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Tim Scott

U.S. Senator for South Carolina

Republican · Since 2013 · Next election: 2028 · Age 61 · Senior senator

Last updated · 7 sources

Tim Scott is the senior U.S. Senator for South Carolina, a Republican serving since 2013.

Scott has served in the Senate longer than 57 of its 99 other members.

Scott is Senate Republican Committee Chair.

Scott chairs the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee and also sits on Finance; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; and Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

In the Senate's last 30 days in session (Jun 23 – Oct 2, 2026), Scott voted in 72 of 74 roll calls (97%). In that period, 33 bills Scott sponsored or cosponsored had new actions.

1 bill Scott sponsored has become law in the 119th Congress.

Scott's seat is next on the ballot in 2028.

This week (Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026)

Full schedule →

Senate: met Mon–Wed (Sep 28–30, 2026); a pro forma session Thu

12 roll-call votes: 6 Nay, 6 Yea

  • · Business meeting

    Business meeting to consider the nominations of Nicole Saphier, of New Jersey, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, subject to qualifications therefor as provided by law and regulations, and to be Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, Timothy Westlake, of Wisconsin, to be Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, and Mary Lazare, of Florida, to be Assistant Secretary for Aging, all of the Department of Health and Human Services, and Loren E. Sweatt, of Virginia, and Douglas Ralph, of Kentucky, both to be a Member of the National Mediation Board.

    Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · 430 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

  • · Hearing

    Hearings to examine the nominations of Jeremy Wiggins, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, Matthew Jones, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and David Slade, of Florida, to be First Vice President, and Michael Rigas, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors, both of the Export-Import Bank of the United States.

    Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · 538 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

Votes

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Voted in 72 of 74 roll calls (97%), Jun 23 – Oct 2, 2026.

Scott voted with the majority of Senate Republicans on 72 roll calls and never against it.

Missed votes

Tim Scott's most recent votes against the party majority and missed votes
DateVoteQuestionResultTim ScottNote
Jul 23No. 209On the Nomination PN999-5Confirmation: Antonio M. Pozos, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of PennsylvaniaNomination ConfirmedNot VotingDid not vote
Jul 13No. 193On the Nomination PN930-3Confirmation: Arthur Roberts Jones, of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of TexasNomination ConfirmedNot VotingDid not vote

Legislation

69 bills sponsored and 185 cosponsored in the 119th Congress · 1 became law

  • S. 5641 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the meaning and eligibility of energy communities for purposes of the increased renewable electricity production and increased clean electricity investment credit rates, and for other purposes.

    Sponsor · Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

  • S.Res. 940 A resolution expressing support for the designation of September 2026 as "Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month" in order to educate communities across the United States about sickle cell disease and the need for research, early detection methods, effective treatments, and preventative care programs with respect to complications from sickle cell disease and conditions related to sickle cell disease.

    Sponsor · Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

  • S.Res. 947 A resolution designating September 2026 as "National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month".

    Sponsor · Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

Sponsored bills that became law (1)

  • S.J.Res. 18 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions".

    Latest action May 9, 2025: Became Public Law No: 119-10.

Campaign finance

Raised
$24,184,619
Spent
$41,091,832
Cash on hand
$4,871,210

2028 election cycle, through Jun 30, 2026 · FEC S4SC00240

South Carolina senators

All 9 members of Congress from South Carolina →

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