Read Resolution Text WASHINGTON D.C. - Today, Congressman David Scott (GA-13), led the entire Georgia Democratic Congressional delegation in filing a resolution formally recognizing the City of Atlanta, Georgia, for its historic leadership in the Civil Rights Movement. The measure honors the city’s unparalleled role in shaping one of the most transformative movements in American history and the le... Read More »
Read Bill Text WASHINGTON D.C. - Today, Congressman David Scott (GA-13) and Congresswoman Lucy McBath (GA-6) introduced the Bridge to Summer Nutrition Act, a bill to protect children from hunger, strengthen states’ fiscal stability, and fight back against the President Trump’s and Congressional Republicans’ attacks on our nation’s nutrition program. The Bridge to Summer Nutrition Act directly resp... Read More »
Read Bill Text The Housing for the 21st Century Act cleared a key hurdle by passing near-unanimously out of committee with a 50-1 vote. It now heads to the full House Floor for consideration. WASHINGTON D.C. - Today, Congressman David Scott (GA-13) joined House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill (AR-02), and Ranking Member Maxine Waters (CA-43), in passing H.R. 664, the Housing for ... Read More »
Read Bill Text WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Congressman David Scott (GA-13), was joined by Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) and Congressman Cleo Fields (LA-06), all senior members of the House Financial Services Committee, in introducing new legislation to bolster the quality, accountability, and effectiveness of housing counseling services nationwide. The Reforms to Housing Counseling & Financial L... Read More »
Read Bill Text WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Congressman David Scott (GA-13) and Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (MO-5), re-introduced the Jobs, On-the-Job ‘Earn-While-You-Learn’ Training, and Apprenticeships for Young African Americans Act, legislation designed to grow and expand minority participation in America’s Registered Apprenticeship (RA) system. RAs are among the most effective tools for upward mo... Read More »
Read Bill Text WASHINGTON D.C. - Today, Congressman David Scott (GA-13), introduced the Airport Revenue Clarity Act, a bill that will return $30 million in tax revenue to Clayton County and the Clayton County Public Schools (CCPS). The measure addresses rules created by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that prevents the county from collecting revenue from local general sales taxes on avia... Read More »
WASHINGTON D.C. - Today, Congressman David Scott released the following statement regarding the Trump Administration’s farm aid plan. “Farmers across the country are hurting because of this administration’s tariffs and trade war that have inflicted billions of dollars in losses on American producers. Now, the Administration is providing only $12 billion in farm aid, rather than reversing the polic... Read More »
Read Letter PDF ATLANTA, GA – Yesterday, Congressman David Scott (GA-13) and Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-4), sent a letter to Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) Director, Jeff Cown, calling on him to hold chronic environmental polluters accountable and take decisive action to revoke the permits of repeat offenders. The letter highlights EPD’s inability to conduct meaningful oversight... Read More »
Access Bill TEXT WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Congressmen David Scott (GA-13) and Barry Loudermilk (GA-11), both senior members on the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC), filed legislation to strengthen cybersecurity standards and data protection protocols at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The bill would establish clear, uniform policies and procedures governing how the agency re... Read More »
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Congressman David Scott (GA-13), released the following statement after the Administration announced its refusal to provide full monthly Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to recipients. “After attempting to illegally withhold SNAP funding for November, the USDA’s announcement that SNAP recipients will only receive half of the November benefits they ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman David Scott issued the following statement regarding the Trump administration’s decision to move forward with importing beef from Argentina. “The President’s push to quadruple beef imports from Argentina is appalling. This decision not only ignores our nation’s food security but threatens to further squeeze domestic cattle producers, already burdened by high f... Read More »
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Congressman David Scott (GA-13), a senior member on the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC), and Committee Democrats sent a letter to Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, regarding the decision to bailout Argentina without clear enforceable conditions or protection from losses. The letter admonishes the department for risking well over $20 billion in taxpayer money whe... Read More »
WASHINGTON D.C. - Today, U.S. Congressman David Scott released the following statement regarding the Republican government shutdown “After more than six months of blatant attacks aimed at our government with mass agency layoffs, slashing healthcare benefits, and making life more expensive for hard-working Georgians, Republicans have now shut down the federal government. President Trump and the Rep... Read More »
WASHINGTON D.C. - Today, U.S. Congressman David Scott released the following statement honoring the victims of the terrorist attacks on 9/11 “Today, we remember and honor the nearly 3,000 innocent lives lost on September 11, 2001. This day remains one of the darkest in our nation’s history, a day when families were forever changed. We hold close in our hearts the loved ones who never came home and... Read More »
WASHINGTON D.C. - Today, Representatives David Scott (GA-13), Yvette Clarke (NY-9), and Shontel Brown (OH-11), reintroduced the Endometrial Cancer Research and Education Act, legislation that would expand federal research and public education efforts on endometrial cancer. This is the most common form of uterine cancer and one of the most prevalent cancers among women. This legislation would direc... Read More »
