Bipartisan legislation authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, to combat the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) ghoulish industry of stealing people’s organs cleared a major hurdle in Congress today as the Foreign Affairs Committee voted unanimously to advance the bill to the House Floor. Smith’s bill (HR 1154)—cosponsored by Reps. Michael McCaul (R-TX), Bill Keating (D-MA) and Kathy Manning (D-NC)—comes in response to the CCP’s state-spons... Read more

By Jeanne Wall Published February 25, 2023 at 2:07 AM NEW JERSEY— Fire departments across New Jersey, as part of a countrywide initiative, can now apply for federal funding to hire and train professional firefighters or to recruit more volunteer front line firefighters. According to a press release issued yesterday by Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ), Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grants (SAFER) will provide funding directly to fire departments and volunteer firefighter intere... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) today announced that New Jersey will receive nearly $95 million in federal funding for the state’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund—bolstering the federal-state partnership that allows local entities to receive grants or principal forgiveness loans to improve and enhance local water projects. “These critical federal dollars will enable the state to assist local governments anxious to implement much needed clean water infrastructure improvements,” said Smith who s... Read more

Fire departments across New Jersey can now apply for federal funding to hire and train professional firefighters or to recruit more volunteer front line firefighters, said Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ). The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program will provide $360 million Congress allocated in FY2022 in total grants for local fire departments, both volunteer and paid, around the country. The program is run by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Feder... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) issued the following statement as the Supreme Court hears oral arguments this week on two cases—Gonzalez v. Google and Twitter v. Taamneh­—that consider the responsibility of Big Tech firms for content that appears on their sites: “The Supreme Court has a great opportunity to significantly correct what I and many others have long recognized as unjust—that gigantic tech companies hide behind a narrow interpretation of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act to avoid... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) joined The Story with Martha MacCallum on Monday to discuss his new legislation—HR 1056—requiring an investigation into the environmental review process for the rushed development of massive offshore wind farms along the New Jersey-New York coastline. Smith’s legislation comes on the heels of at least ten unexplained whale deaths in the area since early December. Read more

By Jonathan D. Salant | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com New Jersey House Republicans responded to the latest whale death off the Jersey Shore by announcing new legislation to address offshore wind projects. Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-2nd Dist., on Friday proposed a moratorium on existing wind farms and a ban on future ones, while Rep. Chris Smith, R-4th Dist., introduced a measure calling for an investigation into how the wind farms gained environmental approval. “We still have no meaningful answers from... Read more

While presiding over the House of Representatives today, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) was formally selected by Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to chair the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission (TLHRC) for the 118th Congress. The position marks the third committee leadership appointment this year for Smith, who has also been tapped to chair the Congressional-Executive Commission on China in addition to the Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations. Smith has previ... Read more

Rep. Smith speaks at the Save the Whales rally in Point Pleasant Beach on Sunday. Pictured with Smith are (left to right) Trisha DeVoe, a naturalist and rally organizer; Leslie Mangold, rally organizer; Seaside Park Mayor John Peterson Jr; and Cindy Zipf, Executive Director of Clean Ocean Action and rally organizer. At a rally in Point Pleasant Beach today, Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) called for immediate answers from the Biden Administration and Governor Murphy to the growing questions rai... Read more

A dead whale washes ashore in Manasquan on Monday, February 13th—the ninth one along the New Jersey-New York coastline since early December. Photo: Asbury Park Press. Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) today introduced new legislation—HR 1056—requiring an immediate, comprehensive investigation into the environmental approval process for offshore wind projects as Governor Murphy and the Biden Administration continue to ignore growing calls to pause offshore wind development over concerns about the ... Read more