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WASHINGTON—Reps. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) and Brad Schneider (IL-10) introduced legislation to support American students studying abroad by ensuring their continued eligibility for federal financial aid.
Most American students who study at foreign institutions of higher education are able to access the Title IV loan program to finance their degrees. However, access to Title IV funds is currently prohibited if any part of their program of study is offered online.
WASHINGTON – Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) introduced an updated version of the Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) Act to build the U.S. workforce and help connect individuals to good jobs. The bill will strengthen and extend WOTC, which has a proven track record of helping disadvantaged individuals secure employment, but is set to expire at the end of this year without congressional action.
LANCASTER – Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) joined John Kasich, former House Budget Committee Chairman and Governor of Ohio, on his podcast, ‘Keep Faith America,’ to discuss the growing national debt and what Congress is doing to fix our fiscal trajectory.
America’s national debt surpassed $37 trillion in August and $38 trillion in October. In 2025, government spending grew far faster than revenue and today our debt is climbing at a dangerous pace that we simply cannot afford.
WASHINGTON– Today, Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) voted in favor of H.R. 4405, the Epstein Files Transparency Act. The House of Representatives passed the bill, which would require the Department of Justice (DOJ) to release its files on Jeffrey Epstein, with overwhelming, nearly unanimous support.
Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) released the following statement after voting to reopen the federal government and end the Democrats’ unnecessary and cruel government shutdown:
“The historic nightmare of the Democrats’ shutdown is now over. Democrats admitted to using the American people as political leverage. Thankfully, enough Senate Democrats came to their senses to advance this continuing resolution and spending package earlier this week.
WASHINGTON—Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA-11) has reintroduced legislation to support our nation’s veterans. Smucker has introduced the VA Billing Accountability Act, with Rep. Don Davis (D-NC-01). Additionally, Smucker has again partnered with Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) to reintroduce the Home for the Brave Act.
VA Billing Accountability Act
WASHINGTON — Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) sent a letter to Pennsylvania Insurance Department (PID) Commissioner Michael Humphreys requesting full transparency regarding the assumptions and estimates used in the Department’s recent analysis of 2026 health insurance rates.
No one wins when government grinds to a halt. Whether in Harrisburg or Washington, the ripple effects of stalled budgets and shutdowns reach far beyond the Capitol steps. Schools, small businesses, nonprofits, and working families are the ones left waiting and worrying.
Dear Friend,
On Friday, September 19, 2025, I joined the majority of the House of Representatives in voting for a short-term continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government open through November 21, 2025, giving Congress time to negotiate full-year funding legislation.
Liberals in D.C. flatly rejected this commonsense measure—at the very same spending levels they themselves supported just months ago. Instead, they chose political theater, demanding extreme policy concessions unrelated to funding the government, including:
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.