Representative Chris Smith, Co-chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission (TLHRC) and the prime sponsor of the bipartisan and bicameral Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, issued the following statement about the demonstrations in Hong Kong and the escalating threats by the Chinese Communist government against Hong Kong: “If the Hong Kong government is truly backing off its confrontational extradition efforts—and we hope this is for real—then we might be at the start of lasting relief... Read more

More than 200 people gathered outside the U.S. Post Office located on Main Street in Belmar Friday at a ceremony to rename the building in honor of Dr. Walter S. McAfee, a brilliant mathematician who spent several decades working at Camp Evans and Fort Monmouth on critical scientific and national security projects. “Dr. McAfee’s breakthrough research and mathematical theories led to bouncing radio signals off the moon’s surface. His unique work served as the forerunner for satellite communicatio... Read more

At a press conference marking the fifth anniversary of the enactment of the landmark Sean and David Goldman Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act (P.L. 113-150), U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) was joined by David and Sean Goldman of Monmouth County, the father and son reunited after a five-year abduction to Brazil; their attorney Patricia Apy, an international family law attorney at Paras, Apy and Reiss, and; Ravi Parmar, of Manalapan, NJ, father of a child abducted to India in 2012 and founde... Read more

“Words are inadequate to convey my profound sadness and empathy to the grieving families and friends over the loss of their loved ones in El Paso and Dayton—and deep gratitude to law enforcement for their selfless heroism. Comprehensive background checks and an assault weapons ban are likely to make people safer and ought to be enacted by Congress. But regrettably, something is radically broken in the hearts, minds, and souls of these mass murderers. And they are not alone. The culture of violen... Read more

On Friday, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) introduced a bill named in honor Braeden Bradforth, a college football player from Smith’s district who died a year ago this week from “exertional heat stroke” after a football practice. The legislation, “Braeden's Commission—Protect our Athletes from Exertional Heat Stroke,” HR 4145, would establish a commission to conduct a study on exertional heat stroke among student athletes at educational institutions across the country to study best practices for preven... Read more

The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE-PA) has again named Congressman Smith as the OSCE-PA Special Representative on Human Trafficking. In July, Smith’s resolution Educating Schoolchildren to Avoid Human Trafficking was unanimously adopted by the OSCE-PA. He has authored five major trafficking laws in the U.S., including the law that created a comprehensive, whole-of-government approach to combating human trafficking in the U.S. and around the world... Read more

Bipartisan, bicameral legislation to powerfully support and aggressively pursue durable remedies and effective interventions for the 1.5 million children with autism was approved unanimously today by the U.S. House of Representatives. Authored by Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04), with chief Democrat cosponsor, Rep. Mike Doyle (PA-14), The Autism CARES Act of 2019 provides slightly more than $1.8 billion over five years “for America’s whole-of-government Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) initiative” lead by... Read more

“The Goldman Act at Five Years,” is the title of a congressional hearing of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission to be chaired Thursday by U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04). Smith authored The Sean and David Goldman Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act (P.L. 113-150), which was passed by Congress exactly five years ago and nearly 10 years after Smith’s constituent, David Goldman of New Jersey, was reunited with his son Sean after a five-year parental abduction to Brazil. “This hearing will ta... Read more

By Susanne Cervenka, Asbury Park Press - Published 5:00 a.m. ET July 16, 2019 People suffering with Lyme disease could be closer to knowing whether the chronic illness impacting an estimated 300,000 or more people started off as a U.S. biological weapon. U.S. Rep Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, hopes that knowledge could lead not only to accountability but also a potential cure and greater recognition of the disease. "My hope is, this jump starts a very aggressive effort to find a cure and see how th... Read more

Bringing home American children who are abducted to foreign countries was the topic of a congressional hearing chaired Thursday by Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) with U.S. State Department Assistant Secretary Carl C. Risch, international child abduction expert Patricia Apy, and devastated ‘left behind’ mother Ruchika Abbi testifying before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission. “The Goldman Act specifically lists increasingly escalating actions, from a demarche – or a protest through diplomatic... Read more