SMITH, ADAM (a Representative from Washington)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 2702), H5125 [1AU]
Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H5456 [6SE]
Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 1421), H1483 (see H.R. 1421), H1493 [4AP]
Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 1256), H1189 [27MR]
———reduce emissions of fossil-fuel-generated carbon dioxide to stabilize greenhouse gas emissions (see H. Res. 117), H1488 (see H. Res. 117), H1500 [4AP]
Animals: improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see H.R. 3058), H8421 [27NO]
———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H218 [7FE]
Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 320), H162 [31JA]
———increase basic pay (see H.R. 2494), H4009 [12JY] (see H.R. 2494), H4013 [16JY]
———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H4009 [12JY]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H112 [30JA]
Aviation: provide assistance for employees who are separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions or security measures (see H.R. 2946), H6057 [25SE] (see H.R. 2955), H6260 [3OC]
———require screening of all property carried in aircraft (see H.R. 3029), H6919 [16OC]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 333), H163 [31JA]
Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1155), H1060 [21MR]
Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 981), H875 [13MR]
Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing, and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 193), H4013 [16JY]
Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 912), H739 [7MR]
Chicago, IL: expand aviation capacity (see H.R. 3479), H10065 [13DE]
China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 188), H10356 [18DE]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 781), H2334 [17MY]
Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2917), H5925 [21SE]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 1111), H3960 [11JY]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 18), H1490 [4AP]
Crime: condemn violence directed at Sikhs in the aftermath of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Res. 255), H6380 [4OC]
———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1343), H1407 [3AP]
———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 534), H929 [14MR]
Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 28), H111 [30JA]
Dept. of the Interior: authorize feasibility studies of water resource projects in Washington (see H.R. 1937), H2570 [22MY]
———maintain moratoria on new oil and natural gas leasing activity on portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H. Con. Res. 136), H2280 [16MY]
———provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (see H.R. 1462), H5616 [13SE]
Dept. of Transportation: give certain workers who lost jobs as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, priority in hiring for aviation-related security positions (see H.R. 3067), H7592 [31OC]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H3203 [14JN]
———extend the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see H.R. 1929), H2571 [22MY]
Diseases: expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H1410 [3AP]
Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Education Technology Corps (see H.R. 1149), H2281 [16MY]
Education: increase use of school resource officers by local educational agencies (see H.R. 1231), H1188 [27MR]
———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 1036), H2142 [10MY]
Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 954), H1346 [29MR]
———stabilize the dysfunctional wholesale power market in the western U.S. (see H.R. 1468), H1485 (see H.R. 1468), H1495 [4AP]
———stabilize the dysfunctional wholesale power market in the western U.S. (H.R. 1468), consideration (see H. Res. 165), H3150 [13JN]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 345), H164 [31JA]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 2692), H4948 [31JY]
Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative: reform (see H.R. 1642), H3203 [14JN]
EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 1116), H1011 [20MR]
———reinstate revised drinking water standards for arsenic (see H.R. 1413), H1605 [25AP]
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: reform relative to liability for noncompliance (see H.R. 2014), H4353 [19JY]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H2388 [21MY]
———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H3863 [10JY]
Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1577), H1555 [24AP]
Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States and exempt current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 382), H165 [31JA]
———protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1460), H3961 [11JY]
Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (see H.R. 1157), H3068 [12JN]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H1606 [25AP]
Food: require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see H.R. 1356), H7718 [1NO]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 755), H441 [27FE]
Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-speed computers (see H.R. 1553), H1926 [3MY]
Government: enhance citizen access to information and services through use of Internet-based information technology (see H.R. 2458), H3959 [11JY]
Harbors: repeal harbor maintenance tax and authorize appropriations for activities formerly funded with Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund revenues (see H.R. 2737), H5334 [2AU]
