Tim Scott

Republican Senator, South Carolina

32 bills122 cosponsored$5.3M raised890 votes recorded

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Official biography

Congressional source

Roots

“Growing up in a poor, single-parent household in North Charleston, South Carolina” source

Education

“Charleston Southern University (BS)” source
“graduated from Charleston Southern University” source

Career

“eventually built his own successful small business” source
“Since joining the Senate in 2013” source

Public service

“he was elected to Charleston County Council, the South Carolina House of Representatives, the United States House of Representatives, and the United States Senate” source

Legislation

SRES 837cosponsor

A resolution designating the week of August 22 through August 30, 2026, as "National Park Week".

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

2026-08-06

S 5252cosponsor

A bill to prevent foreign adversaries from threatening the national security of the United States by extracting key technical features of closed-source, United States-owned artificial intelligence models, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

2026-08-05

SRES 824cosponsor

A resolution designating August 1, 2026, as "Gold Star Children's Day".

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4365; text: CR S4392)

2026-07-30

S 5096sponsor

A bill to amend section 477 of the Social Security Act to improve supports for expectant and parenting youth who have experienced foster care by strengthening coordination with the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program, and for other purposes.

Voting Record

636 yea227 nay27 missed

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 5271

Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (52-46)

yea2026-08-08

Confirmation: Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General

Nomination Confirmed (50-49)

yea2026-08-08

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Todd Blanche to be Attorney General

Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-49)

yea2026-08-08

H.R. 6500, as amended

Bill Passed (90-6)

yea2026-08-08

Official statements and press releases from Tim Scott are archived, searchable, and updated daily at Capitol Releases, a companion project.

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle$5.3M

Small donors $1.7MLarge individual $2.8MPACs $176K

Spent $6.2MCash $4.9M

2024 cycle$18.9M

Small donors $6.5MLarge individual $9.7MPACs $730K

Spent $34.9MCash $5.7M

2022 cycle$43.1M

Small donors $15.8M

Top Contributors

GOLDMAN SACHS$76K

ENTREPRENEUR$58K

BLACKSTONE$40K

COINBASE$40K

FENNELL HOLDINGS INC$37K

WELLS FARGO$36K

PENN MUTUAL$30K

CREDIT ONE BANK$26K

BLACKSTONE$23K

BEEMOK CAPITAL$21K

Committees

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

chair

Digital Assets
Economic Policy
Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection
Housing, Transportation, and Community Development
National Security and International Trade and Finance
Securities, Insurance, and Investment

Senate Committee on Finance

Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure
Health Care
International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Education and the American Family
Employment and Workplace Safety

Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Activity Timeline

LegislationVotes

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 5271

yea

2026-08-08

vote

Confirmation: Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General

yea

2026-08-08

vote

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Todd Blanche to be Attorney General

yea

2026-08-08

vote

H.R. 6500, as amended

yea

2026-08-08

vote

Motion to Table Budd Amdt. No. 6747

yea

Service History

Senate2023-01-03, 2029-01-03Republican

Senate2017-01-03, 2023-01-03Republican

Senate2015-01-06, 2017-01-03Republican

Senate2013-01-03, 2015-01-03Republican

House, Dist. 12011-01-05, 2013-01-02Republican

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VotesTracked · 890
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CommitteesTracked · 15
Standing assignments from the @unitedstates project.
Campaign financeTracked · 8
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SRES 786cosponsor

A resolution designating July 15, 2026, as "Glioblastoma Awareness Day".

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3052; text: CR S3061-3062)

2026-06-23

SRES 781cosponsor

A resolution commemorating June 19, 2026, as "Juneteenth National Independence Day" in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which news of the end of slavery reached the slaves in the Southwestern States.

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4286)

2026-06-18

S 4843cosponsor

A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to promote comprehensive campus mental health and suicide prevention plans, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

2026-06-18

S 4793sponsor

A bill to clarify provisions of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act and the Foreign Trade Zones Act with respect to the appropriate tariff treatment of merchandise in a United States foreign-trade zone, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

2026-06-16

S 4767sponsor

A bill to extend the authorization of the African American Civil Rights Network.

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.

