Senator Gordon Smith (R-OR) - Fantasy Congress

Senator Gordon Smith (R-OR)
Upper Senator

Sponsored	Cosponsored	Maverick	Attendance	RBA*
932 points	1395 points	980 points	99.1% points	.095 points

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SFA plan dismissal appeals review

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Honours: Order of the British Empire, Civil - MBE

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Questions abound after Bush withdraws pardon

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S.3015 Gordon Smith 1 Cosponsors 34 points	A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 18 S. G Street, Lakeview, Oregon, as the "Dr. Bernard Daly Post Office Building". Presented to President on Thursday, October 2, 2008
S.3554 Gordon Smith 1 Cosponsors 5 points	Affordable Coverage for Small Employers Act of 2008 A bill to provide employees of small employers with access to quality, affordable health insurance coverage. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, September 24, 2008
S.3194 Gordon Smith 1 Cosponsors 5 points	Oregon Surplus Federal Land Act of 2008 A bill to transfer surplus Federal land administered by the Coast Guard in the State of Oregon. Senate committee/subcommittee actions on Tuesday, September 23, 2008
S.RES.643 Gordon Smith 1 Cosponsors 1 points	A resolution calling for greater dialogue between the Dalai Lama and the Government of China regarding rights for the people of Tibet, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Friday, August 1, 2008
S.3374 Gordon Smith 1 Cosponsors 5 points	Healing Our Nation's Heroes Act of 2008 A bill to establish a commission on veterans and members of the Armed Forces with post traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, or other mental health disorders, to enhance the capacity of mental health providers to assist such veterans and members, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, July 31, 2008

