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U.S. Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) announced today a November 1, 2007 deadline for applications for nominations from his office to a U.S. military academy.

"It is an honor for me to be able to nominate outstanding young men and women each year to the U.S. military academies. The academies provide an excellent education and an exceptional opportunity to serve our country," Smith said.

Smith may make nominations to four military academies:

U.S. Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today voted to overcome the President's misguided veto of the Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Reauthorization Act, legislation that would provide health care coverage to more than 10 million low-income children. The vote to override the President required a two-thirds majority and failed by a vote of 273 to 156.

U.S. Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) yesterday introduced a bill to expand and improve the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program. H.R. 3801, the TAA Improvement Act, extends TAA to service industry workers; improves access to training, health care, and wage insurance benefits; creates a program to address community needs; and reauthorizes TAA programs through fiscal year 2012.

U.S. Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today voted for H.R. 2740, a bill to bring all private military contractors under the accountability of U.S. law. The bill closes a loophole that allows contractors working for government agencies aside from the Defense Department - like State-Department-employed Blackwater - to dodge prosecution in U.S. courts if they commit crimes in a war zone. H.R. 2740 passed by a vote of 389 to 30.

U.S. Rep. Adam Smith's (D-Wash.) Global Poverty Act of 2007 today passed the House of Representatives under a suspension of the House rules. Smith spoke in favor of the legislation just before it passed by voice vote:

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U.S. Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today announced he secured language in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill to fund the redevelopment of noise mitigation land near airports. The provision provides an opportunity for partnerships like the City of Burien and the Port of Seattle to apply for up to $5 million in funds to develop buffer zones near the port's third runway.

U.S. Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement following his interaction with General David H. Petraeus and Ambasador Ryan C. Crocker during a joint House Armed Services / Foreign Affairs Committee hearing. Petraeus and Crocker testified about Iraq and the state of the President's escalation strategy.

U.S. Rep. Adam Smith today voted for H.R. 1908, the Patent Reform Act, to help promote innovation and ingenuity in America. The Act passed today by a vote of 220 to 175.

"This legislation is the most significant patent reform in more than fifty years. This bill will stimulate innovation and promote American competitiveness in the global marketplace. I plan to continue working to improve certain provisions of this bill to make sure the best version possible becomes law," Smith said.