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Jason Smith

Jason Smith

REPUBLICAN
Missouri · MO-8 · 7th Term · Age 46
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F
#342 of 428
98.7%
Attendance
119th Cong.
8
Bills Intro'd
119th Cong.
53%
Corp PACs
Share of PAC $ · tenure to date
$12,483,011
PAC Total
Tenure to date · per FEC filings
0
Stock Trades
All filings
119th Congress (2025–2026) · Last updated September 17, 2026 · 158 entries
119th Congress (2025–2026) · Last updated September 17, 2026 · 158 entries

Jason Smith's Grades Across 12 Issue Areas

Palestine / Israel
F
12 items
#353/428

Votes on military aid, weapons transfers, and ceasefire resolutions. And whether representatives have recognized the genocide in Gaza as documented by the ICJ, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch.

Scored Actions
  • × Failed to cosponsor the Block the Bombs Act to stop the transfer of U.S. weapons used in Gaza (H.R.3565)
  • × Failed to cosponsor recognizing genocide in Gaza, blocking weapons transfers, and imposing sanctions (H.Res.876)
  • × Voted YES on imposing sanctions on International Criminal Court (ICC) judges investigating Israeli officials for war crimes (H.R.23)
  • × Failed to cosponsor demanding unimpeded humanitarian aid delivery to Gaza, where famine conditions exist (H.Res.473)
  • × Failed to cosponsor recognizing the Nakba (1948 mass displacement of Palestinians) and affirming refugee rights (H.Res.409)
  • × Voted YES on barring colleges from federal student aid over boycotts of Israeli businesses, and requiring equal access to Israel study programs (H.R.4795)
  • × Voted YES on NDAA FY2027 final passage — bill retains Section 219, a permanent US-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative (H.R.8800)
  • × Voted NO on the Massie amendment barring Israel from FY2027 State Department appropriations and eliminating its $3.3 billion Foreign Military Financing (H.Amdt.235 to H.R.8595)
  • × Did not sign letter opposing Israel's use of food as a weapon and starvation tactics in Gaza (Food Weaponization Letter)
  • × Failed to cosponsor restoring U.S. funding for UNRWA, the UN agency serving Palestinian refugees (H.R.2411)
  • × Did not sign letters demanding the release of detained Palestinian students including Khalil, Ozturk, and Mahdawi (Student Letter)
  • × Failed to cosponsor blocking $12B in U.S. weapons transfers to Israel, in violation of U.S. and international law (H.J.Res.68)
Context
$3.8 billion per yearper year in U.S. military aid to Israel
Under 10-year MOU + supplemental
73,821+killed in Gaza
20,179+children killed
4,000+child amputees: largest child amputee crisis in modern conflict
174,897+people injured
262 journalists killed · 1,701+ medical workers killed
Figures as of September 17, 2026

12 tracked items: 12 fail, 0 mixed, 0 pass · $111,150 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by IMEU View scorecard
Immigration
F
11 items
#348/425

Border and asylum policy, DACA, deportation practices, ICE enforcement, and the treatment of immigrants and refugees.

Scored Actions
  • × Voted YES on the SAVE Act requiring citizenship proof to vote — a voter suppression measure (H.R.22)
  • × Voted YES on the Laken Riley Act expanding mandatory ICE detention for immigrants (H.R.29)
  • × Voted YES on $10B in ICE funding expansion in the DHS Appropriations bill (H.R.7147)
  • × Voted YES on a resolution thanking ICE for enforcement operations (H.Res.488)
  • × Voted YES on Kayla Hamilton Act — expands detention and enforcement for unaccompanied minors and immigration violations (H.R.4371)
  • × Failed to cosponsor a pathway to citizenship for DREAMers and TPS holders (H.R.1589)
  • × Voted NO on Requires the Department of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for Temporary Protected Status through three months after January 20, 2029. (H.R.1689)
  • × Voted YES on a bill criminalizing illegal entry as a federal felony (H.R.3486)
  • × Voted YES on Requires Washington, D.C. to comply with federal immigration enforcement, overriding the city's sanctuary policies (H.R.2056)
  • × Voted YES on Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act — creates criminal penalties for fleeing federal officers near the border; signed into law (H.R.35)
  • × Voted YES on Standalone FY26 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act funding ICE detention and CBP enforcement. (H.R.7744)
The District Reality
1.8%
Residents born in another country
National avg: 14.1%
99.2%
Residents who are U.S. citizens
National avg: 93.2%
$254M / year in state & local taxes paid by undocumented immigrants in Missouri
2024
Money & Influence
$1,000
Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date

11 tracked items: 11 fail, 0 mixed, 0 pass · $1,000 from related PACs.

11 tracked items See methodology
War & Foreign Policy
F
17 items
#349/428

Military authorizations, arms sales, sanctions, foreign aid, and US engagement in conflicts abroad (excluding Palestine/Israel, which is scored in its own dedicated category).

Scored Actions
  • × Voted NO on War Powers resolution to remove U.S. forces from unauthorized military operations against Iran (H.Con.Res.38)
  • × Failed to cosponsor prohibits export licenses for defense articles to the UAE until the president certifies the UAE is not arming the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan (H.R.2059)
  • × Failed to cosponsor repeals the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba by dismantling the statutory pillars of 60+ years of economic sanctions (H.R.7521)
  • × Failed to cosponsor urges the U.S. to adopt a no-first-use policy, end sole presidential nuclear launch authority, and halt the nuclear arms race (H.Res.317)
  • × Voted YES on Department of Defense Appropriations FY2026 — funds $831 billion in military spending (H.R.4016)
  • × Voted YES on National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, House passage (H.R.8800)
  • × Voted YES on reaffirms Iran as the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism — whereas clauses invoke AUMF trigger language and Article II authority, designed to legally counter the Iran War Powers Resolution (H.Res.1099)
  • × Voted YES on Rescissions Act — cuts $7.9 billion in foreign aid including USAID, development assistance, and global health programs (H.R.4)
  • × Voted NO on War Powers concurrent resolution directing removal of U.S. forces from unauthorized hostilities in Lebanon, with added carve-outs for security cooperation with the Lebanese Armed Forces and diplomatic-facility protection (H.Con.Res.108)
  • × Voted NO on War Powers resolution directing the removal of U.S. Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in Lebanon (H.Con.Res.84)
  • × Voted NO on War Powers concurrent resolution directing removal of U.S. forces from unauthorized hostilities with Iran. Second Iran War Powers Resolution to receive a House floor vote in the 119th Congress. (H.Con.Res.40)
  • × Failed to cosponsor prohibits the use of federal funds for military force in or against Cuba (H.R.8103)
  • × Failed to cosponsor War Powers resolution directing the removal of U.S. Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in Cuba (H.J.Res.153)
  • × Failed to cosponsor prohibits the use of federal funds for military force in or against Venezuela without congressional authorization (H.R.6915)
  • × Voted NO on War Powers resolution to remove U.S. forces from military operations in the Western Hemisphere, including Venezuela (H.Con.Res.61)
  • × Voted NO on War Powers resolution to end unauthorized U.S. military involvement in Venezuela (H.Con.Res.64)
  • × Failed to cosponsor prohibits first-use nuclear strikes unless Congress expressly authorizes them through a declaration of war (H.R.669)
Context
$8 trillion+total U.S. spending on post-9/11 wars
940,000+ killed directly · 4.5–4.7M including indirect deaths
Money & Influence
Travel Disclosures
$1,892
1 trip · House Travel Disclosures
Coalition for a Prosperous America Education Fund · Ponte Vedra, FL · 2024-02-25 Filing $1,892

17 tracked items: 17 fail, 0 mixed, 0 pass · $256,500 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by Peace Action View scorecard
Healthcare
F
12 items
#343/428

Affordable care access, Medicare expansion, drug pricing, insurance regulation, and public health funding.

