The following are excerpts of remarks by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) during Holocaust Remembrance Week: Mr. Speaker, I rise for this Holocaust Remembrance Week to honor the people murdered by the Nazis during the Holocaust, especially the six million Jews singled out for genocide. The methods of mass murder were unspeakable, horrifying and modern. The anti-Semitic hate fueling the killing was an ancient, persistent evil, a disease of the heart that dehumanizes and destroys. The late, iconic Holocaus... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) received the Legislator of the Year award from the Humane Society of the United States and the Humane Society Legislative Fund on Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol, for his leadership in “path-breaking animal protection legislation” in 2017 in Congress. “I have long worked to ensure that animal welfare laws are properly funded and strongly enforced,” Smith stated. “I am pleased to be honored as a leader on this issue—we must ensure that any and all horrifying abuse and exploi... Read more

“On this Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, we commemorate the more than six million Jewish people murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators. That genocide of European Jewish communities was fueled by the persistent, unique evil of anti-Semitism. “We should honor the dead by never wavering in our solidarity with the living. This requires prioritizing the safety and security of Jewish communities – especially strengthening formal partnerships between Jewish communities and law enforcemen... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), chair of the House Subcommittee on Global Human Rights, today called on the Trump Administration to take action on behalf of America’s kidnapped children in the subcommittee hearing entitled, “No Abducted Child Left Behind: An Update on the Goldman Act,” for families suffering from international parental child abduction. “Congress unanimously adopted the Goldman Act in 2014 to ensure that the U.S. government and foreign governments would prioritize the return of abducted... Read more

Two members of the U.S. House of Representatives addressed this open letter to President Trump’s nominee for secretary of state, Mike Pompeo. From: Nita Lowey, Chris Smith To: Mike Pompeo Last week, many of our constituents, as well as Jewish families here and abroad, sat down for a seder to commemorate the Exodus story of Passover. Anti-Semitic attacks, threats and incidents were likely a topic of discussion at many tables. Conversations about Jewish communities around the world focused on a ke... Read more

Japan remains a haven for parental child abductions and a U.S. lawmaker Wednesday urged the Trump administration to do more to pressure the country to fulfill its obligations under international law. Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., said during congressional testimony that between 300 and 400 children of international marriages have been abducted from the U.S. to Japan since 1994, and that more than 35 are still awaiting reunification with their American parents. “Every day these children are separated... Read more

Congressman Chris Smith’s (R-NJ) resolution, H.Res. 128, which condemns human rights abuses in Ethiopia and outlines steps the Ethiopian government can take to promote peace and democracy, passed the House on Tuesday afternoon in a voice vote. Before the vote, Smith spoke on the House Floor on Tuesday afternoon in support of his resolution which he introduced. (Click here to read Smith's resolution) “H.Res. 128 is a visible and necessary manifestation of deep Congressional concern that egregious... Read more

Twenty years ago today the Good Friday Agreement was signed – bringing peace to Northern Ireland. The agreement was extraordinarily difficult to achieve, but a remarkable framework for reconciliation. In the 30 years leading up to the 1998 agreement, approximately 3,500 people were killed in political violence. In the 20 years since the Good Friday Agreement, fewer than 100 have lost their lives to acts of political violence. Our government did a lot to facilitate the agreement – which was actua... Read more

The US administration needs to press China harder over the detention of hundreds of thousands of Muslim Uighurs in ‘‘political education centers,’’ including dozens of relatives of reporters working for Radio Free Asia in Washington. That’s the message conveyed in a letter from Sen. Marco Rubio, a Florida Republican, and Rep. Chris Smith, a New Jersey Republican, the cochairmen of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, to the US ambassador in Beijing, Terry Brandstad, on Wednesday. Rub... Read more

he Fourth District Service Academy Information Night will be held Wednesday, April 19, 2018, from 5:30 to 7:30 at Naval Weapons Station Earle, 201 Highway 34 in Colts Neck, NJ, Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) has announced. Read more