Scott is the junior senator from Florida and is a Republican. He has served since Jan 8, 2019. Scott is next up for reelection in 2024.
![Photo of Sen. Rick Scott [R-FL]](/static/legislator-photos/412838-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Rick Scott sits on the following committees:
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Senate Committee on Armed Services
- Member, Subcommittee on Airland
- Member, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity
- Member, Subcommittee on Personnel
- Senate Committee on the Budget
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Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- Member, Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet
- Member, Subcommittee on Science, Oceans, Fisheries, and Weather
- Member, Subcommittee on Security
- Member, Subcommittee on Transportation and Safety
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Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
- Member, Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management
- Member, Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management
- Senate Special Committee on Aging
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Scott sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Health (23%) Government Operations and Politics (15%) Crime and Law Enforcement (15%) International Affairs (15%) Taxation (15%) Education (15%)
Recent Bills
Some of Scott’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- S. 2697: Tariff Tax Credit Act of 2019
- S. 2708: Threat Information Protocol for Sharing Act of 2019
- S. 2631: Identity Theft Victims Protection Act of 2019
- S. 2559: Student Training and Education Metrics Act of 2019
- S. 2502: American Security Drone Act of 2019
- S. 2476: Hurricane Dorian Charitable Giving Act
- S. 2421: Disaster Contract Transparency Act of 2019
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2019 to Dec 2019, Scott missed 6 of 385 roll call votes, which is 1.6%. This is on par with the median of 1.5% among the lifetime records of senators currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- Office of Rick Scott for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills