Lawrence Smith

Lawrence Smith

Democrat · FL-16 · House of Representatives

43 years in office

Quylt Score

447
Primary Score
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Party Line

Score Breakdown

Legislative Output35% of score
Laws Enacted6 bills signed into law
8515%
Bills Advanced16 of 105 bills out of committee
7612%
Federal Funding Secured$3437750M in federal obligations in district (119th Congress)
1008%
Engagement20% of score
Roll Call Attendance0 of 40 votes (0.0%)
015%
Committee Hearing ParticipationCommittee assignments not yet available
205%
Collaboration15% of score
Bipartisan Cosponsoring4 of 20 cosponsored bills cross-party
3310%
Cross-Aisle Co-Authored Bills5 of 8 sponsored bills have cross-party cosponsors
1005%
Position & Influence20% of score
Leadership RoleNo leadership role
010%
Committee SeniorityNo committee assignments
1010%
Qualifications & Integrity10% of score
Education & CredentialsNo degree listed
405%
Ethics RecordNo formal ethics violations on record
505%

Last updated: April 30, 2026

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Sponsored Legislation (105)

Introduced 1984-08-02 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1984-05-17 · Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Recorded Vote: 157 - 229 (Record Vote No: 155).

Introduced 1983-09-30 · Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Division Vote: 9 - 26.

Introduced 1983-06-15 · Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Recorded Vote: 134 - 283 (Record Vote No: 193).

HR 6307A bill to provide for the use of safety belts by children in schoolbuses, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1984-09-25 · Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.

Education

HR 5302Home Equity Conversions Act of 1984

Introduced 1984-03-29 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

Taxation

HR 5140A bill to prohibit the sales of Stinger air defense guided missile systems to Jordan and Saudi Arabia.

Introduced 1984-03-14 · Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.

International Affairs

HR 1055A bill to place methaqualone in schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act.

Introduced 1983-01-27 · See H.R.4201.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Introduced 1986-09-11 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1986-09-11 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1986-09-11 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1985-07-10 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1985-05-09 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.

HR 3936Drug Enforcement Amendments Act of 1985

Introduced 1985-12-12 · See H.R.5484.

Crime and Law Enforcement

HR 3305National Schoolbus Safety Act of 1985

Introduced 1985-09-12 · Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.

Education

HR 3204Home Equity Conversions Act of 1985

Introduced 1985-08-01 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

Taxation

HJRES 615A joint resolution to designate the week beginning September 7, 1986, as "Gaucher's Disease Awareness Week".

Introduced 1986-04-29 · Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.

Commemorations

HCONRES 379A concurrent resolution concerning human rights violations in Nicaragua.

Introduced 1986-08-11 · Referred to Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs.

International Affairs

Introduced 1988-09-15 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1988-05-25 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1987-11-19 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1987-06-16 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.

HR 3978Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1988

Introduced 1988-02-18 · Referred to Subcommittee on Crime.

Crime and Law Enforcement

HR 3530A bill to provide for additional criminal penalties for deported aliens who reenter the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1987-10-22 · Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.

Immigration

HR 3532A bill to impose criminal penalties against persons aiding aliens violating certain laws to enter the United States.

Introduced 1987-10-22 · Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.

Immigration

HR 3531A bill to impose criminal penalties upon persons who neglect or refuse to appear before certain proceedings under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Introduced 1987-10-22 · Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.

Immigration

HR 3527A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on calcium carbaspirin.

Introduced 1987-10-21 · Executive Comment Received From Commerce.

Foreign Trade and International Finance

HR 3246Foreign Merger Information Act of 1987

Introduced 1987-09-09 · Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law.

Commerce

HR 1815National Schoolbus Safety Act of 1987

Introduced 1987-03-25 · Executive Comment Requested from Education.

Education

HJRES 302A joint resolution prohibiting the enhancement or upgrade in the sensitivity of technology of, or the capacity of, Maverick missiles for Saudi Arabia.

Introduced 1987-06-03 · Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.

Foreign Trade and International Finance

HJRES 211A joint resolution disapproving the certification by the President with respect to Panama under section 481(h) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

Introduced 1987-03-25 · Referred to Subcommittee on International Development Institutions and Finance.

