Tim Scott, R-SC

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Tim Scott is a Republican Senator from South Carolina.

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The list below shows the pieces of legislation (including bills, resolutions, and amendments) that this legislator has sponsored. Not all pieces of legislation have been brought for a roll call vote.

  • s2358-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the procedural rules for penalties. (aka IRS Accountability and Taxpayer Protection Act)
  • s1982-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include expenses for certain nonathletic supplies in the above-the-line deduction for eligible educators, and to allow such deduction to interscholastic sports administrators and coaches. (aka COACHES Act)
  • s1545-119 - A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to ensure community accountability for areas repeatedly damaged by floods, and for other purposes. (aka Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act)
  • s371-119 - A bill to require certain reports on small business disaster assistance to be published on the website of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. (aka SBA Disaster Transparency Act)
  • s2419-119 - A bill to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to clarify the authority of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection with respect to persons regulated by a State insurance regulator, and for other purposes. (aka Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2025)
  • s204-119 - A bill to protect the right of parents to direct the upbringing of their children as a fundamental right. (aka Families’ Rights and Responsibilities Act)
  • s1452-119 - A bill to extend certain authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950.
  • s2486-119 - A bill to prohibit the Administrator of the Small Business Administration from directly making loans under the 7(a) loan program, and for other purposes. (aka Protecting Access to Credit for Small Businesses Act)
  • s1465-119 - A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to clarify Federal law with respect to reporting certain positive consumer credit information to consumer reporting agencies, and for other purposes. (aka Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2025)
  • s628-119 - A bill to suspend the entry of covered aliens in response to the fentanyl public health crisis. (aka Alan T. Shao II Fentanyl Public Health Emergency and Overdose Prevention Act)
  • s2003-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit certain excess plan assets to be used for benefits for active employees, and for other purposes. (aka Strengthening Benefit Plans Act of 2025)
  • s1889-119 - A bill to repeal the sunset provision of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996.
  • s875-119 - A bill to curtail the political weaponization of Federal banking agencies by eliminating reputational risk as a component of the supervision of depository institutions. (aka Financial Integrity and Regulation Management Act)
  • s2237-119 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend acute hospital care at home waiver flexibilities, and to require an additional study and report on such flexibilities. (aka Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act)
  • s505-119 - A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to modify the deadline for filing beneficial ownership information reports for reporting companies formed or registered before January 1, 2024. (aka ‘Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025)
  • s1998-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify reporting requirements, promote tax compliance, and reduce tip reporting compliance burdens in the beauty service industry. (aka Small Business Tax Fairness and Compliance Simplification Act)
  • s558-119 - A bill to provide for the consideration of a definition of antisemitism set forth by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance for the enforcement of Federal antidiscrimination laws concerning education programs or activities, and for other purposes. (aka Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025)
  • s363-119 - A bill to impose sanctions with respect to foreign governments that resist efforts to repatriate their citizens who have unlawfully entered the United States and foreign governments and foreign persons that knowingly facilitate unlawful immigration into the United States, and for other purposes. (aka Stifling Transnational Operations and Proliferators by Mitigating Activities that Drive Narcotics, Exploitation, and Smuggling Sanctions Act)
  • s2301-119 - A bill to reauthorize certain programs regarding rural health care. (aka Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025)
  • s1944-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that individuals who have access to certain healthcare services through a worksite health clinic are eligible to make pre-tax contributions to a health savings account. (aka Employee Access to Worksite Health Services Act)
  • s1182-119 - A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit institutions of higher education that authorize antisemitic events on campus from participating in the student loan and grand programs under title IV of such Act. (aka Stop Antisemitism on College Campuses Act)
  • s2228-119 - A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to harmonize the definition of employee with the common law. (aka Modern Worker Empowerment Act)
  • s481-119 - A bill to reprogram all remaining unobligated funds from the IRS enforcement account. (aka Securing our Border Act)
  • s2651-119 - An original bill to increase the supply of affordable housing in America. (aka Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream to Housing Act of 2025)
  • s2464-119 - A bill to allow the Comptroller of the Currency and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to increase the aggregate amount of investments that a national banking association and a State member bank may make to promote the public welfare, and for other purposes. (aka Community Investment and Prosperity Act)
  • s883-119 - A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to allow the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to approve or deny applications for the siting, construction, expansion, or operation of facilities to export or import natural gas, and for other purposes. (aka Unlocking Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2025)
  • s487-119 - A bill to expand opportunity through greater choice in education, and for other purposes. (aka CHOICE Act)
  • s1813-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for charitable donations for the creation or expansion of charter schools. (aka High-Quality Charter Schools Act)
  • s2116-119 - A bill to require the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to annually review, update, and report on the facilities and property of the United States Government determined to be national security sensitive for purposes of review of real estate transactions under section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950.
  • s2118-119 - A bill to amend title 41, United States Code, and title 10, United States Code, to provide best value through the multiple award schedule program, and for other purposes. (aka Value Over Cost Act of 2025)
  • s1590-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow qualified distributions from qualified tuition programs for certain aviation maintenance and commercial pilot courses. (aka Aviation Workforce Development Act)
  • s735-119 - A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a sickle cell disease prevention and treatment demonstration program. (aka Sickle Cell Disease and Other Heritable Blood Disorders Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2025)
  • s1757-119 - A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to provide for more efficient hearings on nuclear facility construction applications, and for other purposes. (aka Efficient Nuclear Licensing Hearings Act)
  • sres58-119 - An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  • sres44-119 - A resolution designating the week of January 26 through February 1, 2025, as "National School Choice Week".
  • sres238-119 - A resolution congratulating the students, parents, teachers, and leaders of charter schools across the United States for making ongoing contributions to education and supporting the ideals and goals of the 26th Annual National Charter Schools Week, to be held May 11 through May 17, 2025.
  • sres282-119 - A resolution commemorating June 17, 2025, as the tenth anniversary of the Mother Emanuel AME Church shooting.
  • sjres18-119 - A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions".
  • sjres24-119 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing".

Vote Summary

The chart below shows all the votes cast by this legislator. The bars are color-coded by party. Red bars indicate votes cast in support of Republican-sponsored legislation or against Democrat-sponsored legislation; blue bars indicate the opposite.

See the about page for the methodology we use to determine what is and is not a party-line vote.

All Votes

Tim Scott has cast 499 votes in the current session of Congress. We calculate that 0 were party-line votes. This equates to 0% of the total votes cast by this legislator.

Nomination Votes

Tim Scott has cast 0 votes for nominees in the current session of Congress. We calculate that 0 were party-line votes. This equates to NaN% of the total nomination votes cast by this legislator.

Marcus Molinaro, of New York, to be Federal Transit AdministratorAdam Telle, of Mississippi, to be an Assistant Secretary of the ArmySean Cairncross, of Minnesota, to be National Cyber DirectorJohn Arrigo, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Portuguese RepublicCatherine Hanson, of South Carolina, to be Chief Financial Officer, Environmental Protection AgencyLuke Lindberg, of South Dakota, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural AffairsJeanine Pirro, of New York, to be United States Attorney for the District of Columbia for the term of four yearsJason Reding Quinones, of Florida, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida for the term of four yearsBrian Burch, of Illinois, to be Ambassador to the Holy SeeAndrew Puzder, of Tennessee, to be Representative of the United States of America to the European Union, with the rank of AmbassadorNicholas Kent, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of EducationDavid Woll, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentLuigi Rinaldi, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Oriental Republic of UruguayBrian Nesvik, of Wyoming, to be Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife ServiceCasey Mulligan, of Illinois, to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business AdministrationAndrea Lucas, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2030Matthew Kozma, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland SecurityCheryl Mason, of North Carolina, to be Inspector General, Department of Veterans AffairsGadyaces Serralta, of Florida, to be Director of the United States Marshals ServiceTyler Clarkson, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of AgricultureJoseph Kent, of Washington, to be Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Office of the Director of National IntelligenceThomas Gaiser, of Ohio, to be an Assistant Attorney GeneralEmil J. Bove III, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third CircuitSamuel Brown, of Nevada, to be Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Memorial AffairsSusan Monarez, of Wisconsin, to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and PreventionWilliam Kimmitt, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for International TradeEarl Matthews, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of DefenseDavid Wright, of South Carolina, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the term of five years expiring June 30, 2030Richard Topping, of Ohio, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Veterans AffairsMatthew Lohmeier, of Arizona, to be Under Secretary of the Air ForceAaron Szabo, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection AgencyZachary M. Bluestone, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of MissouriJohn Hurley, of California, to be Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial CrimesArielle Roth, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and InformationBradley Hansell, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and SecurityAaron Lukas, of Arkansas, to be Principal Deputy Director of National IntelligenceCristian M. Stevens, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of MissouriJoshua M. Divine, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of MissouriTerrance Cole, of Virginia, to be Administrator of Drug EnforcementJoseph Edlow, of Maryland, to be Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland SecurityAnthony Tata, of Florida, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and ReadinessLuke Pettit, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the TreasuryWhitney D. Hermandorfer, of Tennessee, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth CircuitJonathan Gould, of Virginia, to be Comptroller of the Currency for a term of five yearsWilliam Briggs, of Texas, to be Deputy Administrator of the Small Business AdministrationScott Kupor, of California, to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management for a term of four yearsBryan Bedford, of Indiana, to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration for the term of five yearsPreston Griffith, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of EnergyKenneth Kies, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the TreasuryPaul Dabbar, of New York, to be Deputy Secretary of CommerceDaniel Zimmerman, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant Secretary of DefenseRodney Scott, of Oklahoma, to be Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland SecurityOlivia Trusty, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission for a term of five years from July 1, 2025Olivia Trusty, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2025Gary Andres, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human ServicesWilliam Long, of Missouri, to be Commissioner of Internal Revenue for the remainder of the term expiring November 12, 2027Andrew Hughes, of Texas, to be Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentStephen Vaden, of Tennessee, to be Deputy Secretary of AgricultureDavid Fotouhi, of Virginia, to be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection AgencyBrett Shumate, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney GeneralJohn Andrew Eisenberg, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney GeneralJames O'Neill, of California, to be Deputy Secretary of Health and Human ServicesEdward Walsh, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to IrelandMichelle Bowman, of Kansas, to be Vice Chairman for Supervision of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of four yearsDale Marks, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of DefenseAllison Hooker, of Georgia, to be an Under Secretary of State (Political Affairs)Michael Duffey, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and SustainmentCharles Kushner, of New York, to be Ambassador to the French Republic, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Principality of MonacoSean Donahue, of Florida, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection AgencyEric Matthew Ueland, of Virginia, to be Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and BudgetEmil Michael, of Florida, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Research and EngineeringMichael Rigas, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of State for Management and ResourcesKatharine MacGregor, of Florida, to be Deputy Secretary of the InteriorJames Danly, of Tennessee, to be Deputy Secretary of EnergyTroy Meink, of Virginia, to be Secretary of the Air ForceReed Rubinstein, of Maryland, to be Legal Adviser of the Department of StateMonica Crowley, of New York, to be Chief of Protocol, and to have the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of serviceFrank Bisignano, of New Jersey, to be Commissioner of Social Security Administration for the term expiring January 19, 2031Tilman Fertitta, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Italian Republic, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of San MarinoThomas Barrack, of Colorado, to be Ambassador to the Republic of TurkeyWarren Stephens, of Arkansas, to be Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandDavid Perdue, of Georgia, to be Ambassador to the People's Republic of ChinaLt. Gen. John D. Caine (Retired), in the Air Force, to be GeneralLt. Gen. John D. Caine (Retired), in the Air Force, to be Major GeneralMark Meador, of Virginia, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner for the term of seven years from September 26, 2024Paul Atkins, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 5, 2026Kevin Cabrera, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of PanamaRonald Johnson, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the United Mexican StatesPeter Hoekstra, of Michigan, to be Ambassador to CanadaMike Huckabee, of Arkansas, to be Ambassador to the State of IsraelGeorge Glass, of Oregon, to be Ambassador to JapanElbridge Colby, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for PolicyDean Sauer, of Missouri, to be Solicitor General of the United StatesHarmeet Dhillon, of California, to be an Assistant Attorney GeneralMehmet Oz, of Pennsylvania, to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ServicesMatthew Whitaker, of Iowa, to be United States Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, with the rank and status of AmbassadorPaul Lawrence, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Veterans AffairsMichael Faulkender, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of the TreasuryAaron Reitz, of Texas, to be an Assistant Attorney General vice Hampton Y. DellingerJames Bishop, of North Carolina, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and BudgetMartin Makary, of Virginia, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human ServicesJayanta Bhattacharya, of California, to be Director of the National Institutes of HealthMichael Kratsios, of South Carolina, to be Director of the Office of Science and Technology PolicyChristopher Landau, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of StateJohn Phelan, of Florida, to be Secretary of the NavyStephen Feinberg, of New York, to be Deputy Secretary of DefenseJeffrey Kessler, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and SecurityWilliam Pulte, of Florida, to be Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency for a term of five yearsKeith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Deputy Secretary of LaborStephen Miran, of New York, to be Chairman of the Council of Economic AdvisersAbigail Slater, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney GeneralSteven Bradbury, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of TransportationLori Chavez-DeRemer, of Oregon, to be Secretary of LaborTroy Edgar, of California, to be Deputy Secretary of Homeland SecurityTodd Blanche, of Florida, to be Deputy Attorney GeneralLinda McMahon, of Connecticut, to be Secretary of EducationJamieson Greer, of Maryland, to be United States Trade Representative, with the rank of AmbassadorDaniel Driscoll, of North Carolina, to be Secretary of the ArmyKashyap Patel, of Nevada, to be Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a term of ten yearsKelly Loeffler, of Georgia, to be Administrator of the Small Business AdministrationHoward Lutnick, of New York, to be Secretary of CommerceBrooke Rollins, of Texas, to be Secretary of AgricultureRobert F. Kennedy, Jr., of California, to be Secretary of Health and Human ServicesTulsi Gabbard, of Hawaii, to be Director of National IntelligenceRussell Vought, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Management and BudgetEric Turner, of Texas, to be Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentPamela Bondi, of Florida, to be Attorney GeneralDouglas Collins, of Georgia, to be Secretary of Veterans AffairsChristopher Wright, of Colorado, to be Secretary of EnergyDouglas Burgum, of North Dakota, to be Secretary of the InteriorLee Zeldin, of New York, to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection AgencySean Duffy, of Wisconsin, to be Secretary of TransportationScott Bessent, of South Carolina, to be Secretary of the TreasuryKristi Noem, of South Dakota, to be Secretary of Homeland SecurityPeter Hegseth, of Tennessee, to be Secretary of DefenseJohn Ratcliffe, of Texas, to be Director of the Central Intelligence AgencyMarco Rubio, of Florida, to be Secretary of State