Congressmen Chris Smith (NJ-04) and Jim Moran (VA-08) today unveiled a bipartisan resolution focused on Japan that calls on the Asian nation to address the increasing problem of international parental child abduction and the sorrow and frustration suffered by the parents left behind.
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Congressman Chris Smith today visited the site of St. Francis Medical Center's federal PACE—Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly—the first such service in the State, for which Smith helped get federal approval.
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After more than two years of meticulous, thorough negotiations, legislation to protect children from child sexual predators seeking to travel abroad was cleared today by the major House of Representatives panel that oversees US foreign policy and international bilateral agreements.
The International Megan’s Law, H.R. 5138, authored by Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04), establishes a model framework for international law enforcement notifications when convicted child sex offenders pose a danger for children in a destination country.
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In a Special Order of Congress, the House of Representatives held a tribute to the late Congressman Bob Franks in the U.S. Capitol Building tonight, led by Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-4th), Dean of the New Jersey Delegation.
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Congressman Chris Smith today announced that a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Boating Infrastructure Grant (BIG) of $807,051 has been approved for a new dock in Brick Township.
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Congressman Chris Smith today announced the U.S. Navy plans to suspend its 2009 record of decision (ROD) which would have opened military housing inside Naval Weapons Station Earle to civilians who would not be checked or vetted for security risks.
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Rep. Chris Smith welcomed Haitian orphan Marie Rose Michaud at her new home, presenting her with a U.S. flag.
Click here to read the Times of Trenton account of Rev. Jean Fils Michaud and Mrs. Marie Michaud's long ordeal to give Marie Rose a new start on life.
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