U.S. Senator from Florida
Rick Scott
Republican · Florida
Former Florida governor (2011-2019), elected to Senate in 2018. Former Columbia/HCA CEO. Serves on Armed Services, Budget, Homeland Security, and Aging committees.
Record
Strong conservative. Released the '11-Point Plan to Rescue America' in 2022 calling for sunsetting all federal legislation. Hardline on immigration, China, and Cuba/Venezuela policy. Ran unsuccessfully against McConnell for Senate Republican leader.
Legislative Record
Recently sponsored bills (8 on record)
- S.5178 — A bill to amend chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the "Regulatory Flexibility Act"), to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
- S.5155 — A bill to require employers seeking a permanent labor certification classification for the hiring of foreign workers to pay a fee of at least $10,000, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 28, 2026)
- S.5069 — Coast Guard Leadership Modernization Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
- S.5068 — Service Academy Parity Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
- S.5044 — Honoring the Victims of Communist China’s Tyranny Act (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
- S.5016 — Clean Water Allotment Modernization Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 16, 2026)
- S.4958 — Safeguard Kids Act (Introduced, Jul 14, 2026)
- S.4898 — Medicaid RAC Improvement Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 24, 2026)
Notable votes
- Voted Yea on S.Res. 817 — S. Res. 817 (Resolution Agreed to, Jul 30, 2026)
- Voted Yea on S.Res. 817 — Motion to Invoke Cloture: S. Res. 817 (Cloture Motion Agreed to, Jul 29, 2026)
- Voted Nay on H.R. 6644 — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 6644 with an Amendment (SA 5823) (Cloture Motion Agreed to, Jun 18, 2026)
- Voted Yea on S. 2 — S. 2, As Amended (Bill Passed, Jun 5, 2026)
- Voted Nay on S. 2 — Cortez Masto Amdt. No. 5463 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
- Voted Nay on S. 2 — Padilla Amdt. No. 5808 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
- Voted Nay on S. 2 — Gallego Amdt. No. 5813 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
- Voted Nay on S. 2 — Peters Amdt. No. 5763 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)
- S.5191 — A bill to provide for the acquisition of United States citizenship for certain individuals who were internationally adopted, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
- S.5179 — A bill to clarify that for purposes of Federal nondiscrimination requirements applicable to education programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance, discrimination prohibited under title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is based on the biological reality of sex. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
- S.2195 — WWII Nurses Congressional Gold Medal Act (Introduced, Jul 28, 2026)
- S.4456 — AI OVERWATCH Act (Introduced, Jul 28, 2026)
- S.1404 — Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (Introduced, Jul 27, 2026)
- S.5092 — RAAM Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
- S.5059 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to streamline the review of biosimilar biological products. (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
- S.5023 — Ban Birth Tourism Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 16, 2026)
Voting analysis
Rick Scott holds two chairmanships — a special committee on aging and a seapower subcommittee — and still ranks among the Senate Republicans most likely to vote against the conference. His departures follow the procedural template that characterises the chamber's fiscal dissenters.
Objection at every stage
On one measure he voted against ending debate, against the substitute his party adopted, against a further cloture motion, and against the bill itself. He opposed passage of two other bills the conference carried, and supported budget and appropriations amendments offered by colleagues that the majority rejected. The pattern is one of exhausting the available objections rather than registering a single dissent.
| Roll call | Date | Outcome | Their vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R. 6644 Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 6644 with an Amendment (SA 5823) On the Cloture Motion H.R. 6644 · roll call 119 | Jun 18, 2026 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | Nay (party: Yea) |
| S.Con.Res. 33 Paul Amdt. No. 5378 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5378 to S.Con.Res. 33 (No short title on file) · roll call 119 | Apr 23, 2026 | Amendment Rejected | Yea (party: Nay) |
| H.R. 6644 H.R. 6644, as amended On Passage of the Bill H.R. 6644 · roll call 119 | Mar 12, 2026 | Bill Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
| H.R. 6644 Motion to Invoke Cloture: H.R. 6644 as amended On the Cloture Motion H.R. 6644 · roll call 119 | Mar 11, 2026 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | Nay (party: Yea) |
| H.R. 6644 Scott (SC) Amdt. No. 4308, as amended On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4308 to H.R. 6644 (No short title on file) · roll call 119 | Mar 11, 2026 | Amendment Agreed to | Nay (party: Yea) |
| H.R. 6644 Motion to Invoke Cloture Re: Amdt. No. 4308 On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 4308 to H.R. 6644 (No short title on file) · roll call 119 | Mar 10, 2026 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | Nay (party: Yea) |
| H.R. 7148 H.R. 7148, as Amended On Passage of the Bill H.R. 7148 · roll call 119 | Jan 30, 2026 | Bill Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
| H.R. 6938 On Passage of the Bill H.R. 6938 · roll call 119 | Jan 15, 2026 | Bill Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
| H.R. 6938 Motion to Invoke Cloture: H.R. 6938 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 6938 · roll call 119 | Jan 15, 2026 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | Nay (party: Yea) |
| S. 2296 Paul Amdt. No. 3761 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3761 to S.Amdt. 3748 to S. 2296 (No short title on file) · roll call 119 | Oct 9, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | Yea (party: Nay) |
Both Florida seats
Florida's two senators are both Republicans, so the delegation comparison is between two individuals. Scott is the more frequent defector.
Among the 2 Republicans in the Florida delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 9.0%. Rick Scott is above that average at 13.5%.
What he legislates on
His filings mix regulatory process with defence and foreign policy: a measure strengthening analysis of rules' impact on small entities, a substantial fee on employers seeking permanent labour certification for foreign workers, the Coast Guard Leadership Modernization Act, the Service Academy Parity Act, and a bill honouring victims of the Chinese government. Only a handful carry a subject classification, so the ordering below rests on very little.
Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Rick Scott's cluster into: Education (1), Environmental Protection (1), Health (1), International Affairs (1).
Of the 8 most recent of those, 8 currently sit at Introduced.
Tenure and attendance
Scott entered the Senate at the end of the twenty-tens and sits in its middle tenure band, having served under one party label. He is present for nearly all recorded votes.
First elected in 2019, now serving across 4 terms. Rick Scott falls in the mid cohort.
By the numbers
In the 119th Congress, Rick Scott has 670 bills sponsored, 1767 cosponsored, 8 recent floor votes recorded.
Committee assignments
- Senate Committee on Armed Services
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
- Senate Committee on the Budget
- Senate Special Committee on Aging (Chairman)
- Senate Committee on Armed Services: Personnel
- Senate Committee on Armed Services: Readiness and Management Support
- Senate Committee on Armed Services: Seapower (Chairman)
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations: Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations: State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations: Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Disaster Management, District of Columbia, and Census
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