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Manufacturing is a driving force behind the economy of Nebraska’s Third District. From agricultural equipment and heavy machinery to aerospace components, medical supplies, and critical minerals, manufacturers across our district produce the goods and materials Americans rely on every day. These businesses support good-paying jobs, strengthen our local communities, and help keep American industry strong.
Today, U.S. Representatives Adrian Smith (R-NE-03) and Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA-02), members of House Ways and Means Committee, introduced the Fair Play Enforcement Act, to protect the integrity of college athletics by holding colleges and universities accountable for fielding athletes who violate established standards of fair competition.
As Congress begins its August work period, I’m looking forward to being back home meeting with Nebraskans across the Third District. As I prepare for my travels, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on my work for you over the past several months.
Today, U.S. Representatives Adrian Smith (R-NE), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), and Nathaniel Moran (R-TX) introduced bipartisan legislation to empower small businesses to offer dependent care flexible spending accounts (DCFSAs) to their employees.
The Small Business Dependent Care FSA Opportunity Act would create a tax credit for small businesses to assist with the startup and administrative costs of establishing DCFSAs, making it easier for them to provide child care benefits to working families.
Washington, D.C. – Congressional Agriculture Trade Caucus Co-Chairs Reps. Adrian Smith (R-NE), Jim Costa (D-CA), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) led 109 colleagues in sending a letter to Ambassador Jamieson Greer, the U.S. Trade Representative, highlighting how the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) delivers for American agriculture.
While we have successfully enacted major legislation this year to protect our borders, cut taxes for families, and restore faith in government this year, opportunities abound for further progress to improve the lives of Nebraska families. Nowhere is that more clear than in the House Ways and Means Committee, where I serve. We continue to make progress across the issue areas within the committee’s jurisdiction, with key developments involving trade, health, and tax.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) released the following statement upon publication of a Department of the Treasury report on suspending and replacing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Direct File tax filing program.
“IRS Direct File was an expensive, duplicative program which was never authorized or funded by Congress, and I want to express my appreciation to President Trump, Secretary Bessent, and CEO Bisignano for bringing this chapter to a close.
It is now nearly one month since the House passed its clean continuing resolution to keep open the federal government. On September 19, House Republicans did our job. We passed legislation which would have prevented—and still could immediately end—the shutdown. This funding bill has received bipartisan support in the Senate.
Washington, D.C. – This week, Reps. Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Burgess Owens (R-UT), Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Tim Scott (R-SC), and House Committee on Education and Workforce Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI), sent letters to the governors of all 50 U.S. states and the mayor of the District of Columbia. In the letters, the members called upon the governors to opt in to a new federal scholarship tax credit initiative, allowing students, parents, and scholarship granting organizations (SGOs) in their state to participate.
Federal spending and our growing national debt are serious challenges which must be addressed for the long-term fiscal health of our nation. By enacting our tax cut and family security package (H.R. 1) in July, Republicans took significant strides to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse in federal programs such as Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The appropriations process provides another important opportunity to ensure taxpayer dollars are spent responsibly.