Christopher H. Smith
House of Representatives · Republican · New Jersey's 4th district · since Jan 2023
Tuesday, Sep 29
H.R. 1744 · United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2026
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5186)
What it would change
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2026
This bill reauthorizes the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom through 2028. The commission is an independent federal commission tasked with monitoring international religious freedom conditions, reviewing U.S. government policy, and making policy recommendations. (Under current law, the commission is authorized through December 11, 2026.)
Summary by the Congressional Research Service
Votes and bills from the official record; every item links to its source.
Bills they sponsored · 62
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. · Oct 22, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · Sep 24, 2026
H.R. 10406 · Jimmy Lai Hong Kong Political Prisoner Accountability Act of 2026
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. · Sep 16, 2026
H.R. 10461 · Somaliland Travel and Investment Act
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. · Sep 16, 2026
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 8. · Sep 16, 2026
Bills they cosponsored · 230
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. · Oct 9, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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. · Sep 16, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, 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. · Sep 8, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Armed Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Veterans' Affairs, Homeland Security, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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. · Sep 3, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. · Aug 27, 2026
Committees
- House Committee on Foreign Affairs Member
- Africa Chair
- Western Hemisphere Member
Bills and committee seats from the official record.