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PA · DISTRICT 11

Lloyd Smucker

RepublicanPennsylvaniaCurrently serving

Sworn in for the 119th Congress on Source

What they said 23

Their stated policy positions and commitments, with quotes and links to the original sources.

All statements (23)Campaign (9)In office (14)
While serving · legislative priority · Original date not established
Economy, taxes & work

Seek a federal investigation of Canada’s online streaming rules

AI-assisted summary

Lloyd Smucker introduced the Protecting American Streaming and Innovation Act to address Canadian digital-trade policies affecting American streaming services and content producers. The bill would seek a federal investigation into Canada’s Online Streaming Act and its requirements for technology and streaming companies.

Context: The passage does not specify what action the investigation would trigger or whether the bill has been enacted. The election guide draws these positions from congressional-office material. It does not establish a returned campaign questionnaire or a newly made campaign promise. Original event dates remain unverified.

While serving · Original date not established
Social Security & other benefits

Give Social Security claimants clearer information about benefit timing

AI-assisted summary

Lloyd Smucker supports the bipartisan Claiming Age Clarity Act, which would give Americans clearer information about how the age at which they claim Social Security affects their monthly retirement benefits. The passage reports that the Senate passed the measure and sent it to the president for consideration.

Context: The passage does not state whether the president signed the measure into law. The election guide draws these positions from congressional-office material. It does not establish a returned campaign questionnaire or a newly made campaign promise. Original event dates remain unverified.

While serving · Original date not established
Healthcare

Support grants for pediatric residency positions

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Lloyd Smucker supports the Strengthening Our Pediatric Workforce Act, which would establish a grant program to help children’s teaching hospitals create additional residency positions for pediatric specialists.

Context: The passage does not give grant amounts or say whether the proposal has been enacted. The election guide draws these positions from congressional-office material. It does not establish a returned campaign questionnaire or a newly made campaign promise. Original event dates remain unverified.

While serving · legislative priority · Original date not established
EducationEconomy, taxes & work

Eliminate federal student-loan origination fees

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Lloyd Smucker introduced the Student Loan Tax Elimination Act with Representative Sharice Davids. The proposal would eliminate federal student-loan origination fees, which Smucker’s office characterizes as an added cost that increases borrowers’ debt.

Context: The passage does not say whether the bill has been enacted. The election guide draws these positions from congressional-office material. It does not establish a returned campaign questionnaire or a newly made campaign promise. Original event dates remain unverified.

While serving · Original date not established
ImmigrationEconomy, taxes & work

Support legal visas for certain jobs when domestic workers are unavailable

AI-assisted summary

Lloyd Smucker supports the Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act, which would create a legal visa pathway for businesses seeking workers for certain positions that do not require college degrees. The pathway is intended for cases where an adequate domestic workforce is unavailable.

Context: The passage does not specify the visa terms, number of workers, or whether the proposal has been enacted. The election guide draws these positions from congressional-office material. It does not establish a returned campaign questionnaire or a newly made campaign promise. Original event dates remain unverified.

While serving · Original date not established
Energy & environmentEconomy, taxes & work

Keep data-center infrastructure costs off household and small-business bills

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Lloyd Smucker supports requiring companies responsible for new data-center energy demands to pay the related infrastructure costs, rather than shifting them to families and small businesses. He voted for the Ratepayer Protection Act, H.R. 9340, which was designed to prevent those customers from being required to cover the costs.

Context: The passage reports that the House approved the measure but does not say whether it became law. The election guide draws these positions from congressional-office material. It does not establish a returned campaign questionnaire or a newly made campaign promise. Original event dates remain unverified.

While serving · Original date not established
Immigration

Support funding for Customs and Border Protection and ICE

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Smucker supported the Secure America Act, a budget reconciliation bill providing $70 billion over three years for U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 11, 2026.

While serving · Original date not established
Government & electionsEconomy, taxes & work

Support the Fiscal Sponsorship Transparency Act

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Smucker supports the Fiscal Sponsorship Transparency Act, which he introduced and which advanced through the Ways and Means Committee. The bill aims to prevent people from using charitable organizations to collect tax-deductible donations without public accountability.

Context: The supplied text does not describe the bill’s specific transparency requirements or enforcement measures.

Sources & original wording
cracks down on bad actors who exploit charitable organizations to collect tax-deductible donations without public accountability.
Original date
Original statement date has not been established. The capture date is not the statement date.
Collected
11/11/2026
Source: Lloyd Smucker: Congress Read the original source
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Agriculture & food

Urge a Phase Two trade agreement with Japan

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Smucker joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers in urging the U.S. Trade Representative and Agriculture Secretary to work swiftly on a comprehensive Phase Two trade agreement with Japan. The lawmakers asked that dairy farmers not be left behind in the negotiations.

Context: The passage describes a 2020 request and does not establish the agreement’s later status.

Sources & original wording
sent a bipartisan letter to United States Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer and United States Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue urging their offices to work swiftly on a comprehensive Phase Two trade agreement with Japan.
Original date
Original statement date has not been established. The capture date is not the statement date.
Collected
11/10/2026
Source: Lloyd Smucker: official policy priorities Read the original source
While serving · Original date not established
Agriculture & foodEnergy & environment

Oppose EPA’s proposed atrazine revisions

AI-assisted summary

Smucker joined more than 90 colleagues in pushing back against the EPA’s proposed revisions to the interim decision for atrazine, which he characterized as a critical crop-protection tool.

Context: The passage does not specify what changes the signers sought or the revisions’ current status.