Neal Edward Smith

Neal Edward Smith

Democrat · IO-4 · House of Representatives

67 years in office

Quylt Score

411
Primary Score
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Party Line

Score Breakdown

Legislative Output35% of score
Laws Enacted4 bills signed into law
7415%
Bills Advanced30 of 250 bills out of committee
6012%
Federal Funding Secured$3449945M 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 15 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: May 1, 2026

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Sponsored Legislation (250)

HR 1369For the relief of Giuseppe Andreano.

Introduced 1973-01-03 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Private Legislation

HR 1191National Land Resources Act

Introduced 1973-01-03 · Referred to House Committee on Public Works.

Agriculture and Food

HR 1190A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to regulate and prevent multiple taxation of certain kinds of income.

Introduced 1973-01-03 · Re-referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

Taxation

HR 1186Strategic Storable Agricultural Commodities Act

Introduced 1973-01-03 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

Agriculture and Food

HR 1188Federal Student Loan Act

Introduced 1973-01-03 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

Education

HR 8307Small Business Investment Act of 1980

Introduced 1980-10-02 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

Commerce

HR 7906Small Business Participating Debentures Act of 1980

Introduced 1980-07-31 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

Taxation

HR 7584Departments of State, Justice and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1981

Introduced 1980-06-13 · Vetoed by President, H. Doc. 96-397.

Economics and Public Finance

HR 7298A bill to facilitate the operations of the office of the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration.

Introduced 1980-05-07 · Reported to House from the Committee on Small Business with amendment, H. Rept. 96-1007 (Part I).

Commerce

HR 7250Small Business Development Center Act of 1980

Introduced 1980-05-01 · Reported to House from the Committee on Small Business, H. Rept. 96-1002.

Commerce

HR 7197Small Business Preservation and Protection Act of 1980

Introduced 1980-04-29 · Referred to House Committee on Small Business.

Commerce

HR 5733Meat Industry Act to Preserve Competition

Introduced 1979-10-29 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Agriculture and Food

HR 5607Small Business Innovation Act of 1980

Introduced 1979-10-16 · Reported to House from the Committee on Small Business with amendment, H. Rept. 96-1006 (Part I).

Commerce

HR 5437Nitrite Moratorium and Food Safety Act

Introduced 1979-09-27 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

Health

HR 5103Small Business Judicial Access Act of 1980

Introduced 1979-08-02 · Reported to House from the Committee on Small Business with amendment, H. Rept. 96-1008 (Part I).

HR 4438A bill for the relief of Jerome J. Hartmann and Rita J. Hartmann.

Introduced 1979-06-12 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Private Legislation

HR 4011White House Conference on Small Business Act

Introduced 1979-05-08 · Measure laid on table in House, S. 918 passed in lieu.

Commerce

HR 941A bill for the relief of Neil R. Fairbanks.

Introduced 1979-01-15 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Private Legislation

HR 753Loading-Unloading Act of 1979

Introduced 1979-01-15 · Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

Transportation and Public Works

HR 749A bill to repeal the 1976 Official Standards for Grades of Carcass Beef.

Introduced 1979-01-15 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

Agriculture and Food

HR 748Marketing Assistance Act of 1979

Introduced 1979-01-15 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

Agriculture and Food

HR 750Federal Student Loan Act

Introduced 1979-01-15 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

Education

HR 88Small Business Meat Producer and Marketer Protection Act of 1979

Introduced 1979-01-15 · Referred to House Committee on Small Business.

Commerce

HR 92Meat Import Act of 1979

Introduced 1979-01-15 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

Foreign Trade and International Finance

HR 91Fair Meat Trading Act of 1979

Introduced 1979-01-15 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

Agriculture and Food

HR 87National Land Resources Act of 1979

Introduced 1979-01-15 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

Agriculture and Food

HR 90White House Conference on Small Business Act

Introduced 1979-01-15 · Measure laid on table in House (Similar provisions inserted in S. 918 as passed House).

Commerce

HRES 460A resolution providing for the expenses of the investigation and studies by the Committee on Small Business.

Introduced 1979-10-18 · Referred to House Committee on House Administration.

Congress

HR 15325Petroleum and Petrochemical Marketing Moratorium and Divestiture Act

Introduced 1974-06-11 · Referred to House Committee on Judiciary.

Petroleum industry

HR 14386A bill for the relief of Pham Van Kiet.

