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 4016 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-209	Jul 18, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll209 US-GOV-PD
	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-208	Jul 18, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll208 US-GOV-PD
	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-207	Jul 18, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll207 US-GOV-PD
	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-206	Jul 18, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll206 US-GOV-PD
	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-205	Jul 18, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll205 US-GOV-PD
	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-204	Jul 18, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll204 US-GOV-PD
HRES 590 Relating to consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 4) to rescind certain budget…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-203	Jul 18, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll203 US-GOV-PD
	On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-202	Jul 17, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll202 US-GOV-PD
HR 1919 Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act	On Passage	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-201	Jul 17, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll201 US-GOV-PD
S 1582 GENIUS Act	On Passage	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-200	Jul 17, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll200 US-GOV-PD
HR 3633 Digital Asset Market Clarity Act	On Passage	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-199	Jul 17, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll199 US-GOV-PD
HRES 580 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4016) making appropriations for the Department of…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-198	Jul 16, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll198 US-GOV-PD
	On Motion to Reconsider	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-197	Jul 16, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll197 US-GOV-PD
	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-195	Jul 15, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll195 US-GOV-PD
	On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-194	Jul 15, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll194 US-GOV-PD
HR 1717 Communications Security Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-196	Jul 15, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll196 US-GOV-PD
S 1596 Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Not voting	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-193	Jul 14, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll193 US-GOV-PD
HR 1770 Consumer Safety Technology Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-192	Jul 14, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll192 US-GOV-PD
HR 1709 Understanding Cybersecurity of Mobile Networks Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-191	Jul 14, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll191 US-GOV-PD
HR 1 An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.	On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment	Yea	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-190	Jul 3, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll190 US-GOV-PD
HRES 566 Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 1) to provide for…	On Agreeing to the Resolution, as Amended	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-189	Jul 3, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll189 US-GOV-PD
	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-188	Jul 2, 2025	Agreed to	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll188 US-GOV-PD
	On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-187	Jul 2, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll187 US-GOV-PD
	On Consideration of the Resolution	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-186	Jul 2, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll186 US-GOV-PD
HRES 516 Condemning the violent June 2025 riots in Los Angeles, California.	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-185	Jun 27, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll185 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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	LABORERS' INTERNTIONAL UNION OF NA (LIUNA) PAC	FRIENDS OF CHRIS SMITH	Corporate PAC	Sep 5, 2024	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