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Adam Smith

Previous profession
City prosecutor, Seattle, 1993 to 1995
First public office
1990Member, Washington State Senate, 1990 to 1996
Years in public office
35of 36 years since 1990, the first year the biography gives for any work

Confirmed from the official recordSource: Congressional Directory for the 119th Congress (2025-2026), February 20, 2026. We saved our copy on October 8, 2026.

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The saved record holds 1,749 recorded votes by Adam Smith, from 1997 to 2026.

1,477 Yes · 132 No · 140 Did not vote
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This record covers the votes that passed a law: votes on passage, and votes on a House resolution that passed a law. Each Congress below lists the two apart. Votes on bills that did not become law are not included yet.

116th Congress, 2019 and 2020

DDemocratHouse · Washington · January 3, 2019 to January 3, 2021

56 Yes · 3 No · 5 Did not vote on 64 laws of this Congress.

Yes
Public Law 116-260 · House vote on Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
Yes
Public Law 116-226 · House vote on Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021
Yes
Public Law 116-225 · House vote on Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021
Yes
Public Law 116-272 · House vote on FACE Act
Yes
Public Law 116-336 · House vote on Julius Rosenwald and the Rosenwald Schools Act of 2020
Yes
Public Law 116-278 · House vote on TEAM Veteran Caregivers Act
Yes
Public Law 116-215 · House vote on Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, and Other Extensions Act
Yes
Public Law 116-288 · House vote on Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative Act of 2020
Yes
Public Law 116-270 · House vote on HBCU PARTNERS Act
Yes
Public Law 116-205 · House vote on Wounded Veterans Recreation Act
Did not vote
Public Law 116-212 · House vote on Improving Safety and Security for Veterans Act of 2019
Did not vote
Public Law 116-159 · House vote on Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act
Yes
Public Law 116-160 · House vote on CHARGE Act
Yes
Public Law 116-156 · House vote on Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act
Yes
Public Law 116-152 · House vote on Great American Outdoors Act
Yes
Public Law 116-142 · House vote on Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020
Yes
Public Law 116-145 · House vote on Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020
Yes
Public Law 116-139 · House vote on Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act
Yes
Public Law 116-127 · House vote on Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Yes
Public Law 116-134 · House vote on Support for Veterans in Effective Apprenticeships Act of 2019
Yes
Yes
Public Law 116-338 · House vote on Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act
Yes
Public Law 116-294 · House vote on GLRI Act of 2019
Yes
Public Law 116-337 · House vote on Protect and Restore America's Estuaries Act
Yes
Public Law 116-141 · House vote on Never Again Education Act
Yes
Public Law 116-113 · House vote on United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act
Yes
Public Law 116-93 · House vote on Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
No
Public Law 116-94 · House vote on Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
Yes
Public Law 116-187 · House vote on Identifying Barriers and Best Practices Study Act
Yes
Public Law 116-92 · House vote on National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
Yes
Public Law 116-91 · House vote on FUTURE Act
Did not vote
Public Law 116-254 · House vote on DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act of 2019
Yes
Public Law 116-105 · House vote on Pallone-Thune TRACED Act
Yes
Public Law 116-76 · House vote on Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019
Yes
S. 2710 · House vote on Public Law 116-77
Yes
Public Law 116-104 · House vote on Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2019
Yes
H.R. 2385 · House vote on Public Law 116-107
Yes
Public Law 116-59 · House vote on Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019
Yes
Public Law 116-61 · House vote on Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2019
Yes
Public Law 116-37 · House vote on Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019
Yes
Public Law 116-53 · House vote on National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Extension Act of 2019
Yes
Public Law 116-20 · House vote on Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2019
Yes
H.R. 2940 · House vote on Public Law 116-27
Yes
Public Law 116-184 · House vote on Intercountry Adoption Information Act of 2019
Did not vote
H.R. 2379 · House vote on Public Law 116-18
Yes
Public Law 116-23 · House vote on Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019
Yes
Public Law 116-246 · House vote on Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021
Yes
H.R. 829 · House vote on Public Law 116-44
Yes
H.R. 540 · House vote on Public Law 116-42
Yes
Public Law 116-64 · House vote on Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel Exercise Act of 2019
Yes
S. 49 · House vote on Public Law 116-10
Yes
Public Law 116-9 · House vote on John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act
Yes
Public Law 116-13 · House vote on Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act
Did not vote
Public Law 116-6 · House vote on Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019
Yes
Public Law 116-50 · House vote on CASES Act
Yes
Public Law 116-57 · House vote on Reviving America's Scenic Byways Act of 2019
Yes
Public Law 116-1 · House vote on Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019
Yes

