Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today led a letter with House Natural Resources Committee Chair Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ) and Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) to the Government Accountability Office (GAO)—the congressional watchdog—requesting an independent investigation into the potential impacts of offshore wind development on the environment, the fishing industry, military operations, navigational safety and more. The push comes just weeks after a top Biden Administration energy offic... Read more

At a congressional hearing today, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) pressed the top Biden official tasked with combating human trafficking on the Administration’s efforts to stop the exploitation of women and children, especially at the US southern border—where law enforcement officers are now bracing for a surging humanitarian crisis on the heels of last night’s ending of the emergency measure known as Title 42. “Last year’s Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report issued by the State Department pointed out ... Read more

Marking Vietnam Human Rights Day, a bipartisan group of House members led by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) have introduced the Vietnam Human Rights Act (HR 3172) to hold Vietnamese officials accountable for gross human rights abuses and help prioritize the protection of freedoms and the development of the rule of law in the country. Authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Congressional Vietnam Caucus, and cosponsored by fellow Co-Chairs, Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Michelle Steel (R-CA) an... Read more

While chairing a congressional hearing today, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), called for the immediate closure of all Hong Kong consular outposts in the United States now that “the distinction between the People’s Republic of China and Hong Kong has been obliterated.” “We no longer have rule of law in Hong Kong, but rule by law—laws that are imposed upon the people of Hong Kong by their communist overlords in Beijing,” said Smith, who ha... Read more

With a record-setting 10,300 migrants apprehended at the US Southern Border earlier this week, Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) today voted for critical legislation to secure the border as President Biden allows the emergency immigration measure known as Title 42 to expire. Title 42 had given federal officials expanded authority to expedite the removal of those who cross the border illegally and pose a serious risk to public health—which could include the trafficking of women and children, or th... Read more

Local law enforcement officers, grassroots non-profit humanitarian leaders and a trafficking survivor along with Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) took part in a panel today at the Monmouth County Human Trafficking Symposium. Organized by Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden, the event was aimed at enhancing awareness about the scourge of modern-day slavery and highlighting efforts at the local, state and federal levels to combat the fastest growing criminal enterprise in the world. “It will take... Read more

A new state-of-the-art community health center marked its grand opening in Red Bank today to help expand access to critical health care services for Monmouth County residents, said Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester), who requested and secured $400,000 in federal funding to help complete the project. As part of Smith’s efforts to win funding support for the Red Bank health center, he elevated the health center in the congressional appropriations process by designating it as a Community Funding Proj... Read more

The winners of the 2023 Fourth Congressional District Art Competition were announced by Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) at a Monday night award ceremony held at Hackensack Meridian Ocean University Medical Center in Brick. “Tonight, we acknowledge, respect and honor these young artists’ extraordinary talent unleashed on canvas or some other medium and the years of nurturing, devotion and discipline it took to perfect that talent by parents, teachers and friends,” said Smith, who sponsors the an... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the White House for the signing of the historic Abraham Accords in September 2020. With the strong support and vote of Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester), the House of Representatives on Tuesday night overwhelmingly passed House Resolution 311 to encourage the expansion and strengthening of the historic Abraham Accords that the US signed with Israel in 2020 under President Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. “This critica... Read more

A top Biden Administration official stonewalled Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) at a congressional hearing on offshore wind today when pressed with studies that call into question the safety and survivability of more than 3,400 offshore wind turbines slated for the Jersey Shore. “Can these offshore wind turbines—each the size of the Chrysler building in New York City—sustain a category 2 or 3 hurricane?” asked Smith, who raised concerns about the massive offshore wind turbines in letters to the Biden A... Read more