By TAPINTO Staff - January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), has been a leader in the fight against human trafficking, and joined US Dept. of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao Tuesday, January 28th, to launch a new USDOT human trafficking prevention initiative. Chao challenged the transportation industry to commit to "100 Pledges in 100 Days" as part of a special campaign called "Put the Brakes on Human Trafficking." According to a USDOT press release, "To amplif... Read more

By ELIZABETH MEYERS - Despite a recent announcement by Uber that they will implement a personal identification system (PIN), Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) and the Robbinsville family of slain college student Samantha Josephson continued their call for federal legislation, Sami's Law, to protect rideshare passengers. While attending college at University of South Carolina, Sami was allegedly brutally murdered by an individual posing as a driver for a ridesharing service while attending college a... Read more

By Chris Smith - - Thursday, January 23, 2020 ANALYSIS/OPINION: Hundreds of thousands of pro-life advocates — including an extraordinarily large number of students — are marching for life in Washington on Jan. 24 to defend the weakest and most vulnerable from deadly assault. Tragically, since the U.S. Supreme Court in 1973 eviscerated legal protection for unborn children, more than 61 million babies have been dismembered or chemically aborted — a death toll that equates with the entire populatio... Read more

By Joe Brandt | For NJ.com On the heels of a safety report accounting for more than 3,000 sexual assaults on rides in one year, the ridesharing app Uber rolled out a new security feature recently, garnering some praise from safety advocates as they stressed more could be done. The new feature, first announced in December, allows a rider to add a four-digit PIN code that only their matched driver can enter. When an Uber vehicle pulls up, a rider can tell the driver the PIN code, which the driver... Read more

By CHARLES DAYE, Staff Writer - January 6, 2020 HOWELL – Five months after ground was broken on White Street, Cpl. Scott Nokes has received his new home in Howell. On Dec. 23, Nokes received the keys to a new “smart home” from the Stephen Siller Tunnel To Towers Foundation. The home was built specifically for Nokes to accommodate his needs as a blind double amputee resulting from his military service in Afghanistan. A smart home is a residence that is equipped with lighting, heating and electro... Read more

By JEANNE WALL Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04) joined representatives from the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation, local elected officials, members of law enforcement and local veterans, in honoring United States Marine Corporal Scott Nokes. Nokes was chosen by Tunnel to Towers Foundation to be a recipient of a brand new smart home, mortgage free. Scott A. Nokes, is a hero to so many. Nokes has twice saved someone’s life. As a volunteer firefighter, he once rescued a boy from a fire. In ... Read more

BY SANNE YOUNG THE COAST STAR After decades of effort, a new national strategy for fighting Lyme disease finally has been signed into law. “After 21 years, I’m ecstatic. We finally got it,” said U.S. Rep. Chris Smith of New Jersey, who joined fellow Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, in sponsoring the measure to fight tick-borne diseases. Lawmakers, instead of letting the bill go through the usual committee process, did a workaround, Rep. Smith said. The bill was attached to a massive ... Read more

Major autism legislation authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) to authorize $1.8 billion over five years to help children and adults with autism by funding research, early detection and treatment has been signed into law by President Donald Trump. Smith said the “comprehensive new law,” cosponsored by Rep. Mike Doyle (D-Pa.) “will fund critical biomedical autism research as well as the development of best practices to enhance the lives of persons with autism. We need answers now and treatment opti... Read more

WJLP reporter Veronica Dudo reports on the story of an Ocean County family, the Gallaghers, who have worked closely with Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) to create four federal laws to help children and young adults on the autism spectrum, including the Smith's Autism CARES Act of 2019 signed into law by President Trump in September 2019. Click here or on image below to watch the segment Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) joined Fox News Channel anchor Ed Henry, host of America's News HQ, on set in New York regarding bipartisan legislation named in honor of Samantha “Sami” Josephson—a senior at the University of South Carolina who was kidnapped and brutally murdered earlier this year by a predator pretending to be her Uber driver. Sami’s Law, which would establish needed protections for ride-share customers across the country, is authored by Smith (NJ-04) with lead Democratic cosponsor, Re... Read more