Marking National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), an international leader in the fight to combat human trafficking, today recognized the dedicated work of grassroots anti-trafficking organizations to combat modern-day slavery and called on the House to immediately pass the comprehensive Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2021 (H.R. 5150)­­­ that he and Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA) authored to bolster efforts to end the scou... Read more

By Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) January 6, 2021 was a tragic day for our Nation that resulted in the loss of life and physical injury, including brave Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick from New Jersey who died the next day. The U.S. Capitol Police are owed our profound gratitude for their bravery and heroism on January 6th that continues to this day. Rather than seeking the truth and a roadmap to ensure the safety and security of those who work at or visit the Capitol, the so-called “Select Comm... Read more

By Doug O’Malley and Greg Lalevee The signing of the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package last month was a historic step forward to invest and repair our nation’s infrastructure — from our roads, bridges and rail lines to investing in broadband and modernizing our electric grid to repairing our water infrastructure. This long-delayed legislation rightfully received the full support of every member of the New Jersey Congressional delegation. The package included a $15 billion down paym... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission and Ranking Member of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, today issued the following statement on the enactment of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (H.R. 6256)—the bipartisan legislation Smith cosponsored to stop U.S. imports produced by slave labor, including from China’s Xinjiang Region, where the Chinese Communist Party is committing genocide against predominantly Muslim Uyghurs and other Central A... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today announced the winners of the 2021 Congressional App Challenge (CAC) for the Fourth District of New Jersey. Administered by Members of Congress, the annual contest is part of a nationwide competition for middle and high school students to showcase their software app-developing skills and teamwork. “Congratulations to Aditya Choudhary from Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School for his ingenuity and creativity in developing the winning app ‘Trackie,’” said Rep. Chris Sm... Read more

By Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) This week marks the 20th anniversary of enactment into law on December 21, 2001 of the Homeless Veterans Comprehensive Assistance Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-95)—the historic, comprehensive law I authored to create a whole-of-government approach to mitigate and ultimately end veterans homelessness. Twenty years ago, approximately 300,000 veterans on any given night were experiencing homelessness in the United States. About 80%—suffered disability including post-traumat... Read more

By Community Bulletin Project Freedom recently joined with local officials as they broke ground on their second community in Hamilton Township — Freedom Village at Hamilton Woods. Project Freedom’s new development, called Freedom Village at Hamilton Woods, will have 72 units and be located at Justice Samuel A. Alito Way & Whitehorse Mercerville Road. The location is situated near Hamilton’s Public Library, Hamilton’s Police Station and the Hamilton Area YMCA. Attending the groundbreaking includ... Read more

You'd think that the term "concentration camp" would be a thing of the past after the Allies defeated the Nazis in World War II. For those of us who are students of history, the extend of abuse and genocide practiced by the government does not come as a surprise. As the saying goes, those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it. Sadly, too many today turn a blind eye and a deaf ear to the real suffering of missions around the globe. Human trafficking, slavery, and yes, concentration camps whe... Read more

The House of Representatives last night unanimously passed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (H.R. 6256)—bipartisan legislation cosponsored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) to stop U.S. imports from China’s Xinjiang Region, where the Chinese Communist Party is committing genocide against the Uyghurs and other Muslims. “Xi Jinping’s abject cruelty towards all people of faith—Christians, Falun Gong, Tibetan Buddhists—has evolved at his personal direction into genocide against the Uyghurs and other... Read more

By Jonathan D. Salant | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com The $1 trillion infrastructure law signed last month by President Joe Biden will include $168.9 million for New Jersey next year to begin replacing lead water pipes and addressing drinking water contamination, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The new law includes funding to get rid of every lead water pipe, a project that in New Jersey alone will cost an estimated $2.3 billion to replace 350,000 lead service lines, accord... Read more