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 1175 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8035) to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to…	On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-122	Apr 17, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll122 US-GOV-PD
HRES 1156 Expressing support for tax policies that support working families.	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-121	Apr 16, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll121 US-GOV-PD
HR 1689 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status.	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-120	Apr 16, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll120 US-GOV-PD
HRES 965 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1689) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-119	Apr 16, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll119 US-GOV-PD
	On Motion to Discharge	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-113	Apr 15, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll113 US-GOV-PD
HR 6398 RED Tape Act	On Passage	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-118	Apr 16, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll118 US-GOV-PD
HR 6398 RED Tape Act	On Motion to Recommit	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-117	Apr 16, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll117 US-GOV-PD
HR 6409 FENCES Act	On Passage	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-116	Apr 16, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll116 US-GOV-PD
HR 6409 FENCES Act	On Motion to Recommit	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-115	Apr 16, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll115 US-GOV-PD
HCONRES 40 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 2026-114	Apr 16, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll114 US-GOV-PD
HRES 1174 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6387) to amend the Clean Air Act to require revisions…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2026-112	Apr 15, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll112 US-GOV-PD
	On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-111	Apr 15, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll111 US-GOV-PD
HR 7613 ALERT Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-110	Apr 14, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll110 US-GOV-PD
HR 1011 Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-109	Apr 14, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll109 US-GOV-PD
HRES 1142 Providing for disposition of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 7147) making further…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2026-108	Mar 27, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll108 US-GOV-PD
	On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-107	Mar 27, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll107 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On Motion to Adjourn	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-106	Mar 27, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll106 US-GOV-PD
HR 7084 Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2026	On Passage	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-105	Mar 27, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll105 US-GOV-PD
HR 8029 Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act	On Passage	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-104	Mar 26, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll104 US-GOV-PD
HR 8029 Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act	On Motion to Recommit	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-103	Mar 26, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll103 US-GOV-PD
HRES 1128 Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the Department of Homeland Security.	On Agreeing to the Resolution, as Amended	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-102	Mar 26, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll102 US-GOV-PD
HR 5103 Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2025	On Passage	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-101	Mar 25, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll101 US-GOV-PD
	On Motion to Recommit	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-100	Mar 25, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll100 US-GOV-PD
HRES 1131 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8029) making appropriations for the Department of…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2026-99	Mar 25, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll99 US-GOV-PD
	On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-98	Mar 25, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll98 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