Scored Actions
  • × Voted YES on a budget resolution enabling $880B in Medicaid cuts (H.Con.Res.14)
  • × Voted NO on extending Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits, keeping insurance affordable for millions (H.R.1834)
  • × Failed to cosponsor Medicare for All — a single government-run health plan covering all Americans (H.R.3069)
  • × Failed to cosponsor restoring healthcare services eliminated by DOGE cuts and executive actions (H.R.4796)
  • × Failed to cosponsor repeals OBBBA Medicaid cuts and permanently extends enhanced ACA premium tax credits — the core Democratic healthcare counter-bill (H.R.4849)
  • × Failed to cosponsor Medicare Advantage reform package — curbs prior authorization abuse and increases insurer accountability for denied claims (H.R.6109)
  • × Failed to cosponsor opposes the WISPR model that restricts Medicare Advantage beneficiary access to healthcare providers (H.Res.704)
  • × Failed to cosponsor allows states to create their own single-payer universal healthcare systems using federal waivers (H.R.4406)
  • × Failed to cosponsor setting minimum nurse-to-patient staffing ratios in hospitals (H.R.3415)
  • × Failed to cosponsor expanding Medicare to cover dental, vision, and hearing services for seniors (H.R.2045)
  • × Failed to cosponsor protects Social Security and Medicare from privatization and benefit cuts (H.R.1950)
  • × Voted YES on Medicaid work requirements projected to strip coverage from 10.9 million people (H.R.1)
The District Reality
75.9 years
Average life expectancy
People here live 2.8 years less than the national average
9.8%
People without health insurance
17% more than national avg (8.4%)
5.9%
Children without health insurance
15% more than national avg (5.14%)
278.2
Heart disease deaths per 100K
38% more than national avg (201.05)
1.2%
In doctor shortage areas
85% less than national avg (7.81%)
Money & Influence
Corporate Financing Connections
$4,000
1 employer · FEC Schedule A
Eli Lilly $4,000
Travel Disclosures
$6,840
5 trips · House Travel Disclosures
Health Information and Management Systems Society · Orlando, FL · 2024-03-13 Filing $1,877
Southern Methodist University · Dallas, TX · 2023-10-31 Filing $735
Health Information and Management Systems Society · Chicago, IL · 2023-04-19 Filing $1,044
+ 2 more

12 tracked items: 12 fail, 0 mixed, 0 pass · $1,656,671 from related PACs · 1 corporate financing connection.

12 tracked items See methodology
Housing & Affordability
D
6 items
#323/428

Rent costs, public housing, homelessness, housing discrimination, and the right to stable shelter.

Scored Actions
  • × Failed to cosponsor Housing Is a Human Right Act — addresses root causes of homelessness and transitions toward guaranteed housing for all (H.R.4457)
  • × Failed to cosponsor $5B in McKinney-Vento grants to build 410K homes and end homelessness (H.R.4872)
  • Voted YES on the bipartisan Housing for the 21st Century Act (H.R.6644)
  • × Failed to cosponsor expanding Low-Income Housing Tax Credits to build more affordable rental housing (H.R.2725)
  • × Failed to cosponsor reauthorizes and increases HOME program funding for affordable housing construction and rehabilitation (H.R.2031)
  • × Failed to cosponsor comprehensive housing: homebuyer credits, LIHTC expansion, and renter credits (H.R.6390)
The District Reality
17%
Renters paying more than half their income on rent
29% less than national avg (24.1%)
15.5%
People living in poverty
24% more than national avg (12.5%)
18.8%
Children living in poverty
21% more than national avg (15.58%)
0.4495
Income inequality
7% less than national avg (0.4832)
72.3%
People who own their home
11% more than national avg (65.2%)
13.8%
Households on SNAP
14% more than national avg (12.1%)

6 tracked items: 5 fail, 0 mixed, 1 pass · $555,700 from related PACs · 1 corporate financing connection.

6 tracked items See methodology
Labor
F
10 items
#342/428

Workers' rights, union protections, minimum wage, workplace safety, and corporate accountability to employees.

Scored Actions
  • × Failed to cosponsor raising the federal minimum wage to a living wage (H.R.2743)
  • × Failed to cosponsor the Paycheck Fairness Act strengthening equal pay protections (H.R.17)
  • × Voted NO on protecting federal workers' collective bargaining rights from Trump's executive order (H.R.2550)
  • × Failed to cosponsor removes tax deductions for companies that spend money on union-busting consultants and anti-union campaigns (H.R.2692)
  • × Failed to cosponsor a nationwide right to unionize, preventing anti-union state laws (H.R.5159)
  • × Failed to cosponsor establishes a national paid sick days standard so workers don't lose pay when they're ill (H.R.7531)
  • × Failed to cosponsor national paid family and medical leave for all workers (H.R.5390)
  • × Failed to cosponsor extends minimum wage, overtime, and workplace safety protections to domestic workers like nannies and home care aides (H.R.3971)
  • × Failed to cosponsor protects public sector workers from retaliation and ensures fair treatment for government employees (H.R.3139)
  • × Failed to cosponsor the PRO Act strengthening the right to unionize and bargain collectively (H.R.20)

10 tracked items: 10 fail, 0 mixed, 0 pass · $108,600 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by AFL-CIO View scorecard
Reproductive Rights
F
10 items
#347/428

Abortion access, contraception coverage, maternal healthcare, and reproductive autonomy legislation.

Scored Actions
  • × Failed to cosponsor the Women's Health Protection Act codifying the right to abortion nationwide (H.R.12)
  • × Failed to cosponsor the Right to Contraception Act protecting access to birth control (H.R.999)
  • × Failed to cosponsor ensures access to birth control by requiring insurance coverage and preventing pharmacies from refusing to fill prescriptions (H.R.4084)
  • × Voted YES on restrictions on abortion coverage in ACA insurance plans (H.R.6703)
  • × Voted YES on the Born-Alive Act — an anti-abortion messaging bill (H.R.21)
  • × Voted YES on Requires schools to distribute anti-abortion materials rather than comprehensive reproductive health information to pregnant students (H.R.6359)
  • × Voted YES on directs federal funds to anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers that do not provide comprehensive reproductive healthcare (H.R.6945)
  • × Failed to cosponsor repealing the Hyde Amendment to allow federal Medicaid funding for abortion care (H.R.4611)
  • × Failed to cosponsor protecting IVF and assisted reproductive technology from state bans (H.R.2049)
  • × Voted YES on Planned Parenthood defunding in the One Big Beautiful Bill (H.R.1)
State Context
30.4
Maternal deaths per 100K births
23.9
Teen births per 1K
77% more than national avg (13.49)
Money & Influence
$2,500
Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date
Outside spending: $3,470 supporting

10 tracked items: 10 fail, 0 mixed, 0 pass · $2,500 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by Planned Parenthood Action View scorecard
LGBTQ+ Rights
F
18 items
#352/428

Anti-discrimination protections, trans rights, marriage equality, and legislative attacks on LGBTQ+ communities.

Scored Actions
  • × Voted YES on a ban on Medicaid coverage of gender-affirming care (H.R.498)
  • × Failed to cosponsor the Equality Act — comprehensive LGBTQ+ nondiscrimination protections (H.R.15)
  • × Failed to cosponsor strengthens hate crime protections specifically for LGBTQ+ individuals (H.R.3708)
  • × Failed to cosponsor banning conversion therapy as consumer fraud (H.R.3243)
  • × Voted YES on a bill criminalizing gender-affirming healthcare for minors (H.R.3492)
  • × Voted YES on Requires public elementary and middle schools, as a condition of receiving funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, to obtain parental consent before changing a minor student's gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form, or changing the student's sex-based accommodations (locker rooms, bathrooms). (H.R.2616)
  • × Voted YES on a ban on transgender athletes competing in women's sports (H.R.28)
  • × Failed to cosponsor Resolution affirming a Transgender Bill of Rights — legal recognition, healthcare access, and anti-discrimination protections (H.Res.1058)
  • × Failed to cosponsor prohibits discrimination in foster care and adoption based on sexual orientation or gender identity (H.R.6181)
  • × Failed to cosponsor appoints a special envoy for LGBTQ+ human rights to combat persecution of LGBTQ+ individuals worldwide (H.R.6056)
  • × Voted YES on NDAA amendment banning gender-affirming healthcare for military families in the Exceptional Family Member Program (H.Amdt.85 to H.R.3838)
  • × Voted YES on NDAA amendment banning TRICARE from covering gender-affirming healthcare for service members (H.Amdt.86 to H.R.3838)
  • × Failed to cosponsor protecting access to gender-affirming healthcare (H.R.2487)
  • × Failed to cosponsor Do No Harm Act — prevents the Religious Freedom Restoration Act from being used to discriminate against LGBTQ+ individuals (H.R.1954)
  • × Failed to cosponsor Safe Schools Improvement Act — requires schools to adopt anti-bullying policies that specifically protect LGBTQ+ students (H.R.1810)
  • × Voted YES on NDAA FY2027 amendment prohibiting TRICARE coverage of gender-affirming medical care (H.Amdt.255 to H.R.8800)
  • × Voted YES on NDAA FY2027 amendment restricting transgender students from women's/girls' sports teams at DoD-run (DoDEA) schools (H.Amdt.256 to H.R.8800)
  • × Voted YES on NDAA FY2027 amendment to codify Executive Order 14183, banning transgender individuals from military service (H.Amdt.254 to H.R.8800)
Context
4xmore likely: LGBTQ+ youth attempt suicide at 4 times the rate of their peers
National statistic
0
Anti-LGBTQ+ bills passed into law in Missouri (2025)
Money & Influence
No tracked funding for this issue area.

