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Christopher H. Smith

Christopher H. Smith

R NJ-4 · House

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Defense

+244
Helped 1385 Hurt 1141 Unclear 1287

Finance

+68
Helped 717 Hurt 649 Mixed 2 Unclear 358

Healthcare

+237
Helped 647 Hurt 410 Unclear 441

Education

+138
Helped 499 Hurt 361 Unclear 252

Transportation

+209
Helped 463 Hurt 254 Unclear 269

Energy

-79
Helped 298 Hurt 377 Mixed 3 Unclear 206

Criminal Justice

-45
Helped 299 Hurt 344 Mixed 4 Unclear 84

Trade

-92
Helped 210 Hurt 302 Mixed 2 Unclear 175

Agriculture

+142
Helped 341 Hurt 199 Unclear 109

Veterans Affairs

+244
Helped 396 Hurt 152 Unclear 87

Maritime

-484
Helped 20 Hurt 504 Unclear 17

Foreign Affairs

-275
Helped 81 Hurt 356 Unclear 39

Government Operations

-3
Helped 43 Hurt 46 Unclear 379

Immigration

-192
Helped 80 Hurt 272 Mixed 4 Unclear 58

Technology

+61
Helped 211 Hurt 150 Unclear 42

Labor

+11
Helped 137 Hurt 126 Unclear 126

Military Procurement

+17
Helped 142 Hurt 125 Unclear 101

Environment

-84
Helped 74 Hurt 158 Unclear 117

Foreign Policy

-9
Helped 140 Hurt 149 Unclear 39

Housing

+114
Helped 196 Hurt 82 Unclear 33
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

20432 industry impacts

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How this is computed

P Primary sponsor · C Co-sponsor · Y Yea vote · N Nay vote

Weighted score (w:) uses strongest role per bill. Weights: Primary 1.0, Co-sponsor 0.3, Yea 0.1, Nay -0.1.

Bills where the legislator voted nay (without sponsorship) contribute -0.1 per bill. Equal yea and nay roll calls on the same bill contribute 0.

Vote date filters affect vote attribution; sponsorship is always included.

Positive-Effect Industries

Direct (1815), Defense (128), Veterans Affairs (114), DoD (32), Legislative Branch (19), State (19), VA (19), Executive (18), USDA (16), Legislative (14), Treasury (13), Congress (12), Agriculture (11), Coast Guard (9), NPS (7), CMS (6), Justice (6), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), Research (4), Local (3), Medicare (3), Transportation (3), Army Corps (2), Cemeteries (2), DHS (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Homeland Security (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), NOAA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Defense R&D (1), EPA (1), Federal Executive (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), HHS (1), IBWC (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Law Enforcement (1), Manufacturing (1), Municipal (1), National Security (1)
Direct (554), Veterans (121), Military Families (17), Military (3), Foreign (2)
Direct (412), Child Care (3), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1), Technical (1)
Direct (364), Naval (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1), Missiles (1), Missiles/Hypersonics (1), Nuclear C3 (1), Rotorcraft (1), Small Business (1), Small/Innovative (1), Space Systems (1)
Direct (337), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3)
Direct (189), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (2891), Defense (101), Veterans Affairs (69), Regulatory (43), EPA (30), Coast Guard (27), NPS (11), FDA (9), Education (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), SEC (7), HHS (6), Foreign (5), CFPB (4), Federal Child Welfare (4), Law Enforcement (4), State Department (4), Treasury (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), Congress (3), Executive (3), International Finance (3), Legislative (3), Legislative Branch (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), Natural Resources (3), Trade Finance (3), Acquisition (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Foreign Diplomatic (2), Military (2), DOE (1), DOJ (1), DoD (1), Energy Department (1), Energy/Defense (1), Environmental Regulation (1), Federal (1), Federal Immigration (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), Intelligence (1), Interior Department (1), NNSA (1), Science Agencies (1), Space Force (1), State (1), Strategic Command (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (227), Veterans (20), Family Sponsors (4), Environmental Health (1), Environmental Justice (1), Water Quality (1)
Direct (241), Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Space Force (1)
Direct (240), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (200), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)
Direct (194), Foreign (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1), Research Vessels (1)
Direct (155), Unaccompanied Minors (4), Undocumented (3)

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Showing positive and negative-direction effects only. Mixed and uncertain effects are not included in these counts.

