# Austin Scott

Austin Scott is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Georgia’s 8th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Georgia’s 8th district
- Serving since: 2011-01-05
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: S001189
- FEC candidate IDs: H0GA08099

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/S001189 (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

0.5% of Scott’s individual money in the 2026 cycle came in gifts of $200 or less, in the bottom 5% of House Republicans (median 9.4%).

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

403 classified statements: 175 posts on X, 146 Congressional Record speeches, 57 newsletters, 25 press releases. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Scott | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.0% | 2.1% | 122 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 22.8% | 15.1% | 28 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 64.0% | 67.7% | 155 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 16.1% | 8.9% | 25 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 31.5% | 37.4% | 158 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 3.0% | 3.0% | 87 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 40% (House Republicans 24%); Agriculture and Food 36% (House Republicans 9.0%); Government Operations and Politics 22% (House Republicans 19%); Economics and Public Finance 22% (House Republicans 19%); Health 19% (House Republicans 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.99 (standard error 0.01), from 1,426 donors and 7,443 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 47% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 99.7% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 99.3% (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 22 bills: 22 reached committee, 11 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 149. 50.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 7 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 9933: South Atlantic Red Snapper Fair Access Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9933
- H.Res. 1398: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for… (in committee, 2026-07-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1398
- H.R. 9416: Ocmulgee Mounds National Park Redesignation Act (in committee, 2026-07-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9416
- H.R. 8884: Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (passed one chamber, 2026-07-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8884
- H.R. 8863: To amend title 5, United States Code, to add certain employees of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to the definition of employees in… (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8863
- H.Res. 1224: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7567) to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1224
- H.R. 8322: To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 through April 30, 2026,… (became law, 2026-04-18) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8322
- H.Res. 1175: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8035) to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign… (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1175
- H.R. 7559: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny deduction for outsourcing payments. (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7559
- H.R. 7475: Expedited Guaranteed Lender Pilot Program Act (in committee, 2026-03-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7475

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.4M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 0.5% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 71% 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.

- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AustinScottGA08/status/2112558668336021554
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AustinScottGA08/status/2112238244981252572
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AustinScottGA08/status/2110094617815220359
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AustinScottGA08/status/2109671306614722629
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AustinScottGA08/status/2108557921193726414
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/AustinScottGA08/status/2106015795117764699
- 2026-09-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AustinScottGA08/status/2101036345393123521
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AustinScottGA08/status/2098400804973469918
- 2026-09-02 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/AustinScottGA08/status/2095239156255379873
- 2026-09-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AustinScottGA08/status/2095239158654456146

## Links

- Official site: https://austinscott.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/AustinScottGA08
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepAustinScott
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/RepAustinScott
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S001189

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/S001189