Head Start Act: ensure that every eligible child has the tools to learn to read (see H.R. 1201), H1114 [22MR]
Health: support Federal funding of pluripotent stem cell research (see H. Con. Res. 17), H878 [13MR]
Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H5488 [10SE]
Homeless: improve programs for veterans (see H.R. 936), H2387 [21MY]
House of Representatives: constitutional amendment on appointment and election of new Members if a significant number of Members can no longer serve due to a national emergency (see H.J. Res. 67), H7719 [1NO]
Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge: designate the Richard J. Guadagno Headquarters and Visitors Center (see H.R. 3334), H8337 [16NO]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1187), H1113 [22MR]
Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 1266), H2023 [8MY]
Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 1542), H1554 [24AP]
Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 602), H324 [13FE]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 536), H8248 [15NO]
King, Martin Luther, Jr. and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2723), H8248 [15NO]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1475), H1661 [26AP]
———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H112 [30JA]
———tribute for efforts in battling the use and production of methamphetamine (see H. Res. 114), H1487 (see H. Res. 114), H1499 [4AP]
Medicaid: clarify that Native American women eligible for coverage under Indian health plans are eligible for optional breast and cervical cancer coverage (see H.R. 1383), H2335 [17MY]
———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H1489 [4AP]
Medicare: coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 822), H4541 [24JY]
———coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H5592 [11SE]
———coverage of more frequent hemodialysis treatments (see H.R. 1759), H3863 [10JY]
———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H4541 [24JY]
———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 1645), H4634 [25JY]
———eliminate reduction in payment rates under the prospective payment system for home health services and increase payments for such services in rural areas (see H.R. 975), H874 [13MR]
———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 1089), H959 [19MR]
———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 1177), H1605 [25AP]
———provide for equitable reimbursement rates to Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 2549), H4215 [18JY]
———provide guidance to health care providers attempting to properly submit claims and target truly fraudulent activity for enforcement of billing regulations rather than inadvertent errors (see H.R. 868), H4724 [26JY]
———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 902), H2334 [17MY]
———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments and conduct a study on replacing the use of the sustainable growth rate as a factor in such update (see H.R. 3351), H8949 [5DE]
———State accreditation of diabetes self-management training programs (see H.R. 836), H4634 [25JY]
Motor vehicles: increase fuel economy standards for light trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and the Federal fleet, and increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards (see H.R. 1815), H4780 [27JY]
———provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H10966 [20DE]
———reduce aggressivity of light trucks, increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards, increase fuel economy standards, and improve accuracy and release of information on average fuel economy (see H.R. 2614), H4780 [27JY]
National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H4863 [30JY]
National Day of Remembrance: designate (see H. Con. Res. 230), H5928 [21SE]
National Fallen Firefighters Memorial: commemorate fallen firefighters by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff during the memorial service in Emmitsburg, MD (see H.J. Res. 42), H4950 [31JY]
National Importance of Health Care Coverage Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 271), H8248 [15NO]
Native Americans: clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 2348), H5340 [2AU]
———establish programs to improve energy development on Indian lands (see H.R. 2412), H3804 [28JN]
Natural resources: promote the conservation and preservation of working farms, ranches, and private forests (see H.R. 2375), H3802 [28JN]
Office of Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 3026), H8248 [15NO]
Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 2148), H3149 [13JN]
OMB: establish a Federal Chief Information Officer (see H.R. 2458), H3959 [11JY]
Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H1664 [27AP]
Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H7909 [7NO]
Pensions: provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (see H.R. 2269), H3464 [21JN]
———reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]
Pipelines: improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (see H.R. 459), H220 [7FE]
———improve safety and community access to information (see H.R. 2749), H8133 [13NO]
———require periodic inspections and improve safety (see H.R. 144), H60 [6JA]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 380), H165 [31JA]
Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1558 [24AP]
Rivers: reduce sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 1800), H2140 [10MY]
