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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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.
The tally counts votes on passage. 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law is listed apart.
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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 No 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 Epstein Files Transparency Act, the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026 and the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.
On funding the government, Smith votes Yes on the January 2026 funding law for science, energy, Interior and the EPA, and No on the March 2025 full-year funding law, the November 2025 law that ended the 43-day shutdown and the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies.
Smith votes No 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); and the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law.
Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the House in that time. Smith votes to cancel 0 and against cancelling 24.
Smith votes differently from most House Democrats on 1 of 53 Yes and No votes: No on the HALT Fentanyl Act.
Smith did not vote on the Russia and Iran sanctions law, the Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act, the Local Access to Courts Act, the September 2026 funding extension, the Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025 and the law that extends again the surveillance authority that lets intelligence agencies collect the communications of foreigners abroad from U.S. providers without individual warrants, and 1 more in the list below.
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.
Most recent No votes
Gives the Department of Homeland Security extra money for border and immigration enforcement, in seven amounts that add up to $69.545 billion.
Cancels a federal order that had closed about 225,000 acres of national forest in northeastern Minnesota, near the Boundary Waters, to new mining leases for 20 years.
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
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From the official record
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From this member’s press releases
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2 excerpts
- Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026February 3, 2026
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.”
- Prioritizing Military Excellence and ReadinessMay 21, 2025
“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.”
Member-requested spending
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.
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e WA City of Renton Lakeline Sani Water Quality ProjectEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | State WA King County Wa for Water Tre ModernizationEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| Purpose Dignity Action | Public Law 119-74 | Chinatown-International District Public Safety Team ProjectDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $1,039,000 |
| City of Seattle | Public Law 119-74 | Post-Overdose Response Team ExpansionDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| City of Seattle | Public Law 119-74 | WELD King County Jail Pilot Housing and Successful Reentry ProgramDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| Congolese Integration Network | Public Law 119-74 | STEM Education in South King CountyNASA · SSMS | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| WA | Public Law 119-75 | Bellevue Grand Connection: I-405 Crossing--Downtown to EastrailDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | WA | $2,000,000 |
| WA | Public Law 119-75 | Airport Station Area Pedestrian Improvements ProjectDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | WA | $250,000 |
| City of Federal Way | Public Law 119-75 | Day Center Relocation, Reconstruction, and EquipmentDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | WA | $250,000 |
| City of Des Moines | Public Law 119-75 | Midway Park ReconstructionDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | WA | $850,000 |
Show all 15
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Tukwila | Public Law 119-75 | Tukwila Community Center Facility UpgradesDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | WA | $850,000 |
| Green River College | Public Law 119-75 | Building the Electric Automotive Center of Higher Education TodayDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | WA | $250,000 |
| South King Fire | Public Law 119-75 | Firefighter PPE CO2 Decontamination UnitDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | WA | $850,000 |
| Highline College | Public Law 119-75 | Highline College Community Soccer and Sports ComplexDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | WA | $1,200,000 |
| City of Seattle | Public Law 119-86 | Seattle Public Library Columbia Branch Seismic Structural UpgradeFEMA · Federal Assistance-PDM | WA | $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.
Campaign promises
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Online ads
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Adam Smith for Congress Google Ads Transparency Center
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