Franklin, Scott
In office since
2021 · 5 yrs
Chambers served
House
Born
1964, Thomaston
Occupation
Businessperson, Politician
Education
United States Naval Academy · Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University · Lakeland Senior High School
Office history
- United States representative 2021–2023
- United States representative 2023–2025
- United States representative 2025–present
Contact
Capitol office
2301 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0918
202-225-1252
District office · Lakeland
124 S. Florida Avenue, Lakeland, FL, 33801
863-644-8215
District office · Lake Placid
1069 US 27 North, Lake Placid, FL, 33852
863-644-8215
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15
Bills sponsored
this session · 44 all-time
189
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 259 all-time
0
Enacted into law
this session · 2 all-time
383
Recorded votes
99%
Vote participation
voted in 99% of 383 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
119 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
99.2%
based on 375 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
0.8%
based on 375 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
98.9%
based on 375 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
44 billsCurrent session 15 bills
- HRES 215 Supporting the designation of March 15, 2025, as "National Osceola Turkey Day". In Committee
- HR 1466 Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 1248 Ensuring Continuity in Veterans Health Act In Committee
- HR 1192 To ensure that Big Cypress National Preserve may not be designated as wilderness or as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes. In Committee
- HR 933 Defending Domestic Orange Juice Production Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 727 Prohibiting Abortion Industry’s Lucrative Loopholes Act In Committee
- HR 5908 Non-Essential Workers Transparency Act In Committee
- HR 3185 Personnel Integrity in Veterans Affairs Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 2770 TAME Extreme Weather and Wildfires Act In Committee
- HR 2297 Taxpayer-Funded Union Time Transparency Act In Committee
- HR 9094 Florida Freeze Disaster Assistance Act of 2026 In Committee
- HR 8407 ACCURATE Act In Committee
- HR 8199 SCHEDULES Act of 2026 In Committee
- HR 7734 Land Grant Research Prioritization Act of 2026 In Committee
- HR 7464 TEMP Act In Committee
Historical 29 bills
- HR 8206 To ensure that Big Cypress National Preserve may not be designated as wilderness or as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes. Died
- HR 662 Block Grant Assistance Act of 2023 Died
- HR 416 Prohibiting Abortion Industry’s Lucrative Loopholes Act Died
- HR 1012 Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2023 Died
- HR 914 Simplifying Grants Act of 2023 Died
- HR 9694 For the relief of Jan van Hoek. Died
- HR 7734 Personnel Integrity in Veterans Affairs Act of 2024 Died
- HR 9148 Simplifying Grants Act of 2022 Died
- HR 7692 Taxpayer-Funded Union Time Transparency Act Died
- HR 7563 Food Traceability Enhancement Act Died
- HR 8242 National Debt is National Security Act Died
- HR 7136 SCHEDULES Act of 2024 Died
- HR 7798 Prohibiting Abortion Industry’s Lucrative Loopholes Act Died
- HR 7638 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6000 South Florida Avenue in Lakeland, Florida, as the "U.S. Marine Corporal Ronald R. Payne Jr. Post Office". Signed
- HR 6810 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 518 North Ridgewood Drive in Sebring, Florida, as the "U.S. Army Air Corps Major Thomas B. McGuire Post Office Building". Signed
- HR 7023 Prohibiting Oil Trade with Venezuela’s Tyrant Act Died
- HR 6502 IMF Accountability Act of 2023 Died
- HR 5333 Preventing the Recognition of Terrorist States Act of 2021 Died
- HR 6186 TEMP Act Died
- HR 4956 Leadership in Global Tech Standards Act of 2021 Died
- HR 4047 Cutting Unnecessary Regulatory Burdens Act Died
- HJRES 92 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Food and Nutrition Service relating to "Application of Bostock v. Clayton County to Program Discrimination Complaint Processing-Policy Update". Died
- HR 3041 To modify the prohibition on participation of the People's Republic of China in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) naval exercises to include cessation of genocide by China. Died
- HR 4162 Land Grant Research Prioritization Act of 2023 Died
- HR 3943 Servicemember Employment Protection Act of 2023 Died
Co-sponsored
259 billsCurrent session 189 bills
- HR 9473 Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Congressional Gold Medal Act In Committee
- HR 9363 AI Security and Innovation Act In Committee
- HR 9489 GRACE for Military Survivors Act In Committee
- HR 9641 Essential Caregivers Act of 2026 In Committee
- HRES 1270 Expressing support for the designation of July 15, 2026, as "Glioblastoma Awareness Day". In Committee
- HRES 1320 Calling upon all Americans on this Memorial Day, 2026, to honor the men and women of the Armed Forces who have died in the pursuit of freedom and peace. In Committee
- HRES 1351 Impeaching Eleanor Louise Ross, Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, for high crimes and misdemeanors. In Committee
- HR 142 Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2025 In Committee
- HJRES 12 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve. In Committee
- HR 304 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 290 NW Peacock Boulevard in Port St. Lucie, Florida, as the "Trooper Zachary Fink Post Office Building". In Committee
- HRES 36 Finding Federal Savings Committee Resolution In Committee
- HJRES 17 Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. In Committee
- HR 346 Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act In Committee
- HR 342 Honor Inauguration Day Act In Committee
- HR 401 No Taxpayer Funding for the World Health Organization Act In Committee