18 tracked items: 18 fail, 0 mixed, 0 pass.

Methodology partially informed by HRC View scorecard
Justice & Civil Liberties
F
12 items
#350/428

Policing accountability, mass incarceration, surveillance, due process, and civil liberties protections.

Scored Actions
  • × Failed to cosponsor ends qualified immunity for police officers, allowing victims of misconduct to sue for civil rights violations (H.R.3602)
  • × Failed to cosponsor the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act — ending qualified immunity and police accountability (H.R.5361)
  • × Failed to cosponsor ending solitary confinement in federal prisons (H.R.4682)
  • × Failed to cosponsor FAIR Act — reforms civil asset forfeiture so police can't seize property from people who haven't been convicted of a crime (H.R.5350)
  • × Failed to cosponsor descheduling marijuana at the federal level (MORE Act) (H.R.5068)
  • × Voted YES on treats organizations that post bail for defendants — including charitable bail funds — as insurance businesses under federal law, subjecting them to federal insurance-fraud prosecution and state insurance-commission regulation (H.R.6260)
  • × Voted YES on Three-year reauthorization of Section 702 of FISA without a warrant requirement for queries of Americans' communications (S.1318)
  • × Voted YES on permanent fentanyl scheduling imposing mandatory minimum sentences (S.331)
  • × Voted YES on No Rogue Rulings Act — prohibits federal district courts from issuing nationwide injunctive relief beyond named parties, with a narrow exception for multi-state cases via three-judge panels. (H.R.1526)
  • × Voted YES on CLEAN DC Act — repeals D.C. police transparency requirements, use-of-force limits, and civilian oversight protections (H.R.5107)
  • × Voted YES on imposes mandatory pretrial detention and cash bail requirements in Washington, D.C. — overriding local criminal justice reforms (H.R.5214)
  • × Failed to cosponsor automatic sealing of criminal records (Clean Slate Act) (H.R.3114)
The District Reality
1287.3
Incarcerated per 100K
48% more than national avg (872.3)
21.1
Opioid deaths per 100K
17% less than national avg (25.3)
2.6
Killed by police per 100K
National avg: 1.9 per 100K · (2021-2026) · Mapping Police Violence
District racial composition
Black 3.7% Hispanic 2.6% White 87% Asian 0.8% Other 5.8%
17.2
Segregation index
About the same as national avg (17.55)
Money & Influence
$1,000
Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date

12 tracked items: 12 fail, 0 mixed, 0 pass · $37,500 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by ACLU View scorecard
Climate
F
33 items
#230/426

Climate legislation, fossil fuel subsidies, environmental regulation, and the transition to clean energy.

Scored Actions
  • × Voted YES on the methane emissions charge on oil and gas producers by voting against repeal (H.J.Res.35)
  • × Voted YES on streamlines natural gas pipeline permitting and reduces environmental review requirements (H.R.3668)
  • × Voted YES on GRID Power Act — undermines electric grid modernization toward renewable energy sources (H.R.1047)
  • × Voted YES on the SPEED Act weakening environmental review for energy projects (H.R.4776)
  • × Voted YES on delays EPA power plant emission rules under the guise of grid reliability (H.R.3632)
  • × Voted YES on Fire Improvement and Reforming Exceptional Events (FIRE) Act — amends the Clean Air Act to exclude air-quality monitoring data influenced by wildfires from compliance determinations, allowing states to discount real exposure when measured against federal standards (H.R.6387)
  • × Voted YES on Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act — amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to repeal federal building energy efficiency performance standards (Section 305(a)(3)(D)(i)), removing fossil-fuel-reduction targets for new and majorly-renovated federal buildings (H.R.4690)
  • × Voted YES on Foreign Emissions and Nonattainment Clarification for Economic Stability (FENCES) Act — amends the Clean Air Act to exclude foreign-origin emissions from nonattainment-area determinations, softening EPA enforcement against communities with high cross-border pollution (H.R.6409)
  • × Voted YES on reducing and Eliminating Duplicative Environmental Regulations (RED Tape) Act — amends Section 309 of the Clean Air Act to strike EPA's authority to review and comment on (a) federal construction projects, (b) major federal agency actions affecting the environment, and (c) proposed federal regulations (H.R.6398)
  • × Voted YES on Homeowner Energy Freedom Act — repeals three IRA building-energy provisions: §50122 home electrification and efficiency rebates (heat pumps, electric stoves, weatherization for low- and moderate-income households), §50123 contractor training grants, and §50131 state energy-code adoption assistance, while rescinding unobligated balances (H.R.4758)
  • × Voted YES on Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act — bars DOE from prescribing new or amended energy conservation standards unless "technologically feasible and economically justified" (H.R.4626)
  • × Voted YES on saving Homeowners from Overregulation With Exceptional Rinsing Act — amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to revise the definition of showerhead, rolling back DOE water-efficiency standards (H.R.4593)
  • × Voted YES on PERMIT Act — Clean Water Act amendment package weakening NPDES permitting, fast-tracking pipeline reviews, and limiting judicial review. (H.R.3898)
  • × Voted YES on FY26 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act cutting Department of Energy clean energy programs and including policy riders against renewable energy deployment. (H.R.4553)
  • × Voted YES on Budget resolution enabling rollback of clean energy tax credits and environmental regulations (H.Con.Res.14)
  • × Voted YES on the Fix Our Forests Act reducing NEPA environmental review requirements (H.R.471)
  • × Failed to cosponsor End Polluter Welfare Act — eliminates approximately $190 billion in fossil fuel subsidies, tax loopholes, and federal giveaways over 10 years, including provisions for enhanced oil recovery, fossil fuel R&D, and below-market royalty rates on federal lands (H.R.4714)
  • × Failed to cosponsor House Concurrent Resolution declaring a health and safety emergency disproportionately affecting the fundamental rights of children due to executive-branch directives that unleash fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions while suppressing climate change science (H.Con.Res.44)
  • × Did not sign Bicameral letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin opposing the March 12, 2025 announcement of 31 environmental rule rollbacks (EPA Assault Letter)
  • × Failed to cosponsor Polluters Pay Climate Fund Act — imposes a $1 trillion total assessment ($100 billion per year over 10 years) on the largest fossil-fuel companies, allocated by each company's share of covered historical greenhouse-gas emissions, with proceeds funding climate adaptation and damage mitigation (H.R.1135)
  • × Voted YES on overturns protections against oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (H.J.Res.131)
  • × Voted YES on overturns BLM limits on coal leasing on federal lands in Wyoming (H.J.Res.130)
  • × Voted YES on overturns protections against oil and gas drilling in Alaska's Western Arctic (S.J.Res.80)
  • × Voted YES on the One Big Beautiful Bill repealing IRA clean energy credits and expanding drilling (H.R.1)
  • × Voted YES on blocks California's waiver requiring manufacturers to sell increasing percentages of zero-emission trucks (H.J.Res.87)
  • × Voted YES on blocks California's waiver setting stricter nitrogen oxide emission limits for heavy-duty trucks (H.J.Res.89)
  • × Voted YES on rescinds U.S. international climate funding commitments, withdrawing from global climate cooperation (H.Res.590)
  • × Voted YES on overturns EPA rule allowing major hazardous air pollutant sources to reclassify as area sources, reducing the scope of Clean Air Act protections (S.J.Res.31)
  • × Voted YES on Joint resolution of disapproval repealing BOEM's rule requiring oil and gas operators to report potential harms to marine archaeological sites before drilling approval. (S.J.Res.11)
  • × Voted YES on overturns Department of Energy efficiency standards for water heaters, blocking energy savings and emissions reductions (H.J.Res.20)
  • Did not vote on fast-tracking of LNG export terminal approvals bypassing environmental review (H.R.1949)
  • Did not vote on amends the Congressional Review Act to allow a single joint resolution to disapprove multiple regulations submitted during the final year of a President's term. (H.R.77)
  • Did not vote on rolling back California's clean car emission standards (H.J.Res.88)
The District Reality
81.1 / 100
Natural disaster risk score
49% more than national avg (54.3) — lower is better
10.05%
Adults with asthma
4% more than national avg (9.7%)
532
Water safety violations

33 tracked items: 30 fail, 3 mixed, 0 pass · $392,250 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by LCV View scorecard
Democracy & Voting Rights
F
10 items
#248/426

Voting access, election integrity, gerrymandering, and the defense of democratic institutions.

