"I have always supported and will continue to deeply respect our Nation’s law enforcement officers, including those serving in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), with both my voice and vote..."
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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.
Learn MoreBy David K. Trimble Published June 17, 2026 Christian ministries serving in India have endured discrimination and other forms of maltreatment for a long time. They may soon face even greater repression, particularly those supported by the faithfulness of donors outside of India. It is long overdue for members of India’s parliament to take... READ MORE
By Rep. Chris Smith & Miriam Lexmann MEP Published June 15, 2026 at 9:00 PM Beijing calls its new law “ethnic unity.” The phrase is meant to reassure the world. It should alarm it. Every country needs social peace. Every nation needs a shared civic identity. But the Chinese Communist Party is not asking Tibetans, Uyghurs, Mongols, Hui Mus... READ MORE
Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Rep. Josh Brecheen (R-OK), and Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) led 16 members of Congress in sending a comment letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin, urging the addition of mifepristone, a chemical abortion drug, to the agency’s sixth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 6), which identif... READ MORE
Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), the author of five major anti-human trafficking laws, praised Trump Administration officials—including Acting U.S. Attorney General (AG) Todd Blanche and U.S. Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Markwayne Mullin—who announced today that the Administration has indicted three fraudulent “sponsors... READ MORE
By Kerry Picket Published Thursday, June 11, 2026 A group of Republican lawmakers from the House and Senate are asking Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin to add a chemical abortion drug to the list of contaminants in public water systems. Rep. Chris Smith of New Jersey, and Rep. Josh Brecheen and Sen. James Lankford ... READ MORE
