Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ), along with fellow New Jersey Reps. Leonard Lance (R) and Frank LoBiondo (R), was named a Legislator of the Year by the New Jersey Hospital Association on Friday, at the association's Fall Membership Luncheon in Princeton, NJ. Read more

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is facing a crisis of widespread violence and political instability–including delayed elections–which, if not addressed, could spread to surrounding countries, witnesses testified today at a hearing held today by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), chair of the House subcommittee on Africa. Read more

November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month, and among the many events organized to raise awareness about this disease and the need for more support for patients and caregivers was a briefing on Capitol Hill hosted by a coalition of non-government organizations dedicated to improving treatments and one day finding a cure for Alzheimer’s. The event, sponsored by the Gerontological Society of America, the AARP in partnership with the John A. Hartford Foundation, the Alzheimer’s Associ... Read more

In a press conference today at the House Triangle, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Rep. Diane Black (R-TN), Senator James Lankford (R-OK) and other members of Congress called for the enactment of the Conscience Protection Act in the forthcoming end-of-year spending bill. Read more

The Chinese government’s efforts to steal sensitive personal and financial data, most recently from U.S. government employees and particularly those with security clearances, is a national security concern and the reason Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) introduced legislation (H.R. 4235) to strictly review efforts by Chinese companies to acquire U.S. financial service firms specializing in money transfer or other forms of payment. Read more

In conjunction with the Department of Veterans Affairs, Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) will hold a VA Claims Clinic on Friday, November 17. Veterans, service-members, and their dependents can obtain important information there about their VA benefits. “I am committed to protecting veteran’s benefits and programs, and to helping ensure that the brave men and women who have defended our country and those who are serving our country today, continue to have access to the resources and care that they... Read more

As President Trump begins a two-day visit to Vietnam on Friday, Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ) today released a letter urging the President to address Vietnam’s “dismal human rights record” by making any expansion of U.S. economic and strategic cooperation contingent upon concrete improvements in human rights. The bipartisan letter was signed by 20 Republican and Democratic members of the House of Representatives, including Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) gave the following opening statement at a Nov. 9, 2017 hearing he chaired entitled “Resolving the Political Crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo,” held by the House Subcommittee on Africa and Global Human Rights: The Democratic Republic of the Congo was supposed to conduct elections one year ago this month in order to achieve the required transition of political power by December 19. However, after years of stalling on making preparations for elections, t... Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) will be honored Wednesday evening for his tireless advocacy on behalf of children diagnosed with autism, at the inaugural Autism Gala at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Read more

A bill authored by Congressman Chris Smith (R-N.J.) to help protect wandering children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and elderly Alzheimer’s patients has been re-introduced in the House. Read more