Ships and vessels: encourage safe and responsible use of personal watercraft (see H.R. 702), H4113 [17JY]
Shriver, Sargent: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2949), H7910 [7NO]
Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 1774), H2081 [9MY]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H4541 [24JY]
Social Security: choice of benefit payment method for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 97), H27 [3JA]
———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H650 [6MR]
———modify the deadline for compliance with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (see H.R. 1975), H3358 [20JN]
———permit States the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1143), H2334 [17MY]
———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H2184 [15MY]
Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see H.R. 2329), H3711 [27JN]
———allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 322), H224 [7FE]
———allow a tax credit for certain energy-efficient property (see H.R. 1275), H1558 [24AP]
———allow a tax credit for incremental hydropower for additional generating capacity and increased efficiency at existing at FERC-licensed dams (see H.R. 1677), H2956 [6JN]
———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 2125), H8133 [13NO]
———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the military Reserves and a comparable credit to self-employed military Reserve participants (see H.R. 394), H2022 [8MY]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H3068 [12JN]
———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1265), H8842 [4DE]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H3068 [12JN]
———incentives for renewable and alternative electric energy, alternative fuels and alternative fuel vehicles, energy efficiency and conservation, and demand management and distributive energy generation (see H.R. 2392), H3803 [28JN]
———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H109 [30JA]
———increase limitation on contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 12), H1717 [1MY]
———provide a credit for qualified energy management devices (see H.R. 1797), H3068 [12JN]
———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1030), H2712 [24MY]
———repeal alternative minimum tax treatment of incentive stock options to change the taxable event from the exercise of the stock option to the stock sale (see H.R. 1487), H5406 [5SE]
———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H926 [14MR]
———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 236), H64 [6JA]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H2082 [9MY]
———treatment of bonds issued to acquire renewable resources on land subject to conservation easement (see H.R. 1711), H5927 [21SE]
———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H7960 [8NO]
———treatment of foreign investments through U.S. regulated investment companies (see H.R. 1267), H1294 [28MR]
———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1581), H1604 [25AP]
———treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 678), H2022 [8MY]
Terrorism: bioterrorism preparedness and response funding (see H.R. 3255), H8343 [19NO]
———condemn anthrax threats sent to reproductive health centers and abortion providers (see H. Con. Res. 285), H10173 [17DE]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1613), H1658 [26AP]
Vancouver National Historic Reserve: funding (see H.R. 2099), H7910 [7NO]
Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 548), H2679 [23MY]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H443 [27FE]
Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (see H.R. 3295), H8565 [28NO]
———protect voting rights (see H.R. 1170), H4113 [17JY]
Washington: tribute to firefighters who lost their lives fighting the Thirtymile Fire in the Cascade Mountains (see H. Res. 201), H4216 [18JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Budget: public disclosure on treatment of Social Security trust funds (see H.R. 1204), H1114 [22MR]
Computers: importance of the Platform for Privacy Preferences Project (P3P) specification in protecting the privacy of Internet users (see H. Res. 159), H2998 [7JN]
Dept. of the Interior: participation in design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater in the Lakehaven Utility District (see H.R. 2115), H2997 [7JN]
Taxation: exempt transfers of family-owned businesses from estate taxes (see H.R. 1210), H1121 [26MR]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (see H.R. 3501), H10066 [13DE]
Textile industry and fabrics: require labeling of products processed or manufactured in a U.S. territory (see H.R. 3474), H10055 [12DE]
Remarks
Aviation: preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), E1715
———provide assistance for employees who are separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions or security measures, E1715
Dept. of the Interior: participation in design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater in the Lakehaven Utility District (H.R. 2115), H8856 [5DE]
Education: national policy to improve system, H138, H140, H143, H144 [31JA]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 345), H138, H140, H143, H144 [31JA]
Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (H.R. 1157), H3085
Nobel Prize: recognition of Lee Hartwell for physiology and medicine, H8426 [28NO], E2096
Power resources: national energy policy, H2006, H2008, H2011, H2012 [8MY]
Votes: position on missed, E756
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H389 [14FE], H1603 [25AP], H6132 [2OC], H6258 [3OC]