Major autism legislation authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) to authorize $1.8 billion over five years to help children and adults with autism by funding research, early detection and treatment was signed into law today by President Trump. Smith said the “comprehensive new law,” cosponsored by Rep. Mike Doyle (D-PA) “will fund critical biomedical autism research as well as the development of best practices to enhance the lives of persons with autism. We need answers now and treatment options and... Read more

Bipartisan legislation recognizing September as National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month was introduced in the House of Representatives today. Congressman Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Congressional Pediatric and Adult Hydrocephalus Caucus, along with fellow Co-Chair Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), authored the resolution in support of the nearly one million Americans living everyday with hydrocephalus—a life-threatening accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain that currently has no cure. “Each year... Read more

This morning Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) provided opening remarks via video at Seton Hall University’s “2019 Forum on Modern Slavery: 21st Century Solutions.” Smith, the prime author of the landmark Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, thanked the participants for their commitment to end this modern day slavery and urged them to continue their good work on behalf of victims––who are mostly women and children. His remarks today can be watched in video below or by clicking here. The following a... Read more

The Smith-Doyle Autism CARES Act of 2019, (HR 1058), was approved unanimously by the Senate late this afternoon, following July passage by U.S. House of Representatives. “This $1.8 billion, five-year package will fund a whole-of-government approach to helping children and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their families,” Smith said. "When enacted the law will authorize autism-related programs at National Institutes of Health (NIH) at $296 million, the Centers for Disease Control an... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) joined Speaker Pelosi at a bipartisan press conference called today to announce that the House of Representatives will take up Smith’s bill, HR 3289, the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019 to send a clear and unified message to the protesters in Hong Kong that they have the full support and backing of the United States in their quest for justice and freedom. The Speaker promised to bring Smith’s bill to the floor for a vote as soon as possible. The bill must... Read more

The inspiring protests in Hong Kong are “a daily reminder of the stark differences between free and authoritarian societies,” said U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), at a bipartisan hearing held today by the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) on “Hong Kong’s Summer of Discontent and U.S. Policy Responses” carried live on CSPAN. Smith is a CECC Commissioner as well as a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. “The people of Hong Kong have shown us again that a free people... Read more

"Hong Kong’s Summer of Discontent and U.S. Policy Responses,” is the title of a congressional hearing of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China to be held Tuesday, said U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), a member of the commission. The hearing will examine recent developments in Hong Kong and the future of U.S.-Hong Kong relations in light of the ongoing demonstrations and the escalating tensions caused by police violence and threats by the Chinese government against Hong Kong’s autonomy. Wi... Read more

Supporters of Rep. Chris Smith’s (R-NJ) bipartisan legislation, H.R. 2435, the Accelerating Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act, converged on Capitol Hill this week to advocate for the bill, which will provide increased access to federal lands for the purposes of veterans’ medical therapy. H.R. 2435 would empower a newly created task force to identify barriers veterans face when accessing public lands for treatment, and provide within one year recommendations to Congress on ways to eliminate those ba... Read more

– Noting the importance of funding programs and services for the more than 3.5 million people living with autism spectrum disorder, the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders have given their support to the Autism CARES Act of 2019, introduced by 4th District U.S. Rep. Chris Smith. "As a lifelong educator, I have seen the difference early intervention can make," said Ocean County Freeholder Joseph H. Vicari. "This legislation which would reauthorize federal programs that assist children, adult... Read more

Today, Representatives Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chairs of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, along with Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA), introduced H.R. 4270, the PROTECT Hong Kong Act – a bipartisan bill in the House of Representatives to prohibit commercial exports of certain nonlethal crowd control items and defense articles and services to the Hong Kong Police Force. “I am deeply concerned that American-made police equipment is being used to violently crack down on... Read more