What this member says about laws and orders

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2 excerpts

  1. Statement from Congressman Adam Smith on Today’s Vote Against Federal Funding

    “Today, I voted against the Senate Amendments to H.R. 7148. Congress has a constitutional responsibility to fund the government that is both effective and accountable.”

    Named by: bill number · Saved October 6, 2026 · Fingerprint 6f852b2a055b1682

  2. Smith, Takano, Houlahan, Jacobs, Sorensen Introduce Bill to Affirm Transgender Service Members' Rights

    “The bill was filed in response to Executive Order 14183 issued by President Trump on January 27, 2025 which effectively bans transgender people from serving in the United States military. On February 20, the Department of Defense (DoD) issued guidance to implement President Trump’s military transgender ban, which resulted in the filing of legal challenges.”

    Named by: order number · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 7707f9d9809072b1

Member-requested spending

Confirmed from the official record

Congress printed 15 spending items this member requested, $13,961,144 in all, in the lists read for 4 laws.

Laws read: Public Law 119-37, Public Law 119-74, Public Law 119-75, Public Law 119-86.

RecipientLawPurposeStateAmount
on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving FundPublic Law 119-74e WA City of Renton Lakeline Sani Water Quality ProjectEnvironmentAgency · al ProtectiNone printed$1,092,000
on STAG--Drinking Water Revolving FundPublic Law 119-74State WA King County Wa for Water Tre ModernizationEnvironmentAgency · al ProtectiNone printed$1,092,000
Purpose Dignity ActionPublic Law 119-74Chinatown-International District Public Safety Team ProjectDOJ · OJP--ByrneNone printed$1,039,000
City of SeattlePublic Law 119-74Post-Overdose Response Team ExpansionDOJ · OJP--ByrneNone printed$1,031,000
City of SeattlePublic Law 119-74WELD King County Jail Pilot Housing and Successful Reentry ProgramDOJ · OJP--ByrneNone printed$1,031,000
Congolese Integration NetworkPublic Law 119-74STEM Education in South King CountyNASA · SSMSNone printed$1,031,000
WAPublic Law 119-75Bellevue Grand Connection: I-405 Crossing--Downtown to EastrailDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure ProgramsWA$2,000,000
WAPublic Law 119-75Airport Station Area Pedestrian Improvements ProjectDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure ProgramsWA$250,000
City of Federal WayPublic Law 119-75Day Center Relocation, Reconstruction, and EquipmentDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundWA$250,000
City of Des MoinesPublic Law 119-75Midway Park ReconstructionDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundWA$850,000
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RecipientLawPurposeStateAmount
City of TukwilaPublic Law 119-75Tukwila Community Center Facility UpgradesDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundWA$850,000
Green River CollegePublic Law 119-75Building the Electric Automotive Center of Higher Education TodayDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundWA$250,000
South King FirePublic Law 119-75Firefighter PPE CO2 Decontamination UnitDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundWA$850,000
Highline CollegePublic Law 119-75Highline College Community Soccer and Sports ComplexDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundWA$1,200,000
City of SeattlePublic Law 119-86Seattle Public Library Columbia Branch Seismic Structural UpgradeFEMA · Federal Assistance-PDMWA$1,145,144

Read from the lists Congress printed for 4 laws. An item requested by several members appears under each of them, so sums across members count such an item more than once. A list the Congressional Record printed on two days is counted once, from the later printing. A requester is tied to a member only when exactly one member serving in that chamber on that day has the printed name.

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Reported stock trades

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Source: Periodic Transaction Reports filed with the Clerk of the House. The Clerk's index for 2025 and 2026 was saved October 8, 2026.

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