2026-06-11

S 4761sponsor

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the authority of the Tax Court to order relief from a judgment or order.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

2026-06-11

S 4759cosponsor

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to authorize de novo review of innocent spouse relief by the Tax Court and other courts.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

2026-06-11

SRES 764sponsor

A resolution congratulating the students, parents, teachers, and leaders of charter schools across the United States for making ongoing contributions to education and supporting the ideals and goals of the 27th Annual National Charter Schools Week, to be held May 10 through May 16, 2026.

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2705; text: CR S2702)

2026-06-09

S 4689cosponsor

A bill to strengthen literacy outcomes for all students, to amend the comprehensive literacy State development grant program, and to ensure Federal accountability and investment in research, teacher preparation, and evidence-based instruction aligned with the science of reading.

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 549.

2026-06-04

SRES 755cosponsor

A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former Senator for the State of Michigan.

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2480; text: CR S2478-2479)

2026-06-01

S 4632cosponsor

A bill to provide for a period of continuing appropriations in the event of a lapse in appropriations under the normal appropriations process, to establish procedures and consequences in the event of a failure to enact appropriations, and for other purposes.

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 424.

2026-05-21

S 4593cosponsor

A bill to amend title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act to require mandatory detention of aliens who are physically present in the United States, but have not been admitted to the United States.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-05-20

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Paul Amdt. No. 6715

Amendment Rejected (32-64)

nay2026-08-07

Motion to Proceed to S. J. Res. 187

Motion to Proceed Rejected (48-50)

nay2026-08-05

Motion to Invoke Cloture: En Bloc Nominations Provided for under the provisions of S. Res. 817

Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-44)

yea2026-08-05

Confirmation: Erica Schwartz, of Florida, to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Nomination Confirmed (51-44)

yea2026-08-05

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Erica Schwartz to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-43)

yea2026-08-05

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6500

Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (89-4)

yea2026-08-03

S. Res. 817

Resolution Agreed to (50-47)

yea2026-07-30

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Paul Amdt. No. 6715

nay

2026-08-07

vote

SRES 837: A resolution designating the week of August 22 through August 30, 2026, as "National Park Week".

cosponsor

2026-08-06

legislation

S 5252: A bill to prevent foreign adversaries from threatening the national security of the United States by extracting key technical features of closed-source, United States-owned artificial intelligence models, and for other purposes.

cosponsor

2026-08-05

legislation

Motion to Proceed to S. J. Res. 187

nay

2026-08-05

vote

Motion to Invoke Cloture: En Bloc Nominations Provided for under the provisions of S. Res. 817

yea

2026-08-05

vote

Confirmation: Erica Schwartz, of Florida, to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

yea

2026-08-05

vote

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Erica Schwartz to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

yea

2026-08-05

vote

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6500

yea

2026-08-03

vote

SRES 824: A resolution designating August 1, 2026, as "Gold Star Children's Day".

cosponsor

2026-07-30

legislation

S. Res. 817

yea

2026-07-30

vote

Motion to Discharge S.J. Res. 181

nay

2026-07-30

vote

Motion to Proceed to S.J. Res. 199

nay

2026-07-30

vote

Motion to Invoke Cloture: S. Res. 817

yea

2026-07-29

vote

Motion to Proceed to H.R. 5334

yea

2026-07-29

vote

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 5334

yea

2026-07-28

vote

Confirmation: Walter Clayton, of N.Y., to be Director of National Intelligence

yea

2026-07-28

vote

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Walter Clayton to be Director of National Intelligence

yea

2026-07-27

vote

S 5096: A bill to amend section 477 of the Social Security Act to improve supports for expectant and parenting youth who have experienced foster care by strengthening coordination with the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program, and for other purposes.

sponsor

2026-07-23

legislation

S 5116: A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the standards for accreditation of an institution of higher education to assess the institution's adoption of admissions practices that refrain from preferential treatment in admissions based on an applicant's relationship to alumni of, or donors to, the institution, to authorize a feasibility study on data collection, and for other purposes.

cosponsor

2026-07-23

legislation

Confirmation: Antonio M. Pozos, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

not_voting

2026-07-23

vote

Confirmation: Daniel Mack Traynor, of North Dakota, to United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit

yea

2026-07-23

vote

Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 180 from the Committee on Foreign Relations

nay

2026-07-23

vote