Introduced 1974-04-24 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Private Legislation

HR 11538Commodity Exchange Commission Act

Introduced 1973-11-15 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

HR 11338Commodity Exchange Commission Act

Introduced 1973-11-07 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

HR 11323Commodity Exchange Commission Act

Introduced 1973-11-07 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

HR 11133Basic Commodities and Energy Resources Mass Transportation Assistance Act

Introduced 1973-10-25 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

Transportation and Public Works

HR 11195Commodity Exchange Act

Introduced 1973-10-30 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

HR 10773Basic Commodities and Energy Resources Mass Transportation Assistance Act

Introduced 1973-10-04 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

Transportation and Public Works

HR 8401Presidential Election Financial Assistance Act

Introduced 1973-06-05 · Referred to House Committee on House Administration.

Government Operations and Politics

HR 5995Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act

Introduced 1973-03-21 · Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Armed Forces and National Security

HRES 474Resolution creating a special committee to investigate campaign expenditures.

Introduced 1973-06-27 · Referred to House Committee on Rules.

Congress

HR 15036A bill for the relief of Eun Kyung Park and Sang Hyuk Park.

Introduced 1976-08-03 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Private Legislation

HR 13567A bill to amend the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment.

Introduced 1976-05-05 · Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.

Commerce

HR 12755A bill for the relief of Neil R. Fairbanks.

Introduced 1976-03-23 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Private Legislation

HR 9030A bill for the relief of Colonel Paul M. Thompson, United States Air Force.

Introduced 1975-07-29 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Private Legislation

HR 8764United States Grain Standards Act Amendments

Introduced 1975-07-18 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

Agriculture and Food

HR 8117Small Business Petroleum and Petrochemical Marketers Protection Act

Introduced 1975-06-20 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

Commerce

HR 7479A bill to eliminate annual active duty training requirements for persons inducted in an armed force prior to July 1, 1973.

Introduced 1975-05-22 · Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.

Armed Forces and National Security

HR 5982Small Business Meat Producer and Marketer Protection Act

Introduced 1975-04-15 · Referred to House Committee on Small Business.

Agriculture and Food

HR 5541Small Business Emergency Relief Act

Introduced 1975-03-26 · Public law 94-190.

Government Operations and Politics

HR 3281A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to require public disclosure of certain information relating to sales of commodities for export.

Introduced 1975-02-19 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

Foreign Trade and International Finance

HR 1770National Land Resources Act

Introduced 1975-01-20 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

Public works

HR 1044Petroleum and Petrochemical Marketing Moratorium and Divestiture Act

Introduced 1975-01-14 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Energy

HR 1036Storable Agricultural Commodities Reserve Act

Introduced 1975-01-14 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

Commodity control

HR 1038Federal Student Loan Act

Introduced 1975-01-14 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

Education

HR 1042Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act

Introduced 1975-01-14 · Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Armed Forces and National Security

HR 14155Fair Meat Trading Act

Introduced 1978-09-22 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

Agriculture and Food

HR 14156Loading-Unloading Act

Introduced 1978-09-22 · Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

Trucking

HR 13818Marketing Assistance Act

Introduced 1978-08-09 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

Agriculture and Food

HR 10901A bill to temporarily suspend dealer and foreign commodity option sales by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Introduced 1978-02-09 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

Agriculture and Food

HR 10690A bill to repeal the 1976 Official Standards for Grades of Carcass Beef.

Introduced 1978-02-01 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

Agriculture and Food

HR 10151Equal Housing Opportunity Amendments

Introduced 1977-11-29 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

HR 10152Equal Housing Opportunity Amendments

Introduced 1977-11-29 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

HR 9887Equal Housing Opportunity Amendments

Introduced 1977-11-01 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

HR 6047Small Business Emergency Drought Disaster Loan Act

Introduced 1977-04-05 · Referred to House Committee on Small Business.

Emergency Management

HR 1441A bill for the relief of Neil R. Fairbanks.

Introduced 1977-01-04 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Private Legislation

HR 1442A bill for the relief of Colonel Paul M. Thompson, U.S. Air Force.

Introduced 1977-01-04 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Private Legislation

HR 1440A bill for the relief of Eun Kyung Park and Sang Hyuk Park.

Introduced 1977-01-04 · Private Law 95-1.

Private Legislation

HR 686Federal Student Loan Act

Introduced 1977-01-04 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

Education

HR 687Natural Gas Act Amendments

Introduced 1977-01-04 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

Energy

HR 691National Land Resources Act

Introduced 1977-01-04 · Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

Conservation of natural resources

HR 33Agriculture and Consumer Protection and Reserve Act

Introduced 1977-01-04 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

Agriculture and Food

Introduced 1982-12-09 · Point of Order Sustained Against Amendment in Committee of the Whole.

Introduced 1982-12-09 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1982-09-23 · Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1982-09-23 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Division Vote: 18 - 10.

Introduced 1982-09-23 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1982-07-29 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1982-08-03 · Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Recorded Vote: 136 - 244 (Record Vote No: 238).

Introduced 1981-10-21 · Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Division Vote: 7 - 22.

