The following news article on efforts by Smith and other NJ Members of Congress to land future replacement aircraft for Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst ran on March 5, 2016: The battle to land dozens of the Air Force's newest aerial refueling tankers for Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst continued last week, as three members of New Jersey's congressional delegation met with a key military leader to extol the base's advantages. Gen. Carlton Everhart, commander of the Air Force's Air Mobility Com... Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (Hamilton, NJ) was a recent guest on WNYC's public radio show "Connecting Congress" with radio host Brian Lehrer: U.S. Representative Christopher Smith (R-NJ4) connects the work he does in Congress to the constituents in his district. When asked about the Trans-Pacific Partnership, Congressman Smith said: "I think it is awful when it comes to human rights," pointing to Malaysia's eligibility specifically. Click here http://www.wnyc.org/story/connecting-congress-rep-smith/... Read more

BY WALL STREET JOURNAL WRITER JAMES T. AREDDY - Chris Smith, a Republican congressman from New Jersey who is a vocal China critic, charges that U.S. universities risk undermining their reputations for academic freedom by making “quiet compromises” to launch schools in the world’s most populous nation. So it was a surprise when New York University this week hosted Mr. Smith for a full day at its campus in Shanghai – where, according to his office, the congressman used a podium to blast China for ... Read more

By Richard Lardner (AP) — A State Department official told lawmakers Thursday he was unsure of the precise location of tons of low-enriched uranium shipped out of Iran on a Russian vessel as part of the landmark nuclear agreement. Ambassador Stephen Mull, the lead U.S. official overseeing the deal's implementation, said during testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Committee that the stockpile is a Russian custody issue. He said the U.S. is confident the material will be controlled properly.... Read more

Reporting by Patricia Zengerle (Reuters) - Iran gained access to about $100 billion in frozen assets when an international nuclear agreement was implemented last month, but $50 billion of it already was tied up because of debts and other commitments, a U.S. official said on Thursday. Stephen Mull, the State Department's coordinator for implementing the agreement, also told the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee there was no evidence Iran had cheated in the first few weeks since t... Read more

By Chris Smith February 7 at 7:45 PM - Chris Smith, a Republican from New Jersey, is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. As principal author of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 — a landmark law combatting sex- and labor-trafficking at home and abroad — I am deeply concerned that the United States has not done enough to address the rape and sexual abuse of children by convicted pedophiles who travel in secret to countries where child sex tourism thrives. That concern is s... Read more

By Mary Troyan of USA TODAY - A New Jersey lawmaker's bill that would track international travel by child sex offenders has passed Congress unanimously and awaits President Obama's signature. Known as International Megan’s Law, the measure will expand the domestic system of registering child sex offenders to alert U.S. and foreign authorities when they use their passport. It took Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., eight years to win final congressional approval for the proposal. It passed the Senate in D... Read more

By Trentonian Staff Writer Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman - American pedophiles will have a harder time raping children overseas. After eight years of political legwork, the International Megan’s Law bill that was sponsored by Congressman Chris Smith (R-Hamilton) has finally cleared both chambers of Congress effective Monday and will soon arrive on President Barack Obama’s desk to be signed into law. The International Megan’s Law to Prevent Demand for Child Sex Trafficking, also known as H.R. 515, is ins... Read more

BY JONATHAN SALANT FOR NJ.COM - The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday cleared legislation requiring the government to notify foreign governments when convicted sex offenders travel abroad. U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-4th Dist.) first introduced the International Megan's Law to Prevent Demand for Child Sex Trafficking in 2008. The measure passed the House last year. The Senate followed suit with some changes, requiring the House to vote a second time. The bill, which passed by voice vote, now ... Read more

MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press - Registered sex offenders who have committed crimes against children will have a harder time traveling internationally under legislation Congress has sent to the president's desk. The House passed the legislation by voice vote Monday after Senate passage in December. If signed by the president, the U.S. would let other countries know when a registered sex offender is traveling abroad. The United States would work with countries to receive information about ... Read more