County:

C Scott Franklin R

U.S. Representative

Florida District 18

Term: Jan. 3, 2025 – Jan. 3, 2027

Phone: 202-225-1252 Email: [email protected] Website

On Record (15)

Bill Labor and Employment

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States".

Mar 28, 2026 · source · details / share

Bill Government Operations and PoliticsCongressional tributesFloridaGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyPostal service

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".

This act designates the facility of the U.S. 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.

Mar 28, 2026 · source · details / share

Bill Science, Technology, Communications

TAME Extreme Weather Act

Mar 28, 2026 · source · details / share

Bill Health

Food Traceability Enhancement Act

Food Traceability Enhancement ActThis bill modifies requirements relating to recordkeeping and traceability of foods that may cause outbreaks of foodborne illnesses.Specifically, the bill reduces the maximum time for which food manufacturers or processors must retain records of high-risk foods (i.e., those that are prone to causing outbreaks of foodborne illnesses) from two years to one year. It also specifies that …

Mar 28, 2026 · source · details / share

Bill Armed Forces and National SecurityAdministrative remediesCongressional oversightDepartment of Veterans AffairsFederal officialsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHousing finance and home ownershipPersonnel recordsUser charges and feesVeterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Personnel Integrity in Veterans Affairs Act of 2024

Mar 28, 2026 · source · details / share

Bill Neutral HealthRetail and wholesale tradesAbortionCell biology and embryology

Prohibiting Abortion Industry’s Lucrative Loopholes Act

Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

Bill Neutral HealthAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of Health and Human ServicesNutrition and diet

Defending Domestic Orange Juice Production Act of 2025

Defending Domestic Orange Juice Production Act of 2025 This bill requires finished pasteurized orange juice to contain at least 10% by weight of orange juice soluble solids, exclusive of the solids of any added optional sweetening ingredients. (Current regulations require at least 10.5% by weight of orange juice soluble solids.)

Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

Bill Neutral Public Lands and Natural ResourcesWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitatsParks, recreation areas, trailsFlorida

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.

This bill prohibits the Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida from being designated as wilderness or as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. The National Park Service currently manages Big Cypress National Preserve, which is a freshwater swamp ecosystem of 729,000 acres. In general, development activities, commercial activities, permanent structures, and roads are prohibited in wilderness areas. In contrast, natural …

Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

Bill Neutral Health programs administration and fundingArmed Forces and National SecurityVeterans' medical careHealth care coverage and access

Ensuring Continuity in Veterans Health Act

Ensuring Continuity in Veterans Health ActThis bill requires the consideration of continuity of care when determining whether care through the Veterans Community Care Program is in the best medical interest of a veteran.

Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

Bill Neutral HealthCardiovascular and respiratory healthCivil actions and liabilityHealth technology, devices, suppliesHealth care qualityEmergency medical services and trauma care

Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2025

Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

Bill Neutral Government Operations and Politics

Taxpayer-Funded Union Time Transparency Act

Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

Bill Neutral Science, Technology, Communications

TAME Extreme Weather and Wildfires Act

Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

Bill Neutral Federal officialsUser charges and feesArmed Forces and National SecurityAdministrative remediesCongressional oversightGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHousing finance and home ownershipVeterans' loans, housing, homeless programsDepartment of Veterans AffairsPersonnel records

Personnel Integrity in Veterans Affairs Act of 2025

Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

Bill Neutral Government Operations and Politics

Non-Essential Workers Transparency Act

Non-Essential Workers Transparency ActThis bill requires federal agencies to submit reports to Congress regarding employees who were furloughed during a lapse in appropriations (i.e, government shutdown), the total number of employees, and the cost of salaries. Specifically, each federal agency must submit a report to specified congressional committees within 30 days of the end of a lapse in appropriations. The report must include …

Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

Bill Neutral Agriculture and Food

Land Grant Research Prioritization Act of 2026

Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

Crossposts (13)

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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.

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.

Mar 31, 2026 · details / share

Bill crosspost Neutral

IRA Charitable Rollover Facilitation and Enhancement Act of 2025

Mar 16, 2026 · details / share

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Love Lives On Act of 2025

Love Lives On Act of 2025This bill extends entitlement for various benefit programs and services for surviving spouses of deceased members of the Armed Forces or veterans.The bill provides that the remarriage of a surviving spouse must not bar the …

Mar 16, 2026 · details / share

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To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to exempt from preemption certain State laws related to dental benefits.

Mar 16, 2026 · details / share

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To require the District of Columbia to permit Members of Congress who have a valid license or permit which is issued pursuant to the law of a State which permits the Member to carry a concealed firearm, or who is otherwise entitled to carry a concealed firearm in the State in which the Member resides, to carry a concealed firearm in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

Mar 16, 2026 · details / share

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TEMP Act

Mar 16, 2026 · details / share

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Office of Fusion Act of 2025

Mar 16, 2026 · details / share

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To amend section 5545 of title 5, United States Code, to provide hazard pay for carrying out prescribed burns, and for other purposes.

Mar 16, 2026 · details / share

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Disaster Zone Energy Affordability and Investment Act

Mar 16, 2026 · details / share

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To establish within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration a research program comprising global ocean monitoring and observing, and for other purposes.

Mar 16, 2026 · details / share

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To prohibit Federal funding of State firearm ownership databases, and for other purposes.

Bans federal funding of any state database that tracks gun ownership — blocking states from knowing who owns firearms even when investigating crimes or enforcing red flag laws.

Feb 26, 2026 · details / share

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To enhance bilateral defense cooperation between the United States and Israel, and for other purposes.

Expands U.S.-Israel defense cooperation including joint military exercises, weapons development, and intelligence sharing.

Feb 26, 2026 · details / share

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Make Elections Great Again Act

Overhauls federal election rules including voter ID requirements, mail-in ballot procedures, ballot harvesting restrictions, and election day deadlines.

Feb 26, 2026 · details / share