Representative · Missouri · District 8
Jason Smith
R
ChamberHouse
PartyRepublican
StateMissouri
District8th
Jason Smith is the U.S. Representative for Missouri's 8th District (MO-8).
District Geography
District covers all of Bollinger County, Butler County, Cape Girardeau County, Carter County, Dent County, Douglas County, Dunklin County, Howell County, Iron County, Madison County, Mississippi County, New Madrid County, Oregon County, Ozark County, Pemiscot County, Perry County, Phelps County, Reynolds County, Ripley County, Scott County, Shannon County, St. Francois County, Ste. Genevieve County, Stoddard County, Texas County, Wayne County, and Wright County and part of Jefferson County, including Cape Girardeau, Arnold, Rolla, Farmington, and Poplar Bluff.
District boundaries: 119th Congress · U.S. Census Bureau relationship files.
On the Record 98 tracked votes
Biography
Jason Thomas Smith is an American businessman and politician who has been the U.S. representative for Missouri's 8th congressional district since 2013. The district comprises 30 counties, covering just under 20,000 square miles of southeastern and southern Missouri.
WikipediaFloor Statements
Supporting Early-childhood Educators' Deductions Act of 2025SUPPORT
“when it comes to supporting teachers who go the extra mile to provide for their students, including paying out of pocket for supplies and other educational materials, we need to ensure we are acknowledging and rewarding the contributions of all of our educators. That includes the early-childhood teachers, who are charged with instilling in our youth a love of learning and curiosity from the youngest age.”
Sep 10, 2025
Survivor Justice Tax Prevention ActOPPOSE
“Survivors of sexual assault face a long road to recovery without having to battle with the IRS over keeping the compensatory damages or settlements that they receive. Unfortunately, right now, the burden of proof that a sexual assault survivor would have to provide to the IRS, including medical records to prove that they deserve to have their settlement funds excluded from gross income for tax purposes, ignores the fact that such victims often do not have the same observable physical injuries that other victims of assault might have.”
Mar 24, 2025
Floor StatementOPPOSE
“Before I yield to the gentleman from Ohio, I just have to say that it is reckless to say on this floor that someone has stolen anything when they have never been criminally charged for anything. That is very, very bad for any Member of Congress to say that to a regular, everyday American who has never been charged with anything. Democrats should be ashamed. Madam Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Carey).”
Jun 3, 2026
Floor StatementOPPOSE
“Before I yield to the gentleman from Ohio, I just have to say that it is reckless to say on this floor that someone has stolen anything when they have never been criminally charged for anything. That is very, very bad for any Member of Congress to say that to a regular, everyday American who has never been charged with anything. Democrats should be ashamed.”
Jun 3, 2026
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.OPPOSE
“Mr. President, I rise to make a point of order, and I ask for 1 minute of comment without objection. [[Page S1780]] The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.”
Jan 11, 2026
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.OPPOSE
“allowing public land orders to be rescinded under the Congressional Review Act, which is what would be happening here tonight, is a dangerous precedent that would affect every State in our country. Public land orders have never been previously submitted by any administration, including the first Trump administration, as a rule under the CRA.”
Jan 11, 2026
Ensuring Children Receive Support ActSUPPORT
“This legislation has a simple premise: Parents must meet their obligations to care for their kids, period. It is pretty simple. To ensure that is happening, State-level child support agencies rely in part on the Passport Denial Program, which is run out of the State Department and, as its name suggests, is used to deny the ability of delinquent parents to obtain a passport to leave the country when they owe back child support.”
Dec 17, 2025
Voting Record
YeaJuly 15, 2026
YeaJuly 13, 2026
YeaJune 3, 2026
YeaApril 30, 2026
To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.H.Con.Res. 68
NayJanuary 22, 2026YeaJanuary 22, 2026
YeaNovember 18, 2025