Christopher H. Smith

U.S. Representative · New Jersey's 4th district

RepublicanTerm 2025

Official site: chrissmith.house.gov/
Washington office phone: (202) 225-3765
Office: 2373 Rayburn House Office Building
Profile source: Congress.gov

What this office does

Representatives serve a single district for two-year terms. They write and vote on federal legislation, originate revenue and spending bills, and oversee federal agencies through committees.

Recent recorded votes

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HCONRES 40
Position recorded: Nay · Chamber outcome: Failed · 2026-04-16
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Position recorded: Aye · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-04-15
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HRES 965
Position recorded: Nay · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-04-15
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2/3 Yea-And-Nay
HR 1011
Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-04-14
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2/3 Yea-And-Nay
HR 7613
Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-04-14
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HCONRES 38
Position recorded: Nay · Chamber outcome: Failed · 2026-03-05
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2/3 Yea-And-Nay
HRES 1099
Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-03-05
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HR 7744
Position recorded: Nay · Chamber outcome: Failed · 2026-03-05
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HR 7744
Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-03-05
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HRES 1095
Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-03-04
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HRES 1100
Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-03-04
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2/3 Yea-And-Nay
S 723
Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-03-04
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HR 4758
Position recorded: Nay · Chamber outcome: Failed · 2026-02-25
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HR 4758
Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-02-25
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Recorded Vote
HRES 1075
Position recorded: Aye · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-02-24
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2/3 Yea-And-Nay
S 2503
Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Failed · 2026-02-24
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2/3 Yea-And-Nay
HR 6329
Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-02-24
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HRES 1075
Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-02-24
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HR 4626
Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-02-24
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HR 4626
Position recorded: Nay · Chamber outcome: Failed · 2026-02-24
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Legislation

Cosponsored · HR 9868
Preventing Forced Abortions Act of 2026
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Bill on Congress.gov
Cosponsored · HR 1908
End Congressional Stock Trading Act
Latest action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
Bill on Congress.gov
Sponsored · HR 9893
Stop Support for UNRWA Act of 2026
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Bill on Congress.gov
Cosponsored · HRES 1451
Recognizing Charleston as the appropriate host city for the 2027 annual meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly.
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Bill on Congress.gov
Cosponsored · HR 8326
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 16 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Drive in Willingboro, New Jersey, as the "James A. Cotten Post Office".
Latest action: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Bill on Congress.gov
Sponsored · HRES 1400
Condemning the People's Republic of China's Law on the Promotion of Ethnic Unity and Progress and the Chinese Communist Party's campaign of forced assimilation against ethnic and religious minorities.
Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Bill on Congress.gov
Sponsored · HR 9531
Preventing Stomach Cancer in Our Nation’s Heroes Act
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Bill on Congress.gov
Sponsored · HRES 1382
Celebrating the historic anniversary of the June 24, 2022, decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Bill on Congress.gov
Sponsored · HR 9202
Walter Patterson Justice and Extradition Act
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Bill on Congress.gov
Sponsored · HR 9085
Tibet Atrocities Determination Act
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Bill on Congress.gov
Cosponsored · HR 2048
Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Bill on Congress.gov
Sponsored · HRES 1279
Supporting the designation of the month of May as "Lyme and Tick-borne Disease Awareness Month".
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Bill on Congress.gov
Cosponsored · HR 8781
Title IX Clarification Act of 2026
Latest action: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 15.
Bill on Congress.gov
Cosponsored · HR 8793
Veterans Suicide Prevention and Care Enhancement Act of 2026
Latest action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill on Congress.gov
Cosponsored · HCONRES 96
Expressing support for law enforcement officers.
Latest action: Received in the Senate.
Bill on Congress.gov
Cosponsored · HRES 1273
Honoring mothers, and recognizing the significance of motherhood and the impact mothers have on raising the next generation, on the occasion of Mother's Day.
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Bill on Congress.gov
Cosponsored · HR 7718
Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program Expansion Act of 2026
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Bill on Congress.gov
Sponsored · HRES 1259
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should prioritize securing the release of Pastor Jin Mingri, Pastor Gao Quanfu and his wife Pang Yu, Dr. Gulshan Abbas, and Jimmy Lai detained by the People’s Republic of China during future engagements with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Latest action: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Bill on Congress.gov
Cosponsored · HR 8603
Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act of 2026
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Bill on Congress.gov
Cosponsored · HR 8481
Kayleigh’s Law Act of 2026
Latest action: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 636.
Bill on Congress.gov

Service history

House · 2025–present · NJ
House · 2023–2025 · NJ
House · 2021–2023 · NJ
House · 2019–2021 · NJ
House · 2017–2019 · NJ
House · 2015–2017 · NJ
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House · 1983–1985 · NJ
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