Values
FAMILY VALUES
Congressman Smucker is voting to promote and protect our Pennsylvania values. He strongly supports pro-life measures, Second Amendment rights, and religious liberty. As a husband and father, Congressman Smucker understands the importance of advancing policies that protect the sanctity of life and uphold sacred family values.
PRO-LIFE
Congressman Smucker believes that all life is sacred and has always voted for pro-life legislation. During the 116th Congress, Congressman Smucker has taken the following actions to defend the lives of the unborn:
- Member of the Pro-Life caucus and Values Action Team
SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS
Congressman Smucker is a strong supporter of our 2nd Amendment rights and the United States Constitution. In Congress he has taken numerous actions to protect the rights of law-abiding gun owners and to stop the federal government's infringement on citizens' right to bear arms.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Congressman Smucker is working to ensure our religious liberties are protected. Religious freedom is an essential part of the core values of many Pennsylvanians. Families, individuals, employees, and employers alike should not be forced to violate these deeply held convictions.
More on Values
WASHINGTON – Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) voted to pass S. 1383, the SAVE America Act, legislation aimed at strengthening the integrity of our nation’s election process by requiring proof of U.S. citizenship and valid identification to cast a ballot.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) joined his colleagues in sending a bicameral, bipartisan letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging the administration to extend non-profit libraries’ participation Passport Acceptance Program through the end of the calendar year. An extension of libraries’ participation in the program would allow Congress to work toward a permanent solution and advance the Community Passport Services Access Act, bipartisan and bicameral legislation for which Rep. Smucker is an original co-sponsor.
WASHINGTON – Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) called on congressional Democrats to work with Republicans to reopen the government. On Friday, September 19, 2025, Rep. Smucker and a majority of the House of Representatives voted in favor of a short-term continuing resolution to keep government funded through November 21, 2025, to allow for negotiations on full-year funding legislation.
WASHINGTON—Legislation introduced by Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) has received approval in the House Ways and Means Committee and now heads to the House of Representatives for consideration.
Rep. Smucker’s Social Security Child Protection Act, Claiming Age Clarity Act, and the bipartisan Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act, co-led with Reps. Vern Buchanan (FL-16) and Dwight Evans (PA-03), were advanced today during markup with strong bipartisan support.
Washington—Reps. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) and Don Beyer (VA-08), members of the House Ways and Means Committee, have introduced the Claiming Age Clarity Act to help seniors better understand how the timing of their decision to claim Social Security affects their monthly benefit.
The legislation would modernize the Social Security Administration’s terminology, so it more clearly explains how retirement age affects monthly benefits.
York, PA – Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) and PA Attorney General Dave Sunday held a press conference at York County’s Reentry Opportunity Center to highlight support for Rep. Smucker’s Workforce Reentry Act, legislation that would strengthen workforce reentry programs intended to reduce recidivism and help formerly incarcerated individuals find dignity in work.
WASHINGTON—Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) voted in favor of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. It was approved for final passage in the House by a vote of 218to 214.
Rep. Smucker released the following statement after voting in favor of the legislation:
WASHINGTON—Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) voted in favor of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. It was approved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 215-214.
WASHINGTON - Reps. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) and Gwen Moore (WI-04), members of the Ways and Means Committee, announce the reintroduction of the Survivor Justice Tax Prevention Act. This legislation will amend the nation’s tax code to ensure survivors of sexual abuse and unwanted and illegal sexual contact do not have to pay taxes on settlement income when they prevail legally against their abuser.
WASHINGTON – Reps. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) and Don Beyer (VA-08), both members of the House Ways and Means Committee, have introduced the Ensuring Nationwide Access to Better Life Experience (ENABLE) Act bipartisan legislation aimed at helping individuals with disabilities save for their futures by permanently extending key tax provisions set to expire in 2025.