Due to the national emergency response to the coronavirus outbreak, Congressman Chris Smith will hold his Annual Congressional High School Art Competition and Exhibition as a virtual show to ensure the safety of students, parents, teachers and the many others who annually see the show at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton’s Lakefront Gallery. “After consulting with the judges and receiving input from teachers, we have decided the show can go on, and that a virtual show will be the ... Read more

The House of Representatives and Senate have passed extensive, bipartisan legislation to stem the threat of the coronavirus, or COVID-19, and help fund the development of new testing, prevention and treatment methods. “I am pleased to support and vote for this $8.3 billion emergency appropriations bill to provide an added infusion of funding to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other federal agencies already working to protect US citize... Read more

It’s not too late for high school students to sign up for the national 2020 Annual Congressional Art Competition hosted locally by Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04) for Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean students who live in the Fourth Congressional District he represents. The deadline for entry is March 13 for current high school student artwork recently completed, or works specifically created just for the competition, that meet the originality, suitability, size and other entry guidelines of the nation... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Subcommittee on Africa and Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, issued the following statement with regard to the Nigerian Supreme Court’s upcoming reconsideration of its controversial January 14, 2020 ruling which undid the results of an election in Imo State announced by Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission, and placed the fourth place finisher in the Governor’s seat: “Nearly a year ... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), the Ranking Member of the House global health subcommittee, said today that the growing threat of the coronavirus, or COVID-19, requires Congress to immediately and adequately provide emergency funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other federal agencies already working to protect US citizens. “This week, the Trump administration is requesting at least $2.5 billion in additional funding to combat the coronavirus,” said Smith. “The Presiden... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04), senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, issued the following statement calling upon parties in Lebanon to work expeditiously to resolve significant differences and proactively address the deteriorating financial crisis threatening the stability of the country: “Lebanon is on the verge of financial collapse, and with Hezbollah threatening to scuttle a proposed bailout from the International Monetary Fun... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chairman of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission and Ranking Member of the House global human rights subcommittee, released the following statement on the death of Vietnamese human rights leader Thich Quang Do: “I am deeply saddened to hear that the Most Venerable Thich Quang Do passed away over the weekend at age 91,” said Smith, who has chaired 11 hearings on human rights in Vietnam. “He was a courageous champion for human rights in Vietnam and one of the world’s... Read more

Bipartisan legislation recognizing February as American Heart Month was introduced in the House of Representatives today. Congressman Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Congressional Heart & Stroke Coalition, along with fellow Co-Chair Joyce Beatty (D-OH), authored the resolution, HRes. 860, in honor of the approximately 647,000 Americans who die from some form of cardiovascular disease (CVD) each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). “Heart disease is the leading killer of Americ... Read more

Legislation written by Rep. Chris Smith to protect student athletes across America took a major step toward becoming law after the influential Chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA)—who has prime jurisdiction over the issue—voiced his willingness to support and help steer the bill through the full House. Last week, Smith arranged for key congressional leaders to meet with Joanne Atkins-Ingram of Neptune, N.J., mother of Braeden Bradforth, a student who died ... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith joined President Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, Advisor to the President Ivanka Trump, Attorney General William Barr, and other congressional and State Department officials at the White House today to mark the 20th year since enactment of Smith’s landmark Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA, Public Law 106-386). “This landmark piece of legislation changes the landscape of the conversation around human trafficking and elevated the U.S. government’... Read more