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U.S. Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today voted for H.R. 2272, the America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education and Science Act (COMPETES) Act, part of the House Democrats' Innovation Agenda. The bill passed by a vote of 367 to 57.

Smith and his colleagues in the New Democrat Coalition were instrumental in crafting the Agenda in the 109th Congress.

U.S. Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) announced that H.R. 1302, the Global Poverty Act, had been favorably reported by the House Foreign Affairs Committee to the full House of Representatives on Tuesday, July 31, 2007. The bill received broad bipartisan support within the committee and passed by a unanimous consent agreement. H.R. 1302 codifies the reduction of global poverty as national policy and requires the Administration to create a strategy to support such a policy. Smith sponsored the bill with U.S. Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.).

U.S. Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement following House passage of the Children's Health and Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act of 2007. The bill reauthorizes the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and provides health insurance to 11 million eligible children. Smith voted for the legislation, which passed by a vote of 225 to 204.

U.S. Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today voted for the conference report for H.R. 1, a bill to implement the 9/11 Commission recommendations. The original version of the bill, passed on January 9, 2007, was the first legislation to pass under the new House Democratic leadership. The final conference report for H.R. 1 passed the House today by a vote of 371 to 41.

U.S. Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today voted against final passage of H.R. 2419, the Farm, Nutrition and Bioenergy Act, which re-authorizes several major agricultural programs. The Farm Bill affects the abundance and affordability of the U.S. food supply; the conservation of natural resources; future energy policy; and the provision of nutritious food for vulnerable Americans. Smith voted against the bill because of its high cost and its adherence to outdated, unwise agriculture policies. The bill passed by a vote of 231 to 191.

U.S. Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) yesterday voted for H.R. 3093, the fiscal year 2008 Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. The bill includes provisions that restore needed funds for violent crime prevention and community development. The legislation also addresses the abuse of national security letters by the FBI.

U.S. Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) tonight voted for H.R. 3474, the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies appropriations bill for fiscal year 2008. The bill passed the House of Representatives tonight by a vote of 268 to 153.

U.S. Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) yesterday voted for the fiscal year 2008 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bill, H.R. 3043. The bill includes provisions that will expand health care access and college affordability. H.R. 3043 passed by a vote of 276 to 140.