Austin Scott

U.S. Representative · GA-8 · Republican · Chair, Agriculture

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 4, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

How it’s measured

1.84· expected 1.41

Meets expectations

Rank 62 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 195 majority-party members without a committee lead

How far Scott’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

11 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 2 significant (got a roll call vote), 9 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the House

Became law (1)

1 technical

H.R. 8322 To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 through April 30, 2026, and for other purposes.Extends foreign intelligence surveillance authorities under FISA through April 30, 2026. AI-readBecame law Apr 18, 2026 · Armed Forces and National SecurityTechnical

Scope tags come from an AI reading of each bill where available, otherwise from its title and policy area. They don’t change the score. How scope is tagged

How Scott’s ratings compare with every representative

Ratings, 119th Congress

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Scott.

Scott in plain answers: party votes, bipartisanship, who votes alike

Attendance

How it’s measured

100/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 2 missed of 674

Voted on 672 of 674 roll calls; missed 2. Higher than 88% of House members.

15%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured

99/ 100

House R median 98 · Rank 23 of 219

Sided with the Republican majority on 470 votes that split the parties. Higher than 82% of House members.

45%100%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured

12/ 100

Chamber median 12 · +0

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 56% of House members.

0%70%

Position

How it’s measured

+0.54

Republican middle 80%: 0.32 to 0.71

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

LiberalConservative

Scott’s bills that became law

All bills

1 bill sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Scott’s effectiveness score.

1 technical

H.R. 8322 To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 through April 30, 2026, and for other purposes.Extends foreign intelligence surveillance authorities under FISA through April 30, 2026. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · Became law Apr 18, 2026Substantive368 words Technical

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.