Austin Scott

Austin Scott

15

Years in Office

80

Bills Sponsored

1607

Bills Co-Sponsored

4

Committees

Legislative Focus

Key areas of legislative activity based on sponsored legislation.
Congress29%
Social Welfare13%
Public Lands and Natural Resources8%
Agriculture and Food8%

Sponsored Legislation

Bills that Austin Scott has sponsored from the most recent three Congresses (119th, 118th, and 117th).
BillTitleIntroducedStatusActions
HR 7559
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny deduction for outsourcing payments.

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

In Committee
HR 7475
Expedited Guaranteed Lender Pilot Program Act

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

In Committee
HRES 1009
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6945) to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to clarify the authority of States to use funds for pregnancy centers, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6359) to require institutions of higher education to disseminate information on the rights of, and accommodations and resources for, pregnant students, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 140) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Active
HR 7120
Purple Heart Freedom to Work Act

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

In Committee
HR 6598
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Research and Development Modernization Act of 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

In Committee
HRES 936
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3898) to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make targeted reforms with respect to waters of the United States and other matters, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3383) to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 with respect to the authority of closed-end companies to invest in private funds; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3638) to direct the Secretary of Energy to prepare periodic assessments and submit reports on the supply chain for the generation and transmission of electricity, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3628) to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to add a standard related to State consideration of reliable generation, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3668) to promote interagency coordination for reviewing certain authorizations under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1071) to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Active
HR 6019
To repeal certain provisions relating to notification to Senate offices regarding legal process on disclosure of Senate data, and for other purposes.

Received in the Senate.

Active
Amendment 92
House Amendment 92

On agreeing to the Scott, Austin amendment (A016) Agreed to by voice vote.

Agreed to by Voice Vote
HRES 682
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3838) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3486) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties for individuals who illegally enter and reenter the United States after being removed, and for other purposes.

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Active
HRES 598
Providing for the adoption of the resolution (H. Res. 589) providing for the public release of certain documents, records, and communications related to the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein.

Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 672, H. Res. 598 is laid on the table.

Active
HRES 530
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3944) making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 275) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to publish on a monthly basis the number of special interest aliens encountered attempting to unlawfully enter the United States, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 875) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who have been convicted of or who have committed an offense for driving while intoxicated or impaired are inadmissible and deportable; and providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 516) condemning the violent June 2025 riots in Los Angeles, California.

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Active
HRES 377
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 276) to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America", and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 881) to establish Department of Homeland Security funding restrictions on institutions of higher education that have a relationship with Confucius Institutes, and for other purposes.

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Active
HR 2345
Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Establishment Act

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

In Committee
HRES 54
Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Active
HRES 53
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 471) to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 5) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes.

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Active
HRES 1612
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7673) to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing or enforcing energy conservation standards for clothes washers that are not cost-effective or technologically feasible, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 4199) to authorize additional district judges for the district courts and convert temporary judgeships; and providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 5009) to reauthorize wildlife habitat and conservation programs, and for other purposes.

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Active
Amendment 997
House Amendment 997

On agreeing to the Scott, Austin amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection.

Active
HRES 1316
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8774) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8771) making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8752) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes.

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Active
HRES 1287
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8070) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year; relating to the consideration of House Report 118-527 and an accompanying resolution; and for other purposes.

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Active
HR 8182
Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Establishment Act

Subcommittee Hearings Held

In Committee
HR 8055
Ensuring Access to Risk Management Act of 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.

In Committee
HR 6983
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 15 South Valdosta Road in Lakeland, Georgia, as the "Nell Patten Roquemore Post Office".

Became Public Law No: 118-224.

Passed
HRES 358
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the National Wild Turkey Federation and recognizing its significant contributions to scientific wildlife management, research, and habitat conservation, as well as promoting and protecting the long-honored outdoor traditions of the United States.

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

In Committee
HR 1841
Purple Heart Freedom to Work Act

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

In Committee
HR 7731
Consumer Protection and Fuel Transparency Act of 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In Committee
HR 4337
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Research and Development Modernization Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.

In Committee
HR 3444
ABLE Accounts for Veterans Act of 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

In Committee
HR 3443
Purple Heart Freedom to Work Act

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

In Committee
HR 2063
Protecting American Jobs Act

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

In Committee
HR 843
To amend the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act to raise the borrowing limit of the Commodity Credit Corporation.

Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.

In Committee
HR 7758
Assistance for Rural Health, Safety and Educational Facilities Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.