Scored Actions
  • × Voted YES on the SAVE Act requiring citizenship proof to vote — a voter suppression measure (H.R.22)
  • × Failed to cosponsor D.C. statehood giving 700,000 residents full voting representation in Congress (H.R.51)
  • × Failed to cosponsor independent redistricting commissions to end partisan gerrymandering (H.R.5449)
  • × Failed to cosponsor strengthens protections against voter intimidation at polling places and during the registration process (H.R.4894)
  • × Voted YES on D.C. local election autonomy by voting against federal override of noncitizen voting rules (H.R.884)
  • × Voted YES on Resolution honoring the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, after his assassination (H.Res.719)
  • × Voted NO on censures Representative Ilhan Omar and strips her committee assignments over public statements (H.Res.713)
  • × Voted YES on censuring Rep. Al Green for protesting Trump's Medicaid cuts on the House floor (H.Res.189)
  • × Failed to cosponsor the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act restoring federal preclearance (H.R.14)
  • Did not vote on Non-binding resolution denouncing socialism in all forms — a political messaging vote (H.Con.Res.58)
State Context
39,000
Denied voting rights (felony convictions) in Missouri
60.7%
Voter turnout
3% more than national avg (59%)
Money & Influence
No tracked funding for this issue area.

10 tracked items: 9 fail, 1 mixed, 0 pass.

10 tracked items See methodology
Money in Politics
F
7 items
#342/428

Campaign finance, lobbying disclosure, corporate political influence, and the integrity of the legislative process.

Scored Actions
  • × Failed to cosponsor banning members of Congress from trading individual stocks while in office (H.R.1908)
  • × Failed to cosponsor requiring disclosure of dark money donors in elections (H.R.2498)
  • × Failed to cosponsor Constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United by clarifying that constitutional rights apply to people, not corporations (H.J.Res.54)
  • × Failed to cosponsor abolishing Super PACs that allow unlimited political spending (H.R.2352)
  • × Failed to cosponsor closes the revolving door between Congress and lobbying by extending cooling-off periods and restricting lobbying by former officials (H.R.3554)
  • × Voted YES on CFPB consumer protections for digital payment apps by voting against repeal (S.J.Res.28)
  • × Failed to cosponsor eliminating corporate PACs from making campaign contributions (H.R.4799)
Context
$16K
Outside spending (dark money)
$16K supporting · $0 opposing · tenure to date
Money & Influence
Corporate Financing Connections
$148,000
3 employers · FEC Schedule A
Apollo Global Management $75,100
Blackstone $66,900
Jpmorgan Chase $6,000
Travel Disclosures
$4,453
5 trips · House Travel Disclosures
Harvard University, Dartmouth College, Laura and John Arnold Foundation, and Federal Reserve Bank of · Boston, MA · 2024-10-03 Filing $569
Harvard University, Dartmouth College, Laura and John Arnold Foundation, and Federal Reserve Bank of · Boston, MA · 2024-10-03 Filing $793
Harvard University, Dartmouth College, Laura and John Arnold Foundation, and Federal Reserve Bank of · Boston, MA · 2024-10-03 Filing $854
+ 2 more

7 tracked items: 7 fail, 0 mixed, 0 pass · $669,000 from related PACs · 3 corporate financing connections.

7 tracked items See methodology

Where Jason Stands

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Jason Smith's Activity in Congress

Every action we track: 243 events across votes, cosponsorships, letters, floor speeches, sponsored travel, and stock disclosures.

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  1. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Student Aid Ban for Israel Boycotts

  2. Travel

    Rep. Jason Smith Sponsored travel to Stanford, CA — sponsored by Stanford Mussallem Center for Biodesign

  3. Travel

    Rep. Jason Smith Sponsored travel to Cambridge, MD — sponsored by Congressional Institute

  4. Speech

    Rep. Jason Smith H.R. 8884 reauthorizes the Social Security Administration's demonstration project authority through 2031 to test program changes that reduce barriers to work for disabled Americans receiving SSDI benefits. Republicans support enabling voluntary work incentives, while Democrats oppose the bill due to

  5. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on NDAA FY2027: Section 219 US-Israel Defense Merger

  6. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on NDAA FY2027 (House passage)

  7. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on FY27 NDAA: TRICARE Trans Care Ban (Mace)

  8. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on FY27 NDAA: DoDEA Trans Athletics Ban (Mace)

  9. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on NDAA Amendment: Codify Transgender Military Service Ban (Boebert)

  10. Travel

    Rep. Jason Smith Sponsored travel to Cambridge, MA — sponsored by National Bureau of Economic Research

  11. Travel

    Rep. Jason Smith Sponsored travel to Cambridge, MA — sponsored by National Bureau of Economic Research

  12. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted NO on Massie Amendment — Bar Israel Funding / Cut $3.3B FMF

  13. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted NO on Lebanon War Powers Resolution — Remove Forces

  14. Speech

    Rep. Jason Smith H.R. 8873 establishes a federal task force to recover approximately $1 billion in fraudulent COVID-era unemployment benefits held in financial institutions and extends the statute of limitations for pandemic unemployment fraud prosecution from 5 to 10 years.

  15. Speech

    Rep. Jason Smith H.R. 5347 amends Medicare quality reporting requirements for Accountable Care Organizations by providing flexible collection methods through 2029 and establishing a digital quality measure pilot program to reduce administrative burdens on healthcare providers while maintaining care quality standards

  16. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted NO on Lebanon War Powers Resolution — Remove Forces

  17. Speech

    Rep. Jason Smith H.R. 8872 aims to strengthen the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program by requiring improper payment reporting, establishing spending deadlines for states, targeting funds to families below 200% of poverty line, and preventing states from using federal funds to replace state spendin

  18. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on School Gender-Recognition Consent Mandate

  19. Speech

    Rep. Jason Smith H.R. 7432, the Fostering the Future Act, comprehensively modernizes the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program by expanding education and workforce training opportunities, increasing education vouchers from $5,000 to $12,000, improving housing access coordination with federal programs, and enhancing sup

  20. Speech

    Rep. Jason Smith H.R. 6506 enhances taxpayer due process rights in IRS collection proceedings by suspending statute of limitations on refund claims during disputes, prohibiting IRS offset of refunds without consent, and expanding Tax Court jurisdiction to review both levies and underlying tax liabilities.

  21. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act — Subjects Charitable Bail Funds to Insurance Regulation

  22. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on FISA Section 702 Reauthorization (3-Year Extension)

  23. Speech

    Rep. Jason Smith H.R. 6956 requires the IRS to implement barcode scanning and optical character recognition technology to digitize paper tax returns and correspondence, replacing manual data entry to improve processing speed, accuracy, and reduce refund delays.

  24. Speech

    Rep. Jason Smith H.R. 7971 modernizes IRS services through technological improvements, including real-time dashboards for wait times, expanded electronic access to tax return information, callback technology, and enhanced online accounts to improve taxpayer experience and reduce call volumes.

  25. Speech

    Rep. Jason Smith H.R. 7959 strengthens the IRS Whistleblower Program by improving privacy protections, ensuring independent Tax Court review of award determinations, requiring interest payments on delayed awards, and enhancing transparency reporting. The bipartisan bill aims to encourage whistleblowers to report tax

  26. Speech

    Rep. Jason Smith H.R. 6495 requires the IRS to provide specific notice to taxpayers identifying exactly what information is being sought from third parties and grants taxpayers 45 days to provide the information themselves before the IRS contacts banks, employers, or other third parties.

  27. Speech

    Rep. Jason Smith H.R. 5366 extends and codifies tax relief provisions for disaster victims, allowing deductions for personal casualty losses from federally declared disasters and excluding wildfire relief payments from taxable income through 2026.

  28. Speech

    Rep. Jason Smith H.R. 2347 amends the tax code to exclude compensatory damages from sexual assault settlements from gross income, eliminating the IRS requirement for proof of observable physical injuries. The bill ensures survivors are not taxed on settlement payments regardless of visible harm.

