At an award ceremony held at the RWJBH Medical Center in Toms River, NJ, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) announced the winners of his 2026 Congressional Art Competition, which drew submissions from 60 high school students across New Jersey’s Fourth Congressional District.
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Rep. Smith’s new bill—HR 1144, the Frederick Douglass TVPRA—will reauthorize and enhance the landmark Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA), which established a whole-of-government domestic and international strategy to combat human trafficking.
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On Wednesday, March 4, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, debated on the House floor against H. Con. Res. 38, also known as the Massie-Khanna War Powers Resolution, regarding U.S. military action in Iran.
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On Monday, February 9th, Rep. Chris Smith joined The Mark Levin Show to discuss the Hong Kong court's horrific 20-year sentencing of Jimmy Lai, Communist China's egregious human rights violations, U.S. foreign policy with Iran, and his congressional hearings on the DRC-Rwanda conflict...
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“…Each day, despite setbacks—thanks to your efforts and prayers—many unborn children and their mothers have been, are being, and will be protected. We know that the injustice of abortion need not be forever. Life is such an amazing gift. There are no throwaways.”
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In accordance with legislation offered by Rep. Chris Smith in July and signed into law by President Trump in September, the newly constructed Toms River VA facility was named in honor of Second Lieutenant Leonard G. “Bud” Lomell, a WWII hero and longtime Toms River resident, on January 5, 2026.
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Rep. Smith’s law created a new, whole-of-government domestic and international strategy to combat human trafficking and has led to the prosecutions and convictions of more than 4,800 human traffickers, including Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell...
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On Friday—just in time for Charlotte Ewart Lomell’s 104th birthday—President Donald Trump signed a new law naming the Veterans’ Clinic in Toms River after her late husband, celebrated local WWII hero Leonard G. “Bud” Lomell...
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“Today the House took the responsible and critical step to protect all Americans from the largest tax increase in our history, secure our borders to stop the flow of human trafficking and fentanyl and rebuild our military after years of neglect, while protecting fundamental programs such as Medicaid...
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Congressman Smith recently announced the winners of his 2025 High School Art Competition at a Brick, NJ ceremony. Part of a national program, talented student artists across his district from Monmouth and Ocean counties participated in the annual contest.
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An Offshore Wind Energy report released today by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) gives credibility and vindication to concerns first raised in Congress by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) that offshore wind turbines pose threats to national security and aviation and maritime safety by interfering ...
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Rep. Chris Smith chaired a bipartisan congressional hearing March 12, 2025 on religious freedom vilations in Nigeria.
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Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ), along with Vice President JD Vance, today addressed the 20th Annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington, DC.
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U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ04) addresses the thousands of marchers who attended the 2025 March for Life in Washington D.C.
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Comprehensive legislation authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) to provide robust funding and enhanced support for Americans with autism was signed into law on Monday, December 23rd. Smith’s Autism CARES Act of 2024 will provide more than $1.95 billion over five years.
Learn MoreRep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the House Pro-Life Caucus; Sen. Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP); and more than 110 Republican lawmakers filed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court, urging the Justices to uphold the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling in The ... READ MORE
By Gabrielle Etzel Published May 7, 2026 at 6:00 AM ET Republicans in Congress are struggling to come together to craft a coherent policy to curb U.S. participation in the international forced organ harvesting market. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) told the Washington Examiner that Republicans in the House and Senate are actively working on deve... READ MORE
In a new letter sent to the White House today, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Senator Rick Scott (R-FL), and 105 other members of Congress urged President Trump to again advocate for Hong Kong political prisoner Jimmy Lai by asking for his humanitarian release during his upcoming meeting with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) President Xi J... READ MORE
By Liam Scott, Cate Cadell, and Noah Robertson Published May 7, 2026 at 2:26 p.m. EDT Ahead of President Donald Trump’s trip to China next week, a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers — including about two-thirds of the Senate — is urging him to seek the release of publisher Jimmy Lai, an ardent critic of the Chinese Communist Party who has... READ MORE
By Jasmine Baehr Published May 7, 2026 at 5:43 PM EDT FIRST ON FOX: More than 100 Republican lawmakers are urging the Supreme Court to reinstate abortion pill restrictions, warning current policy allowing mifepristone to be mailed without in-person oversight has led to cases of women being coerced — and in some instances allegedly forced ... READ MORE
