Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Rep. Josh Brecheen (R-OK), and Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) led 16 members of Congress in sending a comment letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin, urging the addition of mifepristone, a chemical abortion drug, to the agency’s sixth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 6), which identifies potential or known contaminants in public water systems that are not currently subject to regulations under U.S. law. In the bicameral letter, the Republica... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), the author of five major anti-human trafficking laws, praised Trump Administration officials—including Acting U.S. Attorney General (AG) Todd Blanche and U.S. Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Markwayne Mullin—who announced today that the Administration has indicted three fraudulent “sponsors” and located over 146,000 unaccompanied migrant children, the vast majority of whom were trafficked through the southern border due to the Biden-Harris Adminis... Read more

The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Reauthorization Act of 2026 (HR 1744), legislation authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) to extend and authorize annual appropriations for USCIRF through fiscal year 2028. During the floor debate on HR 1744, Smith reiterated the necessity of continued federal funding for the Commission: “USCIRF’s high-quality reporting and high-profile commissioners influence the State ... Read more

Rep. Smith and Assemblyman McGuckin with top leaders from the GAO. Rep. Chris Smith and NJ Assemblyman Gregory McGuckin today met with top leaders from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to discuss the progress of their investigation—mandated by Smith’s amendment to the FY26 NDAA—into whether the Cold War-era Department of Defense (Department of War) ever used ticks as hosts or delivery mechanisms for biological warfare agents. “Today’s meeting was highly encouraging and eye-opening,” s... Read more

U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins and Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ). Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), former Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, met with U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) Doug Collins, where he thanked him for the Trump Administration’s historic commitment to improving Veterans’ quality of life and care, reducing Veteran homelessness, and speeding up the processing of VA benefits and claims. “Secretary Collins has been doing an extraordinary job as the n... Read more

Today, Reps. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Tom Suozzi (D-NY) introduced the Tibet Atrocities Determination Act (HR 9085), legislation to require the U.S. Secretary of State to compile and submit a comprehensive report to Congress on whether the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has committed acts of genocide and/or crimes against humanity against Tibetans in Tibet. HR 9085 is the House companion legislation to S. 4432, introduced by Sens. Rick Scott (R-FL) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) in the Senate chamber ... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Congressional Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Caucus, praised U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for his leadership and new, groundbreaking investments in Lyme disease research, prevention, and treatment. At a press conference in New Hampshire on Friday, Secretary Kennedy unveiled HHS’ plans to dramatically enhance the federal government’s focus and commitment to programs designed to combat Lyme disease. Among ... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Rep. Erin Houchin (R-IN), Sen. Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Sen. James Lankford (R-OK), and 46 other members of Congress submitted an amicus brief to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), arguing that the Biden Administration illegally hijacked the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) to force all employers nationwide—including faith-based or religious organizations—to... Read more

During their full committee markup today, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce unanimously approved two critical public health reauthorization bills authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ)—HR 4348, the Kay Hagan Tick Act, and HR 5160, the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2025—which will now head to the House floor for a vote. “Now that these critical, life-enhancing bills have passed out of the Energy & Commerce Committee, we are one step closer to getting them across... Read more

At a congressional hearing on Capitol Hill, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), heard chilling testimony from expert witnesses about the barbaric, systemic, and lucrative practice of forced organ harvesting and trafficking in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and beyond. “Today, this Commission examines one of the most barbaric human rights atrocities of our time: the forced harvesting of organs from prisoners of conscience, death row ... Read more