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.
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The House of Representatives passed an amendment on July 20, 2023 offered by Rep. Smith that requires President Biden or his designee to certify that the thousands of offshore wind turbines slated for some of the nation's busiest airspace will not interfere with commercial or military aviation activ...
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Rep. Chris Smith joins Martha MacCallum on Fox News to discuss his ongoing efforts to get answers about the unidentified drone activity storming New Jersey skies and his call for Defense Secretary Austin to provide all capabilities to identify and respond to the possible threats.
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At a ceremony in Toms River, Rep. Smith was joined by veterans and other officials to cut the ribbon for the new veterans clinic on Hooper Avenue, which will replace the Brick clinic that Smith secured in the 1980s and has now been expanded to accommodate the growing veteran population in the area.
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At the request of Rep. Chris Smith, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began dredging the Manasquan Inlet on Tuesday, August 6 to address the dangerous build-up of sand that began to develop over the weekend along the jetty on the Point Pleasant Beach side of channel.
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A recognized international leader in the fight against human trafficking, Rep. Chris Smith recently chaired a hearing examining the 2024 Trafficking In Persons (TIP) Report, which is mandated by Smith’s landmark Trafficking Victims Protection Act that was enacted in 2000.
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At a congressional hearing chaired by Rep. Chris Smith, a panel of experts debunked the UN’s so-called "independent review" of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNWRA), exposing the report’s findings as predetermined in order to reassure donors.
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On Fox News, Rep. Smith discusses the genocidal attacks against Israel and Hamas’ unbridled, deadly antisemitism that has led to the massive slaughter of innocent Israelis. Smith also calls on Biden to help US citizens evacuate the country and to stand in absolute solidarity with Israel.
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The House recently passed the State Foreign Operations Appropriations bill that includes strong provisions to protect unborn children and their mothers and reverses President Biden’s hijacking of PEPFAR—the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief—to promote abortion.
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Rep. Smith took to the House Floor in April and urged his colleagues to pass legislation (HR 8034) to provide over $26 billion in critical military assistance to Israel while prohibiting US funds from flowing to UNRWA. The bill passed the House in a vote of 366-58 and has been signed into law.
Learn MoreRep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement in response to confirmation of the release of an American hostage held in captivity by Hamas: "I am relieved to know Edan Alexander, an American from New Jersey, will soon be reunited with his family—including his mother Yael and ... READ MORE
Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ)and Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA) will co-chair a congressional hearing of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission (TLHRC) to conduct a global review of antisemitism, including prevalence, forms of antisemitism in various parts of the world, and governmental responses to antisemitism, as well as an assessmen... READ MORE
— CHEMED Health Center marked a major milestone today with the grand opening and ribbon cutting of its newest facility at 275 S. Hope Chapel Road in Jackson. Guest of Honor, U.S. Congressman Chris Smith, joined CHEMED leadership, elected officials, and community partners to celebrate the expansion, which will bring much needed specialty s... READ MORE
Congressman Smith released the following statement on the election of Pope Leo XIV “My wife Marie and I offer our heartfelt prayers in support of and gratitude for His Holiness Pope Leo XIV—the first American Pope and the 267th successor of St. Peter. Catholics—and people of good will around the world—look to the papacy for moral leadersh... READ MORE
— Winning entries in the 2025 Fourth Congressional District Art Competition were announced by Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) at a Friday night award ceremony held at Hackensack Meridian Ocean University Medical Center (HMOUMC) in Brick Township. At the award ceremony, Smith congratulated all of the student artists. The top artist was Mar... READ MORE