Votes by Industry (Yea/Nay Alignment)

How this legislator's Yea/Nay votes landed across industries; distinct from overall bill exposure above.

Analysis coverage
100.0% of votes
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S+ Supported Benefits
S- Supported Burdens
O+ Opposed Benefits
O- Opposed Burdens
Industry S+ S- O+ O- Net
Government (75 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Defense (229), Veterans Affairs (183), Coast Guard (36), DoD (33), EPA (31) +70 more
+301
General Public (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (17), Family Sponsors (4), Military (3), Foreign (2) +3 more
+371
Military (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Air Force (2), Families (1), Space Force (1)
- +167
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
+112
Healthcare (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)
- +157
Education (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1) +1 more
- +47
Cryptocurrency - - +71
Transportation (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (2), Labor (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1) +1 more
- +23
Financial Services (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7)
+45
State & Local Government (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Non-Expansion (3)
- +36
Construction (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal Projects (1), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
+125
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (8), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+16
Taxpayers - - +15
Agriculture (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1) +1 more
+141
Law Enforcement - - +42

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

hr7457-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Nigeria Religious Freedom and Accountability Act of 2026

3 clauses Feb 10, 2026
Federal Administration Financial Services Defense Contractors

hr6930-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Protecting Military Readiness from Offshore Wind Industrialization Interference Act

1 clause Dec 23, 2025
Defense Government Energy Law Enforcement

hr6042-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

LANDED Act

6 clauses Nov 12, 2025
Software & IT Services Air Transportation Government & Public Administration Defense & Aerospace

hr4830-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Uyghur Genocide Accountability and Sanctions Act of 2025

12 clauses Aug 1, 2025
Museums & Cultural Institutions Fishing Human Rights Technology

hres586-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Recognizing and applauding President Trump for brokering a peace agreement between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and supporting diplomatic and economic efforts to achieve lasting peace in the region.

1 clause Jul 16, 2025
Defense Contractors

hres559-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Recognizing the urgent need for peace, stability, and reconciliation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and supporting diplomatic, economic, and humanitarian efforts to achieve lasting peace in the region.

1 clause Jun 27, 2025
Defense Contractors

hres479-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the urgent need to appoint a Special Envoy for Sudan to address the ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis and to advance United States national security interests.

1 clause Jun 5, 2025
Defense Contractors

hr3737-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To address Chinese Communist Party efforts to censor the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Jun 4, 2025
Information Technology Defense Contractors

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
Information Technology Defense Contractors Federal Administration Transportation

hr2522-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To designate the area between the intersections of 18th Street Northwest and Church Street Northwest, and 18th Street Northwest and P Street Northwest, in the District of Columbia as Jimmy Lai Way, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Mar 31, 2025
Federal Administration Trade Defense Contractors

hr10555-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To create mechanisms by which state law enforcement can coordinate with the federal government to detect and stop drones involved in unlawful activities, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Dec 20, 2024
Environmental Services Defense Contractors Federal Administration Transportation

hr9997-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Toms River, New Jersey, the Leonard G. 'Bud' Lomell, Jr. VA Clinic, and for other purposes.

1 clause Oct 18, 2024

hr8329-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To reauthorize and modify the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004.

9 clauses May 8, 2024
Federal Administration Labor Energy Production Defense Contractors

hr8125-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To designate the area between the intersections of 18th Street Northwest and Church Street Northwest, and 18th Street Northwest and P Street Northwest, in the District of Columbia as Jimmy Lai Way, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Apr 23, 2024
Federal Administration Trade Defense Contractors

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
Labor Defense Contractors Federal Administration Financial Services

hr5856-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and for other purposes.

33 clauses Sep 29, 2023
Health Care Providers Foreign Affairs Federal Administration Transportation

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
Health Care Providers Federal Administration Defense Contractors Foreign Affairs

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
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Foreign Affairs Defense Contractors

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
Labor Environmental Services Federal Administration Defense Contractors

hr3827-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To ensure that contractor employees on Army Corps projects are paid prevailing wages as required by law, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jun 5, 2023
Federal Administration Defense Contractors
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