Former member of Congress · last served 102nd Congress
Lawrence Smith
Lawrence Smith was a Democratic U.S. representative from Florida, first elected to Congress in 1983, who sponsored 5 bills that became law (100th–102nd Congress).
How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.
Recent votes
No recorded roll-call votes in PORKER’s records. Roll-call records start in 2011.
5 most recent bills
- H.R. 1712 Offshore Lease Buyback Act of 1991Oct 8, 1992 · See H.R.776.
- H.R. 2357 To amend title 28, United States Code, relating to jurisdictional immunities of foreign states, to grant the jurisdiction of the courts of the United States…Sep 23, 1992 · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 516.
- H.R. 2017 Federal Sunshine in Litigation Act of 1990Sep 10, 1992 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- H.R. 3634 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the registration of aliens on criminal probation or criminal parole.Oct 30, 1991 · Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees.
- H.R. 2184 To amend title 28, United States Code, to allow for jury trials in tort actions against the United States involving death or serious bodily injury.Oct 23, 1991 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 2134 (101st) To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to authorize the distribution of wholesome meat for human consumption that has been condemned under that Act to…Became law
- H.J.Res. 591 (101st) Designating the third Sunday of August of 1990 as "National Senior Citizens Day".Became law
- H.J.Res. 225 (101st) To authorize and request the President to issue annually a proclamation designating the third Sunday of August of 1989 as "National Senior Citizens Day".Became law
- H.J.Res. 181 (102nd) Designating the third Sunday of August 1991, as "National Senior Citizens Day".Became law
- H.J.Res. 138 (100th) A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue annually a proclamation designating the third Sunday of August of each year as "National…Became law
- H.J.Res. 610 (101st) Designating October 1990 as "Ending Hunger Month".Passed a chamber
- H.J.Res. 495 (100th) A joint resolution disapproving the 1988 certification by the President with respect to Paraguay under section 481(h) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.Reported from committee
- H.J.Res. 493 (100th) A joint resolution disapproving the 1988 certification by the President with respect to Bolivia under section 481(h) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.Reported from committee
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Smith has won
Rep. Smith has won 5 U.S. House elections (1982–1990). Of the contested races, margins ran from 12.7 to 39.3 points.
Full election history for this seat →
Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
102nd Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 13 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 13 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a sponsor’s constitutional-authority statement | 0 | None listed |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 0 | None listed |
| With a committee report listed | 0 | None listed |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 102nd Congress, read from the stored Congress.gov bill records
- Fields
- cboCostEstimates, committeeReports, constitutionalAuthorityStatementText, notes
- PORKER copy refreshed
- October 26, 2026 (nightly)
Read this first. These are counts of records Congress.gov lists. Many bills never get a CBO estimate or a report, so a zero is not a mark against a member. We never show this as a score.
Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.