The New Jersey Coalition to End Domestic Violence (NJCEDV), headquartered in Rep. Chris Smith’s (R-NJ) Fourth Congressional District, will receive a federal grant of $90,931 from the U.S. Department of Justice for FY 2018, Smith announced on Wednesday. “The New Jersey Coalition to End Domestic Violence performs critical work every day to be a lifeline to victims of domestic abuse and ensure they have the protection, shelter, and resources they need the most,” said Smith, author of the landmark V... Read more

Today, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) met with advocates and representatives from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) for an in-depth discussion on Type 1 diabetes (T1D), and his leadership in Congress in pushing for more funding of critical diabetes research. “We had an informative and crucial conversation on the challenges of Type 1 diabetes, the need for more funding of research, and also the inspiring stories of those who are living with these challenges with courage, grace, and determ... Read more

Congressman Chris Smith joined Troopers Assisting Troops (TAT) during its annual three-day event held in cooperation with Wounded Warriors and K9s for Warriors this weekend, to serve those who have served the nation in war. The event, marking its 10th year, was held Sept. 15 at the National Guard Training Center in Sea Girt, NJ. TAT is a grassroots nonprofit group of retired and active New Jersey State Troopers and friends providing support to Wounded Warriors who are returning from Operation En... Read more

(JTA) — The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that upgrades to ambassador level the position of special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism at the State Department. The Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act was authored by Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., who helped write the 2004 law that created the monitor post. Lawmakers and Jewish communal organizations have chafed at the Trump administration’s failure to name someone to the anti-Semitism monitor post since Do... Read more

Legislation authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) that provides critical support for the U.S. in the fight against anti-Semitism passed the House on Thursday. “Mr. Speaker, today we are witnessing a chilling revival of anti-Semitic sentiment in many corners of the world,” said Smith, a co-chair of the Bipartisan Congressional Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism, in his remarks on the House Floor on HR 1911, the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act. “In light of this, there is a... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) applauded the House passage of appropriations legislation that provides critical funding of veteran programs and includes $10.2 million for projects at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JB-MDL). “I am proud to support this timely and critical funding of projects at JB-MDL,” Smith said. “In addition to the over-$146 million for projects related to the arrival of the KC-46As, in FY2018 legislation, this bill only improves the standing of JB-MDL as Air Mobility Command’s pre... Read more

On Wednesday, Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) chaired a hearing of the House Subcommittee on Africa entitled "Reviewing Current Developments in Ethiopia." The hearing featured witnesses from the State Department and Ethiopian-American diaspora organizations. The following are excerpts of Chairman Smith's opening remarks: WATCH SLIDE SHOW AT LEFT Today’s hearing will come to order. Our first order of business is to note that today many Ethiopians are celebrating the start of the New Year under the Ethio... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) was a guest this morning on NJ 101.5 FM with host Bill Spadea during the morning commute, to discuss the problem of fentanyl illegally exported from China. Smith chaired a hearing on Thursday on "Tackling Fentanyl: The China Connection," which featured testimony from top officials at the State Department and Drug Enforcement Administration, as well as testimony from Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph Coronato on the local problem of fentanyl in the opioid crisis. To listen t... Read more

By Erik Larsen, APP Staff Writer - Coronato addressed the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., as part of a panel of experts on the Chinese connection to fentanyl. Coronato, who is expected to step down as early as next month after 5½-years as the county’s chief law enforcement executive, said that synthetic narcotics will become the predominate type of illegal... Read more

“Chinese-made fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, is killing Americans—more than 29,000 in 2017 alone,” Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) said at a congressional hearing he chaired today. “We must hold the Chinese government accountable.” (Click here to read Chairman Smith’s full opening statement) Kirsten D. Madison, Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, testified that China is “a primary source of illicit synthetic drugs coming to the United States.” (Click here... Read more