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Asbury Park Press Article on Smith-Doyle Passage:'Congress passes $1.8 billion autism bill; seed was planted by Brick parents in 1990s'''As the Autism CARES Act goes to President Trump's desk, sponsor Rep. Chris Smith recalled the Gallagher family's key role in launching federal research.'
September 20, 2019

Jerry Carino, Asbury Park Press Published 7:35 a.m. ET Sept. 20, 2019 One day in 1997, two parents from Brick met with Rep. Chris Smith for three hours to discuss a growing but poorly understood health issue. Bobbie and Billy Gallagher were raising two toddlers with autism, and their concerns prompted Smith to examine how the federal government was addressing the disorder. “Nothing was being done for autism — $287,000 was being spent,” recalled Smith, whose Congressional district covers part of... More

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Smith-Doyle Provides $1.8B for NIH, CDC & HRSA autism programsLandmark Autism CARES Act Passes Senate; Heads to White House
September 19, 2019

The Smith-Doyle Autism CARES Act of 2019, (HR 1058), was approved unanimously by the Senate late this afternoon, following July passage by U.S. House of Representatives. “This $1.8 billion, five-year package will fund a whole-of-government approach to helping children and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their families,” Smith said. When enacted the law will authorize autism-related programs at National Institutes of Health (NIH) at $296 million, the Centers for Disease Control and... More

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Speaker Pelosi Vows to Move Smith's Hong Kong Human Rights BillSmith Bill Focus of Bipartisan Press Conference
September 18, 2019

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) joined Speaker Pelosi at a bipartisan press conference called today to announce that the House of Representatives will take up Smith’s bill, HR 3289, the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019 to send a clear and unified message to the protesters in Hong Kong that they have the full support and backing of the United States in their quest for justice and freedom. The Speaker promised to bring Smith’s bill to the floor for a vote as soon as possible. The bill must... More

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Associated Press article on Smith Bill, Hearing'Hong Kong activists appeal to US lawmakers to help movement'
September 18, 2019

By Tami Abdollah | AP - September 17 at 4:23 PM - WASHINGTON — Activists involved in the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong appealed to U.S. lawmaker... More

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Smith, China Commission, Witnesses Speak Out on Hong Kong Crisis at Congressional HearingHong Kong’s Struggle to Stay Free
September 17, 2019

The inspiring protests in Hong Kong are “a daily reminder of the stark differences between free and authoritarian societies,” said U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), at a bipartisan hearing held today by the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) on “Hong Kong’s Summer of Discontent and U.S. Policy Responses” carried live on CSPAN. Smith is a CECC Commissioner as well as a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. “The people of Hong Kong have shown us again that a free people... More

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