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Christopher H. Smith

Christopher H. Smith

R NJ-4 · House

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

All Industries Abortion Academic Institutions Agricultural Industry Agricultural Producers Agriculture Air Force Global Strike Command Air Traffic Control Airport Authorities Airport Infrastructure Airport Operators Alcohol Beverage Industry All Businesses All Industries Allied Nations Alternative Fuel Industry Ambulatory Health Care Services Amphibious Vessel Industry Animal Exhibition Animal Fighting Animal Industries Animal Sales Animal Welfare Animal Welfare Organizations Architecture & Engineering Arts And Cultural Institutions Automotive Behavioral Health Programs Benefits Administration Beverages Biofuels Bond Markets Border Security Business Associations Business Entities Business Owners And Operators Cannabis Capitol Police Force Capitol Tours Carbon Capture And Storage Carbon Sequestration Industry Cash Handling Census Charitable Contributors Chinese Entities Civic & Social Organizations Civic Organizations Civil Liberties Civil Rights Advocacy Civil Society Clean Hydrogen Production Climate Tech Cloud Services Coast Guard Coast Guard Facilities Coast Guard Firefighting Services Coast Guard Leadership Coast Guard Legal Professionals Coast Guard Medical Personnel Coast Guard Members Coast Guard Personnel Coastal Communities Coastal Restoration Collectibles Collectors College Students Commercial Air Transport Commercial Space Industry Commodities Community Development Community Development Investing Community Health Centers Community Organizations Commuters Computer And Electronic Products Congress Congressional Committees Congressional Families Congressional Offices Congressional Representatives Congressional Security Congressional Staff Construction Consumer Goods Consumers Content Moderation Services Convention & Trade Show Organizers Corporate Debtors Correctional Institutions Corrections Cosmetics Courts Courts And Judicial Services Credit Intermediation Credit Intermediation And Related Activities Creditors Crime Criminal Enterprises Criminal Offenders Criminal Organizations Crisis Services Critical Infrastructure Cryptocurrency Cuban Americans And Their Families Cultural Institutions Custodial Services Custody Services Cycling Industry Data Brokers Data Brokers & Analytics Defense Denied Enlistees Dentistry Development Finance Institutions Digital Art/Collectibles Digital Asset Custody Services Digital Asset Exchanges Diplomatic Service Diplomatic Services Disability Support Services Disaster Relief And Emergency Management Disaster-Affected Regions Divided Families Domestic Businesses Dredging Industry E-learning Services Economic Actors In Western Balkans Economic Development Economic Development Organizations Education Educational Services Electric Power Distribution Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) Email/Communication Services Emergency Management Emergency Management Services Emergency Services Emerging Leaders Energy Environment Equine Industry Estate Planning Events & Tourism Family Services Providers Federal Administration Federal Budget Federal Civil Service Federal Executive Agencies Federal Programs Federal Regulation Federal Regulatory Agencies Finance Financial Inclusion Financial Services Fire Departments And Emergency Services Fire Protection Firearms Firearms Industry Firefighting Services Fish Processing Industry Fisheries Industry Fishing & Forestry Food & Beverage Foreign Affairs Foreign Agents Foreign Aid Recipients Foreign Businesses Foreign Countries Foreign Entities Foreign Entities Engaged In Prohibited/Notifiable Technologies Foreign Investment Foreign Issuers Foreign Organizations Foreign Policy Foreign Private Issuers Foreign Renewable Fuel Producers Foreign Trade Foreign Visitors Fuel Distribution Companies Future Beneficiaries Gambling And Betting Services Gambling Industry Participants General Contractors And Suppliers General Foreign Entities General Industry General Public Government Government Contractors Government Employees Governments And Aid Organizations Green Building Services Green Finance HVAC & Air Quality HVAC Industry Health Care Health Care Providers Health IT Health Professionals Healthcare Hemp Industry High-Income Individuals Historic Preservation Historical Aircraft Preservation Organizations Homeland Security Homeowners Human Rights Organizations Human Trafficking Humanitarian Assistance Humanitarian Organizations Humanitarian Services Hydrogen Production IT Services Illegal Activities Illegal Drug Trafficking Illegal Gambling Immigrant Communities Immigration Indigenous Affairs Indigenous Communities Individual And Family Services Individual Contributors Individual Investors Individual Offenders Individual Perpetrators Individual Rights Individual Savers Individual Victims/Privacy Advocacy International Affairs Professionals International Allies International Allies Of The U.S. International Business International Cooperation Programs International