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Rep. Smith Statement on the Passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill and the Build Back Better Act Rule
November 5, 2021
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) issued the following statement after he voted to pass H. Res. 774, the rule that will allow for the final passage of H.R. 5376 the Build Back Better Act, as well as H.R. 3684 the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, otherwise known as the bipartisan infrastructure deal or BIF.
Issues: Health Care Local Economy and Business Education Housing Transportation and Infrastructure Immigration Reform America's Workers Energy and Environment Budget
Rep. Smith Applauds $275.3 Million American Rescue Plan Grant to Sound Transit
October 29, 2021
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement after U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration is awarding $275.3 million of American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds to Sound Transit, which serves riders in the Central Puget Sound in Washington.
Issues: Transportation and Infrastructure
Rep. Smith Votes to Pass Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2021
October 26, 2021
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) voted to pass H.R. 2119, the Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act (FVPSA) of 2021, which would expand and reauthorize programs under the Family Violence and Prevention Services Act. These programs provide grant funding and technical assistance for critical prevention and protection services for survivors of family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence.
Smith Statement on the Passing of Colin Powell
October 18, 2021
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SEATTLE, WA - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement on the passing of Colin Powell, former U.S. Secretary of State, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and National Security Advisor.

Rep. Smith Joins Colleagues on Letter to Department of Labor Regarding Oversight of Internship Economy
September 28, 2021
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), along with 37 of his colleagues, sent Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh a letter regarding oversight of the internship economy. The letter urges the Department of Labor to create reporting requirements for unpaid internships so the Bureau of Labor Statistics can track this data and provide appropriate oversight.

Issues: America's Workers
Rep. Smith and Washington Delegation Urge State Department Action in Afghanistan
September 28, 2021
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Issues: International Leadership and Foreign Affairs
Rep. Smith, Senator Murray Lead Delegation in Demanding DHS Action to Curb COVID Outbreak at Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma
September 27, 2021
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) and Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.), along with the Democratic Washington delegation, sent Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas and Acting Director of U.S.

Issues: Health Care
Rep. Smith Votes to Pass Women's Health Protection Act of 2021
September 24, 2021
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) voted to pass H.R. 3755, the Women's Health Protection Act (WHPA) of 2021, which would create federal protections against state restrictions that aim to limit a person's rights to abortion and abortion care. The WHPA would create a right for health care providers to provide abortion care, and a right for patients to receive that care, free from medically unnecessary restrictions that impede abortion access.
Issues: Health Care
Rep. Smith Statement on the Passage of the Annual Defense Bill
September 23, 2021
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22), the annual defense bill that he leads in his role as Chairman.
Issues: International Leadership and Foreign Affairs Housing Energy and Environment
Rep. Smith Statement on a Decade Since the End of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
September 20, 2021
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SEATTLE, WA- Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement on the 10th anniversary of the full implementation of the repeal of the U.S. military's discriminatory "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.
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