Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) announced today that he will seek a recorded vote by the entire House of Representatives on his legislation to allow U.S. citizens the right to sue the Chinese government for its large-scale misrepresentation campaign during the coronavirus pandemic. Smith’s announcement follows a recorded vote on his amendment (26 Democrats - No; 21 Republicans - Yes) held today by the House Foreign Affairs Committee, which excluded it from the Ensuring American Global Leadership and En... Read more

At a bipartisan congressional hearing this week, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) urged the United States and international community to immediately address ongoing and egregious violations of religious liberties around the world—especially the crime of genocide perpetuated by the Chinese Communist Party—and prioritize religious freedom and all fundamental human rights in talks with other nations. Chaired by Smith, the hearing examined the state of religious freedom around the globe and coincided with t... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today addressed the International Religious Freedom Summit, where he called attention to the urgent need to hold the Chinese Communist Party to account for its crime of genocide, persecution against religious believers and other ongoing egregious human rights violations. Click on the arrow below to view Smith’s remarks. Transcript: When the term genocide was created in 1944 to describe the systematic destruction of a people, its author Raphael Lemkin explained the term b... Read more

A significant boost in federal funding is on its way to the greater Lakewood area to help combat substance addictions and mental illness, two conditions made worse during COVID-19 lockdowns—Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04 announced today. “This $4 million federal grant comes at a crucial time for people who are struggling from addictions or facing mental illness in the northern Ocean County area,” said Congressman Smith. “For recovering addicts, COVID-19 has created added isolation, brought about... Read more

An amendment offered last night by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, establishing a U.S. Special Envoy to respond to the ongoing genocide in Xinjiang, China received overwhelming bipartisan support and was adopted during the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s consideration of the Ensuring American Global Leadership and Engagement (EAGLE) Act. Smith’s amendment—which seeks to hold the Chinese government to account for its genocide and other atrocious h... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith’s (R-NJ) proposal for the much-needed County Road 539 (CR 539) overpass project was approved by the full House of Representatives today as part of a larger roads and infrastructure package. Included within the transportation bill was $8 million—of which Smith secured $7 million—of federal funding to build the overpass on 539, which goes through the center of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JB-MDL) in Ocean County. The 539 project––Smith’s top priority for inclusion in the Mem... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today issued the following statement on the recent collapse of the condo building in Florida and the ongoing search and rescue efforts: “We pray that Benny and Malky Weisz of Lakewood, and Malky’s father Harry Rosenberg—and all those who remain missing—are found and rescued after the catastrophic collapse of their condo building in Florida early yesterday—nurturing the hope that the expertise, tenacity and bravery of rescue workers will result in finding them and others p... Read more

Two projects for Mercer County advocated by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ)—including new buses for the county’s Transportation Resources To Aid The Disadvantaged And Elderly (TRADE) services—cleared their first hurdle Thursday, after the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) adopted Smith’s proposals and added it to a major transportation bill. Smith worked tirelessly with county and state officials to propose and insert their prioritized local transportation projects into the INVE... Read more

Two heavily-traveled bridges on Route 33 and Route 35—both nearly a century old—and improvement projects for Freehold Borough and Middletown Township, cleared their first hurdle Thursday as they were approved by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) on the way to a likely floor vote, announced Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), who sponsored each of the projects. Smith worked extensively with state and local officials to propose and insert prioritized local transportation projects... Read more

Two key projects for Ocean County—including the much-needed overpass for County Road 539 which goes through the center of Joint Base McGuire-Dix Lakehurst—championed by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), cleared their first hurdle Thursday, after the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) adopted Smith’s proposals and added them to a major transportation bill. Smith worked tirelessly with Ocean county and JB-MDL officials to propose and insert the prioritized local transportation proje... Read more