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Laws and Resolutions Authored by Congressman Chris Smith

Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act (H.R. 3244) -- Public Law 106-386

Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2620) -- Public Law 108-193

Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005
(H.R. 972) -- Public Law 109-164

Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005 (H.R. 2520) -- Public