Representative · Georgia's 8th district
Austin Scott
Austin Scott is a Republican representative for Georgia's 8th district, in Congress since 2011. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 2, and cast 466 of 469 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.
- Party
- Republican
- Chamber
- House
- Current
- In Congress since
- Jan 5, 2011
- Term ends
- Jan 3, 2027
Record by Congress
Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.
| Congress | Roll calls | Missed | Votes with party | Sponsored | Cosponsored across the aisle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119th CongressHouse of Representatives | 675 | 0.3%2 of 675 · rank 381 of 439 | 99%466 of 469 · rank 74 of 439 | 221 became law | 16%24 of 147 |
| 118th CongressHouse of Representatives | 1,222 | 1.1%13 of 1,222 · rank 322 of 442 | 91%771 of 850 · rank 366 of 442 | 81 became law | 13%29 of 224 |
| 117th CongressHouse of Representatives | 997 | 2.7%27 of 997 · rank 86 of 443 | 98%543 of 555 · rank 244 of 443 | 60 became law | 25%51 of 204 |
Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)
Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.
Liberal −1+0.54+1 Conservative
Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/
Votes against their party
The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.
- Jul 22, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 175–254· Against party
- Jan 14, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 163–257· Against party
- Jul 17, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 308–122· Against party
- H.R. 8998: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025NayJul 24, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 160–256· Against party
- H.R. 8998: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025NayJul 24, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 148–267· Against party
- H.R. 8998: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025NayJul 23, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 145–268· Against party
- H.R. 8998: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025NayJul 23, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 145–267· Against party
- H.R. 8998: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025NayJul 23, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 134–272· Against party
Recent votes
The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0
Sponsored bills
Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.
36 sponsored · 2 became law
How far they got
- Introduced1953%
- Passed one chamber1336%
- Became law25.6%
- Failed25.6%
Policy areas
- Congress14
- Social Welfare5
- Public Lands and Natural Resources4
- Agriculture and Food3
- Armed Forces and National Security2
- Finance and Financial Sector2
- Government Operations and Politics2
- Animals1
Latest activity
- H.R. 9933 South Atlantic Red Snapper Fair Access Act of 2026Introduced· Public Lands and Natural Resources· Jul 23, 2026
- H.R. 8884 Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans ActPassed one chamber· Social Welfare· Jul 23, 2026
- H.Res. 1398 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8595) making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1383) commemorating the one-year anniversary of the enactment of the Working Families Tax Cuts; and for other purposes.Failed· Congress· Jul 13, 2026
- H.R. 9416 Ocmulgee Mounds National Park Redesignation ActIntroduced· Public Lands and Natural Resources· Jul 1, 2026
- H.R. 8863 To amend title 5, United States Code, to add certain employees of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to the definition of employees in fire protection activities for the purpose of compensation for certain illnesses and diseases deemed to be proximately caused by employment in fire protection activities.Introduced· Government Operations and Politics· May 15, 2026
- H.Res. 1224 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7567) to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2031, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2616) to require public elementary and middle schools that receive funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to obtain parental consent before changing a minor’s gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form or sex-based accommodations, including locker rooms or bathrooms; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 33) setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1318) to direct the American Battle Monuments Commission to establish a program to identify American-Jewish servicemembers buried in United States military cemeteries overseas under markers that incorrectly represent their religion and heritage, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1346) to amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure under that Act, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.Passed one chamber· Congress· Apr 29, 2026
- 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.Became law· Armed Forces and National Security· Apr 18, 2026
- H.Res. 1175 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8035) to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 through October 20, 2027, and for other purposes.Failed· Congress· Apr 17, 2026
Committees
Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.
Current seats
- House Committee on AgricultureVice Chair
- National Intelligence EnterpriseChairman
Federal contracts in the district
Contract obligations attributed to Georgia's 8th district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.
