Timeline

Robert C. "Bobby" Scott

18 dated events on the record · 17 primary-source · 0 contradictions · 1993–2026

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Recent events
2026-03-05 Votes PRIMARY Voted yea on H.Con.Res. 35 (Iran War Powers Resolution — March 5, 2026) on 2026-03-05: Scott voted yea on the bipartisan resolution to terminate unauthorized U.S. military operations in Iran, stating he 'voted against…
2025-11-12 Votes PRIMARY Voted nay on H.R. 9745 (Government Funding Continuing Resolution — November 2025 Shutdown Deal) on 2025-11-12: Scott voted against the bill to end the 43-day government shutdown, citing the omission of ACA enhanced…
2025-07-18 Transactions PRIMARY Quiver Quantitative estimates Scott's net worth at $1.9 million as of July 2025 — the 227th highest in Congress. OpenSecrets estimated his 2018 net worth at $566,071 to $2,277,999. He has minimal individual stock…
2025-07-03 Votes PRIMARY Voted nay on H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) — House final passage, July 3, 2025) on 2025-07-03: Scott voted nay on legislation the CBO projected would add $3.4 trillion to deficits and cut approximately $1…
2025-02-21 Votes PRIMARY Voted nay on Con.Res. 14 (FY 2025 Budget Resolution (Reconciliation Framework, February 2025)) on 2025-02-21: Scott voted nay on the budget resolution that set the framework for the OBBBA reconciliation. As a Budget…
2025-01-22 Votes PRIMARY Voted nay on H.R. 29 (Laken Riley Act (119th Congress, January 22, 2025)) on 2025-01-22: Scott voted nay on mandatory ICE detention for undocumented immigrants accused of nonviolent crimes including shoplifting. He…
2025-01-03 Stated positions PRIMARY Scott serves as the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and Workforce — his sixth term as the committee's Democratic leader. He previously chaired the committee (2019-2023) when Democrats held the…
2024-12-31 Transactions PRIMARY Scott operates Strengthening Virginia's Working Families PAC, his leadership PAC. He raised $861,567 for the 2024 cycle and $126,000 in Q2 2025 alone. His fundraising is modest compared to peers, reflecting his safe…
2024-12-31 Transactions PRIMARY 2024 cycle PAC donors at $10,000 each: Boilermakers Union, AFSCME, Communications Workers of America, National Association of Realtors, Operating Engineers Union, SEIU, Common Ground PAC, Forward Together PAC, National…
2024-12-31 Transactions PRIMARY Career total raised (1989-2024): $8,070,095. Spent $7,828,091 with $210,393 cash on hand. Top contributing industry: Public Sector Unions at $640,250, followed by Lawyers/Law Firms ($616,746), Industrial Unions…
2024-12-31 Transactions PRIMARY Top career contributor: Dominion Energy at $148,976 ($64,626 individuals, $84,350 PAC). Second: American Association for Justice (trial lawyers) at $147,500 (all PAC). Third: National Education Association at $126,900…
2024-04-20 Votes PRIMARY Voted yea on H.R. 8035 (Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 ($61 billion military aid)) on 2024-04-20: Scott voted yea on $61 billion in Ukraine military assistance, joining the bipartisan majority…
2024-04-20 Votes PRIMARY Voted yea on H.R. 8034 (Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 ($26 billion military aid)) on 2024-04-20: Scott voted yea on $26.38 billion in military aid to Israel as part of the comprehensive $95…
2024-04-20 Votes PRIMARY [vote] Scott voted yea on H.R. 8034 ($26 billion Israel military aid) and voted yea on $61 billion Ukraine military aid. He supports Israel's 'right to defend themselves' but also called for an 'immediate ceasefire' in…
2021-09-27 Transactions PRIMARY [disclosure] Scott co-sponsors legislation (the TRUST in Congress Act) to ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks. The Campaign Legal Center filed an ethics complaint in 2021 alleging Scott himself…
2021-09-27 Transactions PRIMARY In September 2021, the Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed an ethics complaint with the Office of Congressional Ethics alleging Scott failed to file periodic transaction reports for up to $60,000 in stock purchases in…
2010-04-02 Other facts SECONDARY Robert C. "Bobby" Scott filed filing with the SEC on 2010-04-02. Accession number: N/A.
1993-01-03 Other facts PRIMARY Scott is a graduate of Harvard College (B.A. 1969) and Boston College Law School (J.D. 1973). He served in the Massachusetts Army National Guard (1970-1974) and U.S. Army Reserve (1974-1976). He practiced law at his…