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Jason SmithR

Republican representative for Missouri’s 8th district

Biden margin

Biden’s share of the vote in the 2020 election minus Trump’s

Biden score

How often Smith votes in line with Biden’s position

Biden plus-minus

Difference between Smith’s actual and predicted Biden support scores

Biden marginBiden scoreBiden plus-minus
Biden’s share of the vote in the 2020 election minus Trump’sHow often Smith votes in line with Biden’s positionDifference between Smith’s actual and predicted Biden support scores
-55.9%
9.8%
+3.6+3.6
+3.6

117th Congress (2021-22)

Republican representative for Missouri’s 8th district

DateMeasureBiden positionSmith voteAgree with Biden?Predicted chance of voting with Biden Plus-minus
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)
Jason 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)
Jason 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)
Jason 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)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 1.9%-1.9
Dec. 14,
2022		Updating regulations to address conflicts of interest in federal acquisitions (219-205)
Jason 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)
Jason 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)
Jason 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)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 17.6%-17.6
Dec. 1,
2022		Establishing grants for reentry programs for previously incarcerated people (259-167)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.2%-0.2
Nov. 30,
2022		Requiring certain railroad and labor organizations to accept a labor agreement (290-137)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 11.8%-11.8
Nov. 16,
2022		Prohibiting the enforcement of nondisclosure agreements and nondisparagement clauses agreed to before a sexual assault or harassment dispute arises (315-109)
Jason Smith's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 10.9%+89.1
Sept. 30,
2022		Extending government funding and providing money for economic and security assistance to Ukraine (230-201)
Jason 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)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 3.9%-3.9
Sept. 29,
2022		Expanding access to mental and substance use health services (220-205)
Jason 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)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Sept. 22,
2022		Providing money for anti-violence programs (220-207)
Jason 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)
Jason 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)
Jason Smith's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 63.0%+37.0
Sept. 21,
2022		Revising the process of casting and counting electoral votes for presidential elections (229-203)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Sept. 21,
2022		Allowing federal student loan borrowers to separate consolidated loans (232-193)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Sept. 15,
2022		Establishing and expanding whistleblower protections for federal employees (221-203)
Jason 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)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Sept. 15,
2022		Prohibiting certain federal positions from losing civil-service status (225-204)
Jason 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)
Jason 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)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 1.2%-1.2
July 29,
2022		Establishing wildfire preparedness and drought resiliency programs (218-199)
Jason 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)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
July 28,
2022		Supporting the domestic production of semiconductors (243-187)
Jason 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)
Jason Smith's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 87.0%+13.0
July 27,
2022		Establishing programs to support heart-disease research and awareness among the South Asian American population (237-192)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
July 27,
2022		Restoring full pension benefits terminated by Delphi Corporation's bankruptcy in 2009 (254-175)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.6%-0.6
July 21,
2022		Protecting the right to access and use contraceptives (228-195)
Jason 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)
Jason 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)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
July 15,
2022		Prohibiting restrictions on access to out-of-state abortion services (223-205)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
July 15,
2022		Prohibiting restrictions on access to abortion services (219-210)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
July 14,
2022		Authorizing Department of Defense appropriations for fiscal year 2023 (329-101)
Jason Smith's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 74.4%+25.6
July 13,
2022		Establishing the Active Shooter Alert Communications Network (260-169)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.2%-0.2
June 24,
2022		Expanding firearm regulations (234-193)
Jason 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)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
June 22,
2022		Establishing and funding agency for innovations in health care (336-85)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 17.4%-17.4
June 22,
2022		Reauthorizing mental health and substance use disorder programs (402-20)
Jason Smith's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 77.5%+22.5
June 16,
2022		Developing strategies to lower food and fuel costs (221-204)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
June 15,
2022		Expanding access to credit, mortgage and banking services (215-207)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
June 14,
2022		Providing funding for the conservation of fish and wildlife (231-190)
Jason 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)
Jason 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)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
May 18,
2022		Expanding the availability of information on domestic terrorism (222-203)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
May 17,
2022		Expanding employment and training programs (220-196)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
May 13,
2022		Reauthorizing block grants for antipoverty activities (246-169)
Jason Smith's Vote:
Not Voting
support
Didn't Vote
 0.2%
May 12,
2022		Making Transportation Security Administration employees part of the standard federal personnel management system (220-201)
Jason Smith's Vote:
Not Voting
support
Didn't Vote
 0.0%
May 11,
