Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today announced a federal grant of more than $1 million over the course of the next three years to help teenagers and young adults facing housing insecurity. The grant, the “Transitional Living Program (TLP) for Runaway and Homeless Youth,” is offered through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. “The mission of Ocean’s Harbor House (OHH) is one of changing lives, as the organization enables teens and young adults to have a safe place to live while they finis... Read more

“President Trump’s bold action today to address the root causes of the outrageous and unfair prices paid for prescription drugs by Americans are much welcomed and long overdue—the status quo of the American consumer subsidizing the global market is over,” said Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ). On May 12, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order to establish Most-Favored-Nation Pricing for pharmaceutical products, ensuring Americans pay fair prices compared to similarly developed nations, leading ... Read more

President Trump signs Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ)'s Frederick Douglass TVPRA of 2018 into law on January 9, 2019. Today, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), a senior lawmaker and author of the landmark anti-human trafficking legislation, welcomed the release of the State Department’s annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report—mandated by Smith’s Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000—which ranks countries’ efforts to prevent human trafficking, protect victims, and prosecute traffickers: “I wholehea... Read more

“President Trump did an outstanding job of calling the United Nations to account on its most grievous offenses and obvious failings, including combating antisemitism,” said Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), who for over 20 years served as the Chair or Ranking Member of the congressional panel responsible for oversight of the United Nations (U.N.) and served four times as Congressional Delegate to the U.N. “President Trump—whose personal interventions have led to peaceful resolutions of conflicts around ... Read more

Tonight, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) is joining Ocean County elected officials and local leaders in condemning the assassination of Charlie Kirk and honoring all victims of political and social violence, including Iryna Zarutska and former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives Melissa Hortman, at a widely-attended candlelight vigil in Berkeley Township, New Jersey. Hosted by Ocean County GOP Chairman George Gilmore, the vigil is also being attended by Congressman Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ), S... Read more

Bipartisan legislation mandating a coordinated U.S. government response to the unjust imprisonment of American citizens in China—and the use of family members as hostages to silence or punish American citizens critical of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)—was introduced by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Congressional Executive Commission on China (CECC) and member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Smith’s bipartisan Nelson Wells Jr. and Dawn Michelle Hunt Unjustly Detained in Co... Read more

To raise national awareness and advocate for those struggling with Hydrocephalus, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), a senior lawmaker and Co-Chair of the Congressional Pediatric and Adult Hydrocephalus Caucus, today introduced a bipartisan congressional resolution, co-sponsored by Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), to formally recognize and establish September 20th as “World Hydrocephalus Day” and the month of September as “National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month.” Hydrocephalus—colloquially referred to as “wate... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) has signed on as an original cosponsor of legislation (H.Res.719) honoring and remembering the life, legacy, and leadership of Charlie Kirk following his horrific assassination on Thursday, September 10, 2025. The legislation, introduced by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), is expected to be voted upon by the full House today. “The assassination of Charlie Kirk is an unimaginable tragedy,” said Smith, a senior lawmaker in the U.S. House of Representatives. “Charlie’s senseles... Read more

At an event today hosted by Speaker Mike Johnson, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the bipartisan Hellenic Caucus, met with His All-Holiness Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch, the spiritual leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church and a guiding figure for Eastern Orthodox Christians throughout the globe. “I had the immense honor of meeting with His All-Holiness, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, who has boldly, hum... Read more

With the strong support and vote of Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 3486, the Stop Illegal Entry Act, comprehensive legislation to undo the disastrous open borders policy of the Biden-Harris Administration, reform our immigration system, and hold criminals accountable for their violent actions. “HR 3486 increases penalties for individuals who illegally enter the United States and commit felonies or unlawfully reenter the United States,” said Smith, a senior ... Read more