Press Releases

Rep. Scott Franklin (FL-18) today announced his bill H.R. 3943, Servicemember Employment Protection Act, was approved by the House Veterans Affairs Committee during full committee markup yesterday. This bill amends the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) to ensure those serving in our Reserves or National Guard who are called up into active duty… Read more »

Rep. Scott Franklin (FL-18) led a letter signed by 41 Congressional Republicans to Secretary of Commerce Raimondo, demanding answers about lingering COVID-19 mandates in effect at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) sites. “Months after Biden acknowledged the end of the pandemic and both the White House and Congress acted to end the COVID emergencies, his… Read more »

Rep. Scott Franklin (FL-18), a member of the House Appropriations Committee issued the following statement following passage of the MilCon/VA Appropriations bill today: “As a 26-year Naval Aviator, I know veteran benefits are not up for negotiation. Congressional Democrats tried to scare veterans with false… Read more »

Today, Rep. Scott Franklin (FL-18), a former House Armed Services Committee member who now sits on the House Appropriations Committee voted for the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The bill passed the House by a vote of 219 – 210. “As a 26-year Naval Aviator, I know our armed forces exist to fight and win wars in… Read more »

Today, U.S. Reps. Scott Franklin (FL-18), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Darren Soto (FL-09) and Kat Cammack (FL-03) introduced the Restore Agricultural Investment, Stability and Expansion (RAISE) Act of 2023, which would provide the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) with the standing authority to help American farmers and growers recover after natural disasters by issuing block… Read more »

Today, Representative Scott Franklin (FL-18), along with House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Mike Bost, introduced H.R. 3943, Servicemember Employment Protection Act.  This bill would amend the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) to ensure those serving in our Reserves or National Guard who are called up into active duty are not… Read more »

Representatives Scott Franklin (FL-18) and Darren Soto (FL-09) introduced the Conservation Reserve Program Amendments Act on Thursday. This bill would protect Florida orange groves by making them eligible to enroll in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), a federal initiative designed to protect vulnerable farmland. It creates a subprogram within… Read more »

Rep. Scott Franklin (FL-18) today announced the House passed his bill, H.R. 662, the Block Grant Assistance Act. This critical bill provides needed authority for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to issue block grants to agriculture producers devastated by Hurricanes Ian and Nicole. “The Florida citrus industry is synonymous with the Sunshine State and the backbone of many… Read more »

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 »