- Obligations · FY2026
- $349.7M
- Per resident
- $453
- Rank in Georgia
- 8 of 14
- Contract actions
- 6,120
- New awards: 5,511
By fiscal year
- 889.2MFY2017
- 530MFY2018
- 415.7MFY2019
- 374.8MFY2020
- 333.7MFY2021
- 343.5MFY2022
- 328MFY2023
- 354.1MFY2024
- 657.5MFY2025
- 349.7MFY2026
Top buyers
- Department of the Air Force$123.6M35%Department of Defense
- Defense Logistics Agency$110.6M32%Department of Defense
- Federal Acquisition Service$61.6M18%General Services Administration
- Department of Labor
- Agricultural Marketing Service$11M3.1%Department of Agriculture
- Department of the Army$7.4M2.1%Department of Defense
- Department of the Navy$4M1.1%Department of Defense
- Defense Health Agency$3.1M0.9%Department of Defense
Top recipients
- 53 awards
- REINHART FOODSERVICE, LLC$65.8M19%4,015 awards
- BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY$59.7M17%345 awards
- ODLE MANAGEMENT GROUP, L.L.C.$21.8M6.2%1 award
- NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$17.1M4.9%1 award
- FOUTS BROS INC$9.9M2.8%2 awards
- THE CORPORATION OF MERCER UNIVERSITY$9.3M2.7%15 awards
- 7 awards
- CAPE FOX FEDERAL INTEGRATORS, LLC$7.9M2.2%1 award
- SOUTH GEORGIA PECAN COMPANY$7.5M2.1%1 award
Campaign money
What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.
2026 cycle
- Raised
- $1.1M
- through Jun 30, 2026
- Cash on hand
- $1.3M
- From committees
- $752.5K
- 176 committees
- From contractor PACs
- $163K
- 40 PACs · 22% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf
Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026
| PAC sponsor | Given | Matched contract recipient | Its contracts, FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| dairy farmers of america, inc.dairy farmers of america, inc. political action committee; aka dfa-pac | $10K | DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization | $3.3M |
| delta airlinesdelta air lines pac | $10K | DELTA AIR LINES, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization | $8.9M |
| deere & companydeere & company pac (aka john deere pac) | $10K | DEERE & COMPANYAI match · 99% · the same organization | $10.2M |
| engineering and software systems solutions inc.engineering and software systems solutions, inc. pac | $10K | ENGINEERING AND SOFTWARE SYSTEM SOLUTIONS, INC.AI match · 94% · the same organization | $3.1M |
| american bankers association (aba)american bankers association pac (bankpac) | $7,500 | AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization | — |
| northrop grumman corporationemployees of northrop grumman corporation pac | $7,500 | NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · of one corporate family | $1.1B |
| rtx corporationemployees of rtx corporation political action committee | $7,000 | RTX CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization | $3.9B |
| lockheed martin corporationlockheed martin corporation employees' political action committee | $7,000 | LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization | $13.3B |
| the boeing companythe boeing company pac | $6,000 | THE BOEING COMPANYAI match · 99% · the same organization | $9B |
| the coca-cola companythe coca-cola company nonpartisan committee for good government | $5,000 | THE COCA-COLA COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization | $2.5M |
By cycle
| Cycle | Raised (FEC summary) | From committees | From contractor PACs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.1M | $752.5K | $163K40 PACs · 22% of committee money |
| 2024 | $1.2M | $650.9K | $128K30 PACs · 20% of committee money |
| 2022 | $832.3K | $537.4K | $125K28 PACs · 23% of committee money |
Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.
Terms
Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.
- House · Georgia's 8th districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
- House · Georgia's 8th districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
- House · Georgia's 8th districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
- House · Georgia's 8th districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
- House · Georgia's 8th districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019
- House · Georgia's 8th districtJan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2017
- House · Georgia's 8th districtJan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2015
- House · Georgia's 8th districtJan 5, 2011 – Jan 3, 2013
Contact
Official channels, as published.
- Website
- austinscott.house.gov
- Phone
- 202-225-6531
- Office
- 2185 Rayburn House Office Building
Identifiers
The same member in other public records.
Sources and method
Every figure on this page traces to these records.
- Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
- House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
- Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
- Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
- Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.