Former member of Congress · last served 107th Congress
Bob Smith
Robert Smith was a Republican U.S. senator from New Hampshire, first elected to Congress in 1985, who sponsored 4 bills that became law (100th–107th 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
- S. 990 American Wildlife Enhancement Act of 2001Nov 15, 2002 · Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
- S. 2886 Houses of Worship Political Speech Protection ActAug 1, 2002 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- S. 2815 Clear Skies Act of 2002Jul 29, 2002 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7473-7498)
- S. 2813 Water Quality Investment Act of 2002Jul 29, 2002 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- S.Res. 297 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that pet owners should regularly visit their veterinarians for their pets to receive check-ups, and for advice…Jun 28, 2002 · Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measures as introduced: CR S6322)
Top bills sponsored
- S. 2073 (103rd) A bill to designate the United States courthouse that is scheduled to be constructed in Concord, New Hampshire, as the "Warren B. Rudman United States…Became law
- S. 1866 (106th) John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System ActBecame law
- S.J.Res. 196 (103rd) A joint resolution designating September 16, 1994, as "National POW/MIA Recognition Day" and authorizing display of the National League of Families POW/MIA…Became law
- S.J.Res. 126 (103rd) A joint resolution designating September 10, 1993, as "National POW/MIA Recognition Day" and authorizing the display of the National League of Families…Became law
- S. 619 (104th) Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management ActPassed a chamber
- S. 703 (107th) A bill to extend the effective period of the consent of Congress to the interstate compact relating to the restoration of Atlantic salmon to the Connecticut…Passed a chamber
- S.J.Res. 12 (107th) A joint resolution granting the consent of Congress to the International Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding.Passed a chamber
- S. 1608 (107th) A bill to establish a program to provide grants to drinking water and wastewater facilities to meet immediate security needs.Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Sen. Smith has won
Sen. Smith has won 3 U.S. House elections (1984–1988) and 2 U.S. Senate elections (1990, 1996). Of the contested races, margins ran from 3.0 to 33.8 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
107th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 49 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 49 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 5 | See the 5 → |
| With a committee report listed | 5 | See the 5 → |
| With a Congress.gov note | 3 | See the 3 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 107th 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.