Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA-03) once again received a perfect score of 100 percent on the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Voting Record that was recently released. The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights is a coalition of more than 200 national organizations charged by its diverse membership to promote and protect the rights of all persons in the United States. Its Voting Record monitors Members of Congress votes on civil rights and human rights issues.

WASHINGTON, DC The Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), a non-profit and non-partisan organization that advocates on behalf of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and their families, recently released their legislative scorecard for the 111th Congress listing Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott as a member of IAVAs "A Team."

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA This evening, Representative Bobby Scott (VA-3) will join best-selling author John Grisham and other experts at the Paramount Theatre in Charlottesville for the Legal Aid Justice Centers event entitled "Dropped Out." The event will examine the current dropout crisis, describe the perverse incentives that cause it, explain strategies to address it, and discuss ways for concerned community members to get involved.

WASHINGTON, DC Representative Bobby Scott (VA-3) has been named a "Champion for Children" by the First Focus Campaign on Children, a national, bi-partisan child advocacy group. The honor recognizes Rep. Scott as one of the most valuable leaders in the United States Congress for his priority and efforts to improve the well-being of children.

WASHINGTON, DC Last night, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5932, the "Organized Retail Theft Investigation and Prosecution Act of 2010, by unanimous consent. This bill will direct the Attorney General to establish an Organized Retail Theft Investigation and Prosecution Unit to combat the growing problem of organized retail theft. This is a bipartisan bill, introduced by Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committees Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, and cosponsored by Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (MI), Committee Ranking Member Lamar Smith (TX), and Committee Vice Ranking Member Bob Goodlatte (VA).

WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott announced today that members of his District Office Staff will hold office hours in Charles City, New Kent, Surry and Prince George Counties in October, November, and December.

WASHINGTON, D.C. Marking the sixth month anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act, Rep. Scott announced that many important consumer protection features of health insurance reform are in effect as of today. Better known as the Patients Bill of Rights, these provisions seek to end insurance company abuses and put consumers and their doctors back in control of their own care.

WASHINGTON, DC Virginia Senators Jim Webb and Mark Warner and Congressmen Glenn Nye, Randy Forbes, Rob Wittman, and Bobby Scott today sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates calling into question the strategic and legal basis for his recommendation to eliminate the U.S. Joint Forces Command.