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Chairman Smith introduces witnesses at the March 25, 2025 bipartisan hearing he held on Chinese exploitation of African minerals and its role in creating conflict in the sub-Sarhan continent.
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A serious threatGAO report: 'wind turbines can reduce the performance of radar systems used for defense and maritime navigation and safety in several ways…' April 14, 2025 —An Offshore Wind Energy report released today by the Government Accountability Office (GAO)—the independent congressional watchdog agency—gives credibility and vindication to concerns first raised in Congress by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) that offshore wind turbines pose significant threats to national security and aviation and maritime safety by interfering with radar systems. Smith said the report provides additional scientific justification to President Trump’s pause on offshore wind which he h... More
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Position created by law Smith authored in 2020Smith Welcomes Appointment of Rabbi Kaploun as U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism April 14, 2025 Rep. Chris Smith today welcomed the nomination of Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun to serve as U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism – a position created by legislative provisions Smith authored in 2004 (P.L. 108-332) and then elevated to ambassadorial-level position by the law Smith authored in 2020 (P.L. 116-326). “Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun sees the threat of antisemitism for what it is – a mortal threat to Jews in the United States, Israel, and throughout the world, particularly in its manife... More
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Rep. Smith condemns transnational repression targeting Nigerians following Congressional hearing on religious persecution April 10, 2025 – Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, strongly condemned recent acts of transnational repression targeting Nigerians and Nigerian-Americans in the United States following a March 12, 2025 congressional hearing he chaired on religious persecution in Nigeria. “These alarming acts of intimidation—occurring both before and after my Congressional hearing—are not isolated,” said Chairman Smith, author of H.Res. 220—to designate Nigeria a Country o... More
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Embryo-destroying research funds are better spent on existing, effective, and ethical treatmentsSmith, Wicker lead 29 Members of Congress in effort to stop funding for controversial human embryonic stem cell research April 9, 2025 In a bicameral letter led by House Pro-Life Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Values Action Team Chairman Robert Aderholt (R-AL), and Senate Pro-Life Caucus Member Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS), 29 Members of Congress encouraged President Donald Trump to stop funding for human embryonic stem cell research (hESC). “We have serious moral objections to hESC. The research relies on the death of young human beings,” the lawmakers wrote. “Human life cannot be reduced to the level of a guinea pig; t... More
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Smith introduces bipartisan bill to remove diplomatic status from Hong Kong’s Representative Offices April 8, 2025 — U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) on Monday reintroduced the “Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office Certification Act,” HR 2661, a bill that would require the State Department to reevaluate the extension of the diplomatic privileges granted to the three official representative offices of the Hong Kong government in the United States. “At one time, the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices (HKETOs) represented a city whose prosperity was based on its protection of the fundamental human rights and freed... More
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