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 6422 American Water Stewardship Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-97	Mar 24, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll97 US-GOV-PD
HR 4638 Federal Working Animal Protection Act	On Passage	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-96	Mar 19, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll96 US-GOV-PD
HJRES 139 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring a balanced budget for the…	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-95	Mar 18, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll95 US-GOV-PD
HR 1958 Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2026	On Passage	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-94	Mar 18, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll94 US-GOV-PD
HR 556 Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act	On Passage	Yea	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2026-93	Mar 18, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll93 US-GOV-PD
HR 556 Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act	On Motion to Recommit	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-92	Mar 18, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll92 US-GOV-PD
HRES 1115 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 556) to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2026-91	Mar 17, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll91 US-GOV-PD
	On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-90	Mar 17, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll90 US-GOV-PD
S 3971 Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-89	Mar 17, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll89 US-GOV-PD
HR 4294 MAWS Act of 2026	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Nay	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-88	Mar 17, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll88 US-GOV-PD
HR 7744 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026	On Passage	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-87	Mar 5, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll87 US-GOV-PD
	On Motion to Recommit	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-86	Mar 5, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll86 US-GOV-PD
HCONRES 38 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 2026-85	Mar 5, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll85 US-GOV-PD
HRES 1099 Reaffirming Iran remains the largest state sponsor of terrorism.	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-84	Mar 5, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll84 US-GOV-PD
HRES 1100 Directing the Committee on Ethics to preserve and publicly release records of the Committee's…	On Motion to Refer	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-83	Mar 4, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll83 US-GOV-PD
HR 6472 Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-82	Mar 4, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll82 US-GOV-PD
S 723 Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-81	Mar 4, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll81 US-GOV-PD
HRES 1095 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7744) making appropriations for the Department of…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2026-80	Mar 4, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll80 US-GOV-PD
	On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-79	Mar 4, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll79 US-GOV-PD
HR 4758 Homeowner Energy Freedom Act	On Passage	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-78	Feb 25, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll78 US-GOV-PD
HR 4758 Homeowner Energy Freedom Act	On Motion to Recommit	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-77	Feb 25, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll77 US-GOV-PD
HR 4626 Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act	On Passage	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-76	Feb 24, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll76 US-GOV-PD
HR 4626 Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act	On Motion to Recommit	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-75	Feb 24, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll75 US-GOV-PD
HRES 1075 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4626) to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2026-74	Feb 24, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll74 US-GOV-PD
	On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-73	Feb 24, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll73 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