Christopher H. Smith

Topics in their record

Topics found in sponsored legislation and separately sourced statements. Legislative activity on a topic is not presented as a policy stance. AI-derived tags

Foreign Policy & Trade 4 Civil Rights & Liberties 3 Healthcare 3 Criminal Justice & Policing 1

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
U.S. Representative, NJ-4 current New Jersey	Republican	Jan 3, 2025	Jan 3, 2027	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NJ-4 New Jersey	Republican	Jan 3, 2023	Jan 3, 2025	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NJ-4 New Jersey	Republican	Jan 3, 2021	Jan 3, 2023	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NJ-4 New Jersey	Republican	Jan 3, 2019	Jan 3, 2021	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NJ-4 New Jersey	Republican	Jan 3, 2017	Jan 3, 2019	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NJ-4 New Jersey	Republican	Jan 6, 2015	Jan 3, 2017	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NJ-4 New Jersey	Republican	Jan 3, 2013	Jan 3, 2015	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NJ-4 New Jersey	Republican	Jan 5, 2011	Jan 3, 2013	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NJ-4 New Jersey	Republican	Jan 6, 2009	Jan 3, 2011	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NJ-4 New Jersey	Republican	Jan 4, 2007	Jan 3, 2009	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NJ-4 New Jersey	Republican	Jan 4, 2005	Jan 3, 2007	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NJ-4 New Jersey	Republican	Jan 7, 2003	Jan 3, 2005	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NJ-4 New Jersey	Republican	Jan 3, 2001	Jan 3, 2003	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NJ-4 New Jersey	Republican	Jan 6, 1999	Jan 3, 2001	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NJ-4 New Jersey	Republican	Jan 7, 1997	Jan 3, 1999	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NJ-4 New Jersey	Republican	Jan 4, 1995	Jan 3, 1997	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NJ-4 New Jersey	Republican	Jan 5, 1993	Jan 3, 1995	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NJ-4 New Jersey	Republican	Jan 3, 1991	Jan 3, 1993	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NJ-4 New Jersey	Republican	Jan 3, 1989	Jan 3, 1991	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NJ-4 New Jersey	Republican	Jan 6, 1987	Jan 3, 1989	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NJ-4 New Jersey	Republican	Jan 3, 1985	Jan 3, 1987	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NJ-4 New Jersey	Republican	Jan 3, 1983	Jan 3, 1985	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NJ-4 New Jersey	Republican	Jan 5, 1981	Jan 3, 1983	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

Committee assignments

House Committee on Foreign Affairs — Africa — Chair unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
House Committee on Foreign Affairs unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
House Committee on Foreign Affairs — Western Hemisphere unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim

DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. 0.184, social dim. -0.171. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic

Roll-call votes (583 recorded)

Bill	Motion / question	Position	Chamber · stage · roll	Date	Outcome	Source
HR 845 Pet and Livestock Protection Act	On Motion to Recommit	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-359	Dec 18, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll359 US-GOV-PD
HR 1366 Mining Regulatory Clarity Act	On Passage	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-358	Dec 18, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll358 US-GOV-PD
HR 1366 Mining Regulatory Clarity Act	On Motion to Recommit	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-357	Dec 18, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll357 US-GOV-PD
HR 4776 SPEED Act	On Passage	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-356	Dec 18, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll356 US-GOV-PD
	On Motion to Recommit	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-355	Dec 18, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll355 US-GOV-PD
	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-354	Dec 18, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll354 US-GOV-PD
	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-353	Dec 18, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll353 US-GOV-PD
	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-352	Dec 18, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll352 US-GOV-PD
HR 3492 Protect Children’s Innocence Act	On Passage	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-351	Dec 17, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll351 US-GOV-PD
HR 3492 Protect Children’s Innocence Act	On Motion to Recommit	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-350	Dec 17, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll350 US-GOV-PD
HR 6703 Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act	On Passage	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-349	Dec 17, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll349 US-GOV-PD
HR 6703 Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act	On Motion to Recommit	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-348	Dec 17, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll348 US-GOV-PD
HR 3616 Reliable Power Act	On Passage	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-347	Dec 17, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll347 US-GOV-PD
HCONRES 64 To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-346	Dec 17, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll346 US-GOV-PD
HCONRES 61 Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-345	Dec 17, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll345 US-GOV-PD
HRES 953 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6703) to ensure access to affordable health…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-344	Dec 17, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll344 US-GOV-PD
	On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-343	Dec 17, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll343 US-GOV-PD
HR 3632 Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025	On Passage	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-342	Dec 16, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll342 US-GOV-PD
HR 3632 Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025	On Motion to Recommit	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-341	Dec 16, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll341 US-GOV-PD
HR 4371 Kayla Hamilton Act	On Passage	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-340	Dec 16, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll340 US-GOV-PD
HR 4371 Kayla Hamilton Act	On Motion to Recommit	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-339	Dec 16, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll339 US-GOV-PD
HRES 951 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4776) to amend the National Environmental Policy Act…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-338	Dec 16, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll338 US-GOV-PD
	On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-337	Dec 16, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll337 US-GOV-PD
HR 3187 To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a parcel of property of the Forest Service to…	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-336	Dec 15, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll336 US-GOV-PD
S 284 Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-335	Dec 15, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll335 US-GOV-PD

