RepublicanRick Scott
U.S. Senator · Florida
U.S. Senator from Florida
13 tracked promises, 6 rated
Florida
Represents Florida statewide
How they won their seat
Rick Scott won the 2024 U.S. Senate election in Florida with 55.6% of the vote (5,977,706 votes).
- Rick Scott · Republican55.6%5,977,706
- Debbie Mucarsel-Powell · Democrat42.8%4,603,077
- 4 Other Candidates1.6%176,645
Certified results. Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab (MEDSL) ↗. A plurality winner can hold under 50% when more than two candidates run.
Inferred legislative agendas
Rick Scott's record shows a focus on national security, immigration, and government reform. He has sponsored multiple bills related to China, such as the CCP Sanctions Shot Clock Act and the Blocking CCP Spy Tech Act of 2026, showing a focus on national security concerns. Additionally, his sponsored resolutions and bills include resolutions and bills that commemorate significant events and advocate for government accountability. Focus areas (from the record): National Security · Immigration · Government Reform · Commemoration · Healthcare · Education Alignment with declared positions: Mixed. Scott's sponsored bills include topics related to national security and government reform, such as the emphasis on border security and term limits. However, there is limited evidence of his actions related to healthcare and welfare reform. What this can't tell you: The record does not reveal the effectiveness of the sponsored bills or their impact on legislation; There is no information on the politician's engagement in committees or other legislative activities; The record does not provide insight into the politician's public statements or interactions with constituents. Confidence: moderate (based on the volume of verified record on file).
Inferred, not stated. Rick Scott has not necessarily stated these as goals. This is an AI-generated, nonpartisan reading of the patterns in their verified record — sponsored legislation, committee work, roll-call votes, and campaign-finance composition — and how those patterns compare to any declared positions and tracked promises. It describes what the record emphasizes, never imputes motive, and is run through an adversarial review pass that scrubs bias, loaded language, and any claim the evidence doesn’t support. It is not a quote, a claim they made, or a rating; every underlying item is sourced in the verified record below; and it never affects the Integrity Score.
Showing 2025. Every tile and chart below reflects this window; some record types (e.g. roll-call votes) only have data for recent years.
Activity in office
What Rick Scott has actually done in office — sourced from official roll-call and government records, shown in full below. These are facts, separate from tracked promises and never folded into any score.
- Votes cast
- 659
- Voted yea
- 514
- Voted nay
- 144
- Bills sponsored
- 121
- Committees
- 13
Roll-call data last updated July 20, 2026 · source: Voteview.
Monthly voting activity
- Yea
- Nay
- Total
Roll-call votes per month — most recent on file. Source: Voteview.
Vote attendance
Share of roll calls participated in — most recent votes on file. Source: Voteview.
Bills sponsored over time
Bills sponsored per year, stacked by outcome (latest action). Outcome data covers the 118th–119th Congresses; earlier years show as “awaiting status” until enriched. Source: Congress.gov.
Independence
How often they break with their party’s majority — neither good nor bad, just the record.
Most recent roll-call votes on file. Source: Voteview.
Bill success rate
Bills SPONSORED in the 118th–119th Congresses, by their latest action. Source: Congress.gov.
Campaign finance over time
- Small-dollar (unitemized)$171K38%
- Large individual (itemized)$208K46%
- PAC / committee$68K15%
By election cycle. Source: FEC.
Committee memberships
- Member, Senate Committee on Foreign RelationsOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Armed ServicesOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Armed Services — PersonnelOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Armed Services — Readiness and Management SupportOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Chairman, Senate Committee on Armed Services — SeapowerOn record since Jan 2025Chair
- Member, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and CounterterrorismOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International DevelopmentOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's IssuesOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs — Permanent Subcommittee on InvestigationsOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs — Disaster Management, District of Columbia, and CensusOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on the BudgetOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Chairman, Senate Special Committee on AgingOn record since Jan 2025Chair
Source: Congress.gov.
Integrity
Promises kept vs. worked against — weighted breakdown+53 · based on 6 rated promises
- Attempted 1
- Partial 3
- Championed 2
Teal segments are promises kept; amber and stone segments are promises worked against. The signed score weights each rated promise by significance and evidence confidence. Promise-keeping is shown separately from popularity, finance, disclosure, and stated positions. Methodology is open.
Integrity over time
In office since Jan 2019 · 6 rated promisesEach step is a real change in the sourced record — the score holds between assessments.
Promise status over time
How the tracked promise record has evolved.
- Kept6
- Against0
- No opportunity0
- In progress0
Replayed from this official’s sourced assessment history — the bands step only when an assessment is recorded or changed. Based on the most recent roll-call votes on file and the tracked promise assessments; never interpolated.
