Marking National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), an international leader in the fight to combat human trafficking, today recognized the dedicated work of grassroots anti-trafficking organizations to combat modern-day slavery and called on the House to immediately pass the comprehensive Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2021 (H.R. 5150)­­­ that he and Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA) authored to bolster efforts to end the scou... Read more

By Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) January 6, 2021 was a tragic day for our Nation that resulted in the loss of life and physical injury, including brave Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick from New Jersey who died the next day. The U.S. Capitol Police are owed our profound gratitude for their bravery and heroism on January 6th that continues to this day. Rather than seeking the truth and a roadmap to ensure the safety and security of those who work at or visit the Capitol, the so-called “Select Comm... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission and Ranking Member of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, today issued the following statement on the enactment of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (H.R. 6256)—the bipartisan legislation Smith cosponsored to stop U.S. imports produced by slave labor, including from China’s Xinjiang Region, where the Chinese Communist Party is committing genocide against predominantly Muslim Uyghurs and other Central A... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today announced the winners of the 2021 Congressional App Challenge (CAC) for the Fourth District of New Jersey. Administered by Members of Congress, the annual contest is part of a nationwide competition for middle and high school students to showcase their software app-developing skills and teamwork. “Congratulations to Aditya Choudhary from Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School for his ingenuity and creativity in developing the winning app ‘Trackie,’” said Rep. Chris Sm... Read more

You'd think that the term "concentration camp" would be a thing of the past after the Allies defeated the Nazis in World War II. For those of us who are students of history, the extend of abuse and genocide practiced by the government does not come as a surprise. As the saying goes, those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it. Sadly, too many today turn a blind eye and a deaf ear to the real suffering of missions around the globe. Human trafficking, slavery, and yes, concentration camps whe... Read more

The House of Representatives last night unanimously passed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (H.R. 6256)—bipartisan legislation cosponsored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) to stop U.S. imports from China’s Xinjiang Region, where the Chinese Communist Party is committing genocide against the Uyghurs and other Muslims. “Xi Jinping’s abject cruelty towards all people of faith—Christians, Falun Gong, Tibetan Buddhists—has evolved at his personal direction into genocide against the Uyghurs and other... Read more

Last July, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and the Mississippi congressional delegation led 228 Members of Congress—44 Senators and 184 Members of the House of Representative—in submitting an amicus brief arguing that the U.S. Supreme Court should affirm the constitutionality of Mississippi’s law prohibiting abortions after 15 weeks.[1] On the steps outside the Supreme Court today during oral arguments before the Justices on Dobbs v. Jackson, Rep. Smith, co-chair of the Congressional Pro-Life Caucus, s... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), author of the Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act, said the Biden Administration’s decision to remove Nigeria from the list of countries that violate religious freedom was “totally unjustified” and “a retreat from the noble and necessary fight to protect victims of religious persecution.” On November 15, the U.S. State Department released its annual “Countries of Particular Concern” and Nigeria was removed from the list. Genocide Watch has called Nigeria a... Read more

A bipartisan infrastructure bill supported by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) to repair and rebuild dangerous roads, bridges, rail lines, tunnels, lead-contaminated water pipes and more will become law on Monday. “Above all, this legislation is necessary to better ensure the safety of the people in my district, New Jersey, and the nation,” Smith said. Officially known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the bill will fund hard infrastructure projects and boost commerce, jobs and economic gro... Read more

The United States today marks the 21st anniversary of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA)—the historic law to combat sex and labor trafficking authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), a recognized international leader in the fight against modern-day slavery. Smith’s pivotal landmark legislation created a new well-funded, whole-of-government domestic and international strategy to protect victims, prosecute traffickers and, to the extent possible, prevent trafficking—which has becom... Read more