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Tim Scott

U.S. Senator for South Carolina

Biography

Tim Scott was appointed to the Senate in 2013 and subsequently won a special election. He is the first African American to represent a Southern state in the Senate since Reconstruction. Scott focuses on economic opportunity, tax reform, and workforce development.

Key Information

  • Full Name: Tim Scott
  • Born: September 19, 1965
  • Age: 60 years old
  • Birthplace: North Charleston, SC
  • Term Started: January 3, 2021
  • Term Ends: January 3, 2027
  • Senate Class: Class II

Committee Assignments

  • Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Chair
  • Finance
  • Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
  • Small Business and Entrepreneurship
  • Special Committee on Aging

Most Recent Voting History

Yea

Vote #85

On the Cloture Motion PN787-1 (PN 787-1)

Andrew B. Davis, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas

Apr 16, 2026, 1:36 PM (ET) Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to (49-48) (49 Y - 48 N)

Yea

Vote #84

On the Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 140 (H.J.Res. 140)

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.

Apr 16, 2026, 11:08 AM (ET) Result: Joint Resolution Passed (50-49) (50 Y - 49 N)

Yea

Vote #83

On the Motion to Proceed H.J.Res. 140 (H.J.Res. 140)

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.

Apr 15, 2026, 8:21 PM (ET) Result: Motion to Proceed Agreed to (51-49) (51 Y - 49 N)

Yea

Vote #82

On the Motion to Table H.J.Res. 140 (H.J.Res. 140)

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.

Apr 15, 2026, 8:00 PM (ET) Result: Motion to Table Agreed to (51-48) (51 Y - 48 N)

Nay

Vote #81

On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 138 (S.J.Res. 138)

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services.

Apr 15, 2026, 7:08 PM (ET) Result: Motion to Discharge Rejected (36-63) (36 Y - 63 N)

Nay

Vote #80

On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 32 (S.J.Res. 32)

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services.

Apr 15, 2026, 6:17 PM (ET) Result: Motion to Discharge Rejected (40-59) (40 Y - 59 N)

Nay

Vote #79

On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 123 (S.J.Res. 123)

A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.

Apr 15, 2026, 2:02 PM (ET) Result: Motion to Discharge Rejected (47-52) (47 Y - 52 N)

Yea

Vote #78

On the Nomination PN787-5 (PN 787-5)

Christopher R. Wolfe, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas

Apr 14, 2026, 2:15 PM (ET) Result: Nomination Confirmed (53-47) (53 Y - 47 N)

Yea

Vote #77

On the Cloture Motion PN787-5 (PN 787-5)

Christopher R. Wolfe, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas

Apr 14, 2026, 12:26 PM (ET) Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-45) (53 Y - 45 N)

Yea

Vote #76

On the Nomination PN787-3 (PN 787-3)

John Thomas Shepherd, of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas

Apr 14, 2026, 11:25 AM (ET) Result: Nomination Confirmed (53-46) (53 Y - 46 N)

Contact

  • 202-224-6121
  • 🏢 104 Hart Senate Office Building
    Washington, D.C. 20510
  • 🔗 Official Website

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