Scott will continue to work in Congress to grow our economy and help small businesses thrive again.
work in Congress to grow the economy and help small businesses thrive again
Occurrences
I’ll fight alongside President Trump to clean up the dysfunction, get people back to work, and keep Wisconsin families safe.
my first priority will be safely reopening the economy so that Wisconsin residents and businesses can get back to work
Evidence
Scott will continue to work in Congress to grow our economy and help small businesses thrive again.
Sponsor: Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5] (Introduced 05/06/2022) ... Latest Action: House - 05/06/2022 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. This bill increases the maximum loan amounts available for small businesses principally engaged in the research, development, manufacturing, or production of certain technologies. It also requires the Small Business Administration to report about the effect of inflation and supply chain disruption on the cost to small businesses of accessing capital.
Mr. Fitzgerald ... introduced the following bill ... A BILL To impose additional requirements for covered agencies in regulatory flexibility analysis. ... This Act may be cited as the 'Making the CFPB Accountable to Small Businesses Act of 2023'.
Sponsor: Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5] (Introduced 02/26/2025) ... Latest Action: House - 02/26/2025 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, and Financial Services ... This Act may be cited as the 'Making the CFPB Accountable to Small Businesses Act of 2025'.
"I was proud to support this legislation" ... "Supports small businesses: makes the 20% small business deduction permanent." ... "I will continue fighting for policies that lower costs and grow our economy."
Congressman Scott Fitzgerald’s ... legislation ... passed the House of Representatives today.
Rep. Fitzgerald's latest House news on May 20, 2026 was a statement on passage of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act to lower housing costs and boost supply.
On June 2, 2026, Rep. Fitzgerald introduced H.R. 9092, the TRAIN Act, and it was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Fitzgerald introduced two patent bills aimed at limiting hostile foreign entities' access to the U.S. patent system. The release says the effort is meant to stop economic leverage by China-linked actors and is part of a broader push to counter China’s economic and strategic influence.
The home page's Latest News section shows Fitzgerald voting to pass H.R. 7726, the Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026, and H.R. 8646, the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027, both dated June 5, 2026.
The homepage's Latest News section shows Fitzgerald chairing a June 10, 2026 hearing on the Sports Broadcasting Act, with the office saying rising streaming costs are hurting consumers. That is a concrete congressional action on prices and market regulation, but it does not show the broader promise was fully delivered.
The same official homepage lists a June 5, 2026 press release stating Fitzgerald voted to pass the Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026. This is another concrete House action during the lookback window, but it is still evidence of ongoing effort rather than proof that small businesses have been made to thrive again.
Fitzgerald's office says he introduced three housing bills on June 25, 2026: the Sustainable Homeownership Act, the Working Families Home Construction Act, and the Home Affordability Through Mortgage Simplification Act. The release says the package is aimed at housing supply, private capital, small lenders, builders, and mortgage costs.
The draft bill text identifies Fitzgerald as the member introducing the Sustainable Homeownership Act in the 119th Congress. The text proposes changes to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac rules, including mortgage asset requirements and protections for equivalent access by approved sellers.
The official homepage's Latest News section lists a June 24, 2026 press release stating Fitzgerald chaired a hearing titled “The 30,000 Foot View: Competition and Regulation in the U.S. Airline Industry,” focused on how government regulation harms airline competition and consumer costs.
Assessments
The promise was broad and partly effort-based: to work in Congress on economic growth and small-business conditions. Fitzgerald did take concrete congressional actions tied to small businesses and economic policy, including sponsoring the 2022 American Small Business Competition Act and later introducing or supporting regulatory, tax, housing, and competition bills. However, the record mostly shows introductions, referrals, votes, hearings, and statements of support, not enactment or a demonstrated outcome that the economy grew or small businesses broadly thrived because of his work. That supports partial credit rather than full delivery.
The promise was broad and mixed an effort commitment with an economic outcome: to work in Congress to grow the economy and help small businesses thrive. The record shows Fitzgerald did materially work on that agenda, including sponsoring small-business and regulatory bills in 2022 and 2023 and continuing related economic and tax-policy activity in later Congresses. But the evidence does not show a clear delivered outcome that the economy was grown or small businesses were made to thrive again through enacted Fitzgerald-led policy. Under federal candidate-credit standards, this is best scored as partial rather than delivered because there was sustained congressional action and sponsorship, but not clear full fulfillment of the broader result promised.
Fitzgerald has taken repeated, relevant congressional actions on the promise, including sponsoring small-business and economic-competition bills and backing tax and housing measures framed as helping small businesses and lowering costs. But the record provided does not show that he fully delivered the broader promised outcome of growing the economy and helping small businesses thrive again through enacted Fitzgerald-led measures, so this is better scored as partial rather than full delivery.
Fitzgerald did continue legislative work on small-business and pro-growth issues after taking office, including sponsoring small-business bills and supporting tax-cut legislation. But there is no evidence that he achieved the broader promised result of growing the economy and helping small businesses thrive, so this is best treated as partial credit rather than full delivery.
Fitzgerald promised to work in Congress to grow the economy and help small businesses. The evidence shows concrete congressional activity tied to small-business and economic policy, including sponsoring the American Small Business Competition Act in 2022 and later CFPB/small-business regulatory bills, plus support for tax provisions framed as helping small businesses. However, the cited Fitzgerald-sponsored small-business bills were referred to committees and not enacted, and the record does not show that the broader promised outcome of growing the economy and making small businesses thrive was fully delivered. Because he personally made relevant legislative efforts during the term after the promise, this merits partial credit with same-term timing rather than full delivery.
Fitzgerald promised to work in Congress to grow the economy and help small businesses. The evidence shows repeated, relevant congressional activity: sponsoring small-business bills in 2022, 2023, and 2025, and supporting 2026 tax legislation described as making a small-business deduction permanent. However, the sponsored bills cited were referred to committee and not enacted, and the 2026 evidence shows support for broader legislation rather than proof that Fitzgerald personally delivered the full economic and small-business outcome. Because he materially attempted relevant federal action across terms but the record does not show full delivery of the promised result, partial credit is appropriate, with later_term timing reflecting continued action after the original term.
Fitzgerald made concrete congressional efforts related to small businesses, including sponsoring H.R.7678 in 2022, H.R.1749 in 2023, and H.R.1606 in 2025. However, the cited bills were only introduced or referred to committee and there is no evidence that they were enacted or that the promised economic and small-business outcomes were delivered. Because there was serious legislative effort without delivery of the promised outcome, this is classified as never with an effort badge.