# Jason Smith

Jason Smith is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Missouri’s 8th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Missouri’s 8th district
- Serving since: 2013-06-04
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: S001195
- FEC candidate IDs: H4MO08162

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/S001195 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

44% of the 9 bills Smith sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of House Republicans.

## What Smith says (119th Congress (2025–27))

2,031 classified statements: 1,503 posts on X, 357 Congressional Record speeches, 102 newsletters, 69 press releases. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Smith | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.3% | 2.1% | 105 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 19.9% | 15.1% | 46 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 74.5% | 67.7% | 59 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.3% | 8.9% | 147 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 44.0% | 37.4% | 67 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 2.5% | 3.0% | 104 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Taxation 46% (House Republicans 9.5%); Economics and Public Finance 31% (House Republicans 19%); Health 15% (House Republicans 15%); Commerce 12% (House Republicans 9.1%); Agriculture and Food 12% (House Republicans 9.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.10 (standard error 0.01), from 3,571 donors and 7,271 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 65% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.6% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 99.1% (97.1%). 15 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 9 bills: 9 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 48. 44.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 12 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10357: Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10357
- H.R. 9645: Health Care Price Certainty for All Americans Act (in committee, 2026-07-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9645
- H.R. 6599: Leasing and Infrastructure Act of 2025 (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6599
- H.R. 6500: AGOA Extension Act (became law, 2026-09-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6500
- H.Res. 212: Returning Senate Joint Resolution 3 to the Senate. (passed one chamber, 2025-03-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/212
- H.R. 1156: Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act (passed one chamber, 2025-03-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1156
- H.Res. 109: Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Ways and Means in the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress. (in committee, 2025-02-05) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/109
- H.R. 591: Defending American Jobs and Investment Act (in committee, 2025-01-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/591
- H.R. 33: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from sources within the United… (passed one chamber, 2025-01-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/33
- H.R. 8813: Preventing Child Welfare Entry Caused by Poverty Act (in committee, 2024-12-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8813

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $6.3M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 16% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 27% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Newsletter · Delivering Results for Southeast Missouri · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJasonSmith/status/2113717403125244316
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJasonSmith/status/2112892095543267602
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJasonSmith/status/2112961862186791111
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJasonSmith/status/2112285993134928122
- 2026-10-19 · Newsletter · Fighting for Rural Health Care in Missouri · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming
- 2026-10-16 · Press release · Smith Helps Secure More Than $2.3 Million for Rural Healthcare Workers and Access to Maternal Care in Missouri · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://jasonsmith.house.gov/2026/10/16/smith-helps-secure-more-than-2-3-million-for-rural-healthcare-workers-and-access-to-maternal-care-in-missouri/
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJasonSmith/status/2110524412369719502
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJasonSmith/status/2110762546487611515
- 2026-10-15 · Press release · Smith Leads Lawmakers in Urging USDA to Mitigate Impact of Theileria on U.S. Cattle Industry · labels: policy discussion · https://jasonsmith.house.gov/2026/10/15/smith-leads-lawmakers-in-urging-usda-to-mitigate-impact-of-theileria-on-u-s-cattle-industry/

## Links

- Official site: https://jasonsmith.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepJasonSmith
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repjasonsmith
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/RepJasonSmith
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S001195

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/S001195