  29. Speech

    Rep. Jason Smith H.R. 5334 extends the educator expense tax deduction to early-childhood educators, allowing them to deduct up to $300 (rising to $350) for classroom supplies, matching benefits previously available only to K-12 teachers.

  30. Speech

    Rep. Jason Smith H.R. 6903 strengthens child support enforcement by requiring the State Department to revoke passports of individuals with child support arrears exceeding $2,500, with emergency exceptions for those abroad. The bipartisan bill aims to increase collections from the estimated $115 billion in unpaid chi

  31. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on FIRE Act

  32. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act

  33. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted NO on Haiti TPS Designation Act

  34. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted NO on Iran War Powers Resolution — Remove Forces

  35. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on FENCES Act

  36. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on RED Tape Act

  37. Speech

    Rep. Jason Smith Rep. Smith (R-MO) introduces H. Res. 1156 supporting the 2025 Working Families Tax Cuts (P.L. 119-21), citing larger refunds, no tax on tips/overtime, expanded child tax credit, and Trump Accounts. Democrats counter that the law adds $4.2 trillion to the debt and cuts Medicaid and SNAP.

  38. Travel

    Rep. Jason Smith Sponsored travel to Cambridge, MA — sponsored by Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  39. Travel

    Rep. Jason Smith Sponsored travel to Ithaca, NY — sponsored by Cornell University

  40. Travel

    Rep. Jason Smith Sponsored travel to Las Vegas, NV — sponsored by Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)

  41. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on DHS Appropriations Act, 2026 (Standalone)

  42. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted NO on Iran War Powers Resolution — Remove Forces

  43. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Reaffirming Iran as Largest State Sponsor of Terrorism

  44. Travel

    Rep. Jason Smith Sponsored travel to Boston, MA — sponsored by No Patient Left Behind

  45. Travel

    Rep. Jason Smith Sponsored travel to Cambridge, MA — sponsored by National Bureau of Economic Research

  46. Travel

    Rep. Jason Smith Sponsored travel to Cambridge, MA — sponsored by National Bureau of Economic Research

  47. Travel

    Rep. Jason Smith Sponsored travel to Cambridge, MA — sponsored by National Bureau of Economic Research

  48. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Homeowner Energy Freedom Act

  49. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act

  50. Vote

    PASS Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Housing for the 21st Century Act

  51. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on DHS Appropriations Act (ICE Funding)

  52. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Pregnant Students' Rights Act

  53. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women Act

  54. Speech

    Rep. Jason Smith Introduces the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act, amending Social Security Act Title IV-A to provide additional support services for pregnant women and new parents.

  55. Speech

    Rep. Jason Smith Records the vote on the motion to recommit the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act.

  56. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on SHOWER Act

  57. Speech

    Rep. Jason Smith Smith introduces the Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act to stop federal benefit payments to individuals who have died.

  58. Speech

    Rep. Jason Smith Smith introduces the AGOA Extension Act to extend duty-free trade treatment for imports from African nations, supporting economic partnerships.

  59. Speech

    Rep. Jason Smith Smith introduces the Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act to continue duty-free trade provisions supporting Haiti's economic recovery.

  60. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted NO on ACA Premium Tax Credit Extension

  61. Speech

    Rep. Jason Smith Smith introduces the Breaking the Gridlock Act to address legislative paralysis on spending, proposing reforms to the budget process.

  62. Travel

    Rep. Jason Smith Sponsored travel to Las Vegas, NV — sponsored by Consumer Technology Association

  63. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Do No Harm in Medicaid Act

  64. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on SPEED Act (Permitting Reform)

  65. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted NO on Western Hemisphere War Powers Resolution

  66. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted NO on Venezuela War Powers Resolution

  67. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Lower Health Care Premiums Act — Abortion Insurance CSR Restriction

  68. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Protect Childrens Innocence Act

  69. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Kayla Hamilton Act

  70. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Power Plant Reliability Act

  71. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Pipeline Reviews Act

  72. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted NO on Protect Americas Workforce Act

  73. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on PERMIT Act — Clean Water Act Permitting Rollback

  74. Speech

    Rep. Jason Smith Smith introduces the Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act to extend access to inpatient services under Medicare, updating coverage provisions.

  75. Speech

    Rep. Jason Smith Smith introduces the Claiming Age Clarity Act requiring Social Security Administration to provide clearer information about benefit claiming ages and options.

  76. Speech

    Rep. Jason Smith Smith introduces legislation to improve Social Security services for identity theft victims, streamlining the process for restoring compromised accounts.

  77. Speech

    Rep. Jason Smith Smith introduces the Social Security Child Protection Act to provide safeguards for children's Social Security numbers and prevent identity fraud.

  78. Speech

    Rep. Jason Smith Smith introduces the Fair and Accountable IRS Reviews Act to reform IRS penalty procedures, requiring more transparent and fair treatment of taxpayers under review.

  79. Speech

    Rep. Jason Smith Smith introduces the Tax Court Improvement Act to modernize services provided to taxpayers, making the tax dispute resolution process more accessible.

  80. Vote

    MIXED Rep. Jason Smith Voted NOT VOTING on Denouncing the Horrors of Socialism

  81. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on CLEAN DC Act

  82. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on DC Cash Bail Reform Act

  83. Vote

    MIXED Rep. Jason Smith Voted NOT VOTING on Unlocking Domestic LNG Potential Act

  84. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on CRA: Arctic Refuge Oil/Gas Protections

  85. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on CRA: Wyoming Coal BLM Rule

  86. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on CRA: Alaska Western Arctic Drilling

  87. Travel

    Rep. Jason Smith Sponsored travel to Boston, MA — sponsored by Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

  88. Travel

    Rep. Jason Smith Sponsored travel to Keswick, VA — sponsored by Center Forward

  89. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Honoring the Life and Legacy of Charlie Kirk

  90. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on GRID Power Act

  91. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted NO on Censuring Representative Ilhan Omar

  92. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Stop Illegal Entry Act

  93. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on FY26 NDAA: EFMP Trans Care Ban (Norman)

  94. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on FY26 NDAA: TRICARE Trans Care Ban (Mace)

  95. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Energy and Water Appropriations Act, 2026

  96. Travel

    Rep. Jason Smith Sponsored travel to United Kingdom — sponsored by Global Women's Innovation Network

  97. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on DoD Appropriations FY2026

  98. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on International Climate Funding Rescission

  99. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on D.C. Federal Immigration Compliance Act

  100. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Rescissions Act — Foreign Aid Cuts

  101. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on HALT Fentanyl Act

  102. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Prohibit Noncitizen Voting in D.C. Elections

  103. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Resolution Thanking ICE

  104. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on One Big Beautiful Bill Act — Medicaid Work Requirements

  105. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on One Big Beautiful Bill — PP Defunding Provision

  106. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on One Big Beautiful Bill (IRA Repeal, Drilling Expansion)

  107. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on CRA: EPA HAP Source Reclassification

  108. Vote

    MIXED Rep. Jason Smith Voted NOT VOTING on CRA: CA Clean Cars II Waiver Disapproval

  109. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on CRA: CA Clean Trucks Waiver Disapproval

  110. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on CRA: CA Low-NOx Waiver Disapproval

  111. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on SAVE Act (119th)

  112. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on No Rogue Rulings Act — Limit Nationwide Injunctions

  113. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on CRA: CFPB Digital Payment Apps Rule

  114. Travel

    Rep. Jason Smith Sponsored travel to Wellesley, MA — sponsored by Wellesley College

  115. Travel

    Rep. Jason Smith Sponsored travel to New York, NY — sponsored by National Center on Philanthropy and the Law

  116. Speech

    Rep. Jason Smith Rep. Smith introduces the Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act, extending IRS filing deadlines for disaster-affected taxpayers.

  117. Speech

    Rep. Jason Smith Rep. Smith introduces the IRS Math and Taxpayer Help Act, requiring the IRS to provide clearer explanations of math error notices to taxpayers.

  118. Speech

    Rep. Jason Smith Rep. Smith introduces the National Taxpayer Advocate Enhancement Act, strengthening the independent taxpayer advocacy office within the IRS.

  119. Speech

    Rep. Jason Smith Rep. Smith introduces the Recovery of Stolen Checks Act, allowing taxpayers to elect reissuance of stolen tax refund checks.

