Press Releases

Rep. Scott Franklin (FL-18) and Rep. Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) introduced H.R. 4162, the Land Grant Research Prioritization Act. This bill would provide land grant universities with dedicated access to existing U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) grant funding to enhance artificial intelligence (AI), mechanization and other research to develop solutions to the challenges… Read more »

Rep. Scott Franklin released the following statement regarding his support for H.R. 3564, the Middle-Class Borrower Protection Act: “The new mortgage rate structure put in place by the Biden Administration on May 1st to “increase pricing support for purchase borrowers limited by income or by wealth” is mortgage socialism. This overreaching policy is a dangerous… Read more »

Last night, the House Appropriations Committee adopted Reps. Scott Franklin (FL-18) and Mario Diaz-Balart’s (FL-26) initiative to protect the 50 percent federal cost share for the Western Everglades Restoration Project (WERP). WERP is part of the larger, ongoing Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP), a model restoration program designed to restore, protect and preserve… Read more »

LAKELAND, FL—Rep. Scott Franklin (FL-18) today held a dedication ceremony to rename a Lakeland Post Office in honor of 23-year-old fallen U.S. Marine, Corporal Ronald Payne Jr. of Polk County, who was killed in action during a rocket-propelled grenade attack in Tawara, Afghanistan on May 7, 2004. “Today Lakeland honors one of our own who made the ultimate sacrifice… Read more »

Representative Scott Franklin released the following statement regarding his support for the REINS Act, which passed the House of Representatives tonight: “Our Founders always intended Congress to be the lawmakers, not the executive branch. Over time, Congress has surrendered its Constitutional responsibility to keep a check on the growing executive. We… Read more »

Rep. Scott Franklin (FL-18) today issued the following statement after voting in support of the Fiscal Responsibility Act: “I came to Congress vowing to cut spending, reduce government bureaucracy, strengthen our military, and make this institution function the way the Constitution intended. I also committed to lead and govern responsibly. The bill we passed tonight was not the… Read more »

Rep. Scott Franklin (FL-18) and House Republicans today passed H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act. This measure fulfills our promise to the American people to deliver solutions to a crisis that has turned every community across the country into a border community. It’s a critical step toward securing our border and restoring our nation’s sovereignty and the rule of law. The… Read more »

Rep. Scott Franklin (FL-18) and House Republicans on Wednesday passed H.R. 2811, the “Limit, Save, Grow Act,” to responsibly address the debt ceiling, halt runaway government spending and implement measures to curb inflation and grow the economy. It accomplishes these objectives while ensuring Veterans, Medicare and Social Security programs are strengthened and… Read more »

Rep. Scott Franklin (FL-18) introduced the National Osceola Turkey Day Resolution on Friday which would designate March 18th as the official National Osceola Turkey Day. This bill shows the Florida Congressional delegation’s appreciation for the Osceola Turkey and support for its conservation. The Osceola turkey is one of five sub-species of the native North American turkey.… Read more »

Rep. Scott Franklin (FL-18) today re-introduced the National Debt is National Security Act, a bill to limit how much national debt can be owned by foreign nations. Originally introduced in 2022, this bill would limit the cumulative debt held by foreign countries to 25 percent of total U.S. debt and limit any single foreign country from owning more than 5 percent. The goal is to prevent… Read more »