After a powerful debate on the House floor, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved legislation to reauthorize U.S. Rep. Chris Smith’s (R-NJ) first in the nation anti-trafficking law. Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the House Pro-life Caucus today issued the following statement on the passing of Congressman Henry Hyde (R-IL), a lifelong friend whom Smith served with in the House of Representatives for 26 years: Read more

Secretary of the Army Pete Geren late last night told U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) that the family request to provide a memorial tree in honor of PFC Ryan D. Christensen has been reopened and the Secretary will personally monitor the new review. Read more

“Today’s decision by Vietnam’s Supreme Appeals Court to uphold bogus jail sentences for pro-democracy advocates Nguyen Van Dai and Le Thi Cong Nhan marks another in a series of sham trials and is further evidence that the regime in Hanoi continues to carry-out human rights abuses with impunity,” said U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) a leading human rights lawmaker in the U.S. Congress. Read more

Rep. Chris Smith met with top Pentagon investigators here today to access progress of an audit of security risks posed by the leasing of 300 housing units to the general public at Earle Naval Weapons Station. Read more

While opening today’s federal seminar for Mercer County first responders, U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) urged law enforcement, firefighters, paramedics and other officials to remain vigilant and prepared for the dangers that come with tracking and shutting down methamphetamine production labs. Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) has introduced legislation to improve Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) public notification procedures for hazardous waste sites. Smith’s legislation comes in response to a scathing report from the General Accountability Office (GAO)—the investigative arm of Congress—which admonished the agency for their failures to adequately notify the public of the health risks associated with the over 250 sites across the country that received asbestos contaminated vermiculit... Read more

Legislation authored by U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) to expand Holocaust education and preserve the culture of Polish Jewry overwhelmingly passed the House of Representatives today. Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today released the following statement on the settlement between Yahoo! and the families of pro-democracy activists who have been jailed by the Chinese Government after Yahoo! turned over information on them: Read more

In response to the announcement from U.S. Rep. Jim Saxton (NJ-03) that he will retire at the end of the 110th Congress, U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) released the following statement: Read more