Representative · Virginia's 3rd district

Robert C. "Bobby" Scott

Robert C. "Bobby" Scott is a Democratic representative for Virginia's 3rd district, in Congress since 1993. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 4, and cast 468 of 470 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party: Democrat
Chamber: House; Current
In Congress since: Jan 5, 1993
Term ends: Jan 3, 2027

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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	0.6%4 of 675 · rank 355 of 439	100%468 of 470 · rank 41 of 439	210 became law	11%25 of 221
118th CongressHouse of Representatives	1,222	0.2%3 of 1,222 · rank 422 of 442	99%838 of 850 · rank 147 of 442	180 became law	16%32 of 202
117th CongressHouse of Representatives	997	0.7%7 of 997 · rank 276 of 443	99%569 of 573 · rank 98 of 443	290 became law	3%6 of 203

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 −1−0.45+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.

H.R. 8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027Yea
Jul 22, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 232–199· Against party
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.Yea
May 13, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 218–203· Against party
H.R. 5009: Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025Yea
Dec 11, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment with an Amendment· Passed 281–140· Against party
H.R. 8774: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025Nay
Jun 27, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 161–251· Against party
H.R. 4639: Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale ActYea
Apr 17, 2024· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 219–199· Against party
H.R. 7888: Reforming Intelligence and Securing America ActYea
Apr 12, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 269–153· Against party
H.R. 7888: Reforming Intelligence and Securing America ActYea
Apr 12, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 212–212· Against party
H.Res. 878: Providing for the expulsion of Representative George Santos from the United States House of Representatives.Nay
Dec 1, 2023· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 311–114· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

S. 2403: Retire through Ownership ActYea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection ActYea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
H.J.Res. 213: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".Nay
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
H.R. 10326: PROOF ActNay
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Nay
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
H.Con.Res. 93: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
H.J.Res. 210: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".Nay
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
H.R. 9500: Tax Relief for Fraud Victims ActYea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
H.R. 2140: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
H.R. 4646: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0

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 Education and WorkforceRanking Member
House Committee on the Budget

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to Virginia's 3rd 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: $8.1B
Per resident: $10,433
Rank in Virginia: 4 of 11
Contract actions: 23.2K; New awards: 13.1K

By fiscal year

7.6BFY2017
7.9BFY2018
8.6BFY2019
9.3BFY2020
9.2BFY2021
9.4BFY2022
9.8BFY2023
9.9BFY2024
10.3BFY2025
8.1BFY2026

Top buyers

Department of the Navy$6B74%
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force$510.4M6.3%
Department of Defense
Department of Energy$264.2M3.3%
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$200.7M2.5%
Department of the Army$184.9M2.3%
Department of Defense
U.S. Coast Guard$143.7M1.8%
Department of Homeland Security
Defense Logistics Agency$142.7M1.8%
Department of Defense
Maritime Administration$142M1.8%
Department of Transportation

Top recipients

HUNTINGTON INGALLS INC$3B37%
44 awards
BAE SYSTEMS MARITIME SOLUTIONS NORFOLK INC.$519.8M6.4%
10 awards
METRO MACHINE CORP.$421M5.2%
23 awards
SURATECH LLC$310.3M3.8%
1 award
MEB GENERAL CONTRACTORS INC$171.6M2.1%
3 awards
AMENTUM TECHNOLOGY, INC.$147M1.8%
10 awards
AIRBORNE TACTICAL ADVANTAGE CO LLC$139.4M1.7%
27 awards
EAST COAST REPAIR & FABRICATION, LLC$118.5M1.5%
22 awards
GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC.$97.4M1.2%
21 awards
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION$95.6M1.2%
11 awards

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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: $688.2K; through Jul 15, 2026
Cash on hand: $191.8K
From committees: $326.7K; 90 committees
From contractor PACs: $52.7K; 18 PACs · 16% of committee money

IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsor	Given	Matched contract recipient	Its contracts, FY2026
southern company gassouthern company gas employees pac	$8,500	SOUTHERN COMPANY GASAI match · 100% · the same organization	$5M
dominion energy, inc.dominion energy, inc. political action committee - dominion pac	$7,500	DOMINION ENERGY, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization	$25.5K
northrop grumman corporationemployees of northrop grumman corporation pac	$6,000	NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · of one corporate family	$1.1B
american institute of certified public accountantsamerican institute of certified public accountants political action committee	$5,000	AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTSAI match · 100% · the same organization	—
huntington ingalls industries, inc.huntington ingalls industries, inc. employees political action committee (hiipac)	$5,000	HUNTINGTON INGALLS INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family	$3.1B
nelnet, inc.nelnet inc pac (nelnet pac)	$5,000	NELNET SERVICING LLCAI match · 95% · of one corporate family	$304.8M
american bankers association (aba)american bankers association pac (bankpac)	$2,500	AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization	—
charter communications inc.charter communications inc. political action committee	$2,500	CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family	$130.5K
general dynamics corporationgeneral dynamics corporation political action committee (general dynamics employee pac)	$2,000	GENERAL DYNAMICS-OTS, INC.AI match · 100% · of one corporate family	$29.3K
maximus,inc.maximus inc. political action committee (maxpac)	$1,500	MAXIMUS FEDERAL SERVICES, INC.AI match · 100% · of one corporate family	$576.8M

By cycle

Cycle	Raised (FEC summary)	From committees	From contractor PACs
2026	$688.2K	$326.7K	$52.7K18 PACs · 16% of committee money
2024	$869.6K	$445.8K	$66K19 PACs · 15% of committee money
2022	$851.7K	$478.5K	$47K18 PACs · 10% 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 · Virginia's 3rd districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
House · Virginia's 3rd districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
House · Virginia's 3rd districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
House · Virginia's 3rd districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
House · Virginia's 3rd districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019
House · Virginia's 3rd districtJan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2017
House · Virginia's 3rd districtJan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2015
House · Virginia's 3rd districtJan 5, 2011 – Jan 3, 2013
House · Virginia's 3rd districtJan 6, 2009 – Jan 3, 2011
House · Virginia's 3rd districtJan 4, 2007 – Jan 3, 2009
House · Virginia's 3rd districtJan 4, 2005 – Jan 3, 2007
House · Virginia's 3rd districtJan 7, 2003 – Jan 3, 2005
House · Virginia's 3rd districtJan 3, 2001 – Jan 3, 2003
House · Virginia's 3rd districtJan 6, 1999 – Jan 3, 2001
House · Virginia's 3rd districtJan 7, 1997 – Jan 3, 1999
House · Virginia's 3rd districtJan 4, 1995 – Jan 3, 1997
House · Virginia's 3rd districtJan 5, 1993 – Jan 3, 1995

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website: bobbyscott.house.gov
Phone: 202-225-8351
Office: 2328 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 8, 2026 · loaded Oct 8, 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 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 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 8, 2026 · loaded Oct 8, 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.