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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

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

hr2310-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

COBALT Supply Chain Act

6 clauses Mar 24, 2025
Manufacturing Advocacy Human Rights Importers

hr2170-119

Primary Sponsor Enrolled (Passed Congress)

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

1 clause Mar 18, 2025
Veterans Services General Public

hr2226-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit discrimination against entities that do not participate in abortion and to strengthen implementation and enforcement of Federal conscience laws.

5 clauses Mar 18, 2025
Health Care Providers

hr2161-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain types of human-animal chimeras.

2 clauses Mar 14, 2025
Transportation

hr2097-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To 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.

3 clauses Mar 14, 2025
Education

hres220-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the need to designate Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern for engaging in and tolerating systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom, and for other purposes.

1 clause Mar 11, 2025
Federal Administration Environmental Services

hr1744-119

Primary Sponsor Reported

United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2026

2 clauses Feb 27, 2025

hr1504-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

China Trade Relations Act of 2025

1 clause Feb 21, 2025
Consumers Trade Manufacturing Advocacy

hr1144-119

Primary Sponsor Reported

Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2025

10 clauses Feb 7, 2025
Human Trafficking Education Humanitarian Assistance Foreign Affairs

hr7-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025

14 clauses Jan 22, 2025
State and Local Government Insurance Carriers General Public Ambulatory Health Care Services

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

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
Federal Administration Transportation Education Information Technology

hres1479-118

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Expressing support for the goals and ideas of National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month and World Hydrocephalus Day.

0 clauses Sep 20, 2024

hr7213-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance and reauthorize activities and programs relating to autism spectrum disorder, and for other purposes.

36 clauses Sep 19, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr9681-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish a priority for accommodation in places with policies relating to severe forms of human trafficking, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Sep 19, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr9423-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require ride-hailing companies to implement an enhanced digital system to verify passengers with their authorized ride-hailing vehicles and drivers.

6 clauses Aug 27, 2024
Federal Administration Education Transportation Environmental Services

hres1311-118

Primary Sponsor In Committee

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.

1 clause Jun 18, 2024

hr8720-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit preferential Federal grant treatment for atheist groups, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Jun 12, 2024
Environmental Services

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