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FILE · S000607
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Robert Freeman Smith

Representative for Oregon, district 2 · Republican

Born 1931 · Died 2020

Republican · OR House 1983–1999
6,355votes cast 93.8%attendance 89.7%party loyalty 7congresses served
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Official details

Robert Freeman Smith

Recent bills they sponsored
  • H.Res. 583 · Expressing the sense of the House with respect to barriers between the United States and Canada with regard t… October 8, 1998 · In committee
  • H.R. 4618 · Agriculture Disaster and Market Loss Assistance Act of 1998 September 24, 1998 · In committee
  • H.R. 4507 · Financial Markets Reassurance Act of 1998 August 6, 1998 · In committee
  • H.R. 4326 · Oregon Public Lands Transfer and Protection Act of 1998 July 24, 1998 · Public Law 105-321
  • H.R. 4265 · Emergency Farm Financial Relief Act July 17, 1998 · In committee
From the current-Congress bills Power & Politics tracks. This is not a complete count.
Every term served
7 terms
ChamberRepresentsPartyTerm dates
HouseOregon · District 2RepublicanJanuary 7, 1997 – January 3, 1999
HouseOregon · District 2RepublicanJanuary 5, 1993 – January 3, 1995
HouseOregon · District 2RepublicanJanuary 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993
HouseOregon · District 2RepublicanJanuary 3, 1989 – January 3, 1991
HouseOregon · District 2RepublicanJanuary 6, 1987 – January 3, 1989
HouseOregon · District 2RepublicanJanuary 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987
HouseOregon · District 2RepublicanJanuary 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.

The Constitution
Where they sit

Ideology, measured from every vote they cast

DW-NOMINATE first dimension (Voteview, UCLA), shown against the 105th Congress House.

The record

Every roll-call vote on file

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The record, in order

Record timeline

  1. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On Agreeing to the Resolution: H.Res. 614 (House Roll Call 547 (105th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  2. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — Adopting the Fourth Article: H.Res. 611 (House Roll Call 546 (105th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Failed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  3. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — Adopting the Third Article: H.Res. 611 (House Roll Call 545 (105th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Agreed to

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  4. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — Adopting the Second Article: H.Res. 611 (House Roll Call 544 (105th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Failed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  5. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — Adopting the First Article: H.Res. 611 (House Roll Call 543 (105th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Agreed to

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  6. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — Table appeal from ruling of the chair: H.Res. 611 (House Roll Call 542 (105th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  7. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Approving the Journal (House Roll Call 541 (105th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  8. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Nay — On Motion to Adjourn (House Roll Call 540 (105th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Failed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  9. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Agreeing to the Resolution: H.Res. 612 (House Roll Call 539 (105th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  10. · Bills sponsored

    Latest official action on H.R. 4326: Became Public Law No: 105-321.

    Congress.gov bill record · Our file

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  • 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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Same measure, over time

Recorded positions over time

On 23 measures the recorded Yea or Nay differs between two votes. On 88 measures the recorded position is the same across two or more votes.

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Attendance

Last 96 roll calls

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Votes cast by year

In the courts

Court cases naming this member in their official role

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Voting records reproduced from the official Journals of the House and Senate (compiled by Voteview, UCLA) · each measure's file links its official government record · sources & methodology · data as of October 24, 2026