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Protecting and supporting vital pregnancy care centersRep. Chris Smith debates on the House floor in support of the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act
January 21, 2026
Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Congressional Pro-Life Caucus, today debated on the House floor in support of the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act (HR 6945), legislation he cosponsored to enable states to provide Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant funding for pregnancy care centers. Smith, who has long advocated for enhanced federal protections for pregnancy care centers—often the targets of biased harassment, discrimination, and malignme... More

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Smith debates on the House floor in support of pregnancy care centersHouse passes the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act to protect pregnancy centers receiving TANF funds
January 21, 2026
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation to clarify that pregnancy centers can receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant funding from states. “The House passage of HR 6945—the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act—reaffirms the necessity of the critical, life-saving and life-enhancing services that pregnancy centers provide, and protects the rights of states to support and fund them,” said Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), an original co-spo... More

Partial List of Official Hearings, Meetings, and Markups

Thurs., January 22: Rep. Chris Smith to chair Foreign Affairs hearing“Advancing Peace in DRC and Rwanda through President Trump’s Washington Accords”
January 19, 2026
On Thursday, January 22nd, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Africa Subcommittee, will chair his fourteenth congressional hearing focused exclusively on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, including the political unrest and human rights violations occurring in the region. In wake of President Trump’s historic peace deal between Rwanda and the DRC on December 4th, 2025, this hearing will examine the United States’ role in overseeing the peace proce... More

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The Washington Times article on the dangerous accessibility of the abortion pill'Fueled by pills, the number of abortions nationwide keep rising after Supreme Court's Dobbs decision'
January 19, 2026

By Sean Salai Published January 19, 2026 The number of abortions reported nationwide has grown steadily since the Supreme Court returned jurisdiction of the procedure to the states, driven by a surge in mail-order pills. The pro-choice Society of Family Planning estimates that the U.S. averaged nearly 99,000 abortions per month during the first half of 2025, up roughly 4% from 2024. The society found that 73% occurred at clinics, compared with 27% through telehealth prescriptions. That’s up from... More

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LifeNews.com article on the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act'House Republicans Advance Bill to Protect Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers'
January 19, 2026

By Laura Echevarria Published January 19, 2026 at 4:26 PM Congress took a key step to protect pregnancy help organizations from ideological attacks, advancing legislation that affirms states’ authority to support pregnancy centers that provide critical assistance to women and families. The legislation was introduced on January 6, 2026, by Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), with Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Claudia Tenney (R-NY). “We applaud and thank Representatives Michelle Fischbach, Chris Smith, and Claudi... More