Tim Scott, Senator for South Carolina

Scott is the junior senator from South Carolina and is a Republican. He has served since Jan 3, 2013. Scott is next up for reelection in 2022.

He was previously the representative for South Carolina’s 1^st congressional district as a Republican from 2011 to 2012.

Analysis

Legislative Metrics

Read our 2017 Report Card for Scott.

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Scott is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the Senate positioned according to our liberal–conservative ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).

The chart is based on the bills Scott has sponsored and cosponsored. See full analysis methodology.

Ratings from Advocacy Organizations

FreedomWorks: 100% NumbersUSA: 99% Americans for Prosperity: 98% The Club for Growth: 89% United States Chamber of Commerce: 80% The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws: D American Civil Liberties Union: 5% League of Conservation Voters: 3% Human Rights Campaign: 0% NIAC Action: F Planned Parenthood Action Fund: 0%

Committee Membership

Tim Scott sits on the following committees:

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
- Chair, Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development
- Member, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection
- Member, Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment
Senate Committee on Finance
- Chair, Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth
- Member, Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure
- Member, Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight
Senate Committee on Armed Services
- Member, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
- Member, Subcommittee on SeaPower
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- Member, Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety
- Member, Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security
Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Senate Special Committee on Aging

Enacted Legislation

Scott was the primary sponsor of 4 bills that were enacted:

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We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110^th Congress).

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

Scott sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:

Taxation (22%) Health (17%) Education (17%) Finance and Financial Sector (15%) Crime and Law Enforcement (11%) Labor and Employment (9%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (4%) Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues (4%)

Recent Bills

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

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Voting Record

Key Votes

Scott’s Vote	Vote Description
Yea	H.R. 1892: Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018; Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018, the SUSTAIN Care Act of 2018; Family First Prevention Services Act.; Honoring Hometown ... Feb 9, 2018. Motion Agreed to 71/28. This bill became the vehicle for passage of funding for the federal government through March 23, 2018, to avert a government shutdown that would have occurred on February 9, 2018 had this bill not been enacted. The bill was introduced as the Honoring Hometown Heroes ...
Yea	H.J.Res. 43: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating ... Mar 30, 2017. Joint Resolution Passed 51/50. Joe Biden never got the opportunity to break a single 50-50 Senate tie in eight years as vice president. Mike Pence has already broken two. One from last month has since become law: a measure allowing states to withhold federal Planned Parenthood funding. (The other ...
Nay	H.R. 5325: Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 Sep 28, 2016. Bill Passed 72/26. The Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act (H.R. 5325) is an appropriations bill which extended funding at the previous year's levels up to December 9, 2016 (10 weeks). After this, a continuing ...
Yea	S. 2943: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 Jun 14, 2016. Bill Passed 85/13. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (H.R. 4909; NDAA 2017, Pub.L. 114-328) is a United States proposed federal bill which specifies the budget and expenditures of the United States Department of Defense (DOD) for Fiscal Year 2017. This summary is from Wikipedia.
Nay	H.R. 22: Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act Dec 3, 2015. Conference Report Agreed to 83/16. H.R 22, formerly the Hire More Heroes Act, has become the Senate’s vehicle for passage of the Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act or DRIVE Act (S. 1647). The DRIVE Act is a major bipartisan transportation bill that would authorize funding ...
Nay	H.R. 22: Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act Jul 30, 2015. Bill Passed 65/34. This vote turned H.R 22, originally the Hire More Heroes Act, into the Senate’s vehicle for passage of the Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act or DRIVE Act (S. 1647), a major bipartisan transportation bill, and the Export-Import Bank Reform and ...
No	H.J.Res. 117 (112th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 Sep 13, 2012. Passed 329/91.
Aye	H.R. 6233 (112th): Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2012 Aug 2, 2012. Passed 223/197.
Nay	H.R. 5972 (112th): Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 Jun 29, 2012. Passed 261/163.
No	S. 365 (112th): Budget Control Act of 2011 Aug 1, 2011. Passed 269/161. The Budget Control Act of 2011 (Pub.L. 112–25, S. 365, 125 Stat. 240, enacted August 2, 2011) is a federal statute enacted by the 112th United States Congress and signed into law by US President Barack Obama on August 2, 2011. The Act brought conclusion ...
Aye	H.R. 1249 (112th): Leahy-Smith America Invents Act Jun 23, 2011. Passed 304/117. The Leahy–Smith America Invents Act (AIA) is a United States federal statute that was passed by Congress and was signed into law by President Barack Obama on September 16, 2011. The law represents the most significant legislative change to the U.S. patent system since the ...

Missed Votes

From Jan 2013 to Nov 2018, Scott missed 34 of 1,726 roll call votes, which is 2.0%. 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.

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Time Period	Votes Eligible	Missed Votes	Percent	Percentile
2013 Jan-Mar	92	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Apr-Jun	76	2	2.6%	59^th
2013 Jul-Sep	43	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Oct-Dec	80	0	0.0%	0^th
2014 Jan-Mar	93	1	1.1%	49^th
2014 Apr-Jun	123	13	10.6%	89^th
2014 Jul-Sep	54	1	1.9%	61^st
2014 Nov-Dec	96	1	1.0%	50^th
2015 Jan-Mar	135	0	0.0%	0^th
2015 Apr-Jun	85	4	4.7%	86^th
2015 Jul-Sep	52	0	0.0%	0^th
2015 Oct-Dec	67	3	4.5%	82^nd
2016 Jan-Mar	38	3	7.9%	80^th
2016 Apr-Jun	79	0	0.0%	0^th
2016 Jul-Sep	34	1	2.9%	61^st
2016 Nov-Dec	12	0	0.0%	0^th
2017 Jan-Mar	101	0	0.0%	0^th
2017 Apr-Jun	54	0	0.0%	0^th
2017 Jul-Sep	53	1	1.9%	60^th
2017 Oct-Dec	117	0	0.0%	0^th
2018 Jan-Mar	63	4	6.3%	86^th
2018 Apr-Jun	80	0	0.0%	0^th
2018 Jul-Sep	75	0	0.0%	0^th
2018 Oct-Nov	24	0	0.0%	0^th

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
GPO Member Guide for the photo
GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills

Tim Scott is pronounced:

tim // skot

The letters stand for sounds according to the following table:

Letter	Sounds As In
I i	pin
K k	king
M m	man
O o	top
S s	sit
T t	top

Capital letters indicate a stressed syllable.

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