Introduced 1981-10-15 · Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Voice Vote.

HR 6957Department of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1983

Introduced 1982-08-10 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 1008.

Economics and Public Finance

HR 6486National Topsoil Preservation Act of 1982

Introduced 1982-05-25 · Executive Comment Requested from Interior, Agriculture.

Agriculture and Food

HR 4343Small Business Innovation Research Act of 1981

Introduced 1981-07-30 · Referred to Subcommittee on General Oversight.

Commerce

HR 4169Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1982

Introduced 1981-07-16 · Cloture not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 59-35. Record Vote No: 483.

Economics and Public Finance

HR 1772Small Business Natural Resource Development and Conservation Act

Introduced 1981-02-05 · Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From DOT.

Commerce

HR 693A bill for the relief of Jerome J. Hartmann and Rita J. Hartmann.

Introduced 1981-01-05 · Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.

Private Legislation

HR 627Federal Student Loan Act

Introduced 1981-01-05 · Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.

Education

HR 629National Land Resources Act of 1981

Introduced 1981-01-05 · Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From DOT.

Agriculture and Food

HR 624A bill to provide family farmers and others with timely information concerning export sales of certain agricultural commodities.

Introduced 1981-01-05 · Referred to Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.

Agriculture and Food

HR 631Small Business Preservation and Protection Act of 1982

Introduced 1981-01-05 · Referred to Subcommittee on SBA & SBIC Authority, Minority Enterprise, and General Small Business Problems.

Agriculture and Food

HR 626A bill to repeal the 1976 Official Standards for Grades of Carcass Beef.

Introduced 1981-01-05 · Referred to Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

Agriculture and Food

HR 630Small Business Meat Producer and Marketer Protection Act of 1981

Introduced 1981-01-05 · Referred to Subcommittee on SBA & SBIC Authority, Minority Enterprise, and General Small Business Problems.

Commerce

HR 13Small Business Judicial Access Act of 1981

Introduced 1981-01-05 · Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law.

Law

HR 11Small Business Innovation Act of 1981

Introduced 1981-01-05 · See H.R.4242.

Commerce

HR 12A bill to provide the Small Business Administration with additional authority to assist small business concerns in obtaining financing and for other purposes.

Introduced 1981-01-05 · Referred to Subcommittee on SBA & SBIC Authority, Minority Enterprise, and General Small Business Problems.

Commerce

Introduced 1983-09-19 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1983-09-19 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1983-05-03 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Recorded Vote: 399 - 1 (Record Vote No: 76).

HR 5712Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1985

Introduced 1984-05-23 · Became Public Law No: 98-411.

Economics and Public Finance

HR 5264Agricultural Producers Antitrust Access Act

Introduced 1984-03-27 · Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law.

Commerce

HR 5047A bill for the relief of Neil R. Fairbanks.

Introduced 1984-03-06 · Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.

Private Legislation

HR 3222Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1984

Introduced 1983-06-03 · Became Public Law No: 98-166.

Economics and Public Finance

HR 452A bill for the relief of Jerome J. Hartmann and Rita J. Hartmann.

Introduced 1983-01-03 · Pocket Vetoed by President.

Private Legislation

HR 406Small Business Judicial Access Act of 1983

Introduced 1983-01-03 · Referred to Subcommittee on Antitrust and Restraint of Trade Activities Affecting Small Business.

Commerce

HR 398A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to require a producer referendum as a condition of designation of certain contract markets.

Introduced 1983-01-03 · Executive Comment Requested from Commodity Futures Trading Comm.

Finance and Financial Sector

HR 407National Forestry Development and Employment Opportunity Act

Introduced 1983-01-03 · Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From Interior.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

HR 400A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to require public disclosure of certain information relating to sales of commodities for export, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1983-01-03 · Executive Comment Requested from Commodity Futures Trading Comm.

Finance and Financial Sector

HR 404Small Business Meat Producer and Marketer Protection Act of 1983

Introduced 1983-01-03 · Referred to Subcommittee on SBA & SBIC Authority, Minority Enterprise, and General Small Business Problems.

Agriculture and Food

HR 401Federal Student Loan Act

Introduced 1983-01-03 · Executive Comment Requested from Education.

Education

HR 405Small Business Preservation and Protection Act of 1983

Introduced 1983-01-03 · Referred to Subcommittee on SBA & SBIC Authority, Minority Enterprise, and General Small Business Problems.

Agriculture and Food

HR 19National Topsoil Preservation Act of 1983

Introduced 1983-01-03 · Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From USDA.

Agriculture and Food

HRES 75A resolution to disapprove the Operations and Administration, International Trade Administration deferral.

Introduced 1983-02-10 · Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote.

Economics and Public Finance

HRES 74A resolution to disapprove the Economic Development Assistance Programs deferral.

