—The Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2025 (HR 1503), legislation authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), to impose sanctions on any person who a president determines funds, sponsors or facilitates forced organ harvesting, or trafficking for purposes of the stealing human organs was overwhelmingly passed in the US House of Representatives today. “Mr. Speaker, every year under General Secretary Xi Jinping and his Chinese Communist Party, tens of thousands of young women and men—average age 28—are... Read more

— Winning entries in the 2025 Fourth Congressional District Art Competition were announced by Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) at a Friday night award ceremony held at Hackensack Meridian Ocean University Medical Center (HMOUMC) in Brick Township. At the award ceremony, Smith congratulated all of the student artists. The top artist was Marisa Amitie from Wall High School, whose Best-in-Show artwork entitled “Beloved” will be displayed at the US Capitol over the next year. Her remarkable work was ... Read more

WASHINGTON, DC – For his numerous legislative achievements, his tireless advocacy for victims of communism and his renowned leadership defending democratic principles, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ was recently awarded the prestigious Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom. Named for Harry Truman and Ronald Reagan, two US presidents whose effective strategies stopped the spread of communism in their times, the medal is given to honor those who share these presidents’ moral clarity and impact. “It rewards their... Read more

—Marking the 50th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), an internationally known human rights leader in the U.S. Congress, introduced his Vietnam Human Rights Act, HR 3122. The House of Representatives has passed Smith’s Vietnam Human Rights Act five times—as H.R.2833 in 2001; H.R.1587 in 2004; H.R.3096 in 2007; H.R.1410 in 2012, and; H.R.1897 in 2013. But each time, the Senate failed to act on it. “Vietnam’s Communist government wants a closer relationship with the United ... Read more

Following a report published by the Ethics and Public Policy Center (EPPC) finding that one in 10 women who take the chemical abortion pill mifepristone experience a serious adverse event, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the House Pro-Life Caucus, called on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to rescind its approval of the drug. He also today submitted a letter urging the House Appropriations Committee to nullify the FDA’s irresponsible actions with regard to mifepristone—baby poison th... Read more

By Dan Alexander - NJ 101.5 reporter APRIL 28 - As the Jones Road Wildfire continues to be contained in Ocean County, ideal conditions for wildfires slowly led to at least three additional fires sparking up Sunday. The Forest Fire Service says the Jones Road fire has burned nearly 24 square miles (15,300 acres) and is 65% contained as of Sunday afternoon. Very little significant rainfall fell in the are on Friday night and Saturday but even if if there was more rainfall it wouldn't have made mu... Read more

By Jeanne Wall Published April 26, 2025 JERSEY SHORE — Construction on the Empire Wind 1 offshore wind farm has been ordered to stop by the Trump administration, following concerns over its federal approval process — a significant victory for Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ), who has long led the fight against offshore wind projects off the Jersey Shore. Smith, known for his persistence and ability to get results, took the lead once again this year by calling on U.S. Secretary of the Interior Dou... Read more

– U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04), co-chairman of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, will co-chair a bipartisan congressional hearing on the state of human rights issues in the Republic of Azerbaijan since the COP 29 UN Climate Change Conference, which took place in Baku in November 2024 with Azerbaijan as host government. Before the conference, Azerbaijan’s role to host the event was viewed as an opportunity for the government to showcase itself and improve its international image. Though th... Read more

—Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) joined firefighters from the New Jersey Forest Fire Service today at the site of the Jones Road Wildfire, which has so far ravaged over 15,000 acres in Southern Ocean County. “The work of the firefighters has been amazing,” Smith said. "These men and women have fought and are continuing to fight until this wildfire is out. They have certainly saved many homes and businesses—and lives—by steering the fire away from populated areas. Still, the fire crossed the Parkway and ... Read more

By Stephanie A. Faughnan - LACEY – When Bob Nosti left town with his wife on April 22, he glanced south and noticed a pillar of smoke rising into the sky. He thought little of it — in Ocean County, springtime often brings controlled burns to clear underbrush. But by the time he returned home hours later, the smoke had thickened, the air was acrid, and the Garden State Parkway traffic had grounded to a halt. What Nosti didn’t know then was that the warehouse housing his life’s work — Liberty Doo... Read more