In a strong bipartisan vote of 244-189, the House passed Rep. Smith's amendment requiring an independent investigation into the sufficiency of the environmental approval process for 3,400 offshore wind turbines along the Jersey shore.
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Rep. Smith joins Martha MacCallum on Fox News to discuss his legislation requiring an investigation into the environmental review process for the rushed development of massive offshore wind farms along the Jersey shore following at least ten unexplained whale deaths in the area since December.
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Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) debates on the House Floor in favor of legislation (H.Con.Res. 3) condemning the recent attacks on pro-life facilities, groups, and churches. The resolution was adopted by the House by a vote of 222-209.
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Speaking on the House Floor in support of a Select Committee on China, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) blasts US politicians and corporations who have long enabled the brutal dictatorship of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) through trade and engagement without serious human rights protections.
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Rep. Smith recently joined Mark Levin on Fox News to expose the Chinese Communist Party’s exploitation of children in Africa to mine rare earth minerals that are in high demand for batteries and solar panels to power the so-called “Green Economy.”
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The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed Rep. Smith's newest legislation to combat human trafficking—the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022—in a strong bipartisan vote of 401-20.
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Rep. Chris Smith joined local and county officials in Toms River to mark the groundbreaking for a new Veterans Affairs (VA) clinic, which will replace Ocean County’s Brick clinic that Smith secured in 1991 but which no longer can meet the needs of an ever-growing local veterans population.
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At a human rights hearing, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) condemned the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) forced harvesting of organs from living prisoners, calling for an “immediate concerted effort to stop this barbaric practice—not only in China, but also by its global enablers.”
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At a Capitol Hill hearing, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chairman of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, denounced the deteriorating state of civil and political freedoms in Hong Kong.
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The National Police Defense Foundation awarded Rep. Smith (R-NJ) with their 2021 Legislator of the Year Award, citing Smith's “outstanding legislative support on behalf of law enforcement” and his tireless efforts and success in authoring laws to combat crime in the U.S. and around the world.
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Click "Learn More" to read the op-ed written by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and co-chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, on the crisis in Afghanistan.
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Rep. Smith (R-NJ) announced that he will seek a recorded vote by the entire House of Representatives on his legislation to empower U.S. citizens with the right to sue China for its large-scale misrepresentation campaign during the COVID-19 pandemic, following vote by House Foreign Affairs Committee....
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Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) addressed the International Religious Freedom Summit, where he called attention to the urgent need to hold the Chinese Communist Party to account for its crime of genocide, persecution against religious believers and other ongoing egregious human rights violations.
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Rep. Smith chaired a hearing focused on the case of missing Bishop James Su Zhimin, who has endured 40 years in prison in China for exercising his universally-recognized human right of religious freedom. At the hearing, Smith openly asked President Xi Jinping: "Where is Bishop Su?" "
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Rep. Smith was a guest on Fox and Friends on China's levying of sanctions on him for his human rights work for Muslim Uyghurs persecuted in forced labor camps with coerced sterilizations and other abuses. Smith has also spoken up for Christians, Tibetan Buddhists, Falun Gong and other victims.
Learn MoreIn response to new data showing an increase in the prevalence of autism in children throughout the United States, Reps. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Autism Caucus, today issued a joint call for increased awareness and expanded access to care, education and support services for families touch... READ MORE
At a congressional hearing this week, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chairman of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), called on the United States and international community to immediately step-up efforts to combat the Chinese Communist Party’s genocide against the people of Tibet and hold its enablers to account, including ... READ MORE
The House of Representatives today passed an amendment offered by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) requiring a comprehensive, independent investigation into the sufficiency of the environmental approval process for 3,400 offshore wind turbines along New Jersey’s coastline during its consideration of the Lower Energy Costs Act (HR 1). Smith said h... READ MORE
The House of Representatives today overwhelmingly passed (413-2) legislation—HR 1154—authored by Rep. Chris Smith, Co-Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, to combat the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) ghoulish industry of stealing organs from young people, especially Falun Gong practitioners, Uyghurs and other Centra... READ MORE
During consideration of the Parents Bill of Rights Act (HR 5), the House of Representatives today unanimously passed an amendment offered by Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) that would require school officials to notify parents of any video recordings of violent incidents that occur at school. Smith’s amendment—which is now headed to the ... READ MORE