- HR 28 Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 Passed
- HR 465 Old Glory Only Act In Committee
- HR 450 FORCE Act In Committee
- HR 440 READY Accounts Act In Committee
- HR 470 Red Snapper Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 539 Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 477 MACH Act In Committee
- HR 569 Birthright Citizenship Act of 2025 In Committee
- HJRES 28 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices. In Committee
- HR 7 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025 In Committee
Historical 70 bills
- HRES 1086 Expressing support for the designation of March 19, 2024, as "National Agriculture Day" and celebrating the importance of agriculture as one of the most impactful industries in the United States. Died
- HR 8147 Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act Died
- HJRES 26 Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022. Signed
- HR 1960 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic, located at 400 College Drive, Middleburg, Florida, the "A.K. Baker VA Clinic". Died
- HR 7 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2023 Died
- HR 5142 To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servicemembers who perished in Afghanistan on August 26, 2021, during the evacuation of citizens of the United States and Afghan allies at Hamid Karzai International Airport, and for other purposes. Signed
- HR 8783 Securing American ARMS Act of 2022 Died
- HR 7330 Keeping Israel Safe from Iranian Proxies Act Died
- HR 353 Protect Local Farms Act Died
- HR 8137 Educational Choice for Children Act Died
- HRES 620 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding legislative provisions in the Protecting the Right to Organize Act and American Jobs Act to void the State right-to-work laws that protect workers from being required to join and pay forced dues to a union to get or keep a job. Died
- HR 2002 Let States Cut Taxes Act Died
- HR 7095 Accountable Feds Act Died
- HR 3377 Gigabit Opportunity Act Died
- HR 5788 SERVICE Act of 2021 Died
- HR 8408 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 290 NW Peacock Boulevard in Port St. Lucie, Florida, as the "Trooper Zachary Fink Post Office Building". Died
- HR 277 Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2023 Died
- HR 7194 Employee Rights Act Died
- HR 3044 China Financial Threat Mitigation Act of 2021 Died
- HR 6212 PROTECT Florida Act Died
- HR 779 No Social Security for Illegal Aliens Act of 2023 Died
- HCONRES 13 Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act. Died
- HR 427 SAVE Moms and Babies Act of 2023 Died
- HR 1818 Aviation Workforce Development Act Died
- HR 5162 CRT Transparency Act Died
Voting record
Current session 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
HR 498
Do No Harm in Medicaid Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2025 |
|
HR 498
Do No Harm in Medicaid Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | December 18, 2025 |
|
HR 845
Pet and Livestock Protection Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2025 |
|
HR 845
Pet and Livestock Protection Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | December 18, 2025 |
|
HR 1366
Mining Regulatory Clarity Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2025 |
|
HR 1366
Mining Regulatory Clarity Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | December 18, 2025 |
|
HR 4776
SPEED Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2025 |
|
HR 4776
SPEED Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | December 18, 2025 |
|
HR 4776
SPEED Act
On Agreeing to the Amendment |
Yea | fail | December 18, 2025 |
|
HR 3492
Protect Children’s Innocence Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 17, 2025 |
|
HR 3492
Protect Children’s Innocence Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | December 17, 2025 |
|
HR 6703
Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 17, 2025 |
|
HR 6703
Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | December 17, 2025 |
|
HR 3616
Reliable Power Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 17, 2025 |
|
HCONRES 64
To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Nay | fail | December 17, 2025 |
|
HCONRES 61
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with presidentially designated terrorist organizations in the Western Hemisphere.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Nay | fail | December 17, 2025 |
|
HRES 953
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6703) to ensure access to affordable health insurance; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 498) to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit Federal Medicaid funding for gender transition procedures for minors; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3492) to amend section 116 of title 18, United States Code, with respect to genital and bodily mutilation and chemical castration of minors; and relating to consideration of the bill (H.R. 4776) to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions and facilitate a more efficient, effective, and timely environmental review process.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Yea | pass | December 17, 2025 |
|
HRES 953
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6703) to ensure access to affordable health insurance; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 498) to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit Federal Medicaid funding for gender transition procedures for minors; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3492) to amend section 116 of title 18, United States Code, with respect to genital and bodily mutilation and chemical castration of minors; and relating to consideration of the bill (H.R. 4776) to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions and facilitate a more efficient, effective, and timely environmental review process.
