Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – The House Science, Space, and Technology Committee today held a hearing on The Space Leadership Preservation Act and the need for stability at NASA. The hearing featured input from former astronaut and first female Space Shuttle pilot and commander, Eileen Collins, former NASA Administrator Michael Griffin, and Rep.
Washington, DC –Representative Lamar Smith (R-Texas) today responded to President Obama’s plans to shut down the Guantanamo Bay detention center which houses terrorist detainees. The plan calls for transferring some of the detainees to the U.S.
Washington, D.C. – Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith today joined over 200 colleagues in both the House and Senate to file an amicus brief supporting petitions filed by 27 states seeking to overturn the EPA’s Clean Power Plan.
SAN ANTONIO–Representative Lamar Smith (R-Texas) today congratulated members of the middle school team from the BASIS San Antonio Medical Center, who recently won the regional competition for the National Science Bowl Competition. Smith serves as the Chairman of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee.
Washington, D.C. – The president today signed into law the bipartisan Research Excellence and Advancements for Dyslexia Act (READ Act) (H.R. 3033).
Service Academy Day
For Service as an Officer
in the United States Armed Forces
Sunday, March 6, 2016 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Washington, D.C. – House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) this week signed the bipartisan Research Excellence and Advancements for Dyslexia Act (READ Act) (H.R. 3033).
Washington, DC - Congressman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) released the following statement today in response to President Obama’s final budget proposal for fiscal year 2017.
McAllen, Texas –Representative Lamar Smith (R-Texas) today led members of the Congressional Border Security Caucus on a tour of Rio Grande Valley sector of the U.S.- Mexico border. Members released the following statements:
Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today cleared the way for the bipartisan Research Excellence and Advancements for Dyslexia Act (READ Act) (H.R. 3033) to be signed into law.