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Smith, Christopher H.
Member of Congress

Christopher H. Smith

Republican New Jersey On the 2026 ballot Official website
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Bills introduced
866
During their time in Congress
Bills cosponsored
7,639
Signed on as a supporter
Status
Serving now
As of our last update

Track record

Straight from the public record · How we compute these
Votes with their party
94%
6,358 of 6,793 Yea/Nay votes matched the Republican majority position This is high party loyalty. Most members in Congress fall between 75-95%.
Roll-call votes missed
2%
126 of 6,921 votes
Bills enacted into law
5.8%
50 of 866 bills they introduced

Based on 6,921 recorded votes and 866 sponsored bills in our data. Most bills never become law. A low enactment rate is normal across Congress.

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Committee assignments

3 current assignments · source: clerk.house.gov & senate.gov

Lobbyist political contributions

45 contributions totaling $94,400 that registered lobbyists disclosed in this member's honor. Source: federal LD-203 filings.

Top filers

  • UNITED ASSN OF JOURNEYMEN & APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY $15,000 · 3 contributions
  • AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO $11,500 · 7 contributions
  • LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA $11,000 · 3 contributions
  • TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA, AFL-CIO $7,500 · 2 contributions
  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS $6,500 · 3 contributions
  • AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION $5,000 · 1 contribution
  • INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS $5,000 · 1 contribution
  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS $4,000 · 2 contributions

Recent contributions

DateFilerPayeeHonoreeAmount
Jun 29, 2026 ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP FRIENDS OF CHRIS SMITH Rep. Christopher H. Smith $1,500.00
Mar 16, 2026 NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION FRIENDS OF CHRIS SMITH Christopher Smith $1,000.00
Dec 17, 2025 GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC. COMMITTEE TO REELECT CONGRESSMAN CHRIS SMITH Christopher Smith $2,500.00
Dec 15, 2025 ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP FRIENDS OF CHRIS SMITH Rep. Christopher H. Smith $500.00
Dec 4, 2025 NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA) FRIENDS OF CHRIS SMITH Smith, Christopher $1,000.00
Sep 22, 2025 UNITED ASSN OF JOURNEYMEN & APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY FRIENDS OF CHRIS SMITH Christopher Smith $5,000.00
Aug 14, 2025 NATIONAL POSTAL MAIL HANDLERS UNION FRIENDS OF CHRIS SMITH Christopher Smith $1,000.00
Jun 29, 2025 TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE TO REELECT CONGRESSMAN CHRIS SMITH Christopher Smith $2,500.00
Jun 27, 2025 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS COMMITTEE TO REELECT CONGRESSMAN CHRIS SMITH Christopher Smith $2,500.00
Jun 18, 2025 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS FRIENDS OF CHRIS SMITH Christopher Smith $1,000.00
May 8, 2025 AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO FRIENDS OF CHRIS SMITH Christopher Smith $1,500.00
May 8, 2025 AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO FRIENDS OF CHRIS SMITH Christopher Smith $1,500.00
May 6, 2025 AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO FRIENDS OF CHRIS SMITH Christopher Smith $1,000.00
May 6, 2025 AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO FRIENDS OF CHRIS SMITH Christopher Smith $1,000.00
Mar 26, 2025 BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER LLP FRIENDS OF CHRIS SMITH Christopher H. Smith $1,000.00

Contributions that registered lobbyists and their firms disclosed as made in this member's honor (to a campaign, a PAC, or an event), under section 203 of the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act. A disclosed, reported contribution is legal activity, not an allegation of wrongdoing.