  120. Speech

    Rep. Jason Smith Rep. Smith introduces the Disaster Related Extension of Deadlines Act, making automatic tax filing postponements for federally declared disasters.

  121. Speech

    Rep. Jason Smith Rep. Smith introduces the Electronic Filing and Payment Fairness Act, ensuring electronic tax filings are treated fairly with paper filings.

  122. Speech

    Rep. Jason Smith Rep. Smith offers a privileged resolution to return Senate Joint Resolution 3 to the Senate, raising questions of House prerogatives.

  123. Speech

    Rep. Jason Smith Rep. Smith introduces the Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act, extending the statute of limitations for prosecuting pandemic relief fraud.

  124. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on CRA: BOEM Marine Archaeological Resources Rule Disapproval

  125. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Censuring Representative Al Green

  126. Speech

    Rep. Jason Smith Rep. Smith introduces the Recruiting Families Using Data Act to improve child welfare data systems for foster care and adoption recruitment.

  127. Speech

    Rep. Jason Smith Rep. Smith introduces the Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act to codify IRS guidance allowing HSA-compatible plans to cover chronic disease management.

  128. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on CRA: Water Heater Efficiency Standards

  129. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on FY2025 Budget Resolution (Medicaid Cuts)

  130. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Budget Resolution FY2025

  131. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on CRA: Methane Emissions Charge Disapproval

  132. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act (119th)

  133. Travel

    Rep. Jason Smith Sponsored travel to Miami, FL — sponsored by Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

  134. Vote

    MIXED Rep. Jason Smith Voted NOT VOTING on Midnight Rules Relief Act — En Bloc CRA Disapproval

  135. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

  136. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Fix Our Forests Act

  137. Speech

    Rep. Jason Smith Rep. Smith introduces the U.S.-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act to eliminate double taxation for Taiwanese residents with U.S. income, strengthening bilateral economic ties.

  138. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act

  139. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on ICC Sanctions Bill

  140. Travel

    Rep. Jason Smith Sponsored travel to Las Vegas, NV — sponsored by Consumer Technology Association

  141. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Laken Riley Act

  142. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on NDAA FY2025 (enacted conference report)

  143. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Prove It Act of 2024

  144. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Nonprofit Status Stripping Act

  145. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act

  146. Vote

    MIXED Rep. Jason Smith Voted PRESENT on Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act

  147. Vote

    MIXED Rep. Jason Smith Voted PRESENT on Social Security Fairness Act

  148. Travel

    Rep. Jason Smith Sponsored travel to Vienna, Austria — sponsored by Ripon Society and the Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange

  149. Travel

    Rep. Jason Smith Sponsored travel to Boston, MA — sponsored by Harvard University, Dartmouth College, Laura and John Arnold Foundation, and Federal Reserve Bank of

  150. Travel

    Rep. Jason Smith Sponsored travel to Boston, MA — sponsored by Harvard University, Dartmouth College, Laura and John Arnold Foundation, and Federal Reserve Bank of

  151. Travel

    Rep. Jason Smith Sponsored travel to Boston, MA — sponsored by Harvard University, Dartmouth College, Laura and John Arnold Foundation, and Federal Reserve Bank of

  152. Travel

    Rep. Jason Smith Sponsored travel to Boston, MA — sponsored by Harvard University, Dartmouth College, Laura and John Arnold Foundation, and Federal Reserve Bank of

  153. Travel

    Rep. Jason Smith Sponsored travel to Palo Alto, CA — sponsored by Stanford University

  154. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on GUARDRAIL Act (SEC Climate Disclosures)

  155. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act

  156. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Fiduciary and Retirement Fund Rules Act

  157. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Federal Contractor Hiring Standards Act

  158. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on SAVE Act

  159. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on DoD Appropriations FY2025

  160. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted NO on FY25 DoD Approps Amendment — Prohibit Cluster Munition Acquire/Use/Transfer/Sell

  161. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted NO on FY25 DoD Approps Amendment — Defund Pentagon Unfunded Priorities List

  162. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted NO on FY25 NDAA Amendment — Prohibit Cluster Munition Transfer

  163. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on DOD Approp Amendment: Ban Abortion Travel Reimbursement

  164. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on FY25 NDAA: EFMP Trans Care Ban (Norman)

  165. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on FY25 NDAA: TRICARE Trans Care Ban

  166. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on FY25 NDAA: DODEA Book Ban (Steube)

  167. Vote

    PASS Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Federal Prison Oversight Act

  168. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Detain and Deport Aliens Who Assault Cops Act

  169. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Equal Representation Act

  170. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Disapproval of NLRB Joint Employer Rule

  171. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Antisemitism Awareness Act

  172. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Condemns Biden Weapons Pause to Israel

  173. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act

  174. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Iran Sanctions Relief Review Act

  175. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Iran Counterterrorism Act

  176. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Rescission of Iran Waivers and Licenses

  177. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Condemns 'From the River to the Sea' Slogan

  178. Vote

    PASS Rep. Jason Smith Voted NO on FISA Section 702 Reauthorization

  179. Vote

    PASS Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on FISA Warrant Amendment (Biggs)

  180. Vote

    PASS Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on A Stronger Workforce for America Act

  181. Travel

    Rep. Jason Smith Sponsored travel to Orlando, FL — sponsored by Health Information and Management Systems Society

  182. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on USE IT Act

  183. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Laken Riley Act (118th)

  184. Travel

    Rep. Jason Smith Sponsored travel to Ireland — sponsored by US-Ireland Partnership for Growth

  185. Travel

    Rep. Jason Smith Sponsored travel to Ponte Vedra, FL — sponsored by Coalition for a Prosperous America Education Fund

  186. Travel

    Rep. Jason Smith Sponsored travel to Cambridge, MA — sponsored by Harvard University

  187. Travel

    Rep. Jason Smith Sponsored travel to Cambridge, MD — sponsored by Congressional Institute

  188. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act

  189. Vote

    PASS Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act (LIHTC Expansion)

  190. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Consequences for Social Security Fraud Act

  191. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act

  192. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women Act

  193. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Pregnant Students' Rights Act

  194. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on NDAA FY2024 (enacted conference report)

  195. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on NDAA FY2024 Final Passage (with anti-abortion provisions)

  196. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act of 2023

  197. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted NO on Santos Expulsion Resolution

  198. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Protecting Communities from Failure to Secure the Border Act

  199. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on LHHS Approp Amendment: Defund Title X / Office of Population Affairs

  200. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Defund HOPWA (Housing for People with AIDS)

  201. Travel

    Rep. Jason Smith Sponsored travel to Dallas, TX — sponsored by Southern Methodist University

  202. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Ag-FDA Appropriations (Mifepristone Riders)

  203. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on DHS Appropriations (anti-LGBTQ riders)

  204. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted NO on FY24 DoD Approps Amendment — Defund Pentagon Unfunded Priorities List

  205. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted NO on FY24 DoD Approps Amendment — Prohibit Cluster Munition Transfer

  206. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Boebert USDA LGBTQ Materials Ban

  207. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act

  208. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Schools Not Shelters Act

  209. Vote

    PASS Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024

  210. Vote

    MIXED Rep. Jason Smith Voted NOT VOTING on FY24 NDAA Amendment — Halt Cluster Munition Transfer to Ukraine

  211. Vote

    MIXED Rep. Jason Smith Voted NOT VOTING on NDAA Amendment: Ban Pride Flags at DOD Facilities

  212. Vote

    MIXED Rep. Jason Smith Voted NOT VOTING on FY24 NDAA: Boebert DODEA Book Ban

  213. Vote

    MIXED Rep. Jason Smith Voted NOT VOTING on FY24 NDAA Amendment — Expand Section 1033 Police Transfer Program

  214. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted NO on FY24 NDAA Amendment — Reduce Deployed ICBMs

  215. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted NO on FY24 NDAA Amendment — Defund B83-1 Nuclear Gravity Bomb

  216. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on NDAA Amendment: Ban DOD Abortion Travel Funding

  217. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on NDAA Amendment: Ban Transgender Healthcare for Military

  218. Travel

    Rep. Jason Smith Sponsored travel to Pittsburgh, PA — sponsored by Aspen Institute and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

  219. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on REINS Act of 2023

  220. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act

  221. Travel

    Rep. Jason Smith Sponsored travel to New York, NY — sponsored by Third Way Foundation

  222. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Secure the Border Act

  223. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act

  224. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted NO on Somalia War Powers Resolution

