Christopher H. Smith
AnalysisR NJ-4 · House
Defense
+244Finance
+68Healthcare
+237Education
+138Transportation
+209Energy
-79Criminal Justice
-45Trade
-92Agriculture
+142Veterans Affairs
+244Maritime
-484Foreign Affairs
-275Government Operations
-3Immigration
-192Technology
+61Labor
+11Military Procurement
+17Environment
-84Foreign Policy
-9Housing
+114Industry Impact Profile
20432 industry impacts
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.
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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.
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| 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 |
Votes are cast on entire bills; attribution to individual clauses does not imply clause-level intent. Learn more
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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills
hr4732-119
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo expand the definition of severe forms of trafficking in persons to include the recruitment, harboring, transportation, transfer, or receipt of orphaned, abandoned, or minors living in public or private residential facilities, and for other purposes.
hr4113-119
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and for other purposes.
hr2961-119
Primary Sponsor In CommitteeFrederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2025
hr2796-119
Primary Sponsor In CommitteeFrederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2025
hr2521-119
Primary Sponsor In CommitteeAmerican Family FAFSA Opportunity Act of 2025
hr2097-119
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refundable credit against income tax for tuition expenses incurred for each qualifying child of the taxpayer in attending public or private elementary or secondary school.
hr1144-119
Primary Sponsor ReportedFrederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2025
hr9850-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo 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.
hr7213-118
Primary Sponsor ReportedTo amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance and reauthorize activities and programs relating to autism spectrum disorder, and for other purposes.
hr9423-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo require ride-hailing companies to implement an enhanced digital system to verify passengers with their authorized ride-hailing vehicles and drivers.
hres1221-118
Primary Sponsor In CommitteeMarking the 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre and condemning the ongoing and often brutal suppression of human rights and basic freedoms by the Government of the People’s Republic of China and Chinese Communist Party, including in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and for other purposes.
hr7427-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to clarify the longstanding authority of States to use funds made available under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program to fund life-affirming services to empower pregnant women to choose life for their babies instead of abortion, and for other purposes.
hr5856-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and for other purposes.
hr3172-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo 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.
hr638-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo withdraw normal trade relations treatment from, and apply certain provisions of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 to, products of the People’s Republic of China, and to expand the eligibility requirements for products of the People’s Republic of China to receive normal trade relations treatment in the future, and for other purposes.
hr609-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refundable credit against income tax for tuition expenses incurred for each qualifying child of the taxpayer in attending public or private elementary or secondary school.
hr208-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo amend the Animal Welfare Act to ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally.
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