 Time in Congress
  • House of Representatives · New Jersey · District 4
    2025–present · Congress 119
  • House of Representatives · New Jersey · District 4
    2023–2025 · Congress 118
  • House of Representatives · New Jersey · District 4
    2021–2023 · Congress 117
  • House of Representatives · New Jersey · District 4
    2019–2021 · Congress 116
  • House of Representatives · New Jersey · District 4
    2017–2019 · Congress 115
  • House of Representatives · New Jersey · District 4
    2015–2017 · Congress 114
  • House of Representatives · New Jersey · District 4
    2013–2015 · Congress 113
  • House of Representatives · New Jersey · District 4
    2011–2013 · Congress 112
  • House of Representatives · New Jersey · District 4
    2009–2011 · Congress 111
  • House of Representatives · New Jersey · District 4
    2007–2009 · Congress 110
  • House of Representatives · New Jersey · District 4
    2005–2007 · Congress 109
  • House of Representatives · New Jersey · District 4
    2003–2005 · Congress 108
  • House of Representatives · New Jersey · District 4
    2001–2003 · Congress 107
  • House of Representatives · New Jersey · District 4
    1999–2001 · Congress 106
  • House of Representatives · New Jersey · District 4
    1997–1999 · Congress 105
  • House of Representatives · New Jersey · District 4
    1995–1997 · Congress 104
  • House of Representatives · New Jersey · District 4
    1993–1995 · Congress 103
  • House of Representatives · New Jersey · District 4
    1991–1993 · Congress 102
  • House of Representatives · New Jersey · District 4
    1989–1991 · Congress 101
  • House of Representatives · New Jersey · District 4
    1987–1989 · Congress 100
  • House of Representatives · New Jersey · District 4
    1985–1987 · Congress 99
  • House of Representatives · New Jersey · District 4
    1983–1985 · Congress 98
  • House of Representatives · New Jersey · District 4
    1981–1983 · Congress 97
 Washington, DC office

