In response to the verdict issued today by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia on the trial of Ratko Mladic, Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04), chair of the House global human rights subcommittee, said that the decision should serve as a notice that all perpetrators of war crimes and human rights abuses must brought to justice.
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By Jeff Edelstein, Trentonian Staff - It’s hard to believe it’s been 23 years since the death of Megan Kanka, the Hamilton 7-year-old who was raped and murdered by a twice-convicted sex offender. It is, without question, the most heinous and brutal crime in modern Mercer County history. It’s something no one who lives around here will ever forget. Of course, the tragedy eventually led to the creation of Megan’s Law, first here in New Jersey, and then across all 50 states and Washington, D.C. The...
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By Kevin Shea, Senior Reporter for NJ.com - The effort to notify other countries about traveling sex offenders got more teeth recently when federal authorities started issuing passports to convicted pedophiles that identify their offender status. It's a component of the International Megan's Law, a federal law sponsored by U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, R-4th Dist., and signed by President Obama in February of 2016. The bill was named for Megan Kanka, the 7-year-old Hamilton girl killed in 1994 by a con...
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A new passport identifier for convicted pedophiles will help protect children from pedophiles looking to travel abroad, possibly to abuse children, Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ), author of legislation to create the identifier.
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Within the President’s $44 billion request on Friday to address ongoing hurricane recovery efforts is a critical provision that Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) has been fighting for since Hurricane Sandy. The Administration is supporting policies to enable houses of worship to be eligible for federal disaster relief, which is exactly what Smith’s bipartisan bill H.R. 2405, Federal Disaster Assistance Nonprofit Fairness Act of 2017, calls for.
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Congressman Chris Smith’s (R-NJ) bill, The End Neglected Tropical Diseases Act (H.R. 1415), was adopted by the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday morning, moving it one step closer to the House Floor for a vote.
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Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) received the Lifetime Pathbreaker Award from the anti-sex trafficking group Shared Hope International on Wednesday, for his work over the span of two decades in fighting human trafficking.
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By MARK ROSMAN, Managing Editor - The U.S. Navy has abandoned a plan that would have permitted civilians to live in housing on Naval Weapons Station Earle in Monmouth County. Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) announced that after nearly a year of negotiations with high-ranking officials of the Navy, the Pentagon has cancelled plans to open housing on NWS Earle to non-military personnel. The Navy's plan to permit civilians to live in rental housing on an active base drew sharp criticism from municip...
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Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) spoke on Sunday at the preview and ribbon cutting of a new exhibit commemorating the victims and survivors of three different genocides, at the Center for Holocaust, Human Rights & Genocide Education (Chhange).
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Congressman Smith’s statement on H.R. 1, the tax bill under consideration in the House this week: While I believe Americans are overtaxed and need relief, I must vote “no” this week on the tax bill, H.R. 1, because of its negative impact on New Jersey and my congressional district. Almost half – 47% ‒ of the taxpayers in my district itemize, claiming an average of $31,981 in deductions. The elimination – even modification – of the state and local tax deduction (SALT) will significantly increase ...
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