Chris Smith

Rep. Chris Smith with veteran journalist Brian Ross of the legal news website "Law and Crime.com" on its October 1, 2021 episode regarding his ride-share safety bill, Sami's Law. The legislation, which passed the House but was stalled in the U.S. Senate, is named after the late Sami Josephson, a University of South Carolina student from Smith's congressional district. Sami was a victim of a man posing as an Uber driver.

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Has Hong Kong been forgotten by the Biden Administration?
October 15, 2021
At a Capitol Hill hearing yesterday, 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. Joined by a panel of five distinguished witnesses, Smith demanded accountability for Hong Kong officials beholden to Communist China for their crackdown on civil liberties. Click here or on the below image to watch the hearing. The hearing was held on the eve of the second anniversary of the passage i... More

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Asbury Park Press story on Smith's law, Sept. 29 hearing to help 'Left Behind' parents victimized by int'l child abductions'This is not going away: Red Bank lawyer says US must use Goldman Act to return kids'
October 12, 2021

The international child abduction ordeal of Tinton Falls' David and Sean Goldman sparked a law to help bring such kids home. It's not being enforced. By Jerry Carino of the Asbury Park Press Twelve years after she helped bring abducted Tinton Falls child Sean Goldman home to his father David — a much-publicized saga that involved five years of legal wrangling with Brazil — Red Bank attorney Patricia Apy is still asked about the case all the time. The Goldmans are doing well, but as she testifie... More

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Legislation supported by Smith to forgive federal Sandy disaster loans for NJ towns passes House, signed into law
October 4, 2021
Legislation supported by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) to forgive federal Community Disaster Loans (CDL) for New Jersey towns devastated by Superstorm Sandy—including an estimated $8 million in loans for municipalities in Smith’s district in Monmouth and Ocean counties—passed the House of Representatives and was signed into law late last week as part of a stopgap measure to avoid a government shutdown. “The historic devastation caused by Superstorm Sandy required us to do everything to rebuild, inclu... More

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Smith's remarks for the Alzheimer's Association 2021 Walk to End Alzheimer's
October 3, 2021

Remarks by Chris Smith Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s Bradley Beach, NJ—October 3, 2021 Special thanks to Christine Hopkins who has and continues to serve so effectively as the Alzheimer’s Association ambassador throughout the years and for her leadership in today’s 2021 Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Twenty-three years ago, I along with Congressman Ed Markey created the Congressional Alzheimer's Caucus. Today, our bipartisan Caucus is 150 members strong. Together we fight to enhance... More

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Law and Crimes news website reports on fight to pass Sami's Law'Brian Ross Investigates' show focuses on Josephson family's commitment to keep Sami's memory alive, Smith's House-passed 'ride-share' bill
October 2, 2021

By ARIEL TU Oct 1st, 2021, 3:08 pm The parents of a South Carolina college student who was murdered by a fake Uber driver have turned their grief into a campaign to make it safer for anyone who calls an Uber or Lyft ride to get home. But they’re finding it difficult to get past the politics of Washington. “He spent a lot of time in search of a victim and he found somebody that was vulnerable and obviously confused on what car was her Uber ride and took advantage of that,” William H. “Skip” Holb... More

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