The House Committee on Foreign Affairs unanimously passed the United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014 (H.R. 938), including an amendment offered by Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) to enhance US-Israeli coordination in ongoing efforts to combat anti-Semitism. As adopted by the full committee on Wednesday, theSmith amendment added a section to the bill providing that “the Department of State should continue and, to the furthest extent practicable, increase its coordination on monitoring an... Read more

(AFP) - Child prostitution networks are exploiting sporting events like next weekend's Super Bowl, US lawmakers and rights groups warned Monday as they addressed ways to mitigate sex trafficking that abuses countless children each year. "In less than a week, New Jersey will be hosting the Super Bowl, and along with welcoming enthusiastic fans, the state also is preparing for a likely influx of both domestic and international traffickers," congressman Christopher Smith told a House of Representat... Read more

Congressman Smith gave the following remarks on the floor of the House of Representatives today regarding passage of HR 7, cosponsored by 171 Members: HR 7 seeks to accomplish three important goals: Make the Hyde Amendment and other current abortion funding prohibitions permanent; Ensure that the Affordable Care Act faithfully conforms with the Hyde Amendment as promised by the President; Provide full disclosure, transparency and the prominent display of the extent to which any health insurance ... Read more

Human trafficking and the Super Bowl, Olympics and other mega sporting venues were the topic of a hearing held Monday by Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04), Chairman of the House congressional panel that oversees global human rights, and author of the landmark law, the Trafficking Victims Protection Act. “Lessons Learned from Super Bowl Preparations: Preventing International Human Trafficking at Major Sporting Events,” featured the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, and airline, train and non-governm... Read more

Human trafficking and the Super Bowl will be the topic of a hearing to be held Monday, Jan. 27 by Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04), Chairman of the House congressional panel that oversees global human rights, and author of the landmark law, the Trafficking Victims Protection Act. “Lessons Learned from Super Bowl Preparations: Preventing International Human Trafficking at Major Sporting Events,” is the topic of a hearing Smith will chair featuring the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, and airline, ... Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) addressed thousands of Americans assembled today in Washington to rally for the culture of life marking the 41st year since the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court ruling: Thank you for joining this extraordinary March—a magnificent celebration of God’s gift of life and a recommitment to defending and protecting women and children from the violence of abortion. Despite the fact that President Obama is using stealth, deception and the coercive power of the state to promote abo... Read more

“Today’s announcement by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (VA-07) that the House of Representatives will vote next week on (H.R. 7), the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, is welcomed news for the majority of Americans who do not want their tax dollars paying for the grisly business of abortion,” said U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, co-chair of the House Bipartisan Pro-Life Caucus and author of H.R. 7. “The No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, co-sponsored by 165 House Members of the House and a qua... Read more

Ocean County has been awarded a $1.5 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help pay for emergency response costs that resulted from Superstorm Sandy. “I was in Ocean County in the aftermath of the storm with Sheriff Mastronardy and other officials and we saw ruined homes, businesses and streets everywhere we went,” U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) said. “The emergency response Superstorm Sandy was massive—and costly. This funding is critical to keep the county on soun... Read more

The following op-ed by U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ04) was published by the Washington Times. When an overwhelming majority of people in the then-autonomous region of South Sudan voted for independence two years ago, the world applauded, and the United States extended its hand in friendship and support. South Sudan’s vote to become the world’s newest independent nation came after a long civil war with northern Sudan that was marked by the enslavement of African southerners by Arab raiders and a ser... Read more

The national epidemic and potential world pandemic of Alzheimer’s disease was the topic of a congressional hearing Wednesday before the House global health panel chaired by Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04), who also co-chairs the bipartisan congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease. The recent international Group of 8 summit held in London in December was the focus of the congressional hearing entitled “A Report on the G8 Dementia Summit.” “The G8 convened a Dementia Summit in London to exa... Read more