S.3367 Gordon Smith 11 Cosponsors 5 points	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise the timeframe for recognition of certain designations in certifying rural health clinics under the Medicare program. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, July 30, 2008
S.3195 Gordon Smith 1 Cosponsors 5 points	Healthy Transition Act of 2008 A bill to provide assistance to adolescents and young adults with serious mental health disorders as they transition to adulthood. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, June 25, 2008
S.RES.601 Gordon Smith 1 Cosponsors 1 points	A resolution designating October 19 through October 25, 2008, as "National Save for Retirement Week". Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, June 25, 2008
S.3138 Gordon Smith 3 Cosponsors 5 points	Do-Not-Text Act of 2008 A bill to prohibit text message spam. Referred to Senate committee on Monday, June 16, 2008
S.617 Gordon Smith 16 Cosponsors 5 points	Veterans Eagle Parks Pass Act A bill to make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available at a discount to certain veterans. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders on Monday, June 16, 2008
S.2379 Gordon Smith 1 Cosponsors 5 points	Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument Voluntary and Equitable Grazing Conflict Resolution Act A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to cancel certain grazing leases on land in Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument that are voluntarily waived by the lessees, to provide for the exchange of certain Monument land in exchange for private land, to designate certain Monument land as wilderness, and for other purposes. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders on Monday, June 16, 2008
S.3124 Gordon Smith 1 Cosponsors 5 points	Community College Sustainability Act A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to establish a program to provide for workforce training and education, at community colleges, in the fields of renewable energy and efficiency, green technology, and sustainable environmental practices. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, June 12, 2008
S.263 Gordon Smith 1 Cosponsors 20 points	Deschutes River Conservancy Reauthorization Act of 2007 A bill to amend the Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 to reauthorize the participation of the Bureau of Reclamation in the Deschutes River Conservancy, and for other purposes. Senate floor actions on Wednesday, June 11, 2008
S.264 Gordon Smith 1 Cosponsors 20 points	Wallowa Lake Dam Rehabilitation and Water Management Act of 2007 A bill to authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to participate in the rehabilitation of the Wallowa Lake Dam in Oregon, and for other purposes. Senate floor actions on Wednesday, June 11, 2008
S.265 Gordon Smith 1 Cosponsors 20 points	A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a water resource feasibility study for the Little Butte/Bear Creek Subbasins in Oregon. Senate floor actions on Wednesday, June 11, 2008
S.266 Gordon Smith 1 Cosponsors 20 points	North Unit Irrigation District Act of 2007 A bill to provide for the modification of an amendatory repayment contract between the Secretary of the Interior and the North Unit Irrigation District, and for other purposes. Senate floor actions on Wednesday, June 11, 2008
S.CON.RES.87 Gordon Smith 1 Cosponsors 1 points	A concurrent resolution congratulating the Republic of Latvia on the 90th anniversary of its declaration of independence. Referred to Senate committee on Monday, June 9, 2008
S.3007 Gordon Smith 7 Cosponsors 5 points	World War II War Crimes Accountability Act of 2008 A bill to hold the surviving Nazi war criminals accountable for the war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity they committed during World War II, by encouraging foreign governments to more efficiently prosecute and extradite wanted criminals. Referred to Senate committee on Monday, May 12, 2008
S.RES.558 Gordon Smith 6 Cosponsors 5 points	A resolution designating June 10, 2008, as "National Hunger Awareness Day" and authorizing the collection of food donations during the period beginning May 12, 2008, and ending June 10, 2008, from concerned Members of Congress and staff to assist families suffering from hunger and food insecurity in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. Passed/agreed to in Senate on Monday, May 12, 2008
S.2949 Gordon Smith 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Mark O. Hatfield Scholarship and Excellence in Tribal Governance Act of 2008 A bill to establish the Mark O. Hatfield Scholarship and Excellence in Tribal Governance Foundation and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, April 30, 2008
S.2933 Gordon Smith 2 Cosponsors 5 points	Incentives for Older Workers Act A bill to improve the employability of older Americans. Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, April 29, 2008
S.970 Gordon Smith 72 Cosponsors 5 points	Iran Counter-Proliferation Act of 2007 A bill to impose sanctions on Iran and on other countries for assisting Iran in developing a nuclear program, and for other purposes. Senate committee/subcommittee actions on Tuesday, April 8, 2008
S.RES.478 Gordon Smith 1 Cosponsors 5 points	A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of "World Water Day". Passed/agreed to in Senate on Monday, March 31, 2008
S.2752 Gordon Smith 1 Cosponsors 5 points	International Mental Disability and Mental Trauma Care Improvement Act of 2008 A bill to authorize the President to award grants to improve the capacity of nongovernmental organizations and individuals in foreign countries to provide appropriate mental disability and mental trauma care training, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, March 12, 2008
S.2689 Gordon Smith 11 Cosponsors 5 points	A bill to amend section 411h of title 37, United States Code, to provide travel and transportation allowances for family members of members of the uniformed services with serious inpatient psychiatric conditions. Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, March 4, 2008
S.RES.449 Gordon Smith 14 Cosponsors 1 points	A resolution condemning in the strongest possible terms President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's statements regarding the State of Israel and the Holocaust and calling for all member States of the United Nations to do the same. Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, February 12, 2008
S.2517 Gordon Smith 3 Cosponsors 5 points	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the proceeds of qualified mortgage bonds may be used to provide refinancing for subprime loans, to provide a temporary increase in the volume cap for qualified mortgage bonds, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, December 18, 2007
S.2447 Gordon Smith 1 Cosponsors 5 points	A bill to make a technical correction to section 119 of title 17, United States Code. Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, December 11, 2007
S.2380 Gordon Smith 1 Cosponsors 5 points	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize the application of the subpart F rules to computer software, to expand the subpart F de minimis rule, and to extend certain expiring provisions. Referred to Senate committee on Friday, November 16, 2007