International Affairs

HJRES 212A joint resolution disapproving the certification by the President with respect to Mexico under section 481(h) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

Introduced 1987-03-25 · Referred to Subcommittee on International Development Institutions and Finance.

International Affairs

HCONRES 313A concurrent resolution concerning Cuban Human Rights.

Introduced 1988-06-09 · Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

International Affairs

HR 5581Foreign Merger Information Act of 1990

Introduced 1990-09-11 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law.

Commerce

HR 5228For the relief of Hossein Alipour and Zehra Alipour.

Introduced 1990-06-28 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.

Private Legislation

HR 5142Social Security Benefits Improvement Act of 1990

Introduced 1990-06-21 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

Social Welfare

HR 4908Offshore Lease Buyback Act of 1990

Introduced 1990-05-23 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources.

Energy

HR 3325Ground Transportation Consumer Protection Act of 1989

Introduced 1989-09-21 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Transportation and Public Works

HR 3198To amend title 28, United States Code, to allow for jury trials in tort actions against the United States involving death or serious bodily injury.

Introduced 1989-08-04 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations.

Law

HR 2838Florida Seminole Indian Act of 1989

Introduced 1989-06-29 · See S.1096.

Native Americans

HR 2487Student Loan Abuse Prevention Act of 1989

Introduced 1989-05-24 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.

Education

HR 993Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1989

Introduced 1989-02-09 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Crime and Law Enforcement

HR 914To suspend temporarily the duty on calcium acetylsalicylate (calcium carbaspirin).

Introduced 1989-02-07 · See H.R.1594.

Foreign Trade and International Finance

HJRES 592To prohibit the proposed sale to Saudi Arabia of modifications and systems integration of AWACS E-3 and tanker KE-5 aircraft.

Introduced 1990-06-11 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Science.

International Affairs

HJRES 594To prohibit the proposed sale to Saudi Arabia of defense articles and defense services to modernize the Saudi Arabian National Guard.

Introduced 1990-06-11 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Science.

International Affairs

HJRES 593To prohibit the proposed sale to Saudi Arabia of M88A1 Recovery Vehicles.

Introduced 1990-06-11 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Science.

International Affairs

HJRES 610Designating October 1990 as "Ending Hunger Month".

Introduced 1990-06-20 · Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 920.

Agriculture and Food

HJRES 341Designating November 1989 as "An End to Hunger Education Month".

Introduced 1989-06-28 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.

Agriculture and Food

HCONRES 14Urging the Government of Greece to extradite Mohammed Rashid to the United States.

Introduced 1989-01-03 · Executive Comment Received from State.

International Affairs

Introduced 1992-07-29 · On agreeing to the Smith (FL) amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote.

Introduced 1992-02-27 · On agreeing to the Smith (FL) amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote.

Introduced 1991-10-30 · On agreeing to the Smith (FL) amendment (A015) Agreed to by voice vote.

Introduced 1991-10-22 · On agreeing to the Smith (FL) amendment (A019) Agreed to by voice vote.

Introduced 1991-06-06 · On agreeing to the Smith (FL) amendment (A003) Failed by recorded vote: 122 - 296 (Roll No. 140).

HR 3634To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the registration of aliens on criminal probation or criminal parole.

Introduced 1991-10-24 · Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees.

Immigration

HR 2486Ground Transportation Consumer Protection Act of 1991

Introduced 1991-05-29 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Transportation and Public Works

HR 2017Federal Sunshine in Litigation Act of 1990

Introduced 1991-04-23 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Law

HR 1770Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1989

Introduced 1991-04-15 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice.

Crime and Law Enforcement

HR 1712Offshore Lease Buyback Act of 1991

Introduced 1991-04-10 · See H.R.776.

Energy

HR 1428Concerning transfers of Persian Gulf conflict military equipment to other countries.

Introduced 1991-03-13 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Science.

International Affairs

HR 1166Credit Card Grace Period Act of 1991

Introduced 1991-02-27 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Commerce

HR 1028Social Security Benefits Improvement Act of 1991

Introduced 1991-02-20 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

Social Welfare

HJRES 321Designating October 1991 as "Ending Hunger Month".

Introduced 1991-08-02 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.

Agriculture and Food

HJRES 181Designating the third Sunday of August 1991, as "National Senior Citizens Day".

Introduced 1991-03-06 · Became Public Law No: 102-79.

Government Operations and Politics