- In a letter to Secretary of the Interior Burgum, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) is bringing attention to defiant plans of wind turbine developer Equinor to begin construction on an offshore wind project off the coast of New Jersey and New York despite President Trump’s January 20th executive order which paused new approvals for offshore wind farms until the Trump Administration can perform greater scrutiny. “Equinor, a Norwegian multinational energy company, announced its intent to begin subsea rock... Read more

“President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are to be commended for sanctioning six Hong Kong officials complicit in undermining the city’s freedoms and responsible for transnational repression targeting American citizens and Hong Kongers residing in the US. The Hong Kong government’s intimidation and harassment of Americans is unacceptable, as is the arbitrary detention of over 1,500 political prisoners—only Burma and Belarus have jailed political prisoners at a higher rate in recent ti... Read more

— U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) reintroduced the bipartisan “Jimmy Lai Way Act” (H.R. 2522) Monday with a bipartisan group of House colleagues. The bill renames the street in front of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) in Washington, DC, as “1 Jimmy Lai Way” in honor of the jailed entrepreneur and democracy advocate. The HKETO is the representative office of the Hong Kong government in the nation’s capital. Lai, the founder of the now-shuttered newspaper Apple Daily, is currently on... Read more

TOMS RIVER—A United States Service Academy Information Night will be held on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, from 5:30 to 7:00pm at Naval Weapons Station Earle, 201 Highway 34 in Colts Neck, NJ, announced Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester). The event will provide important information for high school and college students—and their parents, counselors or teachers—residing in the Fourth Congressional District who are interested in competing for a congressional nomination to one of the United States Servic... Read more

– As nations mark the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action this month, Congressman Chris Smith, a leading human rights U.S. lawmaker, urged his counterparts in parliaments around the world to reflect on the damage caused by a radical abortion agenda and to work instead toward a future that cherishes life, strengthens families, and upholds the inherent dignity of every human being. “Thirty years ago, the Beijing Declaration was hailed as a landmark moment for gender... Read more

– The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) controversial actions in Africa’s mining sector and its damage to human rights, exacerbation of labor exploitation and regional instability—particularly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Ethiopia and Ghana—were the focus of a congressional hearing chaired today by U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04), chairman of the House Foreign Affair Subcommittee on Africa. Experts testified on how Beijing’s resource-driven policies contribute to child forced labo... Read more

The following are Chairman Chris Smith's (R-NJ) opening remarks at a March 25 hearing of House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa entitled “Metals, Minerals, and Mining: How the CCP Fuels Conflict and Exploitation in Africa:” Today, we convene to address a pressing issue that has far-reaching implications for human rights, regional stability, and global supply chains: the People's Republic of China's (PRC) involvement in Africa's mining sector and its role in exacerbating conflict and exploi... Read more

- Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) spoke at the unveiling of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) 2025 Annual Report Tuesday, lauding it as the benchmark publication that documents the suffering of victims of religious persecution around the world. “No report issued anywhere in the world beats USCIRF’s annual report for accuracy, documentation, and honesty,” said Smith. “USCIRF is truly the U.S. government’s most effective, unbiased, and respected voice for victims of religious... Read more

By Jim Lonergan March 22, 2025 at 8:36 AM — After nine months of covering offshore wind energy developments along the Jersey Coast, three glaring issues have emerged over that time—each fueling opposition to the federal and state-backed offshore wind plan: 1️⃣ Lack of due diligence on key environmental, economic, and logistical factors. 2️⃣ Rushed approvals that prioritize speed over comprehensive review. 3️⃣ "Bigger is better" mentality, with leaders pushing for NJ to be the nation’s offshore ... Read more

—At a Capitol Hill press conference today, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY), and Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), flanked by several pregnancy care center advocates and pro-life leaders, unveiled the Let Pregnancy Centers Serve Act of 2025, H.R. 2226, which will prohibit federal, state and local governments from discriminating against pregnancy care centers because of their life-affirming mission. “There are more than 2,700 pregnancy care centers throughout the United States—each and... Read more