Adrian Smith
- Previous profession
- Business owner; Research assistant, University of Nebraska Foundation, 1992 to 1993; Staff development project manager, Educational Service Unit 13, 1994 to 1997;
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- Business owner
- Research assistant, University of Nebraska Foundation, 1992 to 1993
- Staff development project manager, Educational Service Unit 13, 1994 to 1997
- Real estate agent, Buyer's Realty Inc., 1997 to 2006
- First public office
- 1994Member, Gering City Council, 1994 to 1998
- Years in public office
- 31
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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Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, Smith has a recorded vote on 60 laws that passed, and 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law.
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The record in plain language
Of the 118 laws passed since January 3, 2025, 60 came to a recorded vote on passage in the House while Smith is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. Smith votes Yes on H.Res. 590, the resolution that passed the Rescissions Act of 2025 in the House. The rest passed the House by voice vote or without objection, which records no individual votes.
Smith votes Yes on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention; the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax and spending law; the HALT Fentanyl Act; the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar); the Epstein Files Transparency Act; the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026; the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law; the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act; and the Russia and Iran sanctions law.
On funding the government, Smith votes Yes on the March 2025 full-year funding law; the November 2025 law that ended the 43-day shutdown; the January 2026 funding law for science, energy, Interior and the EPA; the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies; and the September 2026 funding extension.
Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the House in that time. Smith votes to cancel 24 and against cancelling 0. The rules Smith votes to cancel come from: Interior: Bureau of Land Management (7), Environmental Protection Agency (6), Energy (4), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (2), District of Columbia government (1), Treasury: Comptroller of the Currency (1), Interior: National Park Service (1), Treasury: Internal Revenue Service (1) and Interior: Ocean Energy Management (1).
Smith votes the same way as most House Republicans on all 60 of these Yes and No votes.
Votes on laws that passed
Most recent
Authorizes and expands sanctions and tariffs on Russia and extends existing sanctions on Iran.
Requires the federal prison system to act on sexual harassment and assault of its staff by incarcerated people.
Adds College Station, Texas, and El Centro, California, to the places where federal court can sit.
Keeps the federal government funded at about last year's levels through December 11, 2026.
Votes on a resolution that passed a law
Cancels about $9 billion that Congress had already approved: roughly $8 billion in foreign aid and about $1 billion for public broadcasting.
What this member says about laws and orders
This section has two lists: statements in the official record, and excerpts from this member’s own press releases. Together they name 5 laws.
From the official record
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From this member’s press releases
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5 excerpts
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Smith on House Floor: Bill to Expedite Wildfire Disaster Assistance Heads to President’s Desk
“Today, Congressman Adrian Smith (NE-03) took to the House Floor to celebrate the House passage of the Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act (S.629) and it being sent to President Trump’s desk.”
- Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027December 11, 2025
Smith Statement on Ways and Means Approval of AGOA, Haiti, and IP Protection Legislation
“H.R. 6500, The AGOA Extension Act, introduced by full committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO), would provide a clean three-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). Smith is an original cosponsor of H.R. 6500, which was approved by committee 37-3”
- Epstein Files Transparency ActNovember 18, 2025
Smith Releases Statement After Voting to Release the Epstein Files
“Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Adrian Smith released the following statement after voting for H.R. 4405, the Epstein Files Transparency Act:”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActJuly 3, 2025
Smith: One Big Beautiful Bill a Game Changer for Americans
“Washington, DC — Today Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) issued the following statement after the House passed the Senate amendment to H.R. 1, sending the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to President Trump's desk for signing into law.”
- Laken Riley ActMarch 27, 2025
Smith Announces Upcoming Staff Outreach Events
“106 S. 5th Street, Pender”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 4 spending items this member requested, $3,660,000 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.
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e NE Village of Ewi Management ImEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $716,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | tate NE Village of Ohi ReplacementEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $344,000 |
| City of Alliance/Alliance Police Department | Public Law 119-74 | Alliance Repeater SiteDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $600,000 |
| Mid-Plains Community College | Public Law 119-75 | Regional CDL Training FacilityDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | NE | $2,000,000 |
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Campaign promises
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Online ads
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