Members of Congress / Neal Smith
Biographical InformationSMITH, Neal Edward, a Representative from Iowa; born in Hedrick, Keokuk County, Iowa, March 23, 1920; attended the public schools of Packwood, Iowa; attended Missouri University College of Liberal Arts, 1945-1946; attended Syracuse University Schools of Public and Business Administration, 1946-1948; graduated from Drake University Law School in 1950; United States Army Air Force, 1942-1945; admitted to the Iowa bar in 1950; lawyer, private practice; farmer; assistant county attorney for Polk County, Iowa, 1951-1952; national president, Young Democratic Clubs of America, 1953-1955; chairman, Polk County, Iowa, Welfare Board, 1953-1954; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-sixth and to the seventeen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1959-January 3, 1995); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fourth Congress in 1994; chairman, Special Committee on Campaign Expenditures (Ninety-third Congress), Committee on Small Business (Ninety-fifth and Ninety-sixth Congresses). (Source.) More coverage of Neal Smith on washingtonpost.com Roles in Congress
· 103rd Congress: Representative, Iowa (Dist. 4), Democratic.
Jan. 3, 1993, to Jan. 3, 1995. |
Last Votes
| Date | Vote | Position | GOP opinion | DEM opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote 507: H R 5110: General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 506: On Approving the Journal | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 505: H RES 579: Providing for the Adoption of H. Res. 578 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 504: S 1569: Minority Health Improvement Act of 1994 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 503: S 455 | No | No | No | |
| Vote 502: S 455 | No | No | No | |
| Vote 501: H RES 568: Waiving Points of Order Against the Conference Report on S. 21 | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 500: H J RES 416: Limited Authorization of U.S. Troops in Haiti | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 499: H J RES 416 | No | No | No | |
| Vote 498: H J RES 416 | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 497: H J RES 416 | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 496: Call in Committee | Present | Present | Present | |
| Vote 495: H RES 570: Providing for Further Consideration of H.J. Res 416; Limited Authorization of U.S. Troops in Haiti | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 494: H R 4278: Social Security Act Amendments of 1994 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 493: H RES 565: Providing for the Consideration of S. 455 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 492: H RES 564: Providing for the Consideration of H.R. 5110, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 491: S 1225: U.S. = Mexico Border Health Commission | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 490: S 1919: Rio Puerco Watershed Act 0f 1994 | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 489: H R 4533: National Park Service Entrepreneurial Management Reform Act | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 488: H R 5139: Postal Service Reemployment | Yes | No | Yes |
Full list of votes by Neal Smith
