Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Co-Chair of the Israel Allies Caucus, sits down with POLITICO to discuss his ongoing full-court press to help constituents stranded in Israel and his legislation to reimburse Americans for cost of flights out of Israeli war zones. To watch the clip, click here or on the image below: ### Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China and Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Global Human Rights Subcommittee, today issued the following statement on California Governor Gavin Newsom’s trip to China: “Governor Newsom’s trip to China was an excursion based on a naive misunderstanding of China’s repression and ill intentions that will have long-term negative ramifications for American security interests and the brave human rights and democracy advocate... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Chair of the Global Human Rights Subcommittee, today issued the following statement marking the 25th anniversary of the International Religious Freedom Act: “The International Religious Freedom Act of 1998—which was authored by my great friend Congressman Frank Wolf—is landmark legislation that placed the fight for religious freedom on the US foreign policy agenda and has inspired generations of believers and huma... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today issued the following statement congratulating newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA): “Mike is a great friend and lawmaker who relentlessly defends life, liberty, and the rule of law and works tirelessly to promote fiscal responsibility and peace through strength. As the son of a firefighter who was critically burned and disabled in the line of duty, Mike knows all about service and sacrifice. He is a man of deep faith and principle who knows how to get th... Read more

With the strong support of Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Israel Allies Caucus, the House of Representatives today overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan resolution (HRes 771) reaffirming US support for Israel and condemning the barbaric terrorist attacks by Hamas. “Our great friend, and ally Israel—with significant assistance from the United States—continues to respond to the cowardly Hamas invasion that includes Hamas psychotic terrorists butchering innocent civilians, rape, hostage tak... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Co-Chair of the Israel Allies Caucus, joins Fox News Live on Saturday to discuss the latest developments in the Middle East—where Israel faces an existential threat from Hamas, whose 1988 Charter calls for destroying every Jew and annihilating Israel. Smith, who serves as Co-Chair of the House Task Force for Combating Antisemitism, also calls out the outrageous false accusations against Israel being pushed by some... Read more

As part of his continued full-court press on behalf of Americans trying to get out of Israel, Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) this week introduced bipartisan legislation (HR 5965) proposing to reimburse US citizens for their flights out of the country as they seek to return home amid an unfolding war started by the butchering of innocent civilians, rape, hostage taking, and the beheading of babies by Hamas. Cosponsored by Rep. Kathy Manning (D-NC), Smith’s bill would waive current mandates requ... Read more

In a formal congressional comment letter to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) rebuked the federal agency’s proposal to impose an abortion mandate on employers as part of its implementation of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA)—a bipartisan law that excludes any mention of abortion and is intended to provide critical accommodations for working mothers. Signed by a total of 61 Members of Congress, the Smith-Lankford le... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) and Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, today issued the following statement amid reports that China has forcibly repatriated North Korean defectors: “I am truly appalled and disheartened that China has reportedly forcibly repatriated a large number of North Korean refugees against their will to North Korea. Some reports estimate that at least 600—and perhaps as many as 2,600—were repatriate... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), who has been pushing for the immediate evacuation of American citizens stranded in Israel, issued the following statement on the Biden Administration’s announcement that it “will plan” to facilitate “departure assistance:” “In response to the multiple requests I have made to the Biden Administration since Saturday, the State Department advised me this afternoon that it is working on ‘plans’ and will be facilitating ‘departure assistance’ over the next few days. I will c... Read more