Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement after introducing the Saving Homes from Acquisition by Private Equity (SHAPE) Act, which would create a significant federal real estate transfer tax on institutional investors and private equity firms who purchase single-family homes on the open market. The revenue from this tax would go directly towards grants that will help states build and preserve affordable housing and slow the consolidation of single-family home ownership among the investor class.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) recently published an op-ed in Fox News, urging Congress to include climate provisions in an upcoming reconciliation package - legislation that Democrats can pass into law because it cannot be blocked by the filibuster. In his piece, Rep.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) led members of the Washington State Congressional Delegation in a letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra and Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen in support of the Washington Section 1332 State Innovation Waiver application. The 1332 waiver would make it possible for thousands of currently uninsured Washington residents to purchase health coverage through Washington Healthplanfinder who are currently ineligible due to their immigration status.
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today the House of Representatives passed theEnsuring Women's Right to Reproductive Freedom Actby a vote of 223 to 205 and theWomen's Health Protection Actby a vote of 219 to 210 in response to the Supreme Court's dangerous decision inDobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which revoked the constitutional right to abortion.
Rep. Smith Statement on the House Passage of the FY23 NDAA
House Democrats Support Strong, Diverse Military
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 7900, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23), by a vote of 329-101.
SEATTLE, WA- Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court's ruling inWest Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency(EPA).
SEATTLE, WA - Today the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations announced that $60 million dollars will be included in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 appropriations bill for the creation and expansion of alternative crisis response teams across the country.
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today the House of Representatives passed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, by a vote of 234 to 193, sending this life-saving legislation to the President's desk. Once signed into law, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act will become the most significant piece of gun violence prevention legislation in nearly 30 years.