Press Releases

Rep. Scott Franklin (FL-18), a member of the Pro-Life Caucus, today re-introduced the Prohibiting Abortion Industry’s Lucrative Loopholes Act. This pro-life bill will close existing loopholes to ensure that abortion organizations cannot profit off the sale of fetal remains. Universities, labs, and other research institutions are allowed to use fetal tissue for scientific purposes.… Read more »

Representative Scott Franklin (FL-18) today issued the following statement after his selection to serve as a new member of the House Appropriations Committee: “I’m honored to serve on this integral committee to help restore regular order and fiscal responsibility to our legislative process. The 'power of the purse' is the primary authority granted to the House of… Read more »

Representative Scott Franklin (FL-18) issued the following statement after his selection to serve as a new member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: “It’s an honor to be selected to serve on the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee. Our veterans deserve strong advocates in Congress who will work every day to ensure they receive the benefits they earned. As a… Read more »

Rep. Scott Franklin this week supported three bills to terminate several federal emergency lockdown measures implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These bills include: The Pandemic is Over Act, The SHOW UP Act, The Freedom for Health Care Workers Act and a resolution terminating the COVID-19 national emergency declaration. “Passing these bills simply takes action on… Read more »

Representative Scott Franklin (FL-18) today voted in favor of the Strategic Production Response Act, which would prevent the president from tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) for political purposes and require the Biden administration to create a plan to refill it. The Biden administration tapped the SPR several times over the past two years ago in an apparent attempt to lower… Read more »

Representative Scott Franklin (FL-18), a member of the Pro-Life Caucus, today voted in support of two pro-life bills. The first is H. Con. Res. 3, which condemns the recent attacks on pro-life facilities, groups, and churches. The second, H.R. 26, the Born-Alive Survivors Protection Act, makes it a federal crime to fail to provide standard medical care to children born alive during an… Read more »

Reps. Scott Franklin (FL-18) and Gerry Connolly (VA-11) today introduced the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act. This bipartisan bill would save lives by establishing a uniform base of liability protection for businesses that acquire automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and the good Samaritans who use them. AEDs are used to assist victims of out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrests… Read more »

Rep. Scott Franklin (FL-18) today re-introduced the Simplifying Grants Act, which will make it easier for small governments serving less than 50,000 people to apply for, receive and manage federal grants. Smaller governments often face difficulties when applying for federal grant dollars due to the complex, time consuming, and expensive process. Larger cities with bigger budgets can hire… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rep. Scott Franklin (R-FL), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, today led a letter with 21 of his colleagues demanding answers from the Pentagon regarding troubling statements made by Kelisa Wing, the Department of Defense Education Activity’s Chief of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) co-led the letter with the… Read more »

Today, Scott Franklin was sworn in as the U.S. representative for Florida’s 15th congressional district. Congressman Scott Franklin was joined by his wife, Amy. “I want to thank my constituents for trusting me to serve as their congressman in the 117th Congress,” said Congressman Scott Franklin. “My family and I are excited to be here in Washington, and I look… Read more »