Scott DesJarlais

Voted no on the Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 (H.R. 8035). It passed 311-112.

April 20, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Introduced the Student Loan Accountability Act (H.R. 8102). It stated that the president has no power to cancel federal student loans across the board.

June 13, 2022Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Voted against the Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2471), a federal spending bill. He said it pushed tax and spend policies that fuel inflation.

March 9, 2022Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Voted no on President Biden's budget reconciliation bill. He said it was not paid for and added hundreds of billions of dollars to the debt.

November 19, 2021Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Voted no on H.R. 4, which he said gave the federal government control of elections. He also voted no on a $3.5 trillion budget plan (S. Con. Res. 14).

August 24, 2021Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Voted no on the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019, which lifted federal budget caps. He called it a lost chance to cut deficits and debt.

July 26, 2019Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Opposed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 with the House Freedom Caucus. He said the deal added $80 billion in spending.

October 28, 2015Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Voted against the 2014 federal spending bill. He said it locked in wasteful spending, dropped real cuts, and funded Obamacare.

January 15, 2014Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Voted for the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which he co-sponsored. The bill aimed to let people with a concealed-carry permit carry in other states that allow it.

December 6, 2017Opposes Gun Control

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Praised House passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1). He said it gave the middle class a permanent tax cut and secured the southern border.

May 22, 2025Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

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Voted yes on final House approval of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1). It passed 224-201.

December 20, 2017Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

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Praised President Trump's signing of the USMCA trade deal, which replaced NAFTA. He called it a big win for farmers and manufacturers.

January 29, 2020Supports Foreign Trade

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Voted against the USA Freedom Act (H.R. 3361). He said late changes made it too weak to stop the NSA's bulk collection of Americans' data.

May 22, 2014Supports Data Privacy

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Received President Donald Trump's endorsement for re-election to Congress.

August 6, 2026

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Voted yes on final House passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1). It passed 218-214.

July 3, 2025

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Reintroduced the Protecting Horses from Soring Act (H.R. 1675). It had the USDA work with the horse industry to set rules and train inspectors.

March 24, 2025

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Won re-election to U.S. House District 4 in the 2024 general election with 219,133 votes. Democrat Victoria Broderick got 83,832.

November 5, 2024

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Voted no on the Fiscal Responsibility Act (H.R. 3746). It passed 314-117.

May 31, 2023

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Introduced a constitutional amendment requiring presidential and vice-presidential candidates to prove mental fitness to be on the ballot.

February 21, 2023

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Voted no on the first article of impeachment against President Donald Trump. It passed 230-197.

December 18, 2019

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Voted against the 2020 defense policy bill (National Defense Authorization Act) as an Armed Services Committee member. He said it cut nuclear and missile defense.

June 14, 2019

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Won House passage of his bill to study adding the James K. Polk Home in Columbia, Tennessee, to the National Park Service.

April 17, 2018

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Voted for the American Health Care Act, the House Republican health bill. He said its state waivers lower insurance costs and that Obamacare could not stand.

May 4, 2017

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Voted against the Every Student Succeeds Act (S. 1177), a national school law. He said it left too much control over schools in Washington.

December 3, 2015

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Voted no on H.R. 8, which extended tax cuts first passed in 2001 and 2003. It passed the House 257-167.

January 1, 2013

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Voted yes on the House budget plan for fiscal year 2012 (H. Con. Res. 34). It passed 235-193.

April 15, 2011

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Received a $500 fine from the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners. The fine was for sexual affairs with two patients he treated as a doctor.

May 23, 2013

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