In a bipartisan vote, the Senate overwhelmingly passed U.S. Rep. Chris Smith’s (R-NJ) Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) of 2005 (HR 972), legislation that strengthens the nation’s current trafficking law (also authored by Smith in 2000) and authorizes new funds for investigation and prosecution of domestic trafficking within the United States. Smith has had four major bills pass through Congress in its final weeks, putting him at the top of the most active and successful legislators in the United States.
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U.S. Rep. Chris Smith joined President George W. Bush in a bill signing ceremony in the Roosevelt Room at the White House this morning for the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005 (HR 2520). The non-controversial legislation, authored by Smith, passed the House of Representatives on Saturday by a vote of 413-0 after being stalled in the Senate by a politically motivated maneuver to force action on more controversial stem cell bills. Smith first started developing the bill in 2001 and had been urging its passage since.
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Rep. Chris Smith already ranks at the top of New Jersey's congressional delegation when it comes to seeing his bills passed into law, and the past week will surely bolster that standing.
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December 18, 2005Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend for yieldingme the time. Mr. Speaker, it occurred to me on the way to work this afternoon thatit is especially fitting that during this season of holiness and faith and surpassing religious significance that Congress send to the President a bill designed to effectuate cures of some of the most devastating diseases and cancers on earth. Not only has God in His wisdom and goodness created a placenta and umbilical cord to nurt...
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The House of Representatives today voted to pass HR 2520 – the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act – written by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ). The non-controversial legislation had earlier passed the House of Representatives in May by a vote of 431-1 and was slightly altered before passage by the Senate late night. The bill will now be signed into law by President Bush. Umbilical cords are a rich, non-controversial source of stem cells. Currently hospitals throw millions of them away each year beca...
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A bill authored Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) that provides authorities for the Department of State was passed last night by the Senate and will be sent to President Bush to be signed into law. The bill, HR 4436, was passed by the House of Representatives on Wednesday night after Smith led floor debate on the legislation.
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U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Rep. Artur Davis (D-AL) issued the following joint-statement after the Senate voted to pass HR 2520 – the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act: (The non-controversial bill, written by Smith and co-sponsored by Davis passed the House of Representatives in May by a vote of 431-1. The bill has been ready, since that time, for Senate passage).
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Tonight, The House of Representatives passed Rep. Chris Smith’s (R-NJ) Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) of 2005 (HR 972), legislation that strengthens the nation’s current trafficking law (also authored by Smith) and authorizes new funds for investigation and prosecution of domestic trafficking within the United States.
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As Congress worked to wrap up its business before the upcoming Christmas holiday, Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) led a busy night of debate on the floor of the House of Representatives. Smith, who was charged with controlling the floor debate on seven international relations bills, has announced that he would be seeking the chairmanship of the International Relations Committee upon the retirement of sitting Chairman, Rep. Henry Hyde (R-IL).
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