Steve Scalise
Republican · Representative for Louisiana's 1st district
3 sponsored · 6 cosponsored
In the House since 2008
Age 61
Contact their office: (202) 225-3015 · 266 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 · Official website
In the 119th Congress (2025–2026)
- Sponsored 3 bills.The typical House member sponsored 25. Bills they wrote, not ones they signed on to.
- 1 bill they backed became law.They wrote it.
- 3 passed the House and wait on the Senate.The Senate has to pass the same text before it can become law.
- Missed 16 of 676 recorded votes (2.4%).The typical House member missed 1.9%. The record doesn’t say why.
- Works most on government operations and politics and congress.4 and 2 of the 9 bills they wrote or backed.
What they got done
Most bills never get a vote. These are the ones they wrote or backed that got somewhere.
Became law (1)
The Rescissions Act of 2025 cancels various budget authorizations as proposed by the President on June 3, 2025.
Became law · 119-HR-4
- No: Does this make birth control easier to get?The bill rescinds $500,000,000 from Global Health Programs and explicitly notes that protections do not apply to family planning and reproductive health programs. -5
Passed one chamber, waiting on the other (3)
Halfway: the other chamber has to pass the same text before it can go to the President.
- They cosponsoredTo designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Lafayette, Louisiana, as the "Rodney C. Hamilton Sr. VA Clinic".Jul 15, 2026
This bill proposes to rename the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic located in Lafayette, Louisiana. The legislation seeks to designate the facility as the "Rodney C. Hamilton Sr.
Passed the House by voice vote, no names recorded · 119-HR-6963
This concurrent resolution denounces socialism in all its forms and opposes the implementation of socialist policies in the United States.
Agreed to by the House 285–98 · 119-HCONRES-58
This bill aims to amend title 18 of the United States Code regarding health care requirements.
Passed the House 217–204 · 119-HR-21
- Yes: Would children be better off under this?The bill requires health care practitioners to use skill and diligence to preserve the life and health of born-alive infants. +8
Resolutions of theirs that were adopted (2)
A resolution is a chamber speaking for itself — a position, a rule or a tribute. Adopting it puts it into effect, but it is not a law.
Still waiting, of the 3 bills they wrote: none. Committee is where most bills end, whoever writes them — silence there, not a vote, is the usual way a bill dies.
What their bills would do
Every bill is scored against plain yes-or-no questions. These count their bills — the ones they wrote and the ones they cosponsored — by how each question was answered: yes, or the opposite. Open one to see those bills, where each stands, and why it was scored that way. Scores are made by AI ().
Who their bills would affect
What else they would change
How they voted lately
Their latest votes that decided something, and what each measure would do.
This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The main purpose is to provide a clear definition of adequate consideration for certain closely held stock.
A fast-track vote, needing two-thirds to pass — Passed
- Yes: Would retired people be better off under this?Improving the clarity of stock valuation for ESOPs supports more stable retirement transitions. +4
119-S-2403 · roll call 314
This Act provides for improvements to rivers and harbors in the United States and the conservation and development of water and related resources.
A fast-track vote, needing two-thirds to pass — Passed
- Yes: Would Native Americans be better off under this?Directly authorizes land transfers to Tribal entities and prioritizes technical assistance for Tribal communities. +8
- No: Does this reduce what the federal government spends?The bill explicitly increases spending limits and funding authorizations for dozens of regional water resource programs. -5
119-HR-9497 · roll call 313
This bill amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to create a new Federal standard regarding the costs of upgrades for large-load customers.
A fast-track vote, needing two-thirds to pass — Passed
- Yes: Does this keep data centers from raising household electric and water bills?The bill requires large-load customers to cover the full incremental cost of grid upgrades and provide financial assurances, preventing those costs from being passed to households. +7
- No: Would business owners be better off under this?Large-scale non-residential energy consumers face increased costs and financial assurance requirements. -5
119-HR-9340 · roll call 312
On the President’s vetoes
The President can refuse to sign a bill both chambers passed. It becomes law anyway only if two-thirds of the House and two-thirds of the Senate vote to pass it again. A vote against the veto (a Yea) was a vote to make the bill law over the President’s objection; a vote for it (a Nay) was a vote to let the veto stand.
Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act — vetoed Dec 29, 2025
For the vetovoted Nay, to let the veto stand.
The override fell short in the House, 248–177; it needed two-thirds · Jan 8, 2026
Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act — vetoed Dec 29, 2025
For the vetovoted Nay, to let the veto stand.
The override fell short in the House, 236–188; it needed two-thirds · Jan 8, 2026
How busy they have been
How many bills they have put their name to over time — volume, not results: most bills never get a vote.