• SMITH, JASON T
Experience: House: District 8, 2013-Present
Home State: Missouri
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $1,284,659Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Jason T. Smith
    Gender: Male
    Birth Date: 06/16/1980
    Birth Place: Saint Louis, MO
    Home City: Salem, MO

Education

    JD, School of Law, Oklahoma City University, 2004
    BS, Agricultural Economics, Business Administration, University of Missouri, Columbia, 2001

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 8, 2013-present
    Former Speaker Pro Tempore, Missouri State House of Representatives
    Former Assistant Deputy Majority Whip, Missouri State House of Representatives
    Majority Whip, Missouri State House of Representatives, 2011-2013
    Representative, Missouri State House of Representatives, District 120, 2005-2013
    Won Special Election, United State House of Representatives, District 8, June 4, 2013

Current Legislative Committees

    Subcommittee on Human Resources, Member
    Subcommittee on Oversight (Ways and Means), Member
    Ways and Means, Member

Professional Experience

    Former Real Estate Agent
    Former Attorney
    Small Business Owner

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Cuba Chamber of Commerce, present
    Member, Grace Community Church, present
    Member, Missouri Farm Bureau, present
    Member, Missouri State Bar Association, present
    Member, National Rifle Association, present
    Board Member, Salem Area Community Betterment Association, present
    Member, Salem Chamber of Commerce, present
    President, Salem Future Farmers of America Alumni Association, present
    Member, Steelville Chamber of Commerce, present
    Former Board Member, Court Appointed Special Advocate
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

No Opinion
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

No Opinion
7. Make voter registration easier

No Opinion
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

No Opinion
11. Support & expand free trade

No Opinion
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

No Opinion
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

No Opinion
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

No Opinion
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

No Opinion
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Support
Total: 21
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
06/12/2017 H.R.2888 To establish the Ste. Genevieve National Historic Site in the State of Missouri, and for other purposes. 06/12/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
03/31/2017 H.R.1525 Stop Taxpayer Funded Settlements Act 03/31/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
03/02/2017 H.R.998 SCRUB Act 03/02/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  (All Actions)
03/01/2017 H.R.1267 PHIT Act 03/01/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
02/06/2017 H.R.871 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt premiums paid on non-cash-value property and casualty insurance from the taxes to enforce reporting on certain foreign accounts. 02/06/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
02/03/2017 H.R.824 No Transportation Funds for Sanctuary Cities Act 02/03/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.  (All Actions)
01/06/2017 H.Res.29 Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. 01/06/2017 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
09/30/2016 H.R.5551 End EPA Rogue Spending Act 09/30/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.  (All Actions)
09/30/2016 H.R.4271 End EPA Advertising Act 09/30/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.  (All Actions)
09/22/2016 H.R.5659 ESRD Choice Act of 2016 09/22/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
06/29/2016 H.R.5559 To amend section 1206 of the Pathway for SGR Reform Act of 2013 to clarify the application of rules on the calculation of hospital length of stay to certain moratorium-excepted long-term care hospitals (LTCHs). 06/29/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
06/28/2016 H.R.2966 Reducing Poverty through Employment Act 06/28/2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 497.  (All Actions)
05/26/2016 H.R.5305 Ste. Genevieve National Historic Site Establishment Act of 2016 05/26/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.  (All Actions)
05/06/2016 H.R.5140 VFD Repeal Act of 2016 05/06/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
04/25/2016 H.R.4885 IRS Oversight While Eliminating Spending (OWES) Act of 2016 04/25/2016 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 435.  (All Actions)
01/11/2016 H.R.1155 SCRUB Act of 2016 01/11/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  (All Actions)
07/29/2015 H.R.3409 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude payments received under the Work Colleges Program from gross income, including payments made from institutional funds. 07/29/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
12/12/2014 H.R.4874 SCRUB Act of 2014 12/12/2014 Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 113-675, Part I.  (All Actions)
09/15/2014 H.R.4182 To provide that the Ozark National Scenic Riverways shall be administered in accordance with the general management plan for that unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes. 09/15/2014 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 441.  (All Actions)
06/10/2014 H.R.4029 To require the Secretary of the Interior to transfer all Federal land, facilities, and any other assets associated with the Ozark National Scenic Riverways to the State of Missouri for the purposes of maintaining a State park, and for other purposes. 06/10/2014 Subcommittee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
Total: 452
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
12/10/2015 H.R.4219 To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan.
12/09/2015 H.R.158 Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015 Passed Yea
12/04/2015 H.R.3999 American SAFE Act of 2015
12/04/2015 H.R.22 FAST Act Conference Report Agreed to (83-16, 3/5 majority required) Not Voting
11/23/2015 H.R.3799 Hearing Protection Act of 2015
11/23/2015 H.R.868 Veterans TRICARE Choice Act
12/02/2015 H.R.427 Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015 Passed Aye
12/01/2015 H.R.3845 Crop Insurance Restoration Act
12/01/2015 H.R.3459 Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act
11/20/2015 H.R.4062 Protecting Seniors Access to Proper Care Act of 2015
11/19/2015 H.R.4126 Guantanamo Transfer Prevention Act
11/19/2015 H.Con.Res.97 Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should submit to the Senate for advice and consent the climate change agreement proposed for adoption at the twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, to be held in Paris, France from November 30 to December 11, 2015.
11/19/2015 H.J.Res.72 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units".
11/19/2015 H.J.Res.71 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units".
11/16/2015 H.R.4016 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the limitation on the carryover of excess corporate charitable contributions.
11/16/2015 H.R.3222 Employee Rights Act
11/16/2015 H.R.2911 Small Business Healthcare Relief Act
11/16/2015 H.R.2400 SIGMA Act of 2015
11/16/2015 H.R.2096 Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2015
11/06/2015 H.Res.510 Supporting the designation of the week beginning November 8, 2015, as "National Pregnancy Center Week" to recognize the vital role that pregnancy care and resource centers play in saving lives and serving women and men faced with difficult pregnancy decisions.
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