The House of Representatives today passed H. Res. 578, legislation authored by Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ). The resolution expresses the sense of the House that the Government of Romania should “amend its child welfare and adoption laws to decrease barriers to adoption, both domestically and inter-country, including by allowing inter-country adoption by persons other than biological grandparents.”
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U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) received three different awards from the Alzheimer’s Association of America, the Humane Society of the United States and by Lifetime Television for his commitment and hard work on several important issues. Smith also continued his leadership in the House of Representatives on international issues, leading floor debate on three separate bills – two of which he authored and the Darfur Peace and Accountability Act, of which he was a primary co-sponsor.
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U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations praised HR 3127, The Darfur Peace and Accountability Act of 2006, sponsored by Rep. Henry Hyde (R-IL), Chairman of the House International Relations Committee.
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U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chairman of the House Subcommittee that oversees global human rights and international operations, issued the following statement after a Senate resolution opposing US participation in the newly formed United National Human Rights Council was introduced:
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U.S. Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations, today called a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on the President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (PEPFAR) “biased and incomplete.” “This GAO group did not even go to Uganda, the country that pioneered the ABC model which has helped to reduce the rate HIV/AIDS from 15 percent to 4 percent from 1991 to 2004.” said Smith, who visited Uganda in January...
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U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, Chairman of the subcommittee that oversees global human rights, praised the passage of House Resolution 736, which called for religious freedom in Afghanistan.
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U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations, today issued the following statement after Congressman Lane Evans (D-IL) announced that he would retire at the end of the 109th session:
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U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations, today denounced the Nigerian government’s failure to ensure the secure transfer of former Liberian President Charles Taylor. Smith said that the events surrounding Taylor’s disappearance have enabled “a war criminal to escape from justice.”
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U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) urged that Congress take action and pass Holly’s Law today after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) learned of two additional deaths following medical abortion with mifepristone (Mifeprex, or RU-486). The announcement of these unfortunate deaths comes after a warning by the FDA about the dangers of RU-486.
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