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 517 Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-84	Mar 31, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll84 US-GOV-PD
HR 1048 DETERRENT Act	On Passage	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-83	Mar 27, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll83 US-GOV-PD
	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-82	Mar 27, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll82 US-GOV-PD
	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-81	Mar 27, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll81 US-GOV-PD
	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-80	Mar 27, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll80 US-GOV-PD
	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-79	Mar 27, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll79 US-GOV-PD
HJRES 75 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule…	On Passage	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-78	Mar 27, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll78 US-GOV-PD
HJRES 24 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule…	On Passage	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-77	Mar 27, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll77 US-GOV-PD
HRES 242 Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 24) providing for congressional…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-76	Mar 25, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll76 US-GOV-PD
	On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-75	Mar 25, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll75 US-GOV-PD
HR 1534 IMPACT Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-74	Mar 25, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll74 US-GOV-PD
HR 1326 DOE and USDA Interagency Research Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-73	Mar 24, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll73 US-GOV-PD
HR 359 Cost-Share Accountability Act of 2025	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-72	Mar 24, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll72 US-GOV-PD
HJRES 25 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule…	On Passage	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-71	Mar 11, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll71 US-GOV-PD
HR 1968 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025	On Passage	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-70	Mar 11, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll70 US-GOV-PD
	On Motion to Recommit	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-69	Mar 11, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll69 US-GOV-PD
HR 1156 Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act	On Passage	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-68	Mar 11, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll68 US-GOV-PD
HRES 211 Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 25) providing for congressional…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-67	Mar 11, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll67 US-GOV-PD
	On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-66	Mar 11, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll66 US-GOV-PD
HR 993 Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-65	Mar 10, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll65 US-GOV-PD
HR 901 Research Security and Accountability in DHS Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-64	Mar 10, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll64 US-GOV-PD
HR 495 Subterranean Border Defense Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-63	Mar 10, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll63 US-GOV-PD
HRES 189 Censuring Representative Al Green of Texas.	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-62	Mar 6, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll62 US-GOV-PD
HRES 189 Censuring Representative Al Green of Texas.	On Motion to Table	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-60	Mar 5, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll60 US-GOV-PD
SJRES 11 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United…	On Passage	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-61	Mar 6, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll61 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