WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) introduced the Crisis Housing Act which would establish a new automatic housing assistance program to provide emergency rental assistance vouchers to households during natural…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the CASH Act, a stand-alone bill to increase the economic impact payments in the COVID relief bill from $600…
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement after the House voted to override the President's veto of the Conference Report for the William M.…
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement after President Trump vetoed the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement on the 10th anniversary of the end of the military's discriminatory "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the COVID-19 relief bill: "Today the House came to an agreement and passed a COVID-19 relief package that…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congressman Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement after the House passed H.R. 6395, the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement after a federal court ordered the Trump administration to restore the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to its original form in the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representatives Adam Smith (WA-09), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Derek Kilmer (WA-06), Denny Heck (WA-10), and Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell sent a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Inspector General…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement on the ongoing conflict in Tigray. "The deteriorating humanitarian situation in Ethiopia is extremely…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement after President-elect Biden announced appointments for key roles in national security and foreign policy. "President-elect Joe Biden and Vice…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement following House passage of the reauthorization of the National Apprenticeship Act which would invest in increasing access to Registered Apprenticeships…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representatives Adam Smith (D-Wash.) and Jim Langevin (D-RI) successfully included an amendment to the National Apprenticeship Act of 2020 that would allow pre-apprenticeship programs to use grant funds under the…
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement after speaking with Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller regarding the White House…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) introduced the 911 Diversion to Unarmed Personnel Act, which would provide funding for unarmed 911 response programs that divert nonviolent 911 calls to specialized service providers…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) introduced the Emergency Economic and Workforce System Resiliency Act, which would provide new funding to states and localities to prevent layoffs, meet the needs of dislocated…
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Each year on Veterans Day, we honor those who have served our country and risked their lives around the world to keep us safe. In recognition of their bravery, heroism, and sacrifice, we must ensure that they and their loved ones are cared…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement after Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy James Anderson submitted his resignation, just…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement after the White House announced the firing of Secretary of Defense Mark Esper via tweet,…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) issued the following statement after the United States officially exited the Paris Climate Agreement. "President Trump's decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) issued the following statement after the United States Senate voted to confirm Amy Coney Barrett as the newest Justice on the Supreme Court. "Senate Republicans just took the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement after the White House announced its intent to create a new class of civil service positions…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement after General Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and other members of military…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) successfully included a provision in the Updated Heroes Act which passed the House this week that would help transit agencies make the most of unused land for community-based…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement today after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 925, the Updated Heroes Act, which would address the continued public health crisis and provide…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement today following the announcement that Boeing would consolidate 787 Dreamliner assembly in South Carolina, ending production in Everett, Washington.…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (WA-09) and Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urging the State Department to work with the Ethiopian government and other stakeholders to…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) issued the following statement after joining Congressional colleagues in pushing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to meaningfully reevaluate alternative metrics to the current…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) and lead sponsor Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ) issued the following statement on passage of the Accelerating Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act which would help expand opportunities…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) issued the following statement after President Trump announced he would nominate a candidate to fill the Supreme Court vacancy this Saturday. "The President and Senate Republicans'…
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement after reports byThe Washington Posthighlighted that the Department of Defense repurposed funds…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) issued the following statement after the Department of Justice named Seattle, Portland, and New York City ‘anarchist jurisdictions' as justification for attempting to withhold federal…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) issued the following statement after the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: "Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was an exemplary beacon of justice. Her…
Letter follows Governor Inslee's request for federal emergency disaster declaration to address wildfire destruction in Whitman County that destroyed community of Malden, other areas in Eastern Washington Members: "Washington state is…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.Res. 908, condemning all forms of anti-Asian sentiment related to COVID-19: "Since the beginning of the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2694, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: "Over 40 years since the passage of the Pregnancy Discrimination…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R.2574, the Equity and Inclusion Enforcement Act (EIEA), which would restore the right of students and…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement regarding President Trump's disparaging comments about our service members and those who have made…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressmen Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and Ted Deutch (D-FL), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and International Terrorism led a…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Adam Smith (WA-9), Rep. Elissa Slotkin (MI-8), Rep. Paul Mitchell (MI-10), Rep. Don Bacon (NE-2), Rep. Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. (CA-39), Rep. Kendra Horn (OK-5), Rep. Elaine Luria (VA-2), Rep. Mikie Sherrill…
Committees Release New Details Regarding Potential Legal and Ethical Violations Committed by Multiple White House Officials WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney,…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) issued the following statement after the House passed the Delivering for America Act, which prohibits the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from implementing harmful changes to its operations…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) issued the following statement after U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue announced the department will not extend expiring waivers which have allowed schools…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement regarding the announcement that Israel and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to normalize…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, led over 115 members of Congress from both parties in a letter urging President Trump to provide full Federal funding for the National…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representatives Adam Smith (D-Wash.) and Peter King (R-NY) released the following statement after introducing the TSA Security Threat Assessment Application Modernization Act, which would require Transportation Security…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement today after President Trump announced that some states will be required to fund a portion of costs for…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 7617, the second minibus of the fiscal year 2021 appropriations bills, which includes bills for Commerce-Justice-Science,…
