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Scott voted for the [[Civil Rights Act]]s of [[Civil Rights Act of 1957|1957]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/s75 HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 20, 2021.</ref> 1960,<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/86-1960/s284 HR. 8601. PASSAGE OF AMENDED BILL.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 20, 2021.</ref> [[Civil Rights Act of 1964|1964]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/s409 HR. 7152. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 20, 2021.</ref> 1968,<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/90-1968/s346 TO PASS H.R. 2516, A BILL TO PROHIBIT DISCRIMINATION IN SALE OR RENTAL OF HOUSING, AND TO PROHIBIT RACIALLY MOTIVATED INTERFERENCE WITH A PERSON EXERCISING HIS CIVIL RIGHTS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 19, 2021.</ref> the [[24th Amendment]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/87-1962/s226 S.J. RES. 29. APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION BANNING THE POLL TAX AS PREREQUISITE FOR VOTING IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 19, 2021.</ref> as well as the [[Voting Rights Act of 1965]].<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/89-1965/s78 TO PASS S. 1564, THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 19, 2021.</ref> He also supported conservative colleague [[Everett Dirksen]]'s 1966 school prayer amendment,<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/89-1966/s451 TO PASS S. J. RES 144, A RESOLUTION PROPOSING A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PERMITTING SCHOOL PRAYERS.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 20, 2021.</ref> which was introduced as a response to the Supreme Court decision in ''[[Engel v. Vitale]]''.
Scott voted for the [[Civil Rights Act]]s of [[Civil Rights Act of 1957|1957]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/s75 HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 20, 2021.</ref> 1960,<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/86-1960/s284 HR. 8601. PASSAGE OF AMENDED BILL.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 20, 2021.</ref> [[Civil Rights Act of 1964|1964]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/s409 HR. 7152. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 20, 2021.</ref> 1968,<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/90-1968/s346 TO PASS H.R. 2516, A BILL TO PROHIBIT DISCRIMINATION IN SALE OR RENTAL OF HOUSING, AND TO PROHIBIT RACIALLY MOTIVATED INTERFERENCE WITH A PERSON EXERCISING HIS CIVIL RIGHTS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 19, 2021.</ref> the [[24th Amendment]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/87-1962/s226 S.J. RES. 29. APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION BANNING THE POLL TAX AS PREREQUISITE FOR VOTING IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 19, 2021.</ref> as well as the [[Voting Rights Act of 1965]].<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/89-1965/s78 TO PASS S. 1564, THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 19, 2021.</ref> He also supported conservative colleague [[Everett Dirksen]]'s 1966 school prayer amendment,<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/89-1966/s451 TO PASS S. J. RES 144, A RESOLUTION PROPOSING A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PERMITTING SCHOOL PRAYERS.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 20, 2021.</ref> which was introduced as a response to the Supreme Court decision in ''[[Engel v. Vitale]]''.
Upon the death in 1969 of Senate Republican Leader Dirksen of [[Illinois]], Scott won the leadership post over later minority and majority leader [[Howard Baker]] of eastern [[Tennessee]]. Scott vacated the Senate in 1977, having declined to seek reelection in 1976, when [[Jimmy Carter]] carried Pennsylvania against [[Gerald Ford]].
Upon the death in 1969 of Senate Republican Leader Dirksen of [[Illinois]], Scott won the leadership post over later minority and majority leader [[Howard Baker]] of eastern Tennessee. Scott vacated the Senate in 1977, having declined to seek reelection in 1976, when [[Jimmy Carter]] carried Pennsylvania against [[Gerald Ford]].
Along with Goldwater and John Jacob Rhodes in 1974, Scott told President [[Richard Nixon]] that there were no chances of him being saved from impeachment and conviction over the [[Watergate scandal]].<ref>Nowicki, Dan (August 2, 2014). [https://www.azcentral.com/story/azdc/2014/08/03/goldwater-rhodes-nixon-resignation/13497493/ In 1974, Goldwater and Rhodes told Nixon he was doomed]. ''The Arizona Republic''. Retrieved June 20, 2021.</ref> Nixon subsequently resigned, handing over the presidency to [[Gerald Ford]].
Along with Goldwater and John Jacob Rhodes in 1974, Scott told President [[Richard Nixon]] that there were no chances of him being saved from impeachment and conviction over the [[Watergate scandal]].<ref>Nowicki, Dan (August 2, 2014). [https://www.azcentral.com/story/azdc/2014/08/03/goldwater-rhodes-nixon-resignation/13497493/ In 1974, Goldwater and Rhodes told Nixon he was doomed]. ''The Arizona Republic''. Retrieved June 20, 2021.</ref> Nixon subsequently resigned, handing over the presidency to [[Gerald Ford]].