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SEATTLE, WA - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 4, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, a bill that strengthens the Department of Justice's ability to enforce the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and safeguard the right to vote without arbitrary barriers.
SEATTLE, WA - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement after the House passed H.Res. 601, a resolution that initiates the budget reconciliation process that will be the platform to enact President Biden's Build Back Better proposal.
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. 3985 the Averting Loss of Life and Injury by Expediting SIVs (ALLIES) Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) reintroduced the Emergency Economic and Workforce System Resiliency Act, which will provide new funding to state and local workforce agencies to prevent layoffs, support displaced workers, and collaborate with employers on innovative strategies for preserving the existing workforce and creating new jobs. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) will be introducing the bill in the Senate.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) announced the successful inclusion of $8,148,000 in the FY 2022 House appropriations bills for ten community projects in the 9th District.
SEATTLE, WA - The Fiscal Year 2022 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies funding bill passed by the House Appropriations Committee at the beginning of July includes historic increases in funding for Urban Indian Health organizations and Tribal Epidemiology Centers. This increase came after Representative Smith (D-Wash.) and Representative Don Young (R-Alaska) led their colleagues in urging the Committee to increase funding for both programs.
Washington. D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) issued the following statement today after the House passed H.R. 3684, the INVEST in America Act.