Continue getting bills out of Congress and to the president’s desk.

Even when Congress is, in Chris’s words, “paralyzed with gridlock,” he has the determination, experience and know-how to get bills out of Congress and to the president’s desk.

The page commits that Smith will keep working to move legislation through Congress and to the president for enactment.

About - Friends of Chris Smith
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Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (Introduced 03/18/2025). Latest Action: 09/05/2025 Became Public Law No: 119-35. Status steps show Passed House 07/21/2025, Passed Senate 08/02/2025, Presented to President 08/25/2025, Became Law 09/05/2025.

Smith sponsored H.R.2170 in the 119th Congress; it passed both chambers, was presented to the president, and became Public Law 119-35 during his 2025-2026 House term.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.R.2170 - 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.
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The 119th Congress public-law list includes: PL 119-35, H.R.2170, '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,' dated 09/05/2025.

Congress.gov's public-law list independently confirms that H.R.2170 became Public Law 119-35 in the 119th Congress.

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Public Laws | Congress.gov | Library of Congress - 119th Congress
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Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (Introduced 05/09/2014). Latest Action: 08/08/2014 Became Public Law No: 113-157. Status steps show it passed the House 06/24/2014, passed the Senate 07/31/2014, was presented to the President 08/04/2014, and became law 08/08/2014.

Earlier official record shows Smith had previously sponsored legislation that passed Congress, reached the president, and became law, supporting the premise that the 2025 law was a continuation of an established pattern.

delivered unknown A for effort

H.R.4631 - Autism CARES Act of 2014
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Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (Introduced 01/22/2015). Latest Action: 02/08/2016 Became Public Law No: 114-119. Status steps show it passed the House 01/26/2015, passed the Senate 12/17/2015, was presented to the President 02/04/2016, and became law 02/08/2016.

Another prior Smith-sponsored bill became law after passing both chambers and being presented to the president, reinforcing the historical baseline for the word 'continue.'

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H.R.515 - 114th Congress (2015-2016): International Megan's Law to Prevent Child Exploitation and Other Sexual Crimes Through Advanced Notification of Traveling Sex Offenders | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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