U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) promised to “leave no stone unturned” in the federal relief effort to victims of Hurricane Katrina. The House of Representatives today reconvened in an emergency session to pass H.R. 3645 – The Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, which provided $10.5 billion dollars in funding to the relief effort. In a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives today, Smith said: “I have traveled to the tsunami stricken lands of Ache, Phuket and Sri Lanka and just re... Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today addressed the devastation of the Gulf Coast left by Hurricane Katrina. Read more

U.S. Chris Smith (R-NJ), author of two landmark laws to combat human trafficking and aid the victims of this horrible crime, said September is an “important month” for two key efforts to combat human trafficking – one in Congress and one in the United Nations. Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today commended the FDA for refusing to make the morning-after pill available over the counter and retaining its prescription-only status. Smith issued the following statement after the FDA announced its decision in a press conference today in Washington, DC: Read more

When a federal panel voted to close Fort Monmouth, it included a vague condition directing the Pentagon not to shutter the post unless it could be sure that the fort's work supporting the war on terror was not disrupted. Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-Hamilton), called today’s BRAC announcement “profoundly disappointing” and vowed to continue to emphasize that Ft. Monmouth is essential for both homeland security and military efforts abroad. Read more

U.S. Rep. Christopher Smith (R-4th Dist.) returned this week from the Sudan and vowed to press the Bush administration to provide new aid for African Union peacekeepers in the embattled Darfur region. Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, who returned this week from a tour of Sudanese refugee camps, says the U.S. government has helped stabilize the health of civil war victims and now must help them rebuild their lives. Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith has met with leaders in Sudan, pressing them to improve human rights and to resolve violent conflict in the African nation's Darfur region. Read more

Delays in investigating the killing of dozens of Ethiopians who were protesting against alleged electoral fraud may lead to loss of evidence and testimony from victims and witnesses, a congressman from New Jersey said Wednesday. Read more