image description
Spring Lake, NJ
Avon-By-The-Sea, NJ
Bay Head, NJ
Belmar Marina, NJ
Fisherman's Memorial - Point Pleasant, NJ
Manasquan Inlet, NJ
Monmouth Battlefield State Park, NJ
Lakewood, NJ

U.S. Congressman Chris Smith Representing New Jersey's 4th District

Chris Smith Photo
OpenerMenu
  • Home
  • Constituent Services
    • Help With A Federal Agency
    • Visit Washington, D.C.
    • Flag Requests
    • Internships
    • Service Academy Nominations
    • Congressional Art Competition
    • Community Projects
  • Legislation
    • Laws Authored by Chris
    • Introduced Sponsored Legislation
    • Proposed Cosponsored Legislation
  • About Chris
    • Biography
    • Committees
    • Caucus Membership
  • Contact
    • Email Chris
    • Office Contact Information
  • Newsroom
  • 4th District
  • Flag Requests
  • Visit Washington, DC
    Font Size: 
Home > news

News List

Browse Documents by Date:
  • Smith: FEMA Set to Launch Review of NFIP Claims from Superstorm Sandy
    Posted in Press Release on May 6, 2015 | Preview rr

    U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) released the following statement in response to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) congressional briefing on the implementation of the Sandy Claims Review Process: “Sandy victims insured through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) will finally be given the due consideration and comprehensive analysis they have been entitled to all along. These hard-fought-for reforms announced today incorporate critical safeguards that we have advocated for in ... Read more

  • Cong. Smith Announces Congressional Art Competition Winners for NJ Fourth District
    Posted in Press Release on May 5, 2015 | Preview rr

    The winners of the 2015 Annual Congressional Art Competition were announced today by Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04), who organizes the annual show. “The students’ artwork entered this year was splendid,” Smith said. “This year we had 69 total entries representing a variety of styles and mediums. It is good to know this level of artistry is being fostered by art teachers in the Fourth Congressional District. I congratulate all the winners and participants.” The event was held at Georgian Court U... Read more

  • Bill Honors WWII Veteran & NJ State Trooper Whose Killers Remain at LargeSmith Bill to Help Bring Convicted Criminals Living Abroad to Justice Introduced in House
    Posted in Press Release on May 4, 2015 | Preview rr

    To mark the 42nd anniversary of the brutal murder of New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster by Joanne Chesimard on May 2, U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) today announced the introduction of a bill to strengthen the ability of the United States to extradite convicted killers like Chesimard from countries where they have taken refuge, and bring them home to face justice. The bill is cosponsored by Rep. Albio Sires (NJ-08). “In many cases around the world, efforts to extradite convicted criminals h... Read more

  • Press Freedom Critical to ‘Shine Light in Dark Places,’ Says Rep. Smith about World Press Freedom Day
    Posted in Press Release on May 3, 2015 | Preview rr

    According to various human rights organizations, global press freedoms declined last year to their lowest point in the past decade. Reporters, editors and publishers face intimidation, surveillance and threats to their lives, and there are mounting restrictions on the free flow of news and information. Last year also was one of the worst years ever for the number of international journalists killed. To meet this growing challenge to freedom of expression, Congressman Chris Smith will introduce l... Read more

  • Not Enforcing Visa Ban Law on Those Who Violate Women’s Rights in China a Gross Failure of the Obama Administration, says SmithChen Guangcheng calls China’s violent population control policies 'genocide' calls for international tribunal
    Posted in Press Release on April 30, 2015 | Preview rr

    At a hearing today, Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04) called on the Administration to use existing U.S. law to block entry into the U.S. for Chinese government officials responsible for implementing China’s coercive, brutal population control policies. In his testimony, blind activist and legal advocate, Chen Guangcheng calls China’s violent population control efforts “genocide” and calls for a U.N. tribunal to “investigate crimes committed by the Communist regime in China…particularly [the] genoc... Read more