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Legislation follows Seattle Times investigative report detailing Hanford workers' toxic exposure and related illnesses, as well as financial challenges related to lack of federal worker's compensation benefits Seattle Times: Hanford…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 7027, the Child Care Is Essential Act, and H.R. 7327, the Child Care for Economic Recovery Act. "Families and child care…
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) unveiled his version of the COVID-19…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congressman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 7608, the first minibus of the Fiscal Year 2021 appropriations bills which includes State-Foreign Operations, Agriculture-Rural…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congressman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) issued the following statement after the House passed the Great American Outdoors Act: "The Great American Outdoors Act is one of the most significant investments in environmental…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Adam Smith (D-Wash) issued the following statement today after the House passed H.R. 2486, the NO BAN Act, and H.R. 2486, the Access to Counsel Act: "The United States should be a place that welcomes and…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 6395, the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representatives Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.), Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, and Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Chairman of the House…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congressman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement on the passing of Congressman John Lewis: "America mourns the loss of Congressman John Lewis, a civil rights icon whose moral compass and courage have not…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congressman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement after the Trump Administration blocked the Centers from Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from testifying at public hearings about safely reopening…
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement after Secretary of Defense Mark Esper distributed guidance to the Department of Defense regarding…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA), Chairman of the House Committee on Armed Services, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee,Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY), Chairman of the…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representatives Adam Smith (D-Wash.) and Ted Yoho (R-FL) introduced legislation today to ensure that the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) can utilize equity investments as intended by Congress.…
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Representatives Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and Ro Khanna (D-CA) today issued the following statement: "As leaders on the House Armed Services Committee, we commend United Nations…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, a sweeping package investing more than $1.5 trillion to rebuild America's infrastructure while…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement after the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis Chair Kathy Castor, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and other members unveiled a comprehensive…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement following passage of the amendment to include his Protecting Airport Communities from Particle Emissions bill in the broader infrastructure package,…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), a member of the Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus, released the following statement in honor of LGBTQ+ Pride Month: "Pride Month is a time to celebrate progress toward LGBTQ+…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement after news reports indicated that a Russian spy operation targeted coalition troops in…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement after House passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act: "The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act passed…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement after the House voted to pass H.R. 7301, the Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act of 2020: "Over the last several months, renters have found it…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement on D.C. statehood after the House passed H.R. 51, the Washington, D.C. Admissions Act: "Washington, D.C. residents pay federal taxes, serve on juries,…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement after the House passed the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act: "America is experiencing a moment of profound pain and sadness as we grieve for George…
SEATTLE, WA - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement in honor of Juneteenth after attending a rally organized at Judkins Park in Seattle's Central District to discuss police reform and accountability: "On June…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement after the Navy concluded an additional investigation of the COVID-19 outbreak aboard the U.S.S.…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement today on the Supreme Court ruling against the Trump administration's challenge to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program: "The…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement today on President Trump's Executive Order on policing and law enforcement: "The President's Executive Order takes a weak approach to addressing…
Funding will help enhance freight movement and economic competitiveness, decrease congestion WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D, WA-09), U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA), the Ranking Member of the Senate transportation…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement today after the Supreme Court ruled that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects LGBTQ individuals from workplace discrimination: "Today, the Supreme…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Strategic Forces Subcommittee Chairman Jim Cooper (D-TN), House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita Lowey (D-NY), Energy and Water Subcommittee…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley, expressing his…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement demanding the Trump Administration provide crucial details about the potential deployments of…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement after President Trump announced his intention to invoke the Insurrection Act in order to deploy…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement today in response to President Trump's announcement that he is withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization: "President Trump's…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement today after President Trump signed an executive order targeting legal protections for social media companies: "This executive order distorts the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement on Memorial Day: "This Memorial Day, it is especially important to remember the sacrifices the men and women who have served in the armed forces for…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representatives Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Committee on Armed Services, and Eliot L Engel (D-NY), Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, this week denounced the Trump Administration's plans…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representatives Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and Jackie Speier (D-CA), Chair of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, this week sent a letter calling on…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representatives Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and Jim Cooper (D-TN), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, today issued the following statement in…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement after the Navy granted its first waiver to allow a transgender service member to remain in uniform. The waiver was granted…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement today after voting for The Heroes Act, which would address the continued public health crisis and provide desperately needed support for struggling…