Development International Development Finance International Development Organizations International Development Professionals International Development Projects International Drug Trafficking International Financial Institution International Governments International Organizations International Travelers Investigation & Security Services Investment And Development Companies Investment Fund Management Job Seekers Judicial Branch Judiciary Labor Large Corporations Law Enforcement Legislative Bodies Legislative Body Lobbying Local Communities Low-Income Households Manufacturing Marine Industry Marine Salvage Industry Media & Entertainment Medical Beneficiaries Medical Diagnostics Medical Professionals Merchant Wholesalers Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods Mergers And Acquisitions Migrants And Asylum Seekers Military Mining Motor Vehicle Owners Moving Services Multi-State Businesses Multifamily Development Museums Museums & Cultural Institutions Museums And Cultural Institutions Museums And Historical Sites Music Music Industry Music Production NATO Allies Nation Nation States National Laboratories National Security Native Hawaiian Enterprises Native Hawaiian Organizations Natural Resource Trustees Naval Operations Naval Ship Maintenance Services Naval Support Facilities Naval Surface Vessel Maintenance Industry Naval Vehicles Naval Vessels Navy Ship Maintenance Navy Ship Maintenance Services Navy Ships Non-DoD Organizations Non-Profit Institutions Nonprofit Health Organizations Nonprofits Nuclear Energy Nursery And Floriculture Production Nursing Care Facilities Offices Of Physicians Oil & Gas Oil Refining Opioid Trafficking Organized Crime Organized Crime / Illicit Finance Outdoor Recreation Outpatient Mental Health Centers Pass-Through Entities Payroll Services Personal Finance Personal Savings Personal Vehicle Owners Pest Control Services Pet Ownership Pharmaceuticals Pharmacy Philanthropic Organizations Physicians And Surgeons Physicians Offices Political Campaigns Political Contributors Political Leadership Port And Harbor Operations Port Authorities Postal Service Poultry Production Pregnant Women Primary Care Services Printing And Related Support Activities Prison Population Private Detention Private Sector Professional Associations Professional Development Professional Services Professional, Scientific, And Technical Services Qualified Pass-Through Entities Real Estate Recent Graduates / Entry-Level Professionals Recovery Services Recreation Recreation & Tourism RegTech Regulated Industries Regulatory Agency Religious Organizations Relocation Services Renewable Energy Renewable Fuel Producers Research & Science Residential Residential Care Facilities Residential Communities Residential Homeowners Retail Retirement Retirement Savers Rural Communities Safety Training Seafood Industry Security Services Self-Employment Shipbuilding Small Business Social Service Providers Social Services Social Welfare Space Agency Space Industry Space Launch Services Sporting Goods Stores Sports & Recreation State & Local Government State Regulation Stock Exchanges Student Athletes Student Borrowers Students And Families Substance Abuse Treatment Centers Substance Use Disorder Treatment Substance Use Treatment Sugar Industry Syrian Opposition Groups TANF Program TANF Recipients Tanning Services Tax Advisory Tax Preparation Services Tax-Exempt Organizations Taxpayers Technology Telecommunications Temporary Residents Textile Industry Tobacco Products Tourism Tourism & Hospitality Trade Trade Associations Transit Agencies Transnational Criminal Organizations Transportation Travel Industry Travel Services Tribal Nations Trust And Estate Planning Services U.S. Coast Guard U.S. Department Of State U.S. Residents U.S. State Department Leadership United States Coast Guard Unmanned Aircraft Systems Urban Planning Services Utilities Venture Capital Veterans Veterinary Veterinary Services Victim Services Waste Management Waste Management & Remediation Water And Sewage Treatment Water Infrastructure Water Supply And Irrigation Weather & Ocean Services Whistleblowers Wildlife Wildlife Trade Wildlife Trafficking Youth Youth Programs Youth Services
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hr7055-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Restoring Sovereignty and Human Rights in Nicaragua Act of 2026

11 clauses Jan 14, 2026
Agriculture Foreign Entities Government Non-Profit Institutions

hr6857-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Protecting Students on Campus Act of 2025

3 clauses Dec 18, 2025
Government Education Non-Profit Institutions

hr6444-119

Cosponsor Reported

Blast Overpressure Research and Mitigation Task Force Act

1 clause Dec 4, 2025
Research & Science Military Veterans Congressional Committees

hr5303-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To encourage and support the Department of State’s diplomatic advocacy efforts on behalf of Gao Zhisheng and other political prisoners in the People’s Republic of China, including in Hong Kong, and globally.