  • Bill Marks 40th Year Since End of Vietnam War Smith Unveils Bipartisan Bill to Promote Freedom, Human Rights as Priority in U.S.-Vietnam Relations
    Posted in Press Release on April 30, 2015 | Preview rr

    Marking 40 years since the fall of Saigon, Congressman Smith today introduced the Vietnam Human Rights Act of 2015 along with a bipartisan group of co-sponsors that includes Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (CA-39), Representatives Zoe Lofgren (CA-19), Dana Rohrabacher (CA-48), Loretta Sanchez (CA-46), Alan Lowenthal, (CA-47) and Gerald Connolly (VA-11). The bill, H.R. 2140, which passed the House overwhelmingly five previous times only to get stalled in Senate each time, would make c... Read more

  • Robbinsville Fire Dept. Awarded $111K Grant
    Posted in Press Release on April 29, 2015 | Preview rr

    The Robbinsville Township Fire Department was awarded a grant in the amount of $111,585 from the Department of Homeland Security through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program, announced Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04) today. The grant will be used to replace 16 sets of self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA’s) needed by firefighters to maintain an adequate air supply when entering dangerous conditions. The department’s existing SCBAs are approaching the end of their serviceable li... Read more

  • Rep. Smith Chairs Hearing on Global Magnitsky Act
    Posted in Press Release on April 29, 2015 | Preview rr

    At a hearing held today by a congressional panel that oversees global human rights issues, Chairman Chris Smith (NJ-04) and other lawmakers examined legislation that would block the worst foreign human rights offenders and most corrupt officials from entering the United States or owning U.S. assets. “The Global Magnitsky Act is intended to disrupt the impunity and comfort that far too many international human rights violators currently enjoy and to keep their tainted money out of our financial s... Read more

  • Lack of Action by Japanese Government Could Result in Sanctions Beginning this YearHelsinki Commission Urges Prime Minister Abe to Address U.S. Victims of International Parental Child Abduction in Japan
    Posted in Press Release on April 29, 2015 | Preview rr

    Ahead of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s address to Congress on Wednesday, Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04), Chairman of the Helsinki Commission, urged Prime Minister Abe to help the many American victims of international parental child abduction in Japan. “It is tragic that hundreds of American children have been parentally abducted to Japan – and it’s outrageous that the Japanese government has returned not a single one. Each case is a heartbreaking story of a child unjustly separated from a lovi... Read more

  • Smith to Hold Wed., April 29 hearing to focus on law, proposed bill named for killed Russian whistleblower Need for a Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act Focus of House Hearing
    Posted in Press Release on April 28, 2015 | Preview rr

    A proposed bill to expand an anti-corruption law named after a Russian lawyer believed to have been murdered as part of a cover up in Russia will be the topic of a hearing planned by U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04), Chairman of the House congressional panel that oversees global human rights issues. The existing Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 directed the President to publish and update a list of each person the President had reason to believe was responsible for the detent... Read more

Previous  Next

  • Laws Authored by Chris
  • Advanced Search
  • Laws Co-Sponsored by Chris
  • Bills passed the House of Representatives
  • Smith Amendments offered, passed in the House
  • Bills that became Law and Resolutions Passed

District
Offices to
Serve You:
  • Constituent Service Center
    1005 Hooper Avenue
    Toms River, NJ 08753
    Tel.: (732) 504-0567
******
  • Washington, D.C. Office
    2373 Rayburn HOB
    Washington, D.C. 20515
    Tel.: (202) 225-3765
  • Constituent Services
  • Newsroom
  • 4th District
  • Contact Chris
  • Flag Requests
  • Visit Washington, DC
  • youtube
  • instagram
Search Legislation Options
Washington DC Office

2373 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515

Phone: (202) 225-3765

 
Constituent Service Center

1005 Hooper Avenue
Toms River, NJ  08753

Phone: (732) 504-0567

*Please call for an appointment.


  • Home
  • CONTACT
  • Site Map
  • youtube
  • instagram