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May 27, 2022

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) will host 2022 Third District Service Academy Open Houses on Friday, June 10th in Kearney and Thursday, June 23rd in Scottsbluff.

Friday, June 10th
Kearney Public Library
2020 1st Avenue
Kearney, Nebraska 68847
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. CT

Thursday, June 23rd
Lied Scottsbluff Public Library
1809 3rd Avenue
Scottsbluff, Nebraska 69361
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. MT

May 24, 2022

Washington, D.C. – Today, Reps. Adrian Smith (R-NE), Tom O'Halleran (D-AZ), and Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) introduced bipartisan legislation to enable rural health providers to continue operating and treating patients by extending telehealth flexibilities implemented during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. The legislation, the Connecting Rural Telehealth to the Future Act, would extend certain telehealth flexibilities for two years, giving patients and providers certainty while Congress works to make them permanent.

May 18, 2022

Washington, D.C. – Rep. Smith's previously announced Staff Mobile Offices scheduled for May 24th and 25th in Tecumseh and Albion are postponed. Both Staff Mobile Offices will be rescheduled for a later date.

For additional information, please contact Smith's Grand Island office at (308) 384-3900.

May 17, 2022

Washington, D.C.Reps. Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Don Bacon (R-NE) introduced legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the individuals and communities who volunteered or donated food and other items to the North Platte Canteen in North Platte, NE during World War II.

April 22, 2022

Washington, D.C. – Constituents of Third District Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) are invited to meet with a congressional caseworker from his office in Valentine, North Platte, Elwood, Arapahoe, Imperial, and Hayes Center during the month of May.

Caseworker in Your Community is an opportunity for constituents to meet directly with one of Smith's congressional caseworkers who may be able to assist those with disaster recovery concerns as well as with federal agencies such as the USDA, FEMA, VA, Social Security, Medicare, USCIS, or the IRS.

April 20, 2022

Washington, D.C. – Constituents of Third District Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) are invited to meet with a representative of his office at upcoming mobile offices in Wilber, Kearney, Nelson, Wayne, Tecumseh, Albion, and Pawnee City.

At a mobile office, Third District residents can meet directly with a member of Smith's staff about federal issues and take advantage of the services available through his office.

Smith, who has offices in Grand Island and Scottsbluff, will provide his mobile office and a staff member at the following times and locations:

April 19, 2022

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) today announced the winners of the 2022 Congressional Art Competition for the Third District of Nebraska.

"Congratulations to the winners of this year's Congressional Art Competition and to all students who submitted their work," said Smith. "These incredible pieces will be displayed in the halls of Congress and my offices in Washington, D.C. and Nebraska. I also want to thank all the teachers who encourage students to exercise their talent and creativity."

Issues:Education
April 8, 2022

Washington, D.C. – Today, the office of Congressman Adrian Smith announced the process for submitting applications for Community Project Funding for Fiscal Year 2023.

For a Community Project Funding request to be considered, eligible entities must submit an application by 7:00 PM CST/6:00 PM MST on April 20th.

April 6, 2022

Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE) spoke at a House Ways and Means Committee hearing about policies to support American families. He also questioned witness Alfred Ortiz, President and CEO of Job Creators Network, about how Democrat-led policies have made it harder for job creators to hire employees.

Watch the full exchange here.

April 6, 2022

Washington, D.C. – Today, Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Republican Leader Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Vern Buchanan (R-FL) led committee Republicans in introducing the Protecting American Innovation Act, legislation to prevent President Biden from dismantling American innovation and handing over U.S. intellectual property to adversaries like China and Russia through negotiations about a potential waiver of certain obligations under the World Trade Organization's Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement.