Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement in response to confirmation of the release of an American hostage held in captivity by Hamas: "I am relieved to know Edan Alexander, an American from New Jersey, will soon be reunited with his family—including his mother Yael and father Adi Alexander—who relentlessly advocated for his release over these heartbreaking 19 months. The long-overdue release of Edan Alexander is a direct resul... Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ)and Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA) will co-chair a congressional hearing of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission (TLHRC) to conduct a global review of antisemitism, including prevalence, forms of antisemitism in various parts of the world, and governmental responses to antisemitism, as well as an assessment of the effectiveness of government policies to combat antisemitism, and how to address foreign governments that foster antisemitism. Advocacy and research org... Read more

— CHEMED Health Center marked a major milestone today with the grand opening and ribbon cutting of its newest facility at 275 S. Hope Chapel Road in Jackson. Guest of Honor, U.S. Congressman Chris Smith, joined CHEMED leadership, elected officials, and community partners to celebrate the expansion, which will bring much needed specialty services to residents across Ocean County and beyond. “CHEMED’s new Jackson center is a powerful example of the vision and leadership behind community-based heal... Read more

Congressman Smith released the following statement on the election of Pope Leo XIV “My wife Marie and I offer our heartfelt prayers in support of and gratitude for His Holiness Pope Leo XIV—the first American Pope and the 267th successor of St. Peter. Catholics—and people of good will around the world—look to the papacy for moral leadership and clarity and we are encouraged by Pope Leo’s call for peace, his example of faith and humility and his focus on charity and upholding the dignity of the v... Read more

—The Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2025 (HR 1503), legislation authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), to impose sanctions on any person who a president determines funds, sponsors or facilitates forced organ harvesting, or trafficking for purposes of the stealing human organs was overwhelmingly passed in the US House of Representatives today. “Mr. Speaker, every year under General Secretary Xi Jinping and his Chinese Communist Party, tens of thousands of young women and men—average age 28—are... Read more

— Winning entries in the 2025 Fourth Congressional District Art Competition were announced by Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) at a Friday night award ceremony held at Hackensack Meridian Ocean University Medical Center (HMOUMC) in Brick Township. At the award ceremony, Smith congratulated all of the student artists. The top artist was Marisa Amitie from Wall High School, whose Best-in-Show artwork entitled “Beloved” will be displayed at the US Capitol over the next year. Her remarkable work was ... Read more

WASHINGTON, DC – For his numerous legislative achievements, his tireless advocacy for victims of communism and his renowned leadership defending democratic principles, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ was recently awarded the prestigious Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom. Named for Harry Truman and Ronald Reagan, two US presidents whose effective strategies stopped the spread of communism in their times, the medal is given to honor those who share these presidents’ moral clarity and impact. “It rewards their... Read more

—Marking the 50th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), an internationally known human rights leader in the U.S. Congress, introduced his Vietnam Human Rights Act, HR 3122. The House of Representatives has passed Smith’s Vietnam Human Rights Act five times—as H.R.2833 in 2001; H.R.1587 in 2004; H.R.3096 in 2007; H.R.1410 in 2012, and; H.R.1897 in 2013. But each time, the Senate failed to act on it. “Vietnam’s Communist government wants a closer relationship with the United ... Read more

Following a report published by the Ethics and Public Policy Center (EPPC) finding that one in 10 women who take the chemical abortion pill mifepristone experience a serious adverse event, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the House Pro-Life Caucus, called on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to rescind its approval of the drug. He also today submitted a letter urging the House Appropriations Committee to nullify the FDA’s irresponsible actions with regard to mifepristone—baby poison th... Read more

By Dan Alexander - NJ 101.5 reporter APRIL 28 - As the Jones Road Wildfire continues to be contained in Ocean County, ideal conditions for wildfires slowly led to at least three additional fires sparking up Sunday. The Forest Fire Service says the Jones Road fire has burned nearly 24 square miles (15,300 acres) and is 65% contained as of Sunday afternoon. Very little significant rainfall fell in the are on Friday night and Saturday but even if if there was more rainfall it wouldn't have made mu... Read more