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Steve Scalise

RepublicanSteve Scalise

U.S. Representative · Louisiana

Louisiana's 1st district

RepublicanFederal

U.S. Representative from Louisiana

5 tracked promises, 4 rated

Louisiana · Louisiana's 1st district

Louisiana's 1st district

Their congressional district

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85/100
Trust rating
Strongly keeps promises
85
0 · Broken50 · Mixed100 · Kept
A transparent rescale of the Integrity Score (+70) to 0–100, aggregated from 4 rated promises. Never an opaque single score. Provisional — based on 4 rated promises they could act on; a settled rating needs at least 5.
How this is calculated →

How they won their seat

Steve Scalise won the 2024 U.S. House election in Louisiana (District 1) with 66.8% of the vote (238,842 votes).

66.8%
Win share
238,842
Votes for winner
357,720
Total cast
  • Steve Scalise · Republican66.8%
  • Mel Manuel · Democrat24%
  • Randall Arrington · Republican5%
  • Ross Shales · Republican2.3%
  • \"J. \\"\"Frankie\\"\" Hyers\" · No Party1.9%

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

Steve Scalise's record shows a concentration on legislative activities related to energy policy, including the sponsorship of bills like the 'Lower Energy Costs Act' and the 'American Energy First Act'. Additionally, he has sponsored several resolutions related to congressional procedures and local designations, indicating involvement in both national and local matters. Focus areas (from the record): Energy Policy · Congressional Procedures · Local Designations · Manufacturing · Television Regulation Alignment with declared positions: Insufficient evidence. The lack of declared positions or tracked promises limits the ability to assess alignment with Scalise's legislative activities. What this can't tell you: The record does not reveal Scalise's actions behind the sponsored bills; There is no information on his effectiveness in passing legislation beyond the few bills that became law; The lack of declared positions limits the ability to understand his priorities and commitments. Confidence: moderate (based on the volume of verified record on file).

Inferred, not stated. Steve Scalise 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 2025–2027 term. 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 Steve Scalise 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. The tracked-positions tile counts sourced stated positions — claims about what they believe, not conduct — and is likewise never scored.

Roll-call data last updated September 7, 2026 · source: Voteview.

Monthly voting activity

  • Yea
  • Nay
  • Total
016324864VotesSep '25: 53 YeaSep '25: 11 NaySep '25Nov '25: 21 YeaNov '25: 2 NayNov '25Dec '25: 38 YeaDec '25: 18 NayDec '25Jan '26: 31 YeaJan '26: 13 NayJan '26Feb '26: 22 YeaFeb '26: 8 NayFeb '26Mar '26: 25 YeaMar '26: 5 NayMar '26Apr '26: 35 YeaApr '26: 12 NayApr '26May '26: 27 YeaMay '26: 9 NayMay '26Jun '26: 28 YeaJun '26: 14 NayJun '26Jul '26: 34 YeaJul '26: 16 NayJul '26Aug '26: 2 YeaAug '26: 0 NayAug '26Sep '26: 9 YeaSep '26: 1 NaySep '26Sep '25: 64 totalNov '25: 23 totalDec '25: 57 totalJan '26: 47 totalFeb '26: 30 totalMar '26: 30 totalApr '26: 47 totalMay '26: 36 totalJun '26: 42 totalJul '26: 50 totalAug '26: 2 totalSep '26: 10 total
Measures voted on:492 passed162 failed1 procedural/other

Roll-call votes per month — most recent on file. Source: Voteview.

Vote attendance

97.6%
attendance
639 of 655 roll calls16 missed
Monthly participation rate
0255075100100%Sep 25Dec 25Feb 26Apr 26Jun 26Aug 26Sep 26

Share of roll calls participated in — most recent votes on file. Source: Voteview.

Bills sponsored over time

3bills sponsored
1 became law2 passed a chamber
01234Bills2025: 1 became law, 2 passed a chamber2025: 1 became law, 2 passed a chamber32025

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

1%
Votes against own party
9 of 639 recent votes

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

33%
1 of 3 sponsored bills became law
1 became law2 passed a chamber

Bills SPONSORED in the 118th–119th Congresses, by their latest action. Source: Congress.gov.

Campaign finance over time

$0
Cash on hand · 2026
$3.6M
Raised, 20262026
RaisedSpentCash on hand
$0$1.3M$2.5M$3.8M$5M2026: raised $3.6M2026: spent $3.7M20262026: cash on hand $0
Where the money came from · 2026
Small-dollar (unitemized): $9K (1%)Large individual (itemized): $469K (48%)48%PAC / committee: $490K (51%)51%
  • Small-dollar (unitemized)$9K1%
  • Large individual (itemized)$469K48%
  • PAC / committee$490K51%

By election cycle. Source: FEC.

Integrity

Promises kept vs. worked against — weighted breakdown

+70 · based on 4 rated promises

  • Partial 1
  • Championed 3

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 · 4 rated promises

The line steps at each recorded assessment and holds between them; it ends on the current published score.

−100 worked against0+100 kept
Integrity Score by assessment date. Score ranges from −100 (worked against) to +100 (kept).
DateIntegrity Score
Jul 202650
Jul 202664
Jul 202668
Jul 202670
Jan 202770 (current, held from last rating)

Promise status over time

How the tracked promise record has evolved.

4 tracked
  • Kept4
  • Against0
  • No opportunity0
  • In progress0
01234Jul 2026Jul 2026

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.

