BY JONATHAN SALANT OF STAR LEDGER/NJ.COM - "To my shock, they have not gotten support from the administration," said Smith, chairman of the House Foreign Relations subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations. "They need help." Iraqi troops are trying to repel the Islamic State, also known as ISIS, from the territory they control. The Islamic State has massacred Christians and others under their rule. The Christian community in the region dates back... Read more

Just days before Christmas, a leading human rights lawmaker, Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) went to Iraq to witness first-hand the plight of Christians who escaped ISIS into the Erbil area of the Kurdistan region and the failure of the Obama Administration to help them. After meeting with Christian families and leaders, and officials from the U.S., other Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) participating States and the United Nations, Smith said he returns to Washington to lead C... Read more

CNS - A bill authored by Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, that will give the presidential administration and the U.S. State Department new tools, resources and training to help counter extremism and combat a worldwide escalation of persecution of religious minorities has been signed by President Barack Obama. The Frank Wolf International Religious Freedom Act was approved Dec. 13 by the U.S. House of Representatives and signed into law Dec. 16. “From China and Vietnam to Syria and Nigeria, we are... Read more

4:11 p.m. EST December 16, 2016 - ASBURY PARK PRESS - Neptune, NJ The 21st Century Cures Act provides us all with an example of how government should work, and how effective and productive bipartisanship can be. Now if lawmakers could only apply some of that same spirit to ease the bitterness surrounding Obamacare that threatens to undermine much of the good work that could come out of the Cures Act, we’d all be much better off. The newly signed $6.3 billion legislation includes several initiat... Read more

Today the President signed the Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act (H.R. 1150) into law. The bipartisan law, authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and co-sponsored by Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA), gives the Administration and the State Department new tools, resources and training to help counter extremism and the growing persecution of religious minorities globally. “From China and Vietnam to Syria and Nigeria, we are witnessing a tragic, global crisis in religious persecution, violence an... Read more

BY BILL SPADEA, Radio Host at NJ101.5 - Today marks the 75th anniversary of the surprise attack by the Japanese on our Naval base in Pearl Harbor. It occurred to me that this particular anniversary has not received as much attention as prior anniversaries. Perhaps it’s because there are fewer and fewer World War II survivors, maybe it’s that the schools spend more time on correcting kids speech instead of teaching the real history that helped forge our great nation. Either way, it was a pivotal... Read more

The U.S. House of Representatives passed and sent to the President’s desk the Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act (H.R. 1150) today. The bipartisan bill, authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and co-sponsored by Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA), will give the Administration and the State Department new tools, resources and training to help counter extremism and the growing persecution of religious minorities globally. “From China and Vietnam to Syria and Nigeria, we are witnessing a tragic, gl... Read more

https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2016/12/09/autism-tracking-device-bill-house/23109/BY MICHELLE DIAMENT - DEC. 9. 2016 Legislation that would provide tracking devices and resources to help kids with autism and other developmental disabilities at risk of wandering is one step closer to becoming federal law. The U.S. House of Representatives voted 346 to 66 Thursday to pass the measure known as Kevin and Avonte’s Law. The bill would expand an existing program that helps people with Alzheimer’s dise... Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04) announced today that the National Science Foundation (NSF) recently announced two $225,000 awards to small businesses in his district, which promise to help improve the way American students learn. Small Factory Innovations in Fair Haven and Mgenuity in Lincroft were awarded NSF Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase 1 grants. “The SBIR program aims to help turn scientific discoveries into benefits for society and the economy by kick-starting private sect... Read more

Today, the House of Representatives approved Kevin and Avonte’s Law (H.R. 4919), bipartisan legislation that will help protect children with developmental disabilities, such as autism, and seniors with Alzheimer’s who are prone to wandering. Authored by U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04), H.R. 4919 provides targeted support to communities for locally-based, proactive programs to prevent wandering and locate missing children or seniors who have wandered from safe environments. “This is an issue that h... Read more