Rep. Adam Smith

District:: Washington - District 9
Party:: Democrat

Elected Positions

Dates	Title	Representing
1997-2015	Representative	Washington's 9^th District

Track Him

Official Website: http://www.house.gov/adamsmith
@Rep_Adam_Smith

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Sponsorship Analysis

Smith is a rank-and-file Democrat according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship.

Use this chart to compare Smith to other members of the House of Representatives on leadership and ideology.

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Committee Membership

Adam Smith sits on the following committees:

Ranking Member, House Committee on Armed Services

Bill Sponsorship & Cosponsorship

Some of Smith’s most recently sponsored bills include...

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Voting Record

From Jan 1997 to May 2013, Smith missed 696 of 11,152 roll call votes, which is 6.2%. This is worse than the median of 2.3% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

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Time Period	Votes Elligible	Missed Votes	Percent	Percentile
1997 Jan-Mar	71	4	5.6%	72^nd
1997 Apr-Jun	174	2	1.1%	36^th
1997 Jul-Sep	232	7	3.0%	69^th
1997 Oct-Nov	163	3	1.8%	49^th
1998 Jan-Mar	89	1	1.1%	28^th
1998 Apr-Jun	185	2	1.1%	35^th
1998 Jul-Sep	199	4	2.0%	50^th
1998 Oct-Dec	74	3	4.1%	67^th
1999 Jan-Mar	77	0	0.0%	0^th
1999 Apr-Jun	184	3	1.6%	45^th
1999 Jul-Sep	204	5	2.5%	70^th
1999 Oct-Nov	146	3	2.1%	41^st
2000 Jan-Mar	95	5	5.3%	62^nd
2000 Apr-Jun	277	10	3.6%	65^th
2000 Jul-Sep	130	80	61.5%	99^th
2000 Oct-Dec	101	7	6.9%	48^th
2001 Jan-Mar	75	2	2.7%	54^th
2001 Apr-Jun	135	7	5.2%	80^th
2001 Jul-Sep	149	2	1.3%	39^th
2001 Oct-Dec	153	4	2.6%	54^th
2002 Jan-Mar	79	2	2.5%	57^th
2002 Apr-Jun	203	22	10.8%	95^th
2002 Jul-Sep	141	13	9.2%	86^th
2002 Oct-Nov	61	2	3.3%	60^th
2003 Jan-Mar	94	5	5.3%	78^th
2003 Apr-Jun	239	108	45.2%	99^th
2003 Jul-Sep	193	11	5.7%	82^nd
2003 Oct-Dec	151	13	8.6%	86^th
2004 Jan-Mar	104	21	20.2%	94^th
2004 Apr-Jun	221	17	7.7%	86^th
2004 Jul-Sep	161	12	7.5%	79^th
2004 Oct-Dec	58	0	0.0%	0^th
2005 Jan-Mar	90	4	4.4%	63^rd
2005 Apr-Jun	272	8	2.9%	60^th
2005 Jul-Sep	146	2	1.4%	42^nd
2005 Oct-Dec	163	0	0.0%	0^th
2006 Jan-Mar	81	2	2.5%	60^th
2006 Apr-Jun	276	20	7.2%	92^nd
2006 Jul-Sep	159	1	0.6%	28^th
2006 Nov-Dec	27	0	0.0%	0^th
2007 Jan-Mar	213	18	8.5%	92^nd
2007 Apr-Jun	393	8	2.0%	60^th
2007 Jul-Sep	317	11	3.5%	72^nd
2007 Oct-Dec	263	20	7.6%	84^th
2008 Jan-Mar	149	15	10.1%	83^rd
2008 Apr-Jun	321	18	5.6%	74^th
2008 Jul-Sep	205	11	5.4%	72^nd
2008 Oct-Dec	15	0	0.0%	0^th
2009 Jan-Mar	174	5	2.9%	62^nd
2009 Apr-Jun	303	8	2.6%	55^th
2009 Jul-Sep	268	10	3.7%	76^th
2009 Oct-Dec	246	25	10.2%	91^st
2010 Jan-Mar	195	20	10.3%	91^st
2010 Apr-Jun	219	4	1.8%	39^th
2010 Jul-Sep	151	4	2.6%	54^th
2010 Nov-Dec	99	8	8.1%	74^th
2011 Jan-Mar	212	19	9.0%	97^th
2011 Apr-Jun	281	4	1.4%	53^rd
2011 Jul-Sep	247	10	4.0%	79^th
2011 Oct-Dec	208	20	9.6%	93^rd
2012 Jan-Mar	151	5	3.3%	70^th
2012 Apr-Jun	299	3	1.0%	40^th
2012 Jul-Sep	152	7	4.6%	82^nd
2012 Nov-Dec	51	7	13.7%	89^th
2013 Jan-Jan	5	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Jan-Mar	89	15	16.9%	94^th
2013 Apr-May	94	4	4.3%	65^th

Primary Sources

The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:

The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
Congressional Biographical Directory for elected positions
Congressional Pictorial Directory for the photo
THOMAS, for sponsored bills

Recent Legislative Activity

Vote

H.R. 1911: Smarter Solutions for Students Act

Passed 221/198

Rep. Smith [D-WA9]: No

May 23, 2013 12:39 p.m.

Vote

On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 1911: Smarter Solutions for Students Act

Failed 194/223

Rep. Smith [D-WA9]: Yea

May 23, 2013 12:30 p.m.

Vote

H.Res. 232: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1911) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish ...

Passed 224/193

Rep. Smith [D-WA9]: Nay

May 23, 2013 10:58 a.m.

Vote

On Ordering the Previous Question: H.Res. 232: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1911) to amend the Higher Education ...

Passed 224/195

Rep. Smith [D-WA9]: Nay

May 23, 2013 10:46 a.m.

Introduced

H.R. 2201: To authorize voluntary grazing permit retirement on Federal lands managed by the Department of Agriculture or the Department of the Interior where livestock grazing is impractical, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA9]

This bill is in the first stage of the legislative process. It was introduced into Congress on May 23, 2013. It will typically be considered by committee next.

May 23, 2013