Scott DesJarlais

Member profile

Role

Representative Republican representing TN-4

Current member

Yes

Birth year

1964

Official website

https://desjarlais.house.gov/

Terms

• House · TN-4 · Republican · 2011-present
• House · TN-4 · R · 2023-2025
• House · TN-4 · R · 2021-2023
• House · TN-4 · R · 2019-2021
• House · TN-4 · R · 2017-2019
• House · TN-4 · R · 2015-2017
• House · TN-4 · R · 2013-2015
• House · TN-4 · R · 2011-2013

Committee assignments

• Committee on Agriculture
• Subcommittee: Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry
• Subcommittee: Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture
• Committee on Armed Services
• Subcommittee: Strategic Forces · Chairman
• Subcommittee: Seapower and Projection Forces

Sponsored bills

• HR 1675: Protecting Horses from Soring Act of 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Cosponsored bills

• HR 8205: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 466.
• HR 5267: American Franchise Act: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 15.
• HR 6213: Heat Workforce Standards Act of 2025: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 15.
• HR 1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
• HR 7651: Chloe Cole Act of 2026: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 8.