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Republican representative for Nebraska’s 3rd district
Biden’s share of the vote in the 2020 election minus Trump’s
How often Smith votes in line with Biden’s position
Difference between Smith’s actual and predicted Biden support scores
Biden margin | Biden score | Biden plus-minus |
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Biden’s share of the vote in the 2020 election minus Trump’s | How often Smith votes in line with Biden’s position | Difference between Smith’s actual and predicted Biden support scores |
-53.2% | 11.8% | +5.2 |
Date | Measure | Biden position | Smith vote | Agree with Biden? | Predicted chance of voting with Biden | Plus-minus |
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Dec. 23, 2022 | Providing appropriations for various federal departments and agencies for fiscal year 2023; updating the process of appointing and tallying presidential electors; providing money for humanitarian, security and economic assistance to Ukraine (225-201) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Dec. 15, 2022 | Providing collective bargaining rights for Veterans Health Administration health care workers (219-201) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Dec. 15, 2022 | Allowing Puerto Rico to hold a referendum on whether to become a U.S. state, an independent country or a sovereign government (233-191) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Dec. 14, 2022 | Providing money for law enforcement training in de-escalation tactics and in responding to mental and behavior health crises (264-162) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 2.5% | -2.5 | |
Dec. 14, 2022 | Updating regulations to address conflicts of interest in federal acquisitions (219-205) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Dec. 8, 2022 | Repealing the Defense of Marriage Act and requiring states to recognize same-sex and interracial marriages performed out-of-state; includes an amendment allowing religious organizations to deny services or accomodations for same-sex weddings (258-169) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Dec. 6, 2022 | Making it easier for noncitizen veterans to get lawful permanent resident status (220-208) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Dec. 1, 2022 | Requiring the Bureau of Prisons to provide incarcerated women with certain pregnancy-related care and limiting the use of solitary confinement for pregnant women (324-90) Adrian Smith's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | 20.2% | +79.8 | |
Dec. 1, 2022 | Establishing grants for reentry programs for previously incarcerated people (259-167) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.3% | -0.3 | |
Nov. 30, 2022 | Requiring certain railroad and labor organizations to accept a labor agreement (290-137) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 13.5% | -13.5 | |
Nov. 16, 2022 | Prohibiting the enforcement of nondisclosure agreements and nondisparagement clauses agreed to before a sexual assault or harassment dispute arises (315-109) Adrian Smith's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | 13.0% | +87.0 | |
Sept. 30, 2022 | Extending government funding and providing money for economic and security assistance to Ukraine (230-201) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Sept. 29, 2022 | Modifying merger filing fees and requiring disclosure of foreign merger subsidies (242-184) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 4.8% | -4.8 | |
Sept. 29, 2022 | Expanding access to mental and substance use health services (220-205) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Sept. 22, 2022 | Providing money for law enforcement agencies to investigate unsolved homicides and nonfatal shootings (250-178) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Sept. 22, 2022 | Providing money for anti-violence programs (220-207) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Sept. 22, 2022 | Providing money for local governments to train mental health professionals and send them instead of law enforcement officers to respond to emergencies involving people with behavioral health needs (223-206) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Sept. 22, 2022 | Authorizing grants for law enforcement agencies with fewer than 125 officers (360-64) Adrian Smith's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | 64.3% | +35.7 | |
Sept. 21, 2022 | Revising the process of casting and counting electoral votes for presidential elections (229-203) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Sept. 21, 2022 | Allowing federal student loan borrowers to separate consolidated loans (232-193) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Sept. 15, 2022 | Establishing and expanding whistleblower protections for federal employees (221-203) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Sept. 15, 2022 | Establishing greater congressional oversight of the U.S. Census Bureau and prohibiting the removal of the bureau director without cause (220-208) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Sept. 15, 2022 | Prohibiting certain federal positions from losing civil-service status (225-204) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Aug. 12, 2022 | Allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices; extending Affordable Care Act subsidies; expanding tax credits for renewable and clean energy efforts; establishing a 15 percent corporate minimum tax; and other measures (220-207) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
July 29, 2022 | Revising restrictions on the possession and exhibition of big cats (278-134) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 1.8% | -1.8 | |
July 29, 2022 | Establishing wildfire preparedness and drought resiliency programs (218-199) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
July 29, 2022 | Prohibiting the sale, manufacture, transfer and possession of certain semiautomatic assault weapons and large-capacity magazines (217-213) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
July 28, 2022 | Supporting the domestic production of semiconductors (243-187) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
July 27, 2022 | Extending certain Medicare telehealth flexibilities after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (416-12) Adrian Smith's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | 87.9% | +12.1 | |
