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Steve Scalise

RepublicanRepresentative · LA-1Official site ↗JSONReport an error
2 press releases on AI$63K from AI-industry employees and PACs

Data as of: votes Oct 21, 2026 · statements Oct 19, 2026 · contributions Oct 19, 2026 · super PAC spending Oct 23, 2026. What changed

Said and voted

Same bill, both records

Bills this member both voted on and cited in a release. Shown side by side; no score is drawn from them (why).

Ratepayer Protection Act
YEA
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

passage under suspension · Sep 16, 2026 · Passed 417-3

away from oversightSep 16, 2026

Argues local communities, not the federal government, should decide on hosting AI data centers, emphasizing economic benefits of embracing AI infrastructure.

Read the release ↗

What they said

away from oversightSep 16, 2026

Argues local communities, not the federal government, should decide on hosting AI data centers, emphasizing economic benefits of embracing AI infrastructure.

“WASHINGTON, D.C.— Yesterday, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) spoke on the House floor about the Ratepayer Protection Act and the importance of local communities, not the federal government…”

away from oversightSep 1, 2026

Scalise praises data center investment in communities and says siting decisions should stay local rather than be federally directed.

“WASHINGTON, D.C.—This morning, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox Business Network’s Mornings with Maria to discuss House Republicans’ work to lower costs and protect taxpayers and…”

Summaries and stance tags are written by a model; the release is the record.

How they voted

YEASep 16, 2026
Ratepayer Protection Act

passage under suspension · H.R. 9340 · Passed 417-3

NAYJul 22, 2026
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

motion to recommit · H.R. 8800 · Failed 213-216

YEAJul 22, 2026
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

passage · H.R. 8800 · Passed 216-212

YEAJun 29, 2026
KIDS Act

passage under suspension · H.R. 7757 · Passed 267-117

YEAJan 20, 2026
AI for Main Street Act

passage under suspension · H.R. 5764 · Passed 395-14

NAYDec 10, 2025
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

procedural · S. 1071 · Failed 209-216

YEADec 10, 2025
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

passage · S. 1071 · Passed 312-112

Contributions from AI-industry employees and PACs

Itemized receipts to this member's campaign committee where the contributor's employer or the contributing PAC is on the alias list. An employee's personal gift is not the company's.

$54K

From employees and investors, personally

$9K

From company PACs

By employer

Company PACs in teal; employees' personal gifts in black. Spellings are unified through the alias list.

Largest gifts

DateContributorEmployer, as filedAmountFiling
Nov 24, 2025Ben HorowitzANDREESSEN HOROWITZ$7K↗
Nov 24, 2025Christopher DixonANDREESSEN HOROWITZ$7K↗
Nov 21, 2025Marc AndreessenANDREESSEN HOROWITZ$7K↗
Mar 11, 2026Joel KaplanMETA PLATFORMS$5K↗
Jun 9, 2025GOOGLE NETPACPAC$5K↗
Jan 20, 2026META PLATFORMS INC. PACPAC$4K↗
Jun 26, 2026Bradford L. SmithMICROSOFT CORPORATION$4K↗
Mar 11, 2026Andrew LadnerGOOGLE$4K↗
Jan 31, 2026Kent WalkerGOOGLE INC.$4K↗
Dec 31, 2025Bradford L. SmithMICROSOFT CORPORATION$4K↗
Dec 31, 2025Bradford L. SmithMICROSOFT CORPORATION$4K↗
Nov 24, 2025Ben HorowitzANDREESSEN HOROWITZ$4K↗
Nov 24, 2025Christopher DixonANDREESSEN HOROWITZ$4K↗
Nov 21, 2025Marc AndreessenANDREESSEN HOROWITZ$4K↗
Sep 27, 2024Ben HorowitzANDREESSEN HOROWITZ$3K↗

Source: OpenFEC Schedule A, itemized receipts only, 2026 cycle, read Oct 19, 2026. The FEC itemizes a contributor once their gifts to a committee pass $200 in aggregate.