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
HRES 481 Condemning the rise in ideologically motivated attacks on Jewish individuals in the United States…	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-159	Jun 9, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll159 US-GOV-PD
HRES 488 Denouncing the antisemitic terrorist attack in Boulder, Colorado.	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-158	Jun 9, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll158 US-GOV-PD
HR 2035 American Cargo for American Ships Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-157	Jun 9, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll157 US-GOV-PD
HR 2966 American Entrepreneurs First Act of 2025	On Passage	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-156	Jun 6, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll156 US-GOV-PD
HR 2987 CEASE Act of 2025	On Passage	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-155	Jun 5, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll155 US-GOV-PD
HR 2987 CEASE Act of 2025	On Motion to Recommit	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-154	Jun 5, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll154 US-GOV-PD
HR 2931 Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act of 2025	On Passage	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-153	Jun 5, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll153 US-GOV-PD
HR 2931 Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act of 2025	On Motion to Recommit	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-152	Jun 5, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll152 US-GOV-PD
HR 2483 SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025	On Passage	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-151	Jun 4, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll151 US-GOV-PD
	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-150	Jun 4, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll150 US-GOV-PD
HRES 458 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2483) to reauthorize certain programs that provide…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-149	Jun 4, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll149 US-GOV-PD
	On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-148	Jun 4, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll148 US-GOV-PD
HR 1804 7(a) Loan Agent Oversight Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Not voting	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-147	Jun 3, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll147 US-GOV-PD
HR 1642 Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act of 2025	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Not voting	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-146	Jun 3, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll146 US-GOV-PD
HR 1 An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.	On Passage	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-145	May 22, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll145 US-GOV-PD
	On Motion to Recommit	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-144	May 22, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll144 US-GOV-PD
SJRES 31 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United…	On Passage	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-143	May 22, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll143 US-GOV-PD
HRES 436 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-142	May 22, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll142 US-GOV-PD
	On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-141	May 22, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll141 US-GOV-PD
	On Consideration of the Resolution	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-140	May 22, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll140 US-GOV-PD
	On Consideration of the Resolution	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-139	May 22, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll139 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On Motion to Adjourn	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-138	May 21, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll138 US-GOV-PD
SJRES 13 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United…	On Passage	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-137	May 20, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll137 US-GOV-PD
HR 1223 ANCHOR Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-136	May 20, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll136 US-GOV-PD
HRES 426 Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 13) providing for congressional…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-135	May 20, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll135 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