Campaign finance

2024 cycle · official FEC aggregate

Period Jan 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2024 · as of Dec 31, 2024 · coverage: official aggregate · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Receipts	Spending	Cash	Debt	Refunds	Self-funding	Net receipts
$838,737	$701,105	$364,065	$0	$200	—	$838,537

2024 · Itemized receipts loaded

Period Jan 24, 2023–Dec 6, 2024 · verified Jun 21, 2026 · 10:07 AM · coverage: itemized partial · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Gross receipts loaded	Refunds/reversals loaded	Net receipts loaded
$802,743	$6,600	$796,143

Largest itemized receipts

Cycle	Amount	Donor	To committee	Type	Date	Coverage	Source
2024	$33,381	CONGRESS NJ	FRIENDS OF CHRIS SMITH	Corporate PAC	Sep 29, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,100	CONGRESS NJ	FRIENDS OF CHRIS SMITH	Corporate PAC	Sep 29, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	SBA PRO-LIFE AMERICA CANDIDATE FUND	FRIENDS OF CHRIS SMITH	Corporate PAC	Jun 25, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	HUCKPAC	FRIENDS OF CHRIS SMITH	Corporate PAC	Jun 29, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS (EMMER PAC)	FRIENDS OF CHRIS SMITH	Corporate PAC	Jun 25, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION CTTEE/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS	FRIENDS OF CHRIS SMITH	Corporate PAC	Mar 4, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	ALZHEIMERS IMPACT MOVEMENT PAC	FRIENDS OF CHRIS SMITH	Corporate PAC	Oct 23, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	NATIONAL ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS PAC	FRIENDS OF CHRIS SMITH	Corporate PAC	Jun 4, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE	FRIENDS OF CHRIS SMITH	Corporate PAC	Nov 4, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	INT. UNION OF PAINTERS & ALLIED TRADES(IUPAT)	FRIENDS OF CHRIS SMITH	Corporate PAC	Oct 31, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION PAC	FRIENDS OF CHRIS SMITH	Corporate PAC	May 14, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS LOCAL NO. 9 PAC	FRIENDS OF CHRIS SMITH	Corporate PAC	Mar 5, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS LOCAL NO. 9 PAC	FRIENDS OF CHRIS SMITH	Corporate PAC	Sep 29, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS PAC (AIPAC)	FRIENDS OF CHRIS SMITH	Corporate PAC	Oct 25, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS PAC (AIPAC)	FRIENDS OF CHRIS SMITH	Corporate PAC	Jun 22, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)

Largest loaded receipts, not a complete total. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.

Outside spending

Independent expenditures are not campaign contributions and are shown separately by support or opposition.

Cycle	Position	Itemized spending loaded	Period / as of	Coverage	Source
2024	Support	$86,954 (500 records)	May 1, 2024–Oct 9, 2024 · as of Oct 9, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD