Congressman Chris Smith (R-Hamilton), author of two landmark laws criminalizing human trafficking, proudly announced the award of nearly $100,000 for a New Jersey/New York anti-sex trafficking program operated by The Polaris Project. The funds were earmarked for this purpose at Smith’s request as part of the FY 2004 Commerce, Justice and State Appropriations Act. Read more

While testifying before the full House Committee on International Relations today, 9/11 Commission Chairman Tom Kean and Vice Chairman Lee Hamilton voiced support for two separate reforms proposed by IR Committee Vice Chairman Chris Smith that would institute stringent travel restrictions throughout the world and enhance public diplomacy with Muslim nations. Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-Hamilton), who led a New Jersey delegation effort urging the implementation of a new Medicare rule that will help steer more than $110 million annually to New Jersey hospitals, announced tonight that Medicare officials have just approved the new rule. Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-Hamilton), a leading advocate in Congress for the legislation that established the Independent Commission to investigate the September 11 terrorist attacks, welcomed the release of the commission’s report today and praised the hard work of the panel members. Read more

The full House of Representatives tonight passed legislation authored by Congressman Chris Smith, the Vice Chairman of the House International Relations Committee, that will withhold non-humanitarian U.S. Aid dollars from the dictatorial regime until real progress is made with regard to political and religious rights for the Vietnamese People. The bill passed by a vote of 323-45. Read more

Nearly 10 years after the tragic death of 7-year-old Megan Kanka at the hands of a convicted sex offender who lived across the street from her home, Congressman Chris Smith (R-Hamilton) joined the Kanka Family and the Megan Nicole Kanka Foundation today to announce new federal funding he established to help the foundation provide background checks on people involved with youth athletics. Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen are leading a group of bipartisan Members of Congress who joined in introducing legislation to provide $70 million over two years to prevent and treat obstetric fistula which afflicts more than 2 million women worldwide. Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-Hamilton), a leading advocate of expanding and enhancing the federal government’s commitment to biomedical research and public health initiatives, has led a successful effort to secure increased support for a variety of federal health projects in a bill that cleared the House Appropriations Committee. Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-Hamilton), Dean of the state’s 15-member Congressional Delegation, is leading a campaign to urge Medicare officials to fully implement a new Medicare-specific rule that would net New Jersey hospitals more than $110 million annually in increased Medicare payments. Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-Hamilton) was honored today by the Spina Bifida Association of America with the organization’s inaugural ‘Congressional Champion’ award. Read more