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May 9, 2019
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) today announced the winners of the 2019 Congressional Art Competition for the Third District of Nebraska.
Artwork by the first place winner will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol. The runners-up will have their art displayed in Rep. Smith's Washington, D.C., Grand Island, and Scottsbluff offices. Smith worked with the Nebraska Art Teachers Association to coordinate the competition.
May 9, 2019
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) announced the inaugural Excellence in Economic Development for Young Entrepreneurs Award. This award was created to celebrate the efforts of young and rising leaders who strengthen their communities with their entrepreneurial spirit.
May 7, 2019
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Reps. Cindy Axne (D-IA-03) and Adrian Smith (R-NE-3) led a bipartisan group of 35 colleagues in urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to stop issuing Small Refinery Exemptions (SREs) for large or unqualified refiners under the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) program.
April 30, 2019
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) introduced legislation yesterday (H.R. 2392) to make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, repealing criminal penalties for Americans who choose not to respond to the survey.
The American Community Survey was created after the 2000 census to replace the long form questionnaire. The survey is sent to more than 3 million Americans annually, and requests personal information about housing, transportation, health status, employment history, income, and other topics.
April 23, 2019

Washington, D.C. – Constituents of Third District Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) are invited to meet with a congressional caseworker from his office in Spencer, O'Neill, Wayne, Pierce, Gothenburg, and North Platte throughout the month of May.

April 18, 2019

Washington, D.C. – Constituents of Third District Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) are invited to meet with a representative of his office at mobile offices throughout the month of May in Trenton, Minden, Holdrege, Tryon, Niobrara, Ponca, Hartington, Stapleton, Cozad, South Sioux City, and Hebron.

At mobile offices, Third District residents can meet with one of Smith's staff members who can assist with federal agencies, like FEMA or the USDA, relay concerns about federal issues, or assist in taking advantage of the services available through his office.

April 16, 2019

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) is currently accepting applications for the 2019-2020 Third District Youth Advisory Council and encourages rising juniors and seniors to submit their applications by June 28.

The Third District Youth Advisory Council is a forum for high school juniors and seniors to share opinions, thoughts, and concerns with Congressman Smith about local and federal issues throughout the school year. This group provides students the opportunity to discuss the concerns of young Nebraskans and give their input on issues facing our country.

Issues:Education
April 15, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Adrian Smith (NE-03) and Terri Sewell (AL-07) have introduced the Revitalizing Underdeveloped Rural Areas and Lands (RURAL) Act, bipartisan legislation which would help preserve jobs and encourage infrastructure development by ensuring tax-exempt electric cooperative organizations' continued access to government grants and assistance, including rural broadband grants and FEMA disaster relief.

April 11, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Nebraska congressional delegation has introduced legislation to provide tax relief for Nebraskans impacted by the severe 2019 storms and flooding. The bill, known as the Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019, would deliver tax relief to areas that received a federal disaster declaration between January 1, 2019 and April 15, 2019.

April 3, 2019

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) released the following statement after Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday requested the president's tax returns from the IRS.

Statement from Smith:

"I strongly oppose efforts by congressional Democrats to request and release President Trump's tax returns. While the Ways and Means Committee, on which I serve, has the authority to request individual returns, this action cannot be construed as part of any legitimate investigation and is therefore an abuse of power."