Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) congratulated Monmouth County Academy of Allied Health & Science in Neptune on Wednesday, on being recognized as one of the top-performing schools in the country with a National Blue Ribbon School honor by the U.S. Department of Education. “There are few greater priorities we should have as a country than the education of our children, and I am thrilled that Monmouth County Academy of Allied Health & Science is being honored as a national Blue Ribbon School for its... Read more

The House on Tuesday overwhelmingly voted to pass Rep. Smith’s legislation, HR 6651, to extend the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) for another five years, continuing a successful international AIDS relief program that has saved tens of millions of lives. “[S]ince 2003 the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or ‘PEPFAR,’ has saved an estimated 16 million lives, and 13 countries today are on track to control their HIV/AIDS epidemic by 2020,” Smith said on the House Floo... Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) congratulated St. Catharine School in Spring Lake on Tuesday on being recognized as one of the top-performing schools in the country with a National Blue Ribbon School honor by the U.S. Department of Education. “There are few greater priorities we should have as a country than the education of our children, and I am thrilled that St. Catharine is being honored as a national Blue Ribbon School for its exemplary record in this regard,” Rep. Smith stated. “St. Cathari... Read more

“I extend my heartfelt and sincere gratitude to all the men and women who have served our country in the Armed Forces. We all owe a tremendous debt to service members and their families, and today we pay tribute to them for their service. “On this, the 100-year commemoration of Armistice Day, we remember especially the sacrifices of American soldiers who fought for our country in World War I.” Rep. Chris Smith is the former chairman of the Veterans Committee and author of 14 laws helping veteran... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) announced on Friday that the South Monmouth Regional Sewerage Authority (SMRSA) was honored by the EPA “for excellence and innovation within the Clean Water State Revolving Fund program.” “I am pleased to announce that South Monmouth Regional Sewerage Authority has been recognized for its innovation in making its wastewater pump stations more resilient to large floods like in Hurricane Sandy,” Smith, who in 2013 helped SMRSA obtain a much-needed increase in its reimbursem... Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) congratulated St. James Elementary School in Red Bank on Friday on being recognized as one of the top-performing schools in the country with a National Blue Ribbon School honor by the U.S. Department of Education. “There are few greater priorities we should have as a country than the education of our children, and I am thrilled that St. James is being honored as a national Blue Ribbon School for its exemplary record in this regard,” Rep. Smith stated. “St. James ea... Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) congratulated St. Leo the Great School in Lincroft on Friday on being recognized as one of the top-performing schools in the country with a National Blue Ribbon School honor by the U.S. Department of Education. “There are few greater priorities we should have as a country than the education of our children, and I am thrilled that St. Leo is being honored as a Blue Ribbon School for its exemplary record in this regard,” Rep. Smith stated. “St. Leo earned this honor ... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith announced on Thursday that AASKI Technology, Inc. in Tinton Falls has been honored by the Department of Labor with the HIRE Vets Medallion for its work in hiring military veterans. “Congratulations to AASKI Technology for the exemplary work they have done supporting the service men and women who have served our country, helping them transition into civilian life,” said Rep. Smith, who voted for the legislation—the 2017 Consolidated Appropriations Act—that created the Honoring In... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, issued the following statement on the attack that killed seven Coptic Christian pilgrims in Egypt on Friday: "Our prayers go out for the seven Coptic Christians—men, women and children—killed in the horrific bombing of their bus as they were on their way as pilgrims to the St. Samuel the Confessor monastery in Egypt. "This bombing, 17 months after another bus of Coptic pilgrims was brutally attacked on its way... Read more

By Anthony Vecchione The National Marrow Donor Program will honor U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, R-4th District, in November for two stem cell laws that he authored. Smith authored the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005,Public Law 109-129, and the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2015,Public Law 114-104. Smith's two laws created the first National Cord Blood Stem Cell Inventory; reauthorized and expanded the National Bone Marrow Registry; connected cord blood banks around the countr... Read more