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Lawrence Jack Smith

Representative for Florida, district 16 · Democrat

Born 1941

Democrat · FL House 1983–1993
4,166votes cast 92.3%attendance 94.2%party loyalty 5congresses served
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Lawrence Jack Smith

Recent bills they sponsored
  • H.R. 3634 · To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the registration of aliens on criminal probation or… October 24, 1991 · In committee
  • H.J.Res. 321 · Designating October 1991 as "Ending Hunger Month". August 2, 1991 · In committee
  • H.R. 2486 · Ground Transportation Consumer Protection Act of 1991 May 29, 1991 · In committee
  • H.R. 2357 · To amend title 28, United States Code, relating to jurisdictional immunities of foreign states, to grant the … May 15, 1991 · Out of committee
  • H.R. 2184 · To amend title 28, United States Code, to allow for jury trials in tort actions against the United States inv… May 1, 1991 · In committee
From the current-Congress bills Power & Politics tracks. This is not a complete count.
Every term served
5 terms
ChamberRepresentsPartyTerm dates
HouseFlorida · District 16DemocratJanuary 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993
HouseFlorida · District 16DemocratJanuary 3, 1989 – January 3, 1991
HouseFlorida · District 16DemocratJanuary 6, 1987 – January 3, 1989
HouseFlorida · District 16DemocratJanuary 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987
HouseFlorida · District 16DemocratJanuary 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985
These are the official start and end dates of each term. A member who left early or arrived late served only part of it.

Source: congress-legislators, a public-domain record of every member of Congress, checked October 20, 2026.

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Ideology, measured from every vote they cast

DW-NOMINATE first dimension (Voteview, UCLA), shown against the 102nd Congress House.

The record

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Record timeline

  1. · Bills sponsored

    Latest official action on H.R. 1712: See H.R.776.

    Congress.gov bill record · Our file

  2. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass: H.R. 6179 (House Roll Call 487 (102nd Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  3. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Nay — Recorded vote (House Roll Call 486 (102nd Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Failed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  4. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS, AS AMENDED: S. 1704 (House Roll Call 485 (102nd Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  5. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS, AS AMENDED: S. 3100 (House Roll Call 484 (102nd Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  6. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Agreeing to the Conference Report: H.R. 5739 (House Roll Call 483 (102nd Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  7. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Agreeing to the Conference Report: H.R. 11 (House Roll Call 482 (102nd Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  8. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Agreeing to the Resolution: H.Res. 609 (House Roll Call 481 (102nd Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  9. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Nay — RECOMMIT CONFERENCE REPORT WITH INSTRUCTIONS: H.R. 429 (House Roll Call 480 (102nd Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Failed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  10. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Agreeing to the Resolution: H.Res. 604 (House Roll Call 479 (102nd Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

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  • Floor remarks (Congressional Record): No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
  • Campaign finance (FEC): No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
  • Lobbyist contribution reports: No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
  • Court and ethics records: No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.

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In the courts

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