July 27, 2022 | Establishing programs to support heart-disease research and awareness among the South Asian American population (237-192) Adrian Smith's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | 0.0% | +100.0 | |
July 27, 2022 | Restoring full pension benefits terminated by Delphi Corporation's bankruptcy in 2009 (254-175) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.9% | -0.9 | |
July 21, 2022 | Protecting the right to access and use contraceptives (228-195) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
July 20, 2022 | Authorizing appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for fiscal year 2023 (220-207) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
July 19, 2022 | Repealing the Defense of Marriage Act and requiring states to recognize same-sex and interracial marriages performed out-of-state (267-157) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.1% | -0.1 | |
July 15, 2022 | Prohibiting restrictions on access to out-of-state abortion services (223-205) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
July 15, 2022 | Prohibiting restrictions on access to abortion services (219-210) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
July 14, 2022 | Authorizing Department of Defense appropriations for fiscal year 2023 (329-101) Adrian Smith's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | 74.5% | +25.5 | |
July 13, 2022 | Establishing the Active Shooter Alert Communications Network (260-169) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.4% | -0.4 | |
June 24, 2022 | Expanding firearm regulations (234-193) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
June 23, 2022 | Improving the collection of data related to sexual orientation and gender identity (220-201) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
June 22, 2022 | Establishing and funding agency for innovations in health care (336-85) Adrian Smith's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | 20.2% | +79.8 | |
June 22, 2022 | Reauthorizing mental health and substance use disorder programs (402-20) Adrian Smith's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | 79.1% | +20.9 | |
June 16, 2022 | Developing strategies to lower food and fuel costs (221-204) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
June 15, 2022 | Expanding access to credit, mortgage and banking services (215-207) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
June 14, 2022 | Providing funding for the conservation of fish and wildlife (231-190) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
June 9, 2022 | Allowing federal courts to temporarily prohibit individuals from purchasing and possessing firearms (224-202) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
June 8, 2022 | Changing federal firearms laws, including prohibiting sales of certain weapons to people under 21 years old (223-204) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
May 18, 2022 | Expanding the availability of information on domestic terrorism (222-203) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
May 17, 2022 | Expanding employment and training programs (220-196) Adrian Smith's Vote: Not Voting | support | Didn't Vote | 0.0% | ||
May 13, 2022 | Reauthorizing block grants for antipoverty activities (246-169) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.4% | -0.4 | |
May 12, 2022 | Making Transportation Security Administration employees part of the standard federal personnel management system (220-201) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
May 11, 2022 | Making it easier for federally employed firefighters to get workers' compensation (288-131) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 2.8% | -2.8 | |
March 31, 2022 | Capping out-of-pocket insulin costs (232-193) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
March 18, 2022 | Prohibiting discrimination based on a person's hair texture or style (235-189) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
March 17, 2022 | Prohibiting certain forced arbitration clauses (222-209) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
March 9, 2022 | The 2022 fiscal year appropriations bill (260-171) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.1% | -0.1 | |
March 3, 2022 | Expanding health care eligibility for veterans exposed to toxic substances (256-174) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.2% | -0.2 | |
Feb. 9, 2022 | Imposing visa restrictions on foreign people found responsible for human rights violations related to someone's sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or sex characteristics (227-206) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Feb. 8, 2022 | Improving the U.S. Postal Service's finances, services and transparency (342-92) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 20.6% | -20.6 | |
Feb. 7, 2022 | Ending forced arbitration for sexual assault and sexual harrassment cases (335-97) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 17.7% | -17.7 | |
Feb. 4, 2022 | Providing money for semiconductor manufacturing, supply chain improvements and scientific research (222-210) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Jan. 13, 2022 | Strengthening the Voting Rights Act, campaign finance regulations and election administration rules (220-203) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Jan. 12, 2022 | Expanding GI Bill eligibility for National Guard and Reserve members (287-135) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 5.5% | -5.5 | |
Dec. 15, 2021 | Increasing the debt limit (221-209) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Dec. 14, 2021 | Creating a State Department position to monitor and combat Islamophobia around the world (219-212) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Dec. 9, 2021 | Limiting the power of the executive branch and increasing disclosure requirements for presidential and vice presidential candidates (220-208) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Dec. 2, 2021 | Extending government funding (221-212) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Nov. 19, 2021 | Providing money to expand social safety programs, fight climate change and lower health care costs (220-213) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Nov. 5, 2021 | Providing money for transportation, utility and environmental infrastructure (228-206) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.2% | -0.2 | |
