The Government Publishing Office has made every issue of the Congressional Record (Bound Edition) available to the public on its govinfo website. The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873 and is still published today. Search the Congressional Record to find speeches and remarks delivered by Robert Smalls.

On August 5, 1882, Robert Smalls gave a speech about establishing and completing a coaling-dock and naval storehouse at Port Royal Harbor, South Carolina.

Robert Smalls proposed a bill to help Mrs. Maria Hunter, the widow of General David Hunter on July 30, 1886,

On July 31, 1886, Robert Smalls proposed a joint resolution to provide relief to those who suffered from the overflow of the Sante, Pedce, and Wacamaw Rivers in South Carolina.