  225. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023

  226. Travel

    Rep. Jason Smith Sponsored travel to Cambridge, MD — sponsored by American Compass

  227. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023

  228. Travel

    Rep. Jason Smith Sponsored travel to Chicago, IL — sponsored by Health Information and Management Systems Society

  229. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Disapproval of WOTUS Rule

  230. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Lower Energy Costs Act

  231. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on School Gender-Recognition Consent and Notification Mandate

  232. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Disapproval of DOL ESG Rule

  233. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted NO on Syria Withdrawal War Powers Resolution

  234. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Disapproval of D.C. Noncitizen Voting

  235. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Disapproval of DC Criminal Code Reform

  236. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Strategic Production Response Act

  237. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

  238. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Jason Smith Voted YES on Condemning attacks on pro-life facilities

  239. Travel

    Rep. Jason Smith Sponsored travel to Las Vegas, NV — sponsored by Consumer Technology Association

  240. Travel

    Rep. Jason Smith Sponsored travel to Monterey, CA — sponsored by Panetta Institute for Public Policy

  241. Travel

    Rep. Jason Smith Sponsored travel to Williamsburg, VA — sponsored by Congressional Institute

  242. Travel

    Rep. Jason Smith Sponsored travel to Williamsburg, VA — sponsored by Congressional Institute

  243. Travel

    Rep. Jason Smith Sponsored travel to Cambridge, MD — sponsored by Congressional Institute

PACs and Donors Funding Jason Smith's Campaign

Money raised (to the campaign) vs outside money (spent for or against) · per FEC filings.

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Jason Smith's Stock Trades, Travel, and Disclosures

Stock Trades

0
disclosed trades
Based on STOCK Act filings from the House Clerk. Shows transaction type, amount range, and filing date.
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Travel Disclosures

40
sponsored trips
Based on Clerk of the House travel disclosures. Includes sponsor, destination, and cost.
Sponsor sectors: Money in Politics (5) · Healthcare (5) · War & Foreign Policy (1)
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Floor Speeches

speeches
Analyzed floor speeches · 119th Congress
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Community Projects

$0
no earmark requests (119th Congress)
Community project funding requests directed to local projects through the appropriations process.
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Legislative Effectiveness

1/8
enacted
Bills introduced vs enacted · 119th Congress. Compared to chamber average for bill advancement rates.
Introduced
8
Passed Cmte
1
Passed Chamber
0
Enacted
1
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Attendance

98.7%
119th Congress
119th Congress avg & ranking. Session-by-session breakdown shown below for reference.
119th-2 (2026)
99.4%
312/314
119th-1 (2025)
98.1%
355/362
118th-2 (2024)
98.6%
510/517
118th-1 (2023)
95.9%
694/724
119th avg: 96.4% · Rank: #163 of 445
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Their District: Missouri · MO-8

772,835
residents
$60,159 median household income · 15.5% poverty rate · 9.8% uninsured
Racial Composition
Hispanic/Latino 2.6% White (non-Hisp.) 87% Black (non-Hisp.) 3.7% Asian (non-Hisp.) 0.8% Other (non-Hisp.) 5.8%
40.3Median Age
$806Median Rent
3.9%Unemployment
20.8%Bachelor's+
72.3%Homeownership
1.8%Foreign-born
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS 2024)

Financial Disclosure

5
recent filings · 2021–2025
Annual Form A disclosures filed with the House Clerk under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.
Disclosed net worth 2025 Annual $2.1M max*

* A figure marked max is the most the filing supports: the reported debts can exceed the reported assets.

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2025 Annual — $2.1M max* · 20 holdings · 6 liabilities · filed Aug 13, 2026
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2024 Annual — $2.2M max* · 14 holdings · 7 liabilities · filed Aug 12, 2025
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2023 Annual — $1.2M max* · 16 holdings · 9 liabilities · filed May 15, 2024
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2022 Annual — $1.4M max* · 19 holdings · 7 liabilities · filed May 14, 2023
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2021 Annual — $1.6M max* · 23 holdings · 8 liabilities · filed May 16, 2022
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The line inside each bar marks the middle of the reported range.

2025 filing contains
20 assets 6 liabilities 3 positions
Form A reports values in statutory bands, for example $100,001–$250,000, and its top band is open-ended. Assets held by a spouse or dependent child appear here because the form requires it. Figures are shown rounded.
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Source: disclosures-clerk.house.gov · 2025 Annual, filed Aug 13, 2026
Disclosure data last pulled from the Clerk on Sep 5, 2026.

Jason Smith's recent press releases

50 recent press releases from https://jasonsmith.house.gov. · Updated 2 days ago

  1. Fighting for Working Families

    Fighting for the working class for small businesses and rural areas is what I am passionate about. My father was an auto mechanic and a pastor, and my mother worked in a factory so we could have health insurance. I was raised in a…

  2. Canada is Choosing Politics Over People

    Farmers, ranchers, and manufacturers across Southeast and South Central Missouri have spent years on the losing end of a trade relationship that was stacked against us. For far too long, Canada has gotten the benefit of the doubt while our…

  3. Smith Secures $1.8 Million for Salem Memorial Hospital Through Provision in One, Big, Beautiful Bill

    SALEM, Mo. – Salem Memorial Hospital has been awarded approximately $1.8 million through the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), an initiative that Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) authored and fought for as part of the One, Big,…

  4. Smith Applauds President Trump’s Approval of Nearly $20 Million in Flood Recovery Aid

    SOUTHEAST MISSOURI – Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement praising President Trump s approval of nearly $20 million in federal assistance to help communities recover from the devastating floods that hit…

  5. Smith Secures $1.7 Million for Salem Memorial Hospital Through Provision in One, Big, Beautiful Bill

    SALEM, Mo. – Salem Memorial Hospital has been awarded approximately $1.7 million through the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), an initiative that Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) authored and fought for as part of the One, Big,…

  6. Missouri Native Sophie Cunningham is Right: We Must Protect Women’s Sports

    On issue after issue, it seems more and more like it’s not just right versus left or conservative versus liberal; it’s common sense versus crazy. Debates are playing out between supporting law enforcement versus defunding the police or…

  7. Fighting for Missouri Farmers

    Every August, I travel across Southeast and South Central Missouri to visit farms and small businesses as part of my annual Farm Tour, and this year was no different for our 14 th annual tour. Stop after stop, I got to walk fields, tour…

  8. Smith Visits Naeger Forest Products in Ste. Genevieve County

    STE. GENEVIEVE COUNTY, Mo. – Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) visited Naeger Forest Products in Ste. Genevieve County recently, touring the sawmill with owner Mike Naeger to discuss the challenges facing Missouri s timber industry.…

  9. Trump Administration Delivers Permanent Relief to Small Businesses

    For years under Joe Biden, small businesses in Missouri had to deal with burdensome regulations that saddled them with more paperwork and extra costs, often without regard to how it would affect their ability to operate. This was perfectly…

  10. Smith Visits Long Farms in Howell County

    HOWELL COUNTY, Mo. – Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) visited Long Farms in Howell County last week, touring the operation and meeting with Jake and Brittney Long to see the farm behind their online platform Faithful Farming and hear how…

  11. Congressman Smith: Trump Administration Continues to Deliver Permanent Relief for Small Businesses

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) recently issued a final rule permanently ending the requirement for U.S. companies and individuals to report beneficial ownership information…

  12. Smith Visits Meert Tree Farm in Jefferson County

    JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. – Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) visited Meert Tree Farm in Jefferson County last week, touring the operation and meeting with the Meert family to discuss the challenges facing Missouri s specialty crop producers and…

  13. Smith Visits Thomure Land & Cattle in St. Francois County

    ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY, Mo. – Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) visited Thomure Land Cattle in St. Francois County last week, touring the operation and meeting with Chip and Linda Thomure to discuss the challenges facing Missouri s cattle…

  14. Smith Visits Iron County to Survey Flood Damage

    IRON COUNTY, Mo. – Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) sat down with Iron County Commissioners Josh Campbell, Jim Scaggs, and Dustin Hinkle in Ironton recently for an update on the county s recovery from recent flooding, which the National…

  15. Smith Visits Twin Knobs Dairy & Action Farms in Douglas County

    DOUGLAS COUNTY, Mo. – Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) visited Twin Knobs Dairy Action Farms in Douglas County this week, touring the operation and meeting with Kaleb and Erin Rodgers to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing…