Not yet scoredNot yet rated 1— tracked, but not counted toward Integrity

Topic coverage

5 promises across 4 topics

What 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.

  • Energy2
  • Government Spending1
  • Immigration1
  • Taxes1
Kept Worked against No opportunity / not yet scored

Evidence & significance

Evidence quality

Strongest source cited per promise.

  • Primary (official record)5100%

Significance mix

How weighty the tracked promises are (1 = minor, 5 = defining).

10
20
30
40
55

Significance weights each promise in the Integrity Score.

Tracked promises

5 tracked promises

Championedhigh confidence

Reverse the Biden administration's pause on new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export approvals and unlock/expand U.S. LNG exports, including through the Lower Energy Costs Act (H.R.1).

EnergySpecific · measurablePromised Jan 2024
SourcesNOLA.com / The Times-PicayuneOffice of Rep. Steve Scalise· archivedCongress.gov· archivedU.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo.gov) - H.R.7176 (118th), engrossed (House-passed) text· archivedU.S. Congress - H.R.1 (118th) enrolled/introduced XML, sponsor block· archivedU.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo.gov) - H.R.1 (118th) bill text, Sec. 10007· archived
Championedhigh confidence

Increase Louisiana's (and Gulf states') share of federal offshore energy revenue by lifting the offshore revenue-sharing cap through his Lower Energy Costs Act (H.R.1).

EnergySpecific · measurablePromised Jan 2023
SourcesOffice of Rep. Steve Scalise· archivedLouisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (coastal.la.gov)· archivedNOLA.com / The Times-PicayuneLouisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (coastal.la.gov)· archivedCongress.gov· archived
Championedhigh confidence

Pass the Secure the Border Act (H.R.2) to resume construction of the southern border wall and reinstate the 'Remain in Mexico' policy.

ImmigrationSpecific · measurablePromised Jan 2023
SourcesOffice of the Majority Leader· archivedOffice of Rep. Steve Scalise· archivedCongressional Budget Office· archivedABC NewsCongress.gov (Library of Congress)· archivedLegalClarity
Partialmedium confidence

Bring all 12 individual appropriations bills to the House floor and fund the government through a member-driven, single-subject 'regular order' process rather than an omnibus.

Government SpendingSpecific · measurablePromised Jan 2023
SourcesOffice of Rep. Steve Scalise· archivedNOTUSWikipediaWikipedia
Not yet rated

Make the 2017 Trump tax cuts (Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) permanent and prevent their scheduled expiration by passing a single budget-reconciliation bill (the 'One Big Beautiful Bill').

TaxesSpecific · measurablePromised Jan 2025
SourcesOffice of Rep. Steve Scalise· archivedOffice of Rep. Steve Scalise· archivedThe Hill

Verified record

90 sponsored bills · finance on file

Facts 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.

Campaign financeas of Mar 31, 2026

FEC 2026 cycle — raised $9,320,529, spent $7,775,035, cash on hand $0.

View the FEC filing ↗

Voting record

Total votes
655
Yea
496
Nay
143
Present
0
Not voting
16

Full voting record

655 votes
  • S32Yea
  • S307Yea
120 of 655
Page 1 / 33

Roll-call votes, 119th Congress. Source: Voteview (voteview.com). Click any vote to verify it independently.

Positions on record

5 positions on record

The record on this issue — recorded votes this official cast, and sourced claims about what they believe. Each is labelled with which it is, because a vote is what someone did and a statement is what they said. Neither is scored, and neither affects the Integrity Score.

  • TaxesStated position

    Make the 2017 Trump tax cuts (Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) permanent and prevent their scheduled expiration by passing a single budget-reconciliation bill (the 'One Big Beautiful Bill').

    SourcesOffice of Rep. Steve Scalise· archivedOffice of Rep. Steve Scalise· archivedThe Hill
    View position & sources
  • Mass Surveillance, Tracking, and Flock SafetyRecorded vote

    On record voting NO on Biggs of Arizona Amendment No. 1 to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act, an amendment to prohibit warrantless searches of United States persons' communications in the FISA Section 702 database, with exceptions for imminent threats to life or bodily harm, consent searches, and known cybersecurity threat signatures. The amendment failed on a 212 to 212 tie.

    SourcesHouse Roll Call Vote 114, 118th Congress, 2nd Session: On Agreeing to the Amendment, Biggs of Arizona Amendment No. 1 to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act. Failed by recorded vote, 212 ayes to 212 noes, April 12, 2024.
    View position & sources
  • EnergyStated position

    Increase Louisiana's (and Gulf states') share of federal offshore energy revenue by lifting the offshore revenue-sharing cap through his Lower Energy Costs Act (H.R.1).

    SourcesNOLA.com / The Times-PicayuneOffice of Rep. Steve Scalise· archivedCongress.gov· archived
    View position & sources
  • Government SpendingStated position

    Bring all 12 individual appropriations bills to the House floor and fund the government through a member-driven, single-subject 'regular order' process rather than an omnibus.

    SourcesOffice of Rep. Steve Scalise· archivedNOTUS
    View position & sources
  • ImmigrationStated position

    Pass the Secure the Border Act (H.R.2) to resume construction of the southern border wall and reinstate the 'Remain in Mexico' policy.

    SourcesOffice of Rep. Steve Scalise· archivedOffice of the Majority Leader· archivedCongressional Budget Office· archived
    View position & sources
Disclosure
No undisclosed priorities on record

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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