With the strong support and vote of Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 3486, the Stop Illegal Entry Act, comprehensive legislation to undo the disastrous open borders policy of the Biden-Harris Administration, reform our immigration system, and hold criminals accountable for their violent actions. “HR 3486 increases penalties for individuals who illegally enter the United States and commit felonies or unlawfully reenter the United States,” said Smith, a senior ... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) issued the following statement on September 10, 2025: “My wife, Marie, and I are absolutely sickened by the unconscionable act of political violence, the assassination of Charlie Kirk, which has devastated his wife and children, his family and friends, and his millions of followers. “In his name, we again, emphatically reject and call for an end to all forms of political violence, including the hate-filled posts and actions that continue to overshadow civility and respect... Read more

To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of the War in the Pacific and the combined sacrifices of the United States and Taiwan (formally known as the Republic of China), Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), has introduced legislation in the U.S. Congress to document the accurate historical record and soundly reject the propaganda espoused by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which suggests that communist China was responsible for th... Read more

By Jeanne Wall Published September 15, 2025 at 12:08 AM NEW JERSEY — Rep. Chris Smith has led the effort to bring more attention and funding for Lyme Disease patients and treatment in Congress since 1998. With Lyme disease surging across the country and New Jersey among the states hit hardest, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) has reintroduced the bipartisan TICK Act, a measure designed to strengthen federal support for research, prevention, and treatment of tick-borne illnesses. The bill—Ticks: Identify,... Read more

By Alex Dyer Published September 12, 2025 TOMS RIVER — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) clinic here is now officially named for late Toms River resident and Point Pleasant Beach High School graduate 2nd Lt. Leonard “Bud” Lomell, a World War II veteran who scaled the cliffs of Pointe du Hoc in Normandy, France, in the early morning of D-Day to destroy key German heavy artillery. Lomell, who died at age 91 on March 1, 2011, was once described by the late historian Stephen Ambrose as th... Read more

Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Rep. Chris Smith’s (R-NJ) amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act of 2025, which directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO)—the Congressional “watchdog”—to investigate the Cold War-era Department of Defense (Department of War) bioweapons program, and whether they ever used ticks as hosts or delivery mechanisms for biological warfare agents. Smith’s home state of New Jersey has one of the highest Lyme rates in the United Sta... Read more

"Twenty-four years after the barbaric attacks on the World Trade Center, we remember and mourn the nearly 3,000 Americans—147 of which were from Monmouth County and 19 from Ocean County, respectively—who were murdered through acts of incomprehensible terrorism. Today, we not only remember these victims, but we also pray for their families and friends, who had their loved ones ripped from their lives in the most horrific way possible. "We also recall and honor the courageous first responders—the... Read more

Today, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Congressional Executive Commission on China and member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, introduced the “FREEDOM for Gao Zhisheng Act” (HR 5303), legislation to require a coordinated U.S. strategy to secure the release of human rights defenders and political prisoners unjustly detained by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Hong Kong authorities. Representatives Tom Suozzi (D-NY) and John Moolenaar (R-MI) joined Smith as cosponsors of this... Read more

By Kieran Sullivan Published September 11, 2025 JERSEY SHORE — Local officials stressed the importance of a recent bill passed in the House of Representatives appropriating funding for a “state-of-the-art” dredging vessel to address shoaling at the Manasquan Inlet and Shark River Inlet, in addition to other East Coast ports and inlets. On Sept. 4, the House passed the Energy and Water Appropriations Act for the fiscal year 2026 that includes $50 million in dedicated funds for a new shallow-draft... Read more

At a news conference today hosted by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), a panel of doctors and lawmakers launched the bipartisan Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2025 (HR 5160) and discussed its positive impacts on research, healthcare, and treatment in the United States. “We have introduced new legislation, HR 5160, which reauthorizes the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005—a law which I sponsored more than two decades ago,” Smith said. “This legislation will ensure t... Read more