This Saturday, Congressman Chris Smith, (R-Hamilton), will lead a Congressional Delegation to the United States Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to assess the human rights situation of enemy combatants being detained by the U.S. Military as part of the ongoing war on terrorism. Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (R-Hamilton), a leader of several health causes in Congress, today introduced legislation that will significantly increase the nation’s inventory of stem cells obtained from placentas and umbilical cords, materials that have been proven to successfully treat a number of life-threatening diseases. Read more

The House International Relations Committee today approved two bills authored by Vice Chairman Chris Smith (R-Hamilton), that reauthorize and enhance earlier laws written by Smith to crackdown on human trafficking and provide relief for people who have been the victims of human torture. Read more

A trio of influential New Jersey lawmakers are urging Pentagon officials to reevaluate and revamp existing base security and contracting guidelines to prevent future breaches in security that have allowed scores of undocumented workers to gain access to our military installations. Read more

The House of Representatives approved a wide-ranging foreign relations bill that contains several provisions authored by Congressman Chris Smith, Vice Chairman of the House Committee on International Relations. The bill passed the House this afternoon by a vote of 382-42. Read more

Congressman Chris Smith, R-Hamilton, announced today the delivery of nearly $5 million in federal aid to Ocean County and the municipalities of Brick and Lakewood Read more

The House of Representatives has passed a $368 billion Fiscal Year 2004 Defense Appropriations bill that contains an additional $4 million to further support a critical aircraft carrier technology project being developed at Navy Lakehurst, Congressman Chris Smith, R-Hamilton, announced today. Read more

The International Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Parliamentary Assembly, meeting in the Netherlands, has passed two resolutions authored by Congressman Chris Smith, Chairman of the United States Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (also known as the Helsinki Commission), that urge OSCE nations to redouble efforts to combat anti-Semitism and human trafficking. Read more

Congressman Chris Smith, Chairman of the Commission for Security and Cooperation in Europe (also known as the U.S. Helsinki Commission), is leading the U.S. delegation to the annual Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Parliamentary Assembly taking place in Rotterdam this week. Read more

Just days after returning from a landmark anti-Semitism summit he helped establish in Vienna, Congressman Chris Smith, R-Hamilton, today ushered through the House a sweeping resolution that calls upon lawmakers, law enforcement officials, and educators to amplify their efforts to counter violence and hatred against the Jewish People and Faith. Read more