Rep. Robert “Bobby” Scott

Sponsorship Analysis

Scott is a far-left Democrat according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship.

Use this chart to compare Scott to other members of the House of Representatives on leadership and ideology.

Committee Membership

Robert “Bobby” Scott sits on the following committees:

• House Committee on Education and the Workforce
  • Member, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education
  • Member, Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
• House Committee on the Judiciary
  • Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations
  • Member, Subcommittee on The Constitution and Civil Justice

Bill Sponsorship & Cosponsorship

Some of Scott’s most recently sponsored bills include...

• H.R. 1695: Justice Safety Valve Act of 2013
• H.R. 1447: Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013
• H.R. 1318: Youth Prison Reduction through Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support, and Education Act
• H.R. 359: CAMPUS Safety Act of 2013
• H.R. 6691 (112th): To establish and operate a National Center for Campus Public Safety.
• H.R. 6045 (112th): Juvenile Accountability Block Grants Program Reauthorization Act of 2012
• H.R. 4803 (112th): To suspend temporarily the rate of duty on certain single serve coffee ...

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Voting Record

From Jan 1993 to May 2013, Scott missed 233 of 13,597 roll call votes, which is 1.7%. This is better than the median of 2.3% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

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Primary Sources

The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:

• The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
• Congressional Biographical Directory for elected positions
• Congressional Pictorial Directory for the photo
• THOMAS, for sponsored bills