Nov. 4, 2021 | Protecting older job applicants from discrimination in the hiring process (224-200) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Oct. 26, 2021 | Reauthorizing and expanding funding for preventing domestic violence (228-200) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Oct. 22, 2021 | Expanding workplace requirements for breastfeeding accommodations (276-149) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.3% | -0.3 | |
Sept. 30, 2021 | Extending government funding and raising the debt ceiling (254-175) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.2% | -0.2 | |
Sept. 29, 2021 | Suspending the debt limit through Dec. 16, 2022 (219-212) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Sept. 24, 2021 | Protecting the right to an abortion and health care providers’ ability to provide abortion services (218-211) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Sept. 21, 2021 | Extending government funding and raising the debt ceiling (220-211) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Aug. 24, 2021 | Strengthening the Voting Rights Act (219-212) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Aug. 24, 2021 | $3.5 trillion budget plan (220-212) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
July 29, 2021 | Providing emergency funding for Capitol security in response to the Jan. 6 attack and for the expansion of the Afghan visa program (416-11) Adrian Smith's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | 99.4% | +0.6 | |
July 28, 2021 | Making appropriations for the State Department, foreign operations and related programs (217-212) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
July 22, 2021 | Increasing the number of and expediting the process for visas available to Afghans who worked on behalf of the U.S. government in Afghanistan (407-16) Adrian Smith's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | 84.3% | +15.7 | |
July 21, 2021 | Requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to implement regulations around certain chemicals (241-183) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
July 20, 2021 | Allowing the Federal Trade Commission to recover money for victims of illegal business practices (221-205) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
July 1, 2021 | Providing money for transportation and water infrastructure (221-201) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
June 25, 2021 | Repealing an Environmental Protection Agency rule that removed limits on methane leaks (229-191) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
June 24, 2021 | Providing contraceptives to veterans without co-pays (245-181) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
June 24, 2021 | Repealing a rule that changed the workplace discrimination settlement process (219-210) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
June 24, 2021 | Repealing a rule that allowed borrowers to get loans at interest rates above the limit set by their state (218-208) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
June 23, 2021 | Protecting older employees from workplace discrimination (247-178) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
June 17, 2021 | Repealing the 2002 authorization of military force against Iraq (268-161) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 2.3% | -2.3 | |
May 20, 2021 | Providing money for Capitol security in response to the Jan. 6 attack (213-212) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
May 19, 2021 | Establishing a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol (252-175) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
May 18, 2021 | Taking steps to combat hate crimes against Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic (364-62) Adrian Smith's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | 33.5% | +66.5 | |
May 14, 2021 | Protecting pregnant employees from workplace discrimination (315-101) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 8.3% | -8.3 | |
May 13, 2021 | Providing consumers with debt-related protections (215-207) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
April 22, 2021 | Admitting Washington, D.C., as a state (216-208) Adrian Smith's Vote: Not Voting | support | Didn't Vote | 0.0% | ||
April 21, 2021 | Requiring that people detained while trying to enter the country have access to legal counsel (217-207) Adrian Smith's Vote: Not Voting | support | Didn't Vote | 0.0% | ||
April 21, 2021 | Limiting the president's authority over immigration restrictions (218-208) Adrian Smith's Vote: Not Voting | support | Didn't Vote | 0.0% | ||
April 16, 2021 | Requiring health care and social service employers to have plans for preventing workplace violence (254-166) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.1% | -0.1 | |
April 15, 2021 | Strengthening rules against wage discrimination (217-210) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
March 18, 2021 | Allowing farmworkers to get legal immigration status (247-174) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
March 18, 2021 | Creating a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children (228-197) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
March 17, 2021 | Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (244-172) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
March 11, 2021 | Increasing the waiting period for federal gun background checks (219-210) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
March 11, 2021 | Requiring background checks for all gun sales (227-203) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
March 10, 2021 | Providing $1.9 trillion for COVID-19 relief (220-211) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
March 9, 2021 | Expanding unionization and collective bargaining rights (225-206) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
March 3, 2021 | Expanding voting rights, changing campaign finance regulations and strengthening ethics rules (220-210) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
March 3, 2021 | Combating brutality and racial discrimination by police (220-212) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Feb. 26, 2021 | Protecting wilderness areas in Colorado, California, Washington and Arizona from development (227-200) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Feb. 25, 2021 | Prohibiting discrimination because of sex, gender identity and sexual orientation (224-206) Adrian Smith's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Jan. 21, 2021 | Waiver allowing Lloyd Austin to become secretary of defense (326-78) Adrian Smith's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | 52.9% | +47.1 | |
Average | 11.8% | 6.6% | +5.2 |
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