S.2372 Gordon Smith 6 Cosponsors 5 points	Affordable Footwear Act of 2007 A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify the tariffs on certain footwear. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, November 15, 2007
S.RES.373 Gordon Smith 2 Cosponsors 5 points	A resolution encouraging all employers to target veterans for recruitment and to provide preference in hiring to qualified veterans. Passed/agreed to in Senate on Thursday, November 8, 2007
S.RES.365 Gordon Smith 1 Cosponsors 1 points	A resolution encouraging all employers to target veterans for recruitment and to provide preference in hiring to qualified veterans. Referred to Senate committee on Friday, November 2, 2007
S.2277 Gordon Smith 7 Cosponsors 5 points	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the limitation on the issuance of qualified veterans' mortgage bonds for Alaska, Oregon, and Wisconsin and to modify the definition of qualified veteran. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, October 31, 2007
S.RES.358 Gordon Smith 5 Cosponsors 1 points	A resolution expressing the importance of friendship and cooperation between the United States and Turkey. Referred to Senate committee on Monday, October 29, 2007
S.2183 Gordon Smith 5 Cosponsors 5 points	Community-Based Mental Health Infrastructure Improvements Act A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants for community-based mental health infrastructure improvement. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, October 17, 2007
S.2186 Gordon Smith 6 Cosponsors 5 points	Community Health Center Employee Health Coverage Act of 2007 A bill to permit individuals who are employees of a grantee that is receiving funds under section 330 of the Public Health Service Act to enroll in health insurance coverage provided under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, October 17, 2007
S.2145 Gordon Smith 2 Cosponsors 5 points	American Indian Veteran Health Care Improvement Act A bill to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to ensure that Indian veterans are not liable for certain health care payments. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, October 4, 2007
S.838 Gordon Smith 10 Cosponsors 5 points	United States-Israel Energy Cooperation Act A bill to authorize funding for eligible joint ventures between United States and Israeli businesses and academic persons, to establish the International Energy Advisory Board, and for other purposes. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders on Monday, September 17, 2007
S.1980 Gordon Smith 5 Cosponsors 5 points	Long-term Care Quality and Modernization Act of 2007 A bill to improve the quality of, and access to, long-term care. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, August 2, 2007
S.1887 Gordon Smith 1 Cosponsors 5 points	Medicare Access to Critical Medications Act of 2007 A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act in order to ensure access to critical medications under the Medicare part D prescription drug program. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, July 26, 2007
S.1849 Gordon Smith 2 Cosponsors 5 points	Lawful Worker Tax Deduction Act A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens may not be deducted from gross income, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Monday, July 23, 2007
S.1850 Gordon Smith 5 Cosponsors 5 points	Tribal Government Tax-Exempt Bond Parity Act of 2007 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of Indian tribal governments as State governments for purposes of issuing tax-exempt governmental bonds, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Monday, July 23, 2007
S.RES.240 Gordon Smith 1 Cosponsors 5 points	A resolution designating October 21 through October 27, 2007, as "National Save for Retirement Week". Passed/agreed to in Senate on Wednesday, July 11, 2007
S.1730 Gordon Smith 8 Cosponsors 5 points	Pathways to Independence Act of 2007 A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act, to reward States for engaging individuals with disabilities in work activities, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, June 28, 2007
S.1037 Gordon Smith 1 Cosponsors 5 points	Tumalo Water Conservation Project Act of 2007 A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to assist in the planning, design, and construction of the Tumalo Irrigation District Water Conservation Project in Deschutes County, Oregon. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders on Thursday, June 28, 2007
S.1595 Gordon Smith 4 Cosponsors 5 points	Critical Access Hospital Flexibility Act of 2007 A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide flexibility in the manner in which beds are counted for purposes of determining whether a hospital may be designated as a critical access hospital under the Medicare program. Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, June 12, 2007
S.1556 Gordon Smith 15 Cosponsors 5 points	Tax Equity for Domestic Partner and Health Plan Beneficiaries Act A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to designated plan beneficiaries of employees, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, June 6, 2007
S.1525 Gordon Smith 3 Cosponsors 5 points	Super-Efficient Appliance Incentives and Market Transformation Act of 2007 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the energy efficient appliance credit for appliances produced after 2007. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, May 24, 2007
S.1416 Gordon Smith 12 Cosponsors 5 points	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction for mortgage insurance premiums. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, May 16, 2007
S.RES.199 Gordon Smith 1 Cosponsors 1 points	A resolution calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Dr. Haleh Esfandiari. Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, May 15, 2007
S.RES.195 Gordon Smith 1 Cosponsors 1 points	A resolution commending the Oregon State University College of Forestry on the occasion of its centennial. Referred to Senate committee on Friday, May 11, 2007
S.1286 Gordon Smith 1 Cosponsors 5 points	A bill to authorize the Coquille Indian Tribe of the State of Oregon to convey land and interests in land owned by the Tribe. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, May 3, 2007
S.1287 Gordon Smith 9 Cosponsors 5 points	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for State judicial debts that are past-due. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, May 3, 2007
S.1288 Gordon Smith 4 Cosponsors 5 points	Women's Retirement Security Act of 2007 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to increase the retirement security of women and small business owners, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, May 3, 2007
S.RES.186 Gordon Smith 10 Cosponsors 5 points	A resolution designating June 5, 2007, as "National Hunger Awareness Day" and authorizing the Senate offices of Senators Gordon H. Smith, Blanche L. Lincoln, Elizabeth Dole, and Richard J. Durbin to collect donations of food during the period beginning May 7, 2007, and ending June 5, 2007, from concerned Members of Congress and staff to assist families suffering from hunger and food insecurity in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. Passed/agreed to in Senate on Thursday, May 3, 2007
