Christopher H. Smith

Where Chris stands

On 540 recorded votes where members disagreed, Chris was on the prevailing side 481 times and in the minority 59 times. The minority votes were most often on other / uncategorized and defense & foreign affairs.

• Fiscal Policy - Budget AllocationYes 53, No 13
  • Voted yes on HJRES139: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring a balanced budget for the Federal Government. Failed 211 to 207, Mar 18, 2026. Record
  • Voted no on HRES713: Censuring Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and removing her from the Committee on Education and Workforce and the Committee on the Budget. Passed 214 to 213, Sep 17, 2025. Record

What they bring forward

Topics of the bills they introduced, grouped into descriptive policy areas by the wording of each official title.

• Public Health & Human Services13 bills
• Infrastructure Spending - Roadways8 bills
• Defense & Foreign Affairs8 bills
• Children & Families4 bills
• Fiscal Policy - Taxation4 bills
• Courts & Justice4 bills
• Ceremonial & Recognition3 bills
• Not in a single policy area59 bills

When the vote split

Unanimous votes say little about how members differ. These are the recorded votes where members disagreed, most recent first.

• Yea
• Nay
• Absent or not voting
• Abstain or present

1. Sep 16, 2026

   U.S. House

   HR9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act

   On Passage

   Passed 352 to 72. Official record

   Smith
2. Sep 16, 2026

   U.S. House

   HJRES213: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision”

Bills they introduced

• H.R. 10897 (119th Congress)Sami’s LawLatest recorded action (2026-10-22): Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
• H.Res. 1584 (119th Congress), Children & FamiliesRecognizing the 50th anniversary of the Hyde Amendment and its enduring legacy of saving the lives of more than 2,600,000 unborn children and respecting the conscience rights of the American people.Latest recorded action (2026-09-24): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
• H.R. 10461 (119th Congress)Somaliland Travel and Investment ActLatest recorded action (2026-09-16): Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
• H.R. 10406 (119th Congress)Jimmy Lai Hong Kong Political Prisoner Accountability Act of 2026Latest recorded action (2026-09-16): Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Where the campaign money comes from

Totals from official campaign finance reports. Occupations and locations are as reported by each contributor.

Committee assignments

• House Committee on Foreign Affairs
• House Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on AfricaChair
• House Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere

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