Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) and Congressman John Curtis (R-UT), introduced the bipartisan Adoptee Citizenship Act of 2021 to provide U.S. citizenship to international adoptees brought to the U.S. as children but were never granted citizenship. The legislation would close a loophole in the Child Citizenship Act of 2000 (CCA), which has prevented internationally-adopted children, who are now adults, from receiving U.S. citizenship despite being raised by American parents.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement today after the House passed H.R. 1, the For the People Act, a package to protect and expand voting rights, restore integrity to government, and democracy reform put the needs and priorities of the American people ahead of special interests.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement after voting to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, legislation which will address the crisis of systemic racism and police brutality.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement after the House passed the American Rescue Plan Act, comprehensive legislation to address the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic crisis.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement after the House voted to pass the Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act which would provide permanent protections for millions of acres of public lands and waters to conserve these iconic landscapes, promote outdoor recreation, and protect communities from the impacts of the climate crisis.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement after the House voted to pass the Equality Act which would explicitly prohibit discrimination against members of the LGBTQ community.
"The Equality Act guarantees that LGBTQ people can live their lives free from the fear of discrimination. LGBTQ people deserve to enjoy and exercise the same rights and responsibilities as all other Americans. As an original cosponsor, I'm proud to join my colleagues in passing this important bill in the House today."
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representatives Adam Smith (WA-09), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Rick Larsen (WA-02), Derek Kilmer (WA-06), Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), and Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) and Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) today sent a letter to Director Carvajal of the Bureau of Prisons and Director Washington of the U.S. Marshals Service regarding the concerning COVID-19 outbreak at Federal Detention Center (FDC) SeaTac.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representatives Adam Smith (WA-09) and Katherine Clark (MA-05) sent a letter to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Steve Dickson urging the agency to implement report language from the Consolidated Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2021 that would help communities with repairing or replacing noise mitigation on homes.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement today following President Biden's plan with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to safely reopen schools.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement today after the Senate voted to acquit former President Donald J. Trump in the impeachment trial for the incitement of the January 6th insurrection.