The House Foreign Affairs Committee this week approved legislation (HRes 82) authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) that calls on the Biden Administration to designate Nigeria as one of the world’s severe religious freedom violators, teeing it up for a vote on the House Floor. Smith’s resolution rejects the Biden Administration’s decision to omit Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) in its 2021, 2022 and 2023 International Religious Freedom Reports despite widespread religious persecut... Read more

At a news conference hosted by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and attended by Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH), a panel of experts from a wide-range of backgrounds raised the alarm on mounting concerns regarding the World Health Organization’s (WHO) “pandemic treaty.” The briefing comes amid the WHO’s mad dash to finalize text for the agreement in time for a vote on May 27th by the World Health Assembly. Smith’s press conference highlighted “a slew of significant issues surrounding the proposed treaty—includ... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chair of the House Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations Subcommittee, co-chairs a hearing on Wednesday, January 31 highlighting the shocking abuses committed by UN peacekeepers stationed abroad. A congressional hearing co-chaired today by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chair of the House Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations Subcommittee, highlighted shocking abuses committed by UN peacekeepers stationed abroad—especi... Read more

A congressional hearing today co-chaired by Reps. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Brian Mast (R-FL) further exposed the blatant antisemitism of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) just days after new evidence emerged last week that UNRWA employees were directly involved in the October 7 terror attacks. The hearing follows new legislation—the Stop Support for UNRWA Act of 2024—introduced by Smith and cosponsored by Mast and Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) that would prohibit the US Government from ... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chair of the Global Human Rights and International Organizations Subcommittee, today issued the following statement in response to the Biden Administration’s announcement that it has “temporarily paused additional funding for UNRWA” while it reviews allegations that 12 UNRWA employees may have been involved in the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack on Israel: “The Administration’s decision is long overdue and still a feeble response to the massive and irrefutable evidence... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), who earlier this week led a letter signed by 210 Members of Congress denouncing South Africa’s hostile genocide allegations against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), today issued the following statement on the ICJ ruling on South Africa’s case: “The ICJ’s ruling confirms what we knew all along—that South Africa’s grossly unfounded case against Israel is both false and dangerous. “Israel’s right to defend itself from Hamas’ brutal invasion—which include... Read more

Ahead of next week’s International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington, DC, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chair of the House Global Human Rights Subcommittee, has introduced bipartisan legislation (HR 7025) to reauthorize the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)—which is set to expire later this year—through September 2026. Smith’s bill is cosponsored by Reps. Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Henry Cuellar (D-TX). “The US Commission on International Religious Freed... Read more

A new report issued by the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) shows that proposed changes to the child tax credit in the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act (HR 7024) would boost support for large and growing American families by eliminating current provisions in the US tax code that penalize households with more than one child. The report, which comes in response to a congressional inquiry by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), confirms that the child tax credit proposals contained in the Com... Read more

In a letter today to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Reps. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Kathy Manning (D-NC), Co-Chairs of the House Task Force for Combating Antisemitism, led 208 fellow Members of Congress in denouncing the hostile genocide allegations levied by South Africa against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). “South Africa has filed a grossly unfounded case against Israel at the International Court of Justice, accusing Israel of genocide and asking the court to order I... Read more

At a ceremony at Brookdale Community College today, Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) joined Brookdale President Dr. David Stout, Monmouth County Commissioner Director Tom Arnone, Cyber Center Director Professor Michael Qaissaunee and other local officials, faculty, and students to mark the ribbon cutting for the College’s Center for Excellence for Cybersecurity Education (CECE). The project—made possible in part by $439,456 in federal funds that Smith personally secured through a congressional e... Read more