2373 Rayburn House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

 (202) 225-3765

 How they voted recently 20 votes shown
DateVoteQuestionPositionResult
Jul 16, 2026 H #249 On Motion to Recommit · 119-HR-9237 Nay Failed Details →
Jul 16, 2026 H #248 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · 119-HR-5362 Yea Passed Details →
Jul 15, 2026 H #247 On Passage · 119-HR-8595 Yea Passed Details →
Jul 15, 2026 H #246 On Motion to Recommit · 119-HR-8595 Nay Failed Details →
Jul 15, 2026 H #245 On Agreeing to the Amendment · 119-HR-8595 Nay Failed Details →
Jul 15, 2026 H #244 On Agreeing to the Amendment · 119-HR-8595 Nay Failed Details →
Jul 15, 2026 H #243 On Agreeing to the Amendment · 119-HR-8595 Nay Failed Details →
Jul 15, 2026 H #242 On Agreeing to the Amendment · 119-HR-8595 Yea Failed Details →
Jul 15, 2026 H #241 On Agreeing to the Amendment · 119-HR-8595 Nay Failed Details →
Jul 14, 2026 H #240 On Passage · 119-HR-1181 Yea Passed Details →
Jul 14, 2026 H #239 On Motion to Recommit · 119-HR-1181 Nay Failed Details →
Jul 14, 2026 H #238 On Passage · 119-HR-139 Nay Passed Details →
Jul 14, 2026 H #237 On Agreeing to the Resolution · 119-HRES-1423 Yea Passed Details →
Jul 14, 2026 H #236 On Ordering the Previous Question · 119-HRES-1423 Yea Passed Details →
Jul 13, 2026 H #235 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · 119-HR-8897 Yea Passed Details →
Jul 13, 2026 H #234 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · 119-HR-3106 Yea Passed Details →
Jun 30, 2026 H #233 On Agreeing to the Resolution · 119-HRES-1399 Yea Passed Details →
Jun 30, 2026 H #232 On Agreeing to the Resolution · 119-HCONRES-108 Nay Failed Details →
Jun 30, 2026 H #231 On Agreeing to the Resolution · 119-HRES-1398 Yea Failed Details →
Jun 30, 2026 H #230 On Ordering the Previous Question · 119-HRES-1398 Yea Passed Details →
 Bills they introduced 25 most recent
IDTitleIntroducedPolicy
119-HRES-1400 Condemning the People's Republic of China's Law on the Promotion of Ethnic Unity and Progress and t… Jun 30, 2026 International Affairs
119-HR-9531 Preventing Stomach Cancer in Our Nation’s Heroes Act Jun 29, 2026 Armed Forces and National Security
119-HRES-1382 Celebrating the historic anniversary of the June 24, 2022, decision of the Supreme Court of the Uni… Jun 24, 2026 Law
119-HR-9202 Walter Patterson Justice and Extradition Act Jun 8, 2026 International Affairs
119-HR-9085 Tibet Atrocities Determination Act Jun 2, 2026 International Affairs
119-HR-5160 Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2025 May 29, 2026 Health
119-HRES-1279 Supporting the designation of the month of May as "Lyme and Tick-borne Disease Awareness Month". May 22, 2026 Health
119-HRES-1259 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should prioritize securing … May 11, 2026 International Affairs
119-HRES-1188 Expressing support for the work of open water lifeguards as first responders and emergency response… Apr 20, 2026 Labor and Employment
119-HR-8354 Securing Local Communities Input in Broadband Development Act Apr 16, 2026 Science, Technology, Communications
119-HR-7967 Heidi’s Law Mar 17, 2026 Government Operations and Politics
119-HR-7807 Honduras Expropriation Accountability Act Mar 4, 2026 International Affairs
119-HR-1144 Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2025 Feb 24, 2026 Crime and Law Enforcement
119-HR-1744 United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2026 Feb 23, 2026 International Affairs
119-HR-7482 LymeX Authorization Act Feb 11, 2026 Health
119-HR-7457 Nigeria Religious Freedom and Accountability Act of 2026 Feb 10, 2026 International Affairs
119-HR-3225 Belarus Democracy, Human Rights, and Sovereignty Act of 2025 Feb 10, 2026 International Affairs
119-HR-7055 Restoring Sovereignty and Human Rights in Nicaragua Act of 2026 Jan 14, 2026 International Affairs
119-HR-6930 Protecting Military Readiness from Offshore Wind Industrialization Interference Act Dec 23, 2025 Armed Forces and National Security
119-HR-6765 Safe Passages Act of 2025 Dec 16, 2025 International Affairs
119-HRES-860 Commending President Trump for Redesignating Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern due to Nigeria… Nov 12, 2025 International Affairs
119-HR-6042 LANDED Act Nov 12, 2025 Transportation and Public Works
119-HJRES-98 Life Month Resolution Oct 10, 2025 Health
119-HR-4348 To reauthorize the Kay Hagan Tick Act, and for other purposes. Oct 8, 2025 Health
119-HR-5491 Nelson Wells Jr. and Dawn Michelle Hunt Unjustly Detained in Communist China Act Oct 3, 2025 International Affairs
 Bills they signed on to support 25 most recent
IDTitleIntroduced
119-HR-9680 To require the Secretary State to submit to Congress a strategy to dismantle United Nations Relief … Jul 14, 2026
119-HRES-1402 Supporting the goals and ideals of Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month. Jun 30, 2026
119-HR-9443 Saving FACE Act of 2026 Jun 24, 2026
119-HR-8476 No Antisemitism in Education Act of 2026 Jun 22, 2026
119-HRES-843 Supporting the designation of October 30 as the "International Day of Political Prisoners". Jun 10, 2026
119-HR-1502 North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act Jun 4, 2026
119-HR-6130 ASAP Act Jun 2, 2026
119-HR-9039 PANA Act of 2026 May 26, 2026
119-HRES-564 Calling for the return of abducted Ukrainian children before finalizing any peace agreement to end … May 20, 2026
119-HR-3184 PFAS Alternatives Act May 20, 2026
119-HR-8793 Veterans Suicide Prevention and Care Enhancement Act of 2026 May 13, 2026
119-HR-8781 Title IX Clarification Act of 2026 May 13, 2026
119-HR-8170 MATCH Act May 12, 2026
119-HCONRES-96 Expressing support for law enforcement officers. May 12, 2026
119-HR-6466 Forced Abortion Prevention and Accountability Act May 12, 2026
119-HRES-1273 Honoring mothers, and recognizing the significance of motherhood and the impact mothers have on rai… May 11, 2026
119-HR-2048 Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act Apr 30, 2026
119-HR-8603 Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act of 2026 Apr 30, 2026
119-HR-3756 FISH Act of 2025 Apr 27, 2026
119-HR-8481 Kayleigh’s Law Act of 2026 Apr 23, 2026
119-HR-7718 Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program Expansion Act… Apr 14, 2026
119-HR-3747 Accelerating Access to Dementia and Alzheimer’s Provider Training Act Apr 14, 2026
119-HR-5688 Non-Domiciled CDL Integrity Act Apr 14, 2026
119-HR-7095 Ending Importation of Laundered Russian Oil Act Mar 25, 2026
119-HR-7902 Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortion Act Mar 24, 2026
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APA
Open America. (2026). Smith, Christopher H. (Republican–New Jersey): voting record. https://openamerica.io/legislator/S000522/
MLA
"Smith, Christopher H. (Republican–New Jersey): Voting Record." Open America, 2026, https://openamerica.io/legislator/S000522/.
Bluebook (legal)
Profile of Smith, Christopher H., Member of Congress, New Jersey (Republican), Open America (2026), https://openamerica.io/legislator/S000522/.
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