of the House has assembled and of the election of the Speaker and the Clerk. (passed one chamber, 2025-01-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/2
- H.Res. 3: Authorizing the Speaker to appoint a committee to notify the President of the assembly of the Congress. (passed one chamber, 2025-01-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/3
- H.R. 8364: Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform Act (in committee, 2024-05-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8364
- H.Con.Res. 93: Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a message from the President. (passed both chambers, 2024-03-07) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/93
- H.R. 7423: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 103 Benedette Street in Rayville, Louisiana, as the "Luke Letlow Post Office Building". (became law, 2024-11-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7423
- H.R. 6843: To expand the boundaries of the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area to include Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. (became law, 2024-12-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6843
- H.Res. 810: To inform the Senate of the election of the Speaker. (passed one chamber, 2023-10-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/810
- H.Res. 811: Authorizing the Clerk to inform the President of the election of the Speaker. (passed one chamber, 2023-10-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/811
- H.R. 1: Lower Energy Costs Act (passed one chamber, 2023-03-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $11.2M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 26% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 8.0% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/SteveScalise/status/2114815700053164078
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SteveScalise/status/2114006897976107365
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SteveScalise/status/2113660704427245589
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/SteveScalise/status/2113701318237839600
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SteveScalise/status/2113085472075403751
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SteveScalise/status/2113322564768370785
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SteveScalise/status/2112972013526757795
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SteveScalise/status/2112993640914030652
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SteveScalise/status/2112522218655686782
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SteveScalise/status/2112630299293348223

## Links

- Official site: https://scalise.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/SteveScalise
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepSteveScalise
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevescalise
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/RepSteveScalise
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S001176

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/S001176