Robert C. "Bobby" Scott

U.S. Representative · VA-3 · Democrat · Ranking Member, Education and Workforce

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 9, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

0.33· expected 0.66

Meets expectations

Rank 329 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 22 minority-party ranking members

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

19 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 19 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the House

How Scott’s ratings compare with every representative

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

99/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 4 missed of 674

Voted on 670 of 674 roll calls; missed 4. Higher than 82% of House members.

15%100%

100/ 100

House D median 98 · Rank 34 of 214

Sided with the Democratic majority on 471 votes that split the parties. Higher than 90% of House members.

45%100%

10/ 100

Chamber median 12 · −2

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 72% of House members.

0%70%

−0.45

Democratic middle 80%: -0.52 to -0.23

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

LiberalConservative

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

H.R. 6893 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Advancement for Training, Education, Restoration, and Science (WATERS) ActEstablishes training, education, restoration, and science programs for the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. AI-readEnvironmental Protection · Passed a chamber Sep 15, 2026Substantive1.7k words Passed a chamber

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