  16. Smith Visits Mesta Meadows in Bollinger County

    BOLLINGER COUNTY, Mo. – Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) visited Mesta Meadows Farm this week where he met with the family and toured the operation to discuss their direct-to-consumer business and agri-tourism efforts, hear about how the…

  17. Smith Visits Franke Farm in Perry County

    PERRY COUNTY, Mo. – Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) visited the Franke family farm this week where he met with Neil and Michelle Franke to tour their operation and hear about the regulatory and insurance challenges facing farmers who raise…

  18. Smith Visits Bahr Farms in St. James

    ST. JAMES, Mo. – Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) visited Bahr Farms in St. James, touring the operation and meeting with Ben Bahr to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing Missouri s cattle producers. Congressman Smith said, Ben…

  19. Smith Holds Farmers Town Hall with Missouri Cotton Producers

    HAYTI, Mo. – Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) held a Farmers Town Hall with cotton producers in Hayti, where he discussed the impact of the Working Families Tax Cuts on Missouri s cotton industry and heard directly from growers about the…

  20. Smith Visits Taylor Center Garden in New Madrid County

    NEW MADRID COUNTY, Mo. – Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) visited Taylor Center Garden in New Madrid County recently, touring the community garden and meeting with founder Robert Taylor Sr. to discuss the garden s work combating food…

  21. Working Families Tax Cuts Delivers a Massive Win for the Second Amendment

    A federal judge in Texas handed down a ruling this week that is a massive victory for gun owners in Southeast and South Central Missouri. The ruling dealt a major blow to the legal foundation for the tedious, bureaucratic paperwork…

  22. Smith Joins Ribbon Cutting at Myers Clinic in Rolla

    ROLLA, Mo. – Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) joined a ribbon cutting celebrating Dr. Mylhan Myers this week as he carries on a three-generation family legacy of medicine, stepping into the practice built by his late uncle, Dr. William…

  23. Smith Visits Keaton Cattle Company in Dent County

    DENT COUNTY, Mo. – Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) visited Keaton Cattle Company in Dent County this week, touring the operation and meeting with owner Freddie Keaton and his wife, Renee, to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing…

  24. Smith, Missouri Delegation Sends Letter Urging Swift Approval of Governor’s Disaster Declaration Request

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08), along with members of Missouri’s Congressional Delegation, sent a letter to President Trump today supporting Governor Mike Kehoe s request for a major disaster declaration following the…

  25. American Elections Should Be Decided by American Citizens

    Free and fair elections are the foundation of everything this country is built on. Every decision that our government makes flows from one basic guarantee: that American citizens — and only American citizens — decide who represents them.…

  26. Smith Holds Farmers Town Hall in Dunklin County

    DUNKLIN COUNTY, Mo. – Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) joined members of the Missouri Rice Council for a Farmers Town Hall in Dunklin County this week, where he discussed the positive impact of the Working Families Tax Cuts, which…

  27. Smith Visits Pemiscot Memorial Hospital

    HAYTI, Mo. – Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) visited Pemiscot Memorial Hospital in Hayti this week, touring the facility and meeting with hospital leadership to discuss the impact of its recent conversion to Rural Emergency Hospital (REH)…

  28. Smith Visits BJG Meat Co. in Carter County

    GRANDIN, Mo. – Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) visited BJG Meat Co. in Carter County this week where he met with owner Brad Goodman and toured the facility to discuss the company’s meat processing work and hear about how the Working…

  29. Smith Visits Current River Packing

    DONIPHAN, Mo. – Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) visited Current River Packing in Ripley County this week, where he toured the facility to discuss the company’s growth and the impact of the Working Families Tax Cuts on small businesses in…

  30. Smith Visits Charles Tool Company

    EMINENCE, Mo. – Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) visited Charles Tool Company in Shannon County this week, where he met with founder Bill Charles and toured the shop to discuss the company’s manufacturing work and the impact of the Working…

  31. Smith Tours Flood Damage in Reynolds County

    REYNOLDS COUNTY, Mo. – Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) toured flood damage across Reynolds County today, including at Valley Springs Youth Ranch and Black River Baptist Church. On July 9 and 10, Reynolds County saw as much as 12 inches of…

  32. Protecting America’s Tax-Exempt Sector from Foreign Influence

    Too often these days, when Missourians turn on the television, they see images from our cities of protestors flooding the streets, rioters damaging buildings, or masked thugs burning the American flag and waving a Palestinian one. So many…

  33. After Historic Flooding, Recovery Efforts are Underway in Southeast Missouri

    The floods that swept across Reynolds, Iron, and Crawford Counties last week left behind heartbreaking devastation. The National Weather Service confirmed that this was a 1,000-year flood, dumping up to 12 inches of rain overnight and…

  34. This Isn’t Your Grandfather’s Democrat Party

    It s no secret that the Democrat Party has been moving further and further to the left, proudly backing outrageous ideas and propping up socialists like New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani as its new face. This isn t a fringe wing of their…

  35. One Year Later, the Working Families Tax Cuts Are Delivering

    One year ago this Fourth of July, President Trump signed the Working Families Tax Cuts into law. When I was writing these tax cuts, I promised the president I could deliver this bill to his desk by July 4 th so our nation could celebrate…

  36. Celebrating 250 Years of Freedom

    In the coming days, our nation will come together to celebrate 250 years since a group of farmers, lawyers, merchants, and ministers put their names on a document that changed the world. This Fourth of July, we are celebrating 250 years of…

  37. Holding Fraudsters Accountable

    Earlier this year, Americans were shocked and appalled by serious allegations of rampant fraud in Minnesota involving federal funding. House Republicans pledged to get to the bottom of this very serious breach of the public trust, and we…

  38. Delivering Funding for Border Security

    Last week, my Republican colleagues and I did what Democrats spent 115 days trying to prevent and ensured that resources would be available for President Trump to continue securing the border through the end of his term. I m glad we got it…

  39. Relief for Working Moms and Dads — Not Billionaires

    On June 4, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent appeared before my Ways and Means Committee to share how the Working Families Tax Cuts have benefitted hardworking Americans with record-setting tax relief. During the hearing, he drove home the…

  40. Smith, Alford, and Schmitt Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Enhance Efforts to Locate Missing Adults with Disabilities

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08), Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04), and Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) introduced the Enhanced Alerts for Missing Loved Ones with Disabilities Act of 2026. This legislation will…

  41. Giving the Next Generation a Head Start

    As high school graduations are taking place in communities throughout Missouri’s 8th District and across America in recent weeks, many graduates face uncertainty as they embark on their next chapter, whether it be college, entering the…

  42. Honoring Our Fallen Heroes

    For many, Memorial Day means the official start of summer. And while we all enjoy the cookouts, the gatherings, and the time spent with friends and family, it is important that we take a moment to remember what this day is really about:…

  43. The Second Amendment is Not Up For Debate

    The Second Amendment is not a suggestion. It is a constitutional right enshrined into law by our Founding Fathers, but Democrats across the nation have made it their mission to strip that right away. Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger…

  44. Fighting for Missouri’s Farmers and Ranchers

    Missouri s farmers and ranchers don t ask for much, just a level playing field, certainty to plan for the future, and a government that gets out of the way. As Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, delivering that for the agricultural…

  45. Smith Congratulates Southeast Missouri Students Accepted to Service Academies

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) congratulated students from the 8 th Congressional District who accepted appointments to attend U.S. service academies. Five students nominated by Smith received appointments:…

  46. Smith Applauds $280 Million in FEMA Relief for Missouri Hospitals

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) today celebrated the announcement of $280 million in FEMA Public Assistance grants to Missouri hospitals for increased costs they endured during COVID-19. Among the recipients are two…

  47. Another Win for the Pro-Life Movement

    This week, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous verdict in First Choice Women’s Resource Centers v. Davenport to protect crisis pregnancy centers in New Jersey who had been targeted by the state’s Democrat attorney general with a subpoena…

  48. Congressman Smith Announces Winner of 2026 Congressional Art Competition

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) announced Mountain Grove High School Senior Jessie Carruthers as the winner of the 2026 Congressional Art Competition for Missouri’s 8 th Congressional District. “I can’t thank the…

  49. Stopping Fraud to Save Medicare

    Medicare was created as a promise to every American who spent decades working and paying into the system so that when the time came, they could get the care they needed. Today, that promise is under attack. The Ways and Means Committee,…

  50. Fostering the Future with First Lady Melania Trump

    I’ve always said the most rewarding thing about being elected to represent the people of Southeast and South Central Missouri is being able to fight for people whose needs are being ignored by Washington bureaucrats. Often, that means…