Question: Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act is proposed by Chris Smith, who is the chairman of Congressional-Executive Commission on China, Christopher Henry Smith (born March 4, 1953) is the U.S. Representative for New Jersey 's 4 congressional district , serving since which year?
Related documents: [0]  [DOC] Christopher Henry Smith (born March 4, 1953) is the U.S. Representative for New Jersey 's 4 congressional district , serving since 1981. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes portions of Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean Counties. He is currently the dean of the New Jersey congressional delegation. In August 2017, Smith was nominated by President Donald Trump to become a representative to the United Nations General Assembly. He served in the same capacity in 2015 after being nominated by President Barack Obama. [END] 
[1]  [DOC] Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act is proposed by Chris Smith, who is the chairman of Congressional-Executive Commission on China, and Marco Rubio, the co-chairman of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China. [END] 
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1981
1981