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... Read more

By Dennis Sadowski, CNS staff writer Two members of Congress have introduced a bill to expand successful trafficking prevention efforts in schools and businesses. Reps. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) and Karen Bass (D-Calif.) introduced the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection and Reauthorization Act of 2021 in the House of Representatives Sept. 3. "During COVID ... the exploitation of children has risen substantially, mostly online, and there is kind of like a pent-up demand t... Read more

A New Jersey congressman and other advocates urged the State Department to use the strongest enforcement tools passed by Congress in 2014 for bringing home American children abducted by one parent living overseas — particularly in Japan. “Child abduction is child abuse,” Republican Rep. Chris Smith said during a hearing Wednesday of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission. “These young victims, like their left-behind parents, are U.S. citizens who need the help of their government when normal leg... Read more

WASHINGTON – Joined by left-behind parents who have been separated from their children for years, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) urged the State Department to take bolder action to help bring home American children abducted overseas and implement stronger tools—including sanctions—provided by the Sean and David Goldman Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act at a hearing on Capitol Hill today. Much of the attention focused on Japan—where many American military personnel are stationed—which has a pat... Read more

Today, on United Nations’ World Tourism Day, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), an international leader in the fight against human trafficking, said that nations can both “recognize tourism’s significant contributions to the world economy, but must also work hard to combat and end international sex tourism to protect those who are most vulnerable—especially children—from exploitation." "We can—we must—do both," said Rep. Smith, author of International Megan’s Law to combat child sex tourism and four addi... Read more

The House of Representatives this week passed an amendment offered by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) directing the federal government’s “watchdog” agency to investigate the Department of Defense’s (DOD) possible weaponization of ticks and other insects with Lyme disease during its consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (H.R. 4350). “In the spirit of transparency and accountability, my amendment directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to probe whether th... Read more

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By TAPinto Hamilton/Robbinsville Staff - Published September 20, 2021 at 8:32 PM The National Police Defense Foundation (NPDF) recently named Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-4) their 2021 Legislator of the Year citing his “outstanding legislative support on behalf of law enforcement” and his tireless efforts and success in authoring laws to combat crime in the United States and around the world. The nationally renowned non-profit dedicated to serving the law enforcement community has over 210,000 m... Read more

The deadline for students in the Fourth Congressional District to apply for a congressional nomination to attend a United States service academy—as a member of the class of 2026—is Friday, October 8th, announced Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today. “Throughout my tenure in Congress, I've had the honor and privilege of nominating more than 1,000 outstanding students for acceptance into one of our service academies,” said Rep. Smith, who has authored more than a dozen laws for those who have served in ... Read more

The Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey presented Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) with their 2021 Legislator of the Year Award at their annual Officers Installation Dinner held last night in Mercer County. The association of leaders from across the state includes county clerks, sheriffs and surrgoates—the three county-wide elected officials whose offices are prescribed by the New Jersey State Constitution—under the leadership of outgoing President Paula Sollami Covello, Mercer County cler... Read more