Rep. Chris Smith's bill, the "Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act" to give the Envoy the rank of Ambassador-at-Large, became law Jan. 13, 2021. The bill grants the Envoy added clout to fight the rise in global anti-Semitism. (Photo: Smith chairs a 2015 anti-Semitism hearing)
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Rep. Chris Smith's (R-NJ) Belarus Democracy, Human Rights and Sovereignty Act was passed by the House of Representatives on Nov. 18, 2020, and was later included in the omnibus package passed by both houses Dec. 21-22. PHOTO: Smith with VOA reporter Daria Dieguts on Oct. 2, 2020 discuss the bill.
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Rep. Chris Smith called on his colleagues to pass "Sami's Law," a bill he named after Samantha Josephson of Robbinsville, NJ, during floor debate July 30. Sami was killed by a man posing as her Uber ride in 2019. Smith worked with Sami's parents, Seymour and Marci Josephson, to craft a bipartisan bi...
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The atrocities and continuing threats to Nigerian peace and stability—especially to Christians under seemingly relentless attacks by radical Islamists—were at the core of testimony by State Department officials and human rights groups at a Dec. 17, 2020 hearing held by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Ch...
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Rep. Chris Smith chaired a hearing in July to focus attention on the case of missing Bishop James Su Zhimin, who has endured approximately 40 years in prison in China for exercising his universally-recognized human right of religious freedom. Said Smith, "Today, I again join many, including the Bish...
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Rep. Chris Smith addressed Voices Against Trafficking's recent 2020 webinar, stating, "Human trafficking is a barbaric human rights abuse that thrives on greed, secrecy, a perverted sense of entitlement to exploit the vulnerable and an unimaginable disregard for the victims. Twenty years ago, the U....
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Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) was a guest on Fox and Friends First with anchor Rob Schmidt in July on the topic of China making good on a threat to sanction him for his human rights work regarding Muslim Uyghurs now being persecuted in labor camps with coerced sterilizations and other abuses. Smith has a...
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A COVID relief and omnibus legislative package that passed the House and Senate Dec. 21-22, 2020 would provides critical COVID relief for unemployed Americans, their families and small businesses struggling under the weight of the impact of COVID. If enacted the COVID relief bill provides approximat...
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The State of New Jersey has announced a plan to ease the coronavirus restrictions the Murphy Administration placed on New Jersey residents and businesses.
Learn MoreBy JEANNE WALL - January 20, 2021 Monmouth County's Board of County Commissioners, along with the Colts Neck Township Committee, hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on January 14, to celebrate the completion of the State Route 34 (SR 34) and County Route 537 (CR 537) intersection improvement and bridge replacement project. Local, County, an... READ MORE
Monmouth County Commissioner Lillian G. Burry and Congressman Chris Smith (R-4) at the newly renovated intersection of Rt. 34 and Rt. 537. Congressman Chris Smith (R-4) joined Monmouth County and Colts Neck officials at the intersection of Route 34 and Route 537 in Colts Neck to mark the end of a nearly two-decade headache to motorists. ... READ MORE
Congressman Chris Smith halted his Twitter account over security concerns and to help the district and Nation move toward unity during this difficult time. Divisive and hate-filled tweets have become far too frequent and impede the healing so needed today. Congressman Smith continues to receive phone calls and emails from thousands of con... READ MORE
U.S. Congressman Chris Smith (RNJ) has announced the winners of this year's New Jersey Fourth Congressional District Congressional App Challenge, part of a nationwide competition for middle school and high school students to showcase their software appdeveloping skills and teamwork. The winning app (application), CollabraCart, was designe... READ MORE
Building on an amendment he wrote in 2004 to create a Special Envoy to combat anti-Semitism, this week Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) successfully pushed enactment of his Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act that expands the authority of the office and elevates the Envoy to that of Ambassador-at-Large, granting the position adde... READ MORE
CHINA - Cathy He - Jan. 14, 2021 The Chinese regime has this past year broadened its repression of groups domestically while ramping up human rights violations around the world, a bipartisan U.S. congressional commission warned in its annual report. The Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) said in the report released on Jan.... READ MORE