Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) congratulated Monmouth County Communications High School in Wall, NJ on being recognized as one of the top-performing schools in the country with a National Blue Ribbon School designation issued by the U.S. Department of Education. “I would like to offer my sincere congratulations to Principal Gleason, the students and staff of Communications High School for being named a 2019 National Blue Ribbon School by the United States Department of Education,” said Rep. Chr... Read more

On this day, we honor all those who have sacrificed to advance human rights in China, including Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Liu Xiaobo and all those who died 30 years ago during the violent suppression of the 1989 Tiananmen protests. This is not a day for celebration, but remembrance of the Chinese Communist’s Party brutality, its authoritarianism and its efforts to undermine the American economy and society, aided and abetted by some all too eager to make a fast dollar in China. The Communist Pa... Read more

By Carly Baldwin, Patch Staff Oct 1, 2019 3:17 pm - This past Monday, major autism legislation initially inspired by a Brick family and authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) was signed into law by President Donald Trump. The bill, called the Autism CARES Act of 2019, authorizes the federal government to spend $1.8 billion over the next five years to help children and adults with autism by funding research, early detection and treatment. Smith, a Republican, sponsored the bill with Rep. Mike Doyle,... Read more

Major autism legislation authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) to authorize $1.8 billion over five years to help children and adults with autism by funding research, early detection and treatment was signed into law today by President Trump. Smith said the “comprehensive new law,” cosponsored by Rep. Mike Doyle (D-PA) “will fund critical biomedical autism research as well as the development of best practices to enhance the lives of persons with autism. We need answers now and treatment options and... Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) joined more than 900 people gathered today at Point Pleasant Beach for the 2019 Alzheimer’s New Jersey “Walk to Fight Alzheimer’s.” The event is expected to raise an estimated $200,000 to fight Alzheimer’s disease. Smith, a leader in Congress in the fight against Alzheimer's which afflicts millions of Americans, addressed marchers, family, friends and supporters of loved ones who suffer or have passed away from Alzheimer’s. The following are excerpts of Congressman... Read more

Bipartisan legislation recognizing September as National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month was introduced in the House of Representatives today. Congressman Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Congressional Pediatric and Adult Hydrocephalus Caucus, along with fellow Co-Chair Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), authored the resolution in support of the nearly one million Americans living everyday with hydrocephalus—a life-threatening accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain that currently has no cure. “Each year... Read more

This morning Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) provided opening remarks via video at Seton Hall University’s “2019 Forum on Modern Slavery: 21st Century Solutions.” Smith, the prime author of the landmark Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, thanked the participants for their commitment to end this modern day slavery and urged them to continue their good work on behalf of victims––who are mostly women and children. His remarks today can be watched in video below or by clicking here. The following a... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith’s (R-NJ) bipartisan bill, HR 3289, the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019, was unanimously passed out of the House Foreign Affairs Committee today sending a unified message to the governments of China and Hong Kong that the peaceful protesters of that long-autonomous city have the full support and backing of American lawmakers. Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) along with more than three dozen other cosponsors joined Smith on the bill. At its core, the Smith-McGovern bill d... Read more

Today Rep. Chris Smith released the following statement: "Today I voted for legislation urging that the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community immediately transmit the August 12, 2019 whistleblower complaint to Congress, with the intent that Congress be given the opportunity to fairly evaluate the complaint in a bipartisan manner—consistent with statutes and processes to guard classified and sensitive information. The original Democrat resolution was partisan and counterproductive. We m... Read more

Jerry Carino, Asbury Park Press One day in 1997, two parents from Brick met with Rep. Chris Smith for three hours to discuss a growing but poorly understood health issue. Bobbie and Billy Gallagher were raising two toddlers with autism, and their concerns prompted Smith to examine how the federal government was addressing the disorder. “Nothing was being done for autism — $287,000 was being spent,” recalled Smith, whose Congressional district covers part of Monmouth, Ocean and Mercer counties. ... Read more