U.S. Representative — Virginia's 3rd District
Robert Scott
Democrat · Virginia
Democrat U.S. Representative for Virginia's 3rd congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Legislative Record
Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)
- H.R.7340 — Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2026 (Introduced, Feb 4, 2026)
Rebuild America's Schools Act of 2026 This bill provides support for long-term improvements to public elementary and secondary school facilities. First, the bill sets forth allocations to states and establishes a need-based grant program for local educational agencies (LEAs) to improve school… - H.R.6893 — Chesapeake Bay Watershed Advancement for Training, Education, Restoration, and Science (WATERS) Act (Reported, Dec 18, 2025)
- H.R.6597 — LET’S Protect Workers Act (Introduced, Dec 10, 2025)
- H.R.5740 — WIC Benefits Protection Act (Introduced, Oct 10, 2025)
- H.R.4862 — LOAN Act (Introduced, Aug 1, 2025)
Lowering Obstacles to Achievement Now Act or the LOAN Act This bill revises federal student aid programs, including the Federal Pell Grant program and the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. It also repeals the education provisions that were enacted under P.L. 119-21 (commonly known as… - H.R.4771 — Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act (Introduced, Jul 25, 2025)
- H.R.4418 — Child Care for Working Families Act (Introduced, Jul 15, 2025)
- H.R.3997 — Protecting Children Act (Introduced, Jun 12, 2025)
Recent floor votes (100 on record)
- Voted Nay on H.R.8884 — Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
- Voted Yea on H.Con.Res.89 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
- Voted Nay on H.Con.Res.113 — Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Nay on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Yea on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Nay on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Yea on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted No on H.R.8800 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)
- H.R.9995 — To prohibit forced arbitration in work disputes, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
- H.R.1657 — Humane Cosmetics Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
- H.R.9817 — To end the shackling of pregnant individuals, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
- H.R.8811 — Moms Matter Act (Introduced, May 14, 2026)
- H.R.8807 — Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act (Introduced, May 14, 2026)
- H.R.8831 — Protecting Our Democracy Act (Introduced, May 14, 2026)
- H.R.8707 — No Funds for Iran War Act (Introduced, May 7, 2026)
- H.R.8684 — Transparency in Billing Act of 2026 (Introduced, May 7, 2026)
Voting analysis
Robert Scott leads the minority on Education and Workforce, and labour is far and away his largest classified subject — ahead of education itself, and ahead of civil rights, which sits second. Seventeen terms of filing produce an unusually clear signal, and this one points at work rather than school.
Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Robert Scott's cluster into: Labor and Employment (20), Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues (7), Education (4), Agriculture and Food (3), Families (3), Crime and Law Enforcement (2).
Schools, workers, water
A bill to rebuild the country's school buildings. A worker protection measure. A protection of nutrition benefits for women, infants and children. A loan act. And one that does not belong to the committee at all: a Chesapeake Bay training, education, restoration and science act, which is the estuary his state sits on turned into an authorisation.
Of the 50 most recent of those, 49 currently sit at Introduced.
Where he broke ranks
Four noes against the caucus, all on measures that passed anyway: daylight saving, a children's online safety act, organised retail crime, and a surveillance extension. One yes it withheld, on fuel retailing. One amendment vote, which carried.
Two subcommittee leaders from his own committee have pages here, one from each party — a Pennsylvania Republican who chairs workforce protections, and an Oregon Democrat who leads the minority on early childhood and elementary education.
| Roll call | Date | Outcome | Their vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R.8800 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 275 | Jul 22, 2026 | Agreed to | Aye (party: Nay) |
| H.R.139 Sunshine Protection Act On Passage · roll call 238 | Jul 14, 2026 | Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
| H.R.7757 KIDS Act On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 228 | Jun 29, 2026 | Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
| H.R.1346 Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act On Passage · roll call 164 | May 13, 2026 | Passed | Yea (party: Nay) |
| H.R.2853 Combating Organized Retail Crime Act On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 157 | May 12, 2026 | Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
| S.4465 To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll call 155 | Apr 30, 2026 | Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
Below the Virginia Democrats
The six Democrats Virginia sends to the House hold a higher rate together than he does alone.
Among the 6 Democrats in the Virginia delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 4.0%. Robert Scott is below that average at 2.8%.
Tenure and attendance
Seventeen terms, starting in the early nineteen-nineties — a length of service matched by only a handful of members in this data. He misses almost nothing.
First elected in 1993, now serving across 17 terms. Robert Scott falls in the veteran cohort.
By the numbers
In the 119th Congress, Robert Scott has 331 bills sponsored, 4532 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Education and Workforce (Ranking Member)
- House Committee on the Budget
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