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Representative Smith and Senator Murray led the Washington state lawmakers in a letter to the heads of the NWDC requesting weekly updates on the impact of COVID-19 at the detention center ICYMI: Officials on Friday confirmed the first…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Democrats sent a letter to the Director of the Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) in strong opposition to the agency's recent guidance allowing new service, supply,…
KENT, WASHINGTON - Congressman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement after visiting the Northwest Harvest's food distribution center in Kent, Washington where workers, volunteers and the National Guard are packing and…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) issued the following statement for the Congressional Record on the importance of U.S. leadership and investments in global health and development in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak:…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement after the Trump Administration notified Congress that it intends to partially backfill military construction projects that…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement in response to the Secretary of Defense's decision to hold the results of the Navy's investigation of the COVID-19 outbreak…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today released the following statement after the House passed the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act to provide funding for small businesses, hospitals and health…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA) today released the following statement after the House passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to help our health care and economic response to the COVID-19…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA-09) and the entire Washington congressional delegation including U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA), U.S. Representatives Rick Larsen (D-WA, 2nd), Cathy McMorris…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA-09) led a letter with Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-07), Congressman Denny Heck (D-WA-10), and Congressman Derek Kilmer…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA, 9th), joined the entire Washington state congressional delegation in pushing President Trump to issue a major disaster declaration to help address the coronavirus outbreak in…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA) released the following statement tonight after the House voted to pass the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201), which strengthens the federal government's response to the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA) released the following statement tonight following the President's address to the nation on the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak: "We need competent, high-level leadership from this…
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA) sat down with community leaders from International Community Health Services (ICHS), Asian Counseling and Referral Services (ACRS), Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA) released the following statement today on the $8.3 billion emergency supplemental funding bill to respond to the coronavirus (COVID-19): "The bipartisan, bicameral agreement on an emergency…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA) released the following statement today as the Supreme Court began hearing oral arguments in June Medical Services v. Russo. This case could restrict access to abortion and reproductive…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA) released the following statement on the positive test of coronavirus in King County. "My office is closely tracking new developments regarding the coronavirus and the recent positive test in…
Congressman Smith Reintroduces the Aviation Impacted Communities Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA) reintroduced the Aviation Impacted Communities Act today, which will help communities better address noise and other…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement after the Trump Administration announced their intention to reprogram $3.8 billion in Department of Defense funding from…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA) released the following statement after the House passage of the resolution on the Equal Rights Amendment. "Women have been left out of the Constitution since our country's founding. To this…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA) reintroduced the Freight Infrastructure Reinvestment Act today, which will support our national freight mobility network through investments in critical freight infrastructure. The Freight…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Adam Smith (WA-09) and Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) issued the following joint statement after the U.S. Department of Justice announced a lawsuit against King County over the county's order that…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA) released the following statement upon voting yes on the House passage of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. The PRO Act, which is the most significant upgrade to U.S. labor law…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA) released the following statement today upon the conclusion of the Senate impeachment trial against President Donald Trump: "Today, the Senate voted to acquit President Trump despite his…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA) released the following statement after President Trump's State of the Union address. "President Trump used the State of the Union to mislead the American people and lie about critical…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Led by Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA), the Washington Democratic congressional delegation, including U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (D-WA, 7th), Derek Kilmer (D-WA, 6th), Kim Schrier, M.D. (D-WA, 8th), Rick Larsen…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA) introduced the Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act, legislation to reduce conflicts on federal public lands and increase flexibility for federal grazing permittees. Livestock…
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Congressman Adam Smith today released the following statement in honor of National Mentoring Month: "Mentoring programs play a crucial role in supporting positive outcomes for youth, providing valuable experience in the…
WASHINGTON, D.C.- House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-WA) today issued the following statement in response to recent reporting that confirmed the Trump Administration intends to divert an additional $7.2 billion in…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA) today issued the following statement upon voting for H. J. Res. 76, blocking the DeVos rule that denies debt relief to students defrauded by predatory colleges. "Students defrauded by…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA) today issued the following statement upon voting to appoint managers and transmit the articles of impeachment to the Senate. "Last month, I voted to pass two articles of impeachment against…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Reps. Ilhan Omar, Pramila Jayapal, Yvette D. Clarke, and Adam Smith led 50 members in a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf requesting that the Trump…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congressman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement after upon House passage of H.R. 535, the PFAS Action Act, to protect families from PFAS "forever chemicals" and designate them as hazardous…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congressman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement on the House passage of a War Powers Resolution to limit the President's military action regarding Iran: "Today's passage of the War Powers Resolution…
WASHINGTON, D.C.- House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement in response to the recent United States kinetic action in Iraq. "I have grave concerns about the chain of events leading to…