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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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 |
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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills
hr8365-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo amend the Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2014 to make modifications to that Act.
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.
hr8366-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo extend authorities to impose sanctions under certain laws relating to Hong Kong, Tibet, and the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
hr8329-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo reauthorize and modify the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004.
hr8125-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo 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.
hr8124-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo expand the imposition of sanctions under the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 with respect to human rights abuses in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China and to counter the genocidal policies of the Government of the People’s Republic of China.
hr8082-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo provide that certain actions by the Federal Communications Commission shall have no force or effect.
hr7981-118
Primary Sponsor ReportedTo 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.
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.
hr7122-118
Primary Sponsor ReportedTo prohibit aid that will benefit Hamas, and for other purposes.
hr7025-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo extend and authorize annual appropriations for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom through fiscal year 2026.
hr6954-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo 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.
hr6909-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo 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.
hres915-118
Primary Sponsor Passed HouseUrging the Government of Ukraine to review and modify its decision to suspend adoption by foreign nationals with a view to resuming such adoptions, particularly in cases where the mutual concerns of the Governments of Ukraine and of the United States can be substantially addressed.
hr5965-118
Primary Sponsor In CommitteeTo amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to provide for an exemption of reimbursement for certain travel to return to the United States, and for other purposes.
hr5856-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and for other purposes.
hr5686-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo 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.
hr5415-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo require the Federal Government to report on efforts to locate, establish contact with, conduct wellness checks on, and investigate any suspicion of human trafficking related to approximately 85,000 unaccompanied alien children who crossed the U.S. southern border, were released from Federal custody, and with whom subsequent contact has been lost.
hr4659-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo promote free and fair elections, democracy, political freedoms, and human rights in Cambodia, and for other purposes.
hr4443-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo 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.
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