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ChampionedAbortion / Reproductive Rights

Codify the right to abortion nationwide by co-sponsoring and voting for the Women's Health Protection Act, creating a statutory federal right to provide and receive abortion care.

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ChampionedFact-checker reviewConfidence: 90%

Independently verified against primary sources. (1) House Clerk roll call XML for Roll 295, 117th Congress, 1st session confirms H R 3755 'Women's Health Protection Act', question 'On Passage', 24-Sep-2021, Result Passed (Democratic yeas 218, Republican nays 210), with legislator name-id S000510 'Smith (WA)', party D, voting Yea -- S000510 is Rep. Adam Smith of Washington. (2) Congress.gov cosponsors page for H.R. 3755 lists 'Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]' (bioguide S000510) as a cosponsor with cosponsor date 06/08/2021, the bill's introduction date, making him an ORIGINAL cosponsor -- action beyond a single supporting vote. (3) House Clerk roll call XML for Roll 360 (2022) confirms H R 8296 'Women's Health Protection Act', 15-Jul-2022, Passed, with Smith (WA) S000510 voting Yea. He personally fulfilled both pledged actions (original-cosponsoring and voting for the WHPA) in both Congresses. Rated CHAMPIONED (+0.75) rather than FULL because the promise's stated end -- a codified statutory federal right -- was not enacted (the Senate blocked the bill under the filibuster, an outcome outside his individual control); rated above ATTEMPTED because as an original cosponsor he actively led/drove the effort. This standard would apply identically to a member of either party with the same record.

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