Topic coverage
13 promises across 12 topicsWhat this record covers — the number of tracked promises per topic. This is coverage, not a verdict; the kept/against shading within each bar mirrors the Integrity breakdown above.
- Federal budget & spending2
- China / national security1
- Congressional reform1
- Crime & policing1
- Drug supply chain & China1
- Government accountability1
- Government reform / term limits1
- Immigration & border1
- Size of government1
- Social Security & Medicare1
- Taxes1
- Welfare / work requirements1
Evidence & significance
Evidence quality
Strongest source cited per promise.
- Primary (official record)13100%
Significance mix
How weighty the tracked promises are (1 = minor, 5 = defining).
Significance weights each promise in the Integrity Score.
13 tracked promises
“Pass the Protect Our Seniors Act to preserve Social Security and Medicare by establishing a budget point of order requiring a two-thirds vote to pass any measure that would reduce Medicare or Social Security benefits.”
“Pass the Balanced Budget Responsibility Act, which would give the president authority and discretion to decline to spend money whenever the federal government is running a deficit, in order to balance the federal budget while protecting Medicare and Social Security.”
“Support and advance a constitutional amendment requiring the federal government to balance its budget, with a supermajority vote in Congress needed to authorize emergency spending that exceeds the nation's revenues.”
“Pass the AMERICAN DRUGS Act to cut U.S. reliance on pharmaceuticals made in Communist China.”
“Enact term limits for Congress and government bureaucrats, pursued via a constitutional amendment.”
“Push the Senate to work and vote every day — ending the practice of leaving Washington on Thursday afternoons — and stay in session until the legislative agenda is delivered.”
“Pass the CCP Sanctions Shot Clock Act to bar sanctioned officials aligned with the Chinese Communist Party's military interests from doing business on U.S. exchanges.”
“Pass the Let's Get to Work Act to expand work requirements for federal welfare programs such as SNAP and HUD housing assistance.”
“Pass the No Budget, No Pay Act to prohibit Members of Congress from being paid until both chambers approve a budget resolution and pass all regular appropriations bills.”
“Cut taxes and advocate no tax increases as part of his Rescue America plan.”
“Reduce the size of the federal government workforce by 25% within 5 years.”
“Secure the border and finish building the U.S.-Mexico border wall, naming it after President Donald Trump.”
“Re-fund and respect the police and increase penalties for theft and violent crime.”
Verified record
462 sponsored bills · finance on fileFacts imported directly from official government sources — shown separately from tracked promises and never folded into the Integrity Score. Each entry links to its primary source.
FEC 2026 cycle — raised $1,458,780, spent $1,457,252, cash on hand $0.
View the FEC filing ↗Sponsored legislation
- Sponsored S 5016: A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to modify allotments under that Act, and for other purposes. ↗Jul 16, 2026
- Sponsored S 4958: A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to enable schools to teach elementary school and secondary school students about the dangers, limitations, and responsible use of artificial intelligence technologies, and for other purposes. ↗Jul 14, 2026
- Sponsored SRES 800: A resolution commending the courage, bravery, and resolve of the fathers, mothers, sons, and daughters of Cuba, whom 5 years ago, stood in the face of brutal harassment, beatings, and torture to protest against the Communist Cuban regime, demanding access to their fundamental rights to life, dignity, and freedom. ↗Jul 13, 2026
- Sponsored SRES 788: A resolution commemorating the passage of 5 years since the tragic building collapse in Surfside, Florida, on June 24, 2021. ↗Jun 24, 2026
- Sponsored S 4898: Medicaid RAC Improvement Act of 2026 ↗Jun 24, 2026
- Sponsored S 4834: Prioritizing American Talent Act ↗Jun 18, 2026
- Sponsored SRES 770: A resolution designating June 6, 2026, as National Naloxone Awareness Day. ↗Jun 15, 2026
- Sponsored S 4771: Protecting Asylum Integrity Act ↗Jun 11, 2026
- Sponsored S 4769: Illegal Immigration Cost Recovery Act ↗Jun 11, 2026
- Sponsored S 4762: Generative AI Terrorism Risk Assessment Act ↗Jun 11, 2026
- Sponsored SRES 769: A resolution honoring the memory of the victims of the heinous attack at the Pulse nightclub on June 12, 2016. ↗Jun 11, 2026
- Sponsored S 4716: SNAP Fraud Reporting Act of 2026 ↗Jun 9, 2026
Showing the 12 most recent of 462 sponsored measures.