On Ordering the Previous Question |
Yea | pass | December 17, 2025 |
|
HR 3632
Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 16, 2025 |
|
HR 3632
Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | December 16, 2025 |
|
HR 4371
Kayla Hamilton Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 16, 2025 |
|
HR 4371
Kayla Hamilton Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | December 16, 2025 |
|
HRES 951
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4776) to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions and facilitate a more efficient, effective, and timely environmental review process; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1366) to provide for the location of multiple hardrock mining mill sites, to establish the Abandoned Hardrock Mine Fund, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 845) to require the Secretary of the Interior to reissue regulations removing the gray wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3616) to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to review regulations that may affect the reliable operation of the bulk-power system; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3632) to amend the Federal Power Act to adjust the requirements for orders, rules, and regulations relating to furnishing adequate service, to require owners or operators of generating facilities to provide notice of planned retirements of certain electric generating units, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4371) to amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to enhance efforts to combat the trafficking of children.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Yea | pass | December 16, 2025 |
|
HRES 951
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4776) to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions and facilitate a more efficient, effective, and timely environmental review process; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1366) to provide for the location of multiple hardrock mining mill sites, to establish the Abandoned Hardrock Mine Fund, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 845) to require the Secretary of the Interior to reissue regulations removing the gray wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3616) to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to review regulations that may affect the reliable operation of the bulk-power system; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3632) to amend the Federal Power Act to adjust the requirements for orders, rules, and regulations relating to furnishing adequate service, to require owners or operators of generating facilities to provide notice of planned retirements of certain electric generating units, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4371) to amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to enhance efforts to combat the trafficking of children.
On Ordering the Previous Question |
Yea | pass | December 16, 2025 |
|
HR 3187
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a parcel of property of the Forest Service to Perry County, Arkansas, and for other purposes.
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended |
Yea | pass | December 15, 2025 |
|
S 284
Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | December 15, 2025 |
|
HR 3668
Improving Interagency Coordination for Pipeline Reviews Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 12, 2025 |
|
HR 3668
Improving Interagency Coordination for Pipeline Reviews Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | December 12, 2025 |
|
HR 2550
Protect America's Workforce Act
On Passage |
Nay | pass | December 11, 2025 |
|
HRES 432
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2550) to nullify the Executive order relating to Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs, and for other purposes.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Nay | pass | December 11, 2025 |
|
HR 3898
PERMIT Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 11, 2025 |
|
HR 3898
PERMIT Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | December 11, 2025 |
|
HR 3383
Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation Act of 2025
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 11, 2025 |
|
HR 3383
Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation Act of 2025
On Agreeing to the Amendment |
Nay | fail | December 11, 2025 |
|
HR 3638
Electric Supply Chain Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 11, 2025 |
|
HR 3628
State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 11, 2025 |
|
HRES 939
Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States for high crimes and misdemeanors.
On Motion to Table |
Yea | pass | December 11, 2025 |
|
HRES 432
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2550) to nullify the Executive order relating to Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs, and for other purposes.
On Motion to Discharge |
Nay | pass | December 10, 2025 |
|
S 1071
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 10, 2025 |
|
S 1071
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
On Motion to Commit |
Nay | fail | December 10, 2025 |
|
HRES 936
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3898) to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make targeted reforms with respect to waters of the United States and other matters, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3383) to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 with respect to the authority of closed-end companies to invest in private funds; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3638) to direct the Secretary of Energy to prepare periodic assessments and submit reports on the supply chain for the generation and transmission of electricity, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3628) to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to add a standard related to State consideration of reliable generation, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3668) to promote interagency coordination for reviewing certain authorizations under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1071) to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Yea | pass | December 10, 2025 |
|
HRES 936
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3898) to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make targeted reforms with respect to waters of the United States and other matters, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3383) to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 with respect to the authority of closed-end companies to invest in private funds; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3638) to direct the Secretary of Energy to prepare periodic assessments and submit reports on the supply chain for the generation and transmission of electricity, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3628) to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to add a standard related to State consideration of reliable generation, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3668) to promote interagency coordination for reviewing certain authorizations under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1071) to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.
On Ordering the Previous Question |
Yea | pass | December 10, 2025 |
|
HR 1676
Make SWAPs Efficient Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended |
Yea | pass | December 09, 2025 |
|
S 356
Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | December 09, 2025 |
|
HR 1049
Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 04, 2025 |
|
HR 1069
PROTECT Our Kids Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 04, 2025 |
|
HR 1005
Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 03, 2025 |
|
HR 4305
DUMP Red Tape Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 03, 2025 |
|
HR 2965
Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act of 2025
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 03, 2025 |
|
HRES 916
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4312) to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of student athletes and to promote fair competition with respect to intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1005) to prohibit elementary and secondary schools from accepting funds from or entering into contracts with the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1049) to ensure that parents are aware of foreign influence in their child’s public school, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1069) to prohibit the availability of Federal education funds for elementary and secondary schools that receive direct or indirect support from the Government of the People’s Republic of China; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2965) to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to ensure that the small business regulatory budget for a small business concern in a fiscal year is not greater than zero, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4305) to direct the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration to establish a Red Tape Hotline to receive notifications of burdensome agency rules, and for other purposes.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Yea | pass | December 02, 2025 |
Career history 2 past roles
- Lower chamber District 18 Republican
- Lower chamber District 18 Republican