S.1205 Gordon Smith 5 Cosponsors 5 points	A bill to require a pilot program on assisting veterans service organizations and other veterans groups in developing and promoting peer support programs that facilitate community reintegration of veterans returning from active duty, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, April 25, 2007
S.1198 Gordon Smith 1 Cosponsors 5 points	Catastrophic Health Coverage Promotion Act A bill to determine successful methods to provide protection from catastrophic health expenses for individuals who have exceeded health insurance lifetime limits, to provide catastrophic health insurance coverage for uninsured individuals, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, April 24, 2007
S.1129 Gordon Smith 2 Cosponsors 5 points	Tribal Government Equality Act of 2007 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the definition of governmental plan with respect to Indian tribal governments. Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, April 17, 2007
S.1130 Gordon Smith 11 Cosponsors 5 points	Legal Services Benefit Act of 2007 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore, increase, and make permanent the exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans. Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, April 17, 2007
S.1107 Gordon Smith 19 Cosponsors 5 points	Home and Community Services Copayment Equity Act of 2007 A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce cost-sharing under part D of such title for certain non-institutionalized full-benefit dual eligible individuals. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, April 12, 2007
S.1108 Gordon Smith 6 Cosponsors 5 points	Medicare Part D Outreach and Enrollment Enhancement Act of 2007 A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide a special enrollment period for individuals who qualify for an income-related subsidy under the Medicare prescription drug program and to provide funding for the conduct of outreach and education with respect to the premium and cost-sharing subsidies under such program, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, April 12, 2007
S.1010 Gordon Smith 10 Cosponsors 5 points	Retirement Security for Life Act of 2007 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage guaranteed lifetime income payments from annuities and similar payments of life insurance proceeds at dates later than death by excluding from income a portion of such payments. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, March 28, 2007
S.257 Gordon Smith 3 Cosponsors 5 points	Columbia-Pacific National Heritage Area Study Act A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of establishing the Columbia-Pacific National Heritage Area in the States of Washington and Oregon, and for other purposes. Senate committee/subcommittee actions on Tuesday, March 20, 2007
S.860 Gordon Smith 33 Cosponsors 5 points	Early Treatment for HIV Act of 2007 A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit States the option to provide Medicaid coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV. Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, March 13, 2007
S.821 Gordon Smith 9 Cosponsors 5 points	SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act A bill to amend section 402 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide for an extension of eligibility for supplemental security income through fiscal year 2010 for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, March 8, 2007
S.792 Gordon Smith 1 Cosponsors 5 points	Tribal Government Equality Act of 2007 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to modify the definition of governmental plan with respect to Indian tribal governments. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, March 7, 2007
S.711 Gordon Smith 2 Cosponsors 5 points	Universal Service for the 21st Century Act A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to expand the contribution base for universal service, establish a separate account within the universal service fund to support the deployment of broadband service in unserved areas of the United States, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, February 28, 2007
S.652 Gordon Smith 5 Cosponsors 5 points	Tariff Relief Assistance for Developing Economies Act of 2007 A bill to extend certain trade preferences to certain least-developed countries, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, February 15, 2007
S.582 Gordon Smith 26 Cosponsors 5 points	Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act of 2007 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to classify automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, February 14, 2007
S.590 Gordon Smith 18 Cosponsors 5 points	Securing America's Energy Independence Act of 2007 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the investment tax credit with respect to solar energy property and qualified fuel cell property, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, February 14, 2007
S.600 Gordon Smith 20 Cosponsors 5 points	School-Based Health Clinic Establishment Act of 2007 A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish the School-Based Health Clinic program, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, February 14, 2007
S.504 Gordon Smith 1 Cosponsors 5 points	Long-Term Care Trust Account Act of 2007 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish long-term care trust accounts and allow a refundable tax credit for contributions to such accounts, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, February 6, 2007
S.425 Gordon Smith 1 Cosponsors 5 points	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the resources eligible for the renewable energy credit to kinetic hydropower, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Monday, January 29, 2007
S.411 Gordon Smith 2 Cosponsors 5 points	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide credit rate parity for all renewable resources under the electricity production credit. Referred to Senate committee on Friday, January 26, 2007
S.291 Gordon Smith 9 Cosponsors 5 points	Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act of 2007 A bill to establish a digital and wireless network technology program, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Friday, January 12, 2007
S.375 Gordon Smith 1 Cosponsors 100 points	A bill to waive application of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to a specific parcel of real property transferred by the United States to 2 Indian tribes in the State of Oregon, and for other purposes. Became Public Law No: 110-78 on Saturday, June 6, 1970

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S.AMDT.5260 Gordon Smith 30 points	In the nature of a substitute. Amendment SA 5260 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent on Friday, August 1, 2008
S.AMDT.5261 Gordon Smith 30 points	To amend the title. Amendment SA 5261 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent on Friday, August 1, 2008
S.AMDT.4334 Gordon Smith 30 points	To increase the funding levels for programs carried out under the Older Americans Act of 1965 by $184,000,000 to keep pace with inflation and increasing numbers of older Americans, and comply with minimum wage requirements for the programs. Amendment SA 4334 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent on Thursday, March 13, 2008
S.AMDT.4364 Gordon Smith 30 points	To provide a deficit-neutral reserve fund to provide for a demonstration project regarding Medicaid coverage of low-income HIV-infected individuals