Voting record
- Total votes
- 858
- Yea
- 626
- Nay
- 230
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 2
Full voting record
858 votes- SJRES198Nay
- PN8518Yea
- PN9304Yea
- PN9304Yea
- S4784Yea
- PN9382Yea
- PN9303Yea
- SJRES185Nay
- PN9382Yea
- SJRES196Nay
- PN9303Yea
- PN9302Yea
- PN9302Yea
- PN9307Yea
- PN9307Yea
- HCONRES86Nay
- PN8593Yea
- HR6644Nay
- PN73033Yea
- HR6644Nay
Roll-call votes, 119th Congress. Source: Voteview (voteview.com). Click any vote to verify it independently.
Stated positions
12 positions on recordWhat this official says they believe — sourced claims, shown distinctly from tracked promises and from any assessment of what they did. A stated position is never scored and never affects the Integrity Score.
- Crime & policingStated position
Re-fund and respect the police and increase penalties for theft and violent crime.
Sourceshttps://rescueamerica.com/12-point-plan/View position & sources → - TaxesStated position
Cut taxes and advocate no tax increases as part of his Rescue America plan.
Sourceshttps://rescueamerica.com/12-point-plan/View position & sources → - Size of governmentStated position
Reduce the size of the federal government workforce by 25% within 5 years.
Sourceshttps://rescueamerica.com/12-point-plan/View position & sources → - Immigration & borderStated position
Secure the border and finish building the U.S.-Mexico border wall, naming it after President Donald Trump.
Sourceshttps://rescueamerica.com/12-point-plan/View position & sources → - Government reform / term limitsStated position
Enact term limits for Congress and government bureaucrats, pursued via a constitutional amendment.
Sourceshttps://rescueamerica.com/12-point-plan/https://www.rickscott.senate.gov/2025/1/sen-rick-scott-reintroduces-bills-to-make-washington-work-for-florida-familiesView position & sources → - Congressional reformStated position
Push the Senate to work and vote every day — ending the practice of leaving Washington on Thursday afternoons — and stay in session until the legislative agenda is delivered.
Sourceshttps://www.rickscott.senate.gov/2026/7/sen-rick-scott-in-fox-news-americans-work-five-days-a-week-why-can-t-the-senateView position & sources → - China / national securityStated position
Pass the CCP Sanctions Shot Clock Act to bar sanctioned officials aligned with the Chinese Communist Party's military interests from doing business on U.S. exchanges.
Sourceshttps://www.rickscott.senate.gov/2026/5/sen-rick-scott-rep-elise-stefanik-introduce-bill-to-sanction-ccp-aligned-officialsView position & sources → - Federal budget & spendingStated position
Support and advance a constitutional amendment requiring the federal government to balance its budget, with a supermajority vote in Congress needed to authorize emergency spending that exceeds the nation's revenues.
Sourceshttps://www.rickscott.senate.gov/2026/2/sen-rick-scott-leads-balanced-budget-responsibility-act-to-stop-washington-s-reckless-spendingView position & sources → - Social Security & MedicareStated position
Pass the Protect Our Seniors Act to preserve Social Security and Medicare by establishing a budget point of order requiring a two-thirds vote to pass any measure that would reduce Medicare or Social Security benefits.
Sourceshttps://www.rickscott.senate.gov/2025/1/sen-rick-scott-reintroduces-protect-our-seniors-act-to-preserve-social-security-and-medicareView position & sources → - Government accountabilityStated position
Pass the No Budget, No Pay Act to prohibit Members of Congress from being paid until both chambers approve a budget resolution and pass all regular appropriations bills.
Sourceshttps://www.rickscott.senate.gov/2025/1/sen-rick-scott-reintroduces-bills-to-make-washington-work-for-florida-familiesView position & sources → - Welfare / work requirementsStated position
Pass the Let's Get to Work Act to expand work requirements for federal welfare programs such as SNAP and HUD housing assistance.
Sourceshttps://www.rickscott.senate.gov/2025/1/sen-rick-scott-reintroduces-bills-to-make-washington-work-for-florida-familiesView position & sources → - Drug supply chain & ChinaStated position
Pass the AMERICAN DRUGS Act to cut U.S. reliance on pharmaceuticals made in Communist China.
Sourceshttps://www.rickscott.senate.gov/2024/5/sen-rick-scott-passing-the-american-drugs-act-will-cut-u-s-reliance-on-communist-chinaView position & sources →
Disclosure
A separate measure from the promise scorecard above. It tracks confirmed cases where this official has acted on or championed an issue that already existed when they ran, but which they did not disclose as a priority in their campaign. Each case meets a high evidence bar — three independent sources — and the score is shown alongside the Integrity Score, never merged into it. How this is measured.
No undisclosed priorities on record. This is not a clean-audit claim — it means none have been confirmed for this official.
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