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 4593 SHOWER Act	On Motion to Recommit	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-22	Jan 13, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll22 US-GOV-PD
HR 2312 Tipped Employee Protection Act	On Motion to Recommit	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-21	Jan 13, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll21 US-GOV-PD
HR 2270 Empowering Employer Child and Elder Care Solutions Act	On Motion to Recommit	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-20	Jan 13, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll20 US-GOV-PD
HR 2262 Flexibility for Workers Education Act	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-19	Jan 13, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll19 US-GOV-PD
HR 2262 Flexibility for Workers Education Act	On Motion to Recommit	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-18	Jan 13, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll18 US-GOV-PD
HRES 988 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2988) to amend the Employee Retirement Income…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2026-17	Jan 13, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll17 US-GOV-PD
	On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-16	Jan 13, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll16 US-GOV-PD
HR 6504 Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-15	Jan 12, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll15 US-GOV-PD
HR 6500 AGOA Extension Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-14	Jan 12, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll14 US-GOV-PD
HR 2683 Remote Access Security Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-13	Jan 12, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll13 US-GOV-PD
HR 5184 Affordable HOMES Act	On Passage	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-12	Jan 9, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll12 US-GOV-PD
HR 1834 Breaking the Gridlock Act	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-11	Jan 8, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll11 US-GOV-PD
HRES 780 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities that will break…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-10	Jan 8, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll10 US-GOV-PD
	On Motion to Discharge	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-4	Jan 7, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll4 US-GOV-PD
HR 131 Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act	Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary Notwithstanding	Nay	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-9	Jan 8, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll9 US-GOV-PD
HR 504 Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act	Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary Notwithstanding	Nay	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-8	Jan 8, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll8 US-GOV-PD
HR 6938 Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment…	On Passage	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-7	Jan 8, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll7 US-GOV-PD
	On Retaining Divisions B and C	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-6	Jan 8, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll6 US-GOV-PD
	On Retaining Division A	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-5	Jan 8, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll5 US-GOV-PD
HRES 977 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4593) to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2026-3	Jan 7, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll3 US-GOV-PD
	On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-2	Jan 7, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll2 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	Call of the House	Present	house · QUORUM · roll 2026-1	Jan 6, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll1 US-GOV-PD
HR 498 Do No Harm in Medicaid Act	On Passage	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-362	Dec 18, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll362 US-GOV-PD
HR 498 Do No Harm in Medicaid Act	On Motion to Recommit	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-361	Dec 18, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll361 US-GOV-PD
HR 845 Pet and Livestock Protection Act	On Passage	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-360	Dec 18, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll360 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