2022		Making it easier for federally employed firefighters to get workers' compensation (288-131)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 2.0%-2.0
March 31,
2022		Capping out-of-pocket insulin costs (232-193)
Jason 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)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
March 17,
2022		Prohibiting certain forced arbitration clauses (222-209)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
March 9,
2022		The 2022 fiscal year appropriations bill (260-171)
Jason 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)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.1%-0.1
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)
Jason 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)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 17.9%-17.9
Feb. 7,
2022		Ending forced arbitration for sexual assault and sexual harrassment cases (335-97)
Jason Smith's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 15.2%+84.8
Feb. 4,
2022		Providing money for semiconductor manufacturing, supply chain improvements and scientific research (222-210)
Jason 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)
Jason 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)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 4.3%-4.3
Dec. 15,
2021		Increasing the debt limit (221-209)
Jason 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)
Jason 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)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Dec. 2,
2021		Extending government funding (221-212)
Jason 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)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Nov. 5,
2021		Providing money for transportation, utility and environmental infrastructure (228-206)
Jason 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)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Oct. 26,
2021		Reauthorizing and expanding funding for preventing domestic violence (228-200)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Oct. 22,
2021		Expanding workplace requirements for breastfeeding accommodations (276-149)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.2%-0.2
Sept. 30,
2021		Extending government funding and raising the debt ceiling (254-175)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.1%-0.1
Sept. 29,
2021		Suspending the debt limit through Dec. 16, 2022 (219-212)
Jason 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)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Sept. 21,
2021		Extending government funding and raising the debt ceiling (220-211)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Aug. 24,
2021		Strengthening the Voting Rights Act (219-212)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Aug. 24,
2021		$3.5 trillion budget plan (220-212)
Jason 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)
Jason 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)
Jason 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)
Jason Smith's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 83.1%+16.9
July 21,
2021		Requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to implement regulations around certain chemicals (241-183)
Jason 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)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
July 1,
2021		Providing money for transportation and water infrastructure (221-201)
Jason 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)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
June 24,
2021		Providing contraceptives to veterans without co-pays (245-181)
Jason 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)
Jason 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)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
June 23,
2021		Protecting older employees from workplace discrimination (247-178)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
June 17,
2021		Repealing the 2002 authorization of military force against Iraq (268-161)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 1.7%-1.7
May 20,
2021		Providing money for Capitol security in response to the Jan. 6 attack (213-212)
Jason 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)
Jason 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)
Jason Smith's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 30.1%+69.9
May 14,
2021		Protecting pregnant employees from workplace discrimination (315-101)
Jason Smith's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 6.5%+93.5
May 13,
2021		Providing consumers with debt-related protections (215-207)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
April 22,
2021		Admitting Washington, D.C., as a state (216-208)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
April 21,
2021		Requiring that people detained while trying to enter the country have access to legal counsel (217-207)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
April 21,
2021		Limiting the president's authority over immigration restrictions (218-208)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
April 16,
2021		Requiring health care and social service employers to have plans for preventing workplace violence (254-166)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.1%-0.1
April 15,
2021		Strengthening rules against wage discrimination (217-210)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
March 18,
2021		Allowing farmworkers to get legal immigration status (247-174)
Jason 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)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
March 17,
2021		Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (244-172)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
March 11,
2021		Increasing the waiting period for federal gun background checks (219-210)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
March 11,
2021		Requiring background checks for all gun sales (227-203)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
March 10,
2021		Providing $1.9 trillion for COVID-19 relief (220-211)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
March 9,
2021		Expanding unionization and collective bargaining rights (225-206)
Jason 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)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
March 3,
2021		Combating brutality and racial discrimination by police (220-212)
Jason 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)
Jason 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)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Jan. 21,
2021		Waiver allowing Lloyd Austin to become secretary of defense (326-78)
Jason Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 51.3%-51.3
Average9.8%6.2%+3.6

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