“Today’s decision by Vietnam’s Supreme Appeals Court to uphold bogus jail sentences for pro-democracy advocates Nguyen Van Dai and Le Thi Cong Nhan marks another in a series of sham trials and is further evidence that the regime in Hanoi continues to carry-out human rights abuses with impunity,” said U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) a leading human rights lawmaker in the U.S. Congress. Read more

Rep. Chris Smith met with top Pentagon investigators here today to access progress of an audit of security risks posed by the leasing of 300 housing units to the general public at Earle Naval Weapons Station. Read more

While opening today’s federal seminar for Mercer County first responders, U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) urged law enforcement, firefighters, paramedics and other officials to remain vigilant and prepared for the dangers that come with tracking and shutting down methamphetamine production labs. Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) has introduced legislation to improve Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) public notification procedures for hazardous waste sites. Smith’s legislation comes in response to a scathing report from the General Accountability Office (GAO)—the investigative arm of Congress—which admonished the agency for their failures to adequately notify the public of the health risks associated with the over 250 sites across the country that received asbestos contaminated vermiculit... Read more

Legislation authored by U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) to expand Holocaust education and preserve the culture of Polish Jewry overwhelmingly passed the House of Representatives today. Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today released the following statement on the settlement between Yahoo! and the families of pro-democracy activists who have been jailed by the Chinese Government after Yahoo! turned over information on them: Read more

In response to the announcement from U.S. Rep. Jim Saxton (NJ-03) that he will retire at the end of the 110th Congress, U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) released the following statement: Read more

Funding for an emergency response program at Monmouth University and the Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) passed the U.S. House of Representatives today as part of the compromise version of the bill that funds the Department of Defense (DOD), U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) said. Read more

A boost in funding to assist military families touched by autism spectrum disorders is a step closer to reality as the House passed the compromise version of the defense funding bill which included $6.4 million for a critical DOD autism research program, Coalition on Autism Research and Education (C.A.R.E.) co-chairs U.S. Reps. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Mike Doyle (D-PA) announced today. Read more

Thank you, Mr. Chairman and good morning to everybody. Mr. Chairman, thank you for having the commitment to truth and the integrity of this Committee to call this hearing today. I take a great personal interest in it. It was in large measure a response to Yahoo!s cooperation with the Chinese infamous secret police hunt for democracy advocate Shi Tao that I called the hearing in February of 2006 on “The Internet in China.” For the benefit of those who weren’t at the February 2006 hearing, we swor... Read more