U.S. Representative — Missouri's 8th District
Jason Smith
Republican · Missouri
Republican U.S. Representative for Missouri's 8th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Legislative Record
Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)
- H.R.9645 — Health Care Price Certainty for All Americans Act (Reported, Jul 13, 2026)
- H.R.6599 — Leasing and Infrastructure Act of 2025 (Introduced, Dec 10, 2025)
- H.R.6500 — AGOA Extension Act (Introduced, Dec 9, 2025)
AGOA Extension Act This bill extends through December 31, 2028, trade preferences that provide duty-free access to the U.S. market for most exports from eligible countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The bill also extends through December 31, 2031, customs user fees and merchandise processing fees… - H.R.1156 — Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act (Introduced, Feb 10, 2025)
Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act This bill extends from 5 to 10 years the statute of limitations for federal criminal charges or civil enforcement actions for fraud related to several unemployment insurance programs that were established during the COVID-19 pandemic. The extension applies… - H.R.591 — Defending American Jobs and Investment Act (Introduced, Jan 21, 2025)
Defending American Jobs and Investment Act This bill provides for the enforcement of remedies against foreign countries that have extraterritorial or discriminatory taxes. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of the Treasury to periodically submit a report to Congress that lists each… - H.R.33 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from sources within the United States. (Introduced, Jan 3, 2025)
- H.R.8813 — Preventing Child Welfare Entry Caused by Poverty Act (Introduced, Jun 25, 2024)
- H.R.8292 — Taxpayer Data Protection Act (Introduced, May 8, 2024)
Recent floor votes (100 on record)
- Voted Yea on H.R.8884 — Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
- Voted Nay on H.Con.Res.89 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
- Voted Yea on H.Con.Res.113 — Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Yea on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Nay on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Yea on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Nay on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Aye on H.R.8800 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)
- H.R.8359 — To change the address of the postal facility designated in honor of Specialist Jeffrey L. White, Jr. (Reported, May 12, 2026)
- H.R.1993 — 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act (Introduced, May 12, 2026)
- H.R.6466 — Forced Abortion Prevention and Accountability Act (Introduced, May 12, 2026)
- H.R.8596 — FAIR Labels Act of 2026 (Introduced, Apr 30, 2026)
- H.R.4620 — To amend title 18, United States Code, to include rioting in the definition of racketeering activity. (Introduced, Apr 29, 2026)
- H.R.7746 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 8390 North Broadway in St. Louis, Missouri, as the "Chuck Stone Post Office". (Introduced, Apr 21, 2026)
- H.R.6998 — Renewed Hope Act (Reported, Apr 20, 2026)
- H.R.4053 — Stop Funding Rioters Act (Introduced, Apr 20, 2026)
Voting analysis
Jason Smith chairs Ways and Means and serves as vice chairman of the joint committee on taxation, which between them cover nearly every route a tax provision can take. Taxation duly leads his classified subjects by a wide margin, with health second.
His committee is now among the most thoroughly represented on this site. Two of its subcommittee chairs, three of its ranking members and its own chairman all have pages here — enough of the panel that the records can be read against each other rather than one at a time.
Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Jason Smith's cluster into: Taxation (19), Health (10), Armed Forces and National Security (3), Foreign Trade and International Finance (3), Commerce (2), Crime and Law Enforcement (2).
What he files
A health care price certainty measure, a leasing and infrastructure act, an extension of a trade preference programme for African economies, enforcement against pandemic unemployment fraud, and a bill defending American jobs and investment. Only the first and last read as tax bills at all, which for the chairman of the tax committee is worth noting.
Of the 50 most recent of those, 46 currently sit at Introduced.
Where he broke ranks
Three amendment votes, all failed, and in each he was an aye against a conference no. The fourth departure is on the territorial students' higher education bill, which he voted against and the chamber passed. That measure keeps turning up as a Republican departure on this site, always in the same direction.
| Roll call | Date | Outcome | Their vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R.8800 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 264 | Jul 21, 2026 | Failed | Aye (party: Nay) |
| H.R.8595 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 241 | Jul 15, 2026 | Failed | Aye (party: Nay) |
| H.R.7567 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 147 | Apr 30, 2026 | Failed | Aye (party: Nay) |
| H.R.6472 Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 82 | Mar 4, 2026 | Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
Below the Missouri Republicans
He departs considerably less than Missouri's six House Republicans do as a group.
Among the 6 Republicans in the Missouri delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 6.3%. Jason Smith is below that average at 1.8%.
Tenure and attendance
He has held the seat across seven terms since the early part of the last decade, and his absences are minimal.
First elected in 2013, now serving across 7 terms. Jason Smith falls in the veteran cohort.
By the numbers
In the 119th Congress, Jason Smith has 124 bills sponsored, 1097 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Ways and Means (Chair)
- Joint Committee on Taxation (Vice Chairman)
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