Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today introduced the Behavioral Health Crisis Care Centers Act of 2025, which is legislation to expand access to one-stop crisis stabilization centers that provide behavioral health services, housing support, and wraparound care under one roof. The bill establishes a new federal grant program through the Department of Health and Human Services to help states, counties, cities, tribal governments, and territories create and sustain local crisis care facilities.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today introduced two pieces of legislation aimed at expanding access to workforce training, pre-apprenticeship, and education programs by addressing the real-world barriers that prevent many Americans from completing them.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today introduced the Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act (VGPRA), legislation to expand the successful model of voluntary federal grazing permit retirement across the western United States.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement after the announcement of an initial U.S.-backed ceasefire framework between Israel and Hamas:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement after Donald Trump and House Republicans shut down the federal government:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement:
"Freedom of the press is one of the cornerstones of our democracy, and it must not be compromised by political pressure.
"Sinclair’s decision to ban Jimmy Kimmel from its stations under pressure from Donald Trump’s Administration is censorship. Until this ban is lifted, I will not be doing interviews with Sinclair-owned media outlets.
"We cannot allow this kind of political interference in our free press."
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today introduced a new education package that includes the Community and Technical College Investment Act and the Career and Technical Education Access Act, two bills designed to expand opportunities for students to access affordable higher education, gain in-demand skills, and build stronger pathways into the workforce.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representatives Adam Smith (D-Wash.) and Don Bacon (R-Neb.) and Senators Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) introduced the Protect Adoptees and American Families Act, which would grant U.S. citizenship to international adoptees who were legally adopted in the U.S. as children but lack citizenship status due to a loophole in the Child Citizenship Act of 2000.
“Political violence has no place in our democracy, and I fully agree with the portions of the Charlie Kirk resolution that condemn it. In this moment, the most important outcome of today’s vote is that the House of Representatives went on record against political violence. |
"Freedom of speech also applies to people you disagree with, President Trump.
"Trump's FCC Chair publicly assailed Jimmy Kimmel for expressing his beliefs in a late-night monologue -- and hours later ABC and Disney pulled Kimmel's show off the air indefinitely.
"No presidential administration should use their power to silence dissent and ABC and Disney should not have bent the knee.
"A free and independent press is a cornerstone of our democracy. This incident sets a horrific precedent for broadcasting in the United States."