5 clauses Sep 11, 2025
Foreign Entities Congress Government Consumers

hr3122-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To advance United States national interests by prioritizing the protection of internationally recognized human rights and development of the rule of law in relations between the United States and Vietnam, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Apr 30, 2025

hr1503-119

Primary Sponsor Voted Yea Passed House

Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2025

6 clauses Feb 21, 2025
Nonprofits Government Healthcare General Public

hr979-119

Cosponsor Reported

AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025

8 clauses Feb 5, 2025
Telecommunications Media & Entertainment Automotive Transportation

hr9850-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To protect and promote American values abroad, including the rights of freedom of speech and freedom of expression enshrined in the United States Constitution and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, through the use of foreign assistance and by assuring U.S. law enforcement does not cooperate in censorship abroad.

5 clauses Sep 25, 2024

hr9678-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To address the public safety issues and environmental destruction currently impacting Federal lands along the southern border, enhance border security through the construction of navigable roads on Federal lands along the southern border, provide U.S. Customs and Border Protection access to Federal lands to improve the safety and effectiveness of enforcement activities, allow States to place temporary barriers on Federal land to secure the southern border, reduce the massive trash accumulations and environmental degradation along the southern border, reduce the cultivation of illegal cannabis on Federal lands, mitigate wildland fires caused by illegal immigration, and prohibit migrant housing on Federal lands.

17 clauses Sep 19, 2024

hr9546-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To promote democracy in Venezuela, and for other purposes.

19 clauses Sep 11, 2024

hr9172-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish the Precursor Chemical Destruction Initiative to promote bilateral counterdrug interdiction efforts with the governments of specified countries, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Jul 25, 2024

hr7981-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To ensure that goods made using or containing cobalt extracted or processed with the use of child or forced labor in the Democratic Republic of the Congo do not enter the United States market.

14 clauses Apr 15, 2024
Government Mining Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods Technology

hr6954-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To reauthorize and amend the Nicaraguan Investment Conditionality Act of 2018 and the Reinforcing Nicaragua’s Adherence to Conditions for Electoral Reform Act of 2021, and for other purposes.

11 clauses Jan 11, 2024
Professional Services Government Religious Organizations Civil Society

hr6909-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To ensure that goods made using or containing cobalt refined in the People’s Republic of China do not enter the United States market under the presumption that the cobalt is extracted or processed with the use of child and forced labor in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

6 clauses Dec 29, 2023

hr5961-118

Cosponsor In Committee

To freeze certain Iranian funds involved in the 2023 hostage deal between the United States and Iran, and for other purposes.

22 clauses Oct 16, 2023

hr5686-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To prevent ethnic cleansing and atrocities against ethnic Armenians, promote accountability for the same, protect and provide humanitarian assistance to Armenians in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh impacted by actions taken by the Government of Azerbaijan, and for other purposes.

10 clauses Sep 22, 2023

hr5283-118

Cosponsor Reported

To prohibit the use of Federal funds to provide housing to specified aliens on any land under the administrative jurisdiction of the Federal land management agencies.

12 clauses Aug 25, 2023

hr4659-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To promote free and fair elections, democracy, political freedoms, and human rights in Cambodia, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Jul 14, 2023

hr4443-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To ensure that certain goods made with child labor or forced labor in the Democratic Republic of the Congo do not enter the United States market, to counter control of strategic metals and minerals by the People’s Republic of China, and for other purposes.

9 clauses Jun 30, 2023

hr3172-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To advance United States national interests by prioritizing the protection of internationally recognized human rights and development of the rule of law in relations between the United States and Vietnam, and for other purposes.

11 clauses May 10, 2023
Law Enforcement
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