Introduced 1983-02-10 · Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote.

Economics and Public Finance

HRES 77A resolution to disapprove the Surety Bond Guarantees Revolving Fund deferral.

Introduced 1983-02-10 · Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote.

Economics and Public Finance

HRES 76A resolution to disapprove the Pollution Control Equipment Contract Guarantees Revolving Fund deferral.

Introduced 1983-02-10 · Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote.

Economics and Public Finance

HRES 73A resolution to disapprove the Business Loan and Investment Fund deferral.

Introduced 1983-02-10 · Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote.

Economics and Public Finance

Introduced 1986-07-23 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.

HR 5407Grain Quality Improvement Act of 1986

Introduced 1986-08-12 · Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Agriculture and Food

HR 5161Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1987

Introduced 1986-07-15 · H.J.RES. 738 passed in Senate relating to this measure.

Economics and Public Finance

HR 2965Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1986

Introduced 1985-07-11 · Became Public Law No: 99-180.

Economics and Public Finance

HR 500A bill for the relief of Neil R. Fairbanks.

Introduced 1985-01-03 · Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.

Private Legislation

HR 464Small Business Judicial Access Act of 1985

Introduced 1985-01-03 · Referred to Subcommittee on Antitrust and Restraint of Trade Activities Affecting Small Business.

Commerce

HR 460Small Business Preservation and Protection Act of 1985

Introduced 1985-01-03 · Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From USDA.

Commerce

HR 499A bill for the relief of Jerome J. Hartmann and Rita J. Hartmann.

Introduced 1985-01-03 · Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.

Private Legislation

HR 456A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prohibit insider trading.

Introduced 1985-01-03 · Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

Agriculture and Food

HR 459A bill to amend the Small Business Act to authorize the Small Business Administration to purchase equity securities of qualified small business concerns.

Introduced 1985-01-03 · Referred to Subcommittee on Tax, Access to Equity Capital and Business Opportunities.

Commerce

HR 463National Topsoil Preservation Act of 1985

Introduced 1985-01-03 · Failed to Receive 2/3's Vote to Suspend and Pass by Yea-Nay Vote: 225 - 185 (Record Vote No: 364).

Environmental Protection

HR 462National Forestry Development and Employment Opportunity Act

Introduced 1985-01-03 · Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From USDA.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

HR 461Small Business Meat Producer and Marketer Protection Act of 1985

Introduced 1985-01-03 · Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From USDA.

Commerce

HR 457Federal Student Loan Act

Introduced 1985-01-03 · Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.

Education

HR 29Agricultural Producers Antitrust Access Act

Introduced 1985-01-03 · Executive Comment Requested from Justice.

Commerce

HR 4782Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1989

Introduced 1988-06-10 · Became Public Law No: 100-459.

Economics and Public Finance

HR 4728A bill making special supplemental appropriations to enhance and speed up the war on illegal drugs for Fiscal Year 1988.

Introduced 1988-06-02 · Referred to Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.

Crime and Law Enforcement

HR 2763Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1988

Introduced 1987-06-24 · For Further Action See H.J.Res. 395.

Economics and Public Finance

HR 2560A bill to amend the Poultry Products Inspection Act to re-establish minimum inspection and processing standards.

Introduced 1987-05-28 · Referred to Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

Agriculture and Food

HR 1487A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit certain trades.

Introduced 1987-03-09 · Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.

Finance and Financial Sector

HR 453A bill for the relief of Jerome J. Hartmann and Rita J. Hartmann.

Introduced 1987-01-06 · Referred to Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations.

Private Legislation

HR 452A bill for the relief of Neil R. Fairbanks.

Introduced 1987-01-06 · Referred to Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations.

Private Legislation

HR 255National Forestry Development and Employment Opportunity Act

Introduced 1987-01-06 · Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From USDA.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

HR 249A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to require a producer referendum as a condition of designation of certain contract markets.

Introduced 1987-01-06 · Referred to Subcommittee on Conservation Credit and Rural Development.

Agriculture and Food

HR 253Small Business Preservation and Protection Act of 1987

Introduced 1987-01-06 · Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From USDA.

Commerce

HR 257Agricultural Producers Antitrust Access Act

Introduced 1987-01-06 · Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law.

Commerce

HR 258National Topsoil Preservation Act of 1987

Introduced 1987-01-06 · Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From USDA.

Environmental Protection

HR 254Small Business Meat Producer and Marketer Protection Act of 1987

Introduced 1987-01-06 · Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From USDA.

Commerce

HR 251A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prohibit insider trading.

Introduced 1987-01-06 · Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From Commodity Futures Trading Comm.

Agriculture and Food

HR 252Federal Student Loan Act

Introduced 1987-01-06 · Executive Comment Received From Education.

Education