In Committee
HR 6728
To amend the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act to raise the borrowing limit of the Commodity Credit Corporation.

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

In Committee
HR 6611
Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for the Department of Agriculture to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

In Committee
HR 4535
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Research and Development Modernization Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.

In Committee
HR 4496
Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program Extension Act of 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.

In Committee
HR 3072
To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide a guarantee of residency for registration of businesses of spouses of members of the uniformed services, to improve occupational license portability for military spouses through interstate compacts, and for other purposes.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

In Committee
HR 2655
Purple Heart Freedom to Work Act

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

In Committee
HR 2656
ABLE Accounts for Veterans Act of 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

In Committee
HR 1673
Agricultural Trucking Relief Act of 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

In Committee
HR 1024
Consumer Protection and Fuel Transparency Act of 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In Committee
HR 877
Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow’s Needs Act

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 513.

Active
HR 7200
Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program Extension Act of 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

In Committee
HR 7004
Agricultural Trucking Relief Act of 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

In Committee
HR 6121
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Research and Development Modernization Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.

In Committee
HR 5855
Consumer Protection and Fuel Transparency Act of 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In Committee
HR 4910
Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act

Became Public Law No: 115-184.

Passed
HR 3886
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the unified credit against the estate and gift tax and to simplify the estate and gift tax rates.

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

In Committee
Amendment 322
House Amendment 322

On agreeing to the Scott, Austin amendment (A050) Agreed to by recorded vote: 217 - 193 (Roll no. 468).

Agreed to (217-193)
HR 3546
End Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

In Committee
HR 2591
Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow's Needs Act

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

In Committee
HR 1722
Protecting American Jobs Act

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

In Committee
Amendment 32
House Amendment 32

On agreeing to the Scott, Austin amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote.

Agreed to by Voice Vote
HR 5649
Stop Abusing the Presidential Plane Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces.

In Committee
HR 5525
End Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2016

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 207 - 143 (Roll no. 334).

Failed
HR 4884
CURB Lifeline Act of 2016

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 17 - 11 .

In Committee
HR 4363
Student Tax Affordability and Relief Act

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

In Committee
HR 4074
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to collect data regarding foreign travel, or repatriation, to the country of nationality or last habitual residence by an alien admitted to the United States as a refugee, and for other purposes.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

In Committee
HR 3754
Halting Government Overreach Act of 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.

In Committee
Amendment 339
House Amendment 339

On agreeing to the Scott, Austin amendment (A071) Agreed to by voice vote.

Agreed to by Voice Vote
Amendment 278
House Amendment 278

By unanimous consent, the Scott, Austin amendment was withdrawn. (consideration: CR H3684)

Agreed to by Unanimous Consent
HR 1893
Protecting American Jobs Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

In Committee
HR 1183
Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

In Committee
HR 266
End Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

In Committee
HR 5447
To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to increase the availability of pesticides for the management of parasitic pests that adversely impact the health of managed pollinator bees, and for other purposes.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture.

In Committee
HR 5376
Stop Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

In Committee
Amendment 736
House Amendment 736

On agreeing to the Scott, Austin amendment (A047) Failed by recorded vote: 116 - 290 (Roll no. 253).

Not Agreed to (116-290)
HCONRES 86
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the enactment of the Smith-Lever Act, which established the nationwide Cooperative Extension System.

Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

Active
HR 3241
Pay our Guardsmen and Civilian Defense Personnel Act

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6242)

Active
HR 1448
FARMER Act of 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

In Committee
HR 1302
To prohibit foreign military financing to Egypt.

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

In Committee
HR 1202
One Percent Spending Reduction Act of 2013

Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

In Committee
HR 972
Preserving Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act of 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.

In Committee
HR 795
Protecting American Jobs Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

In Committee
HR 350
To repeal the Legal Services Corporation Act.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.

In Committee
HR 6224
Providing Assistance with the Paperwork from Excessive Regulations Act of 2012

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

In Committee
HR 5925
Preserving Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act of 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

In Committee
Amendment 1060
House Amendment 1060

On agreeing to the Scott, Austin amendment (A027) Failed by recorded vote: 122 - 289 (Roll no. 219).

Not Agreed to (122-289)
HR 2978
Protecting American Jobs Act

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

In Committee
HR 2811
To rescind all unobligated funds made available for capital assistance for high-speed rail corridors under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

In Committee
HR 2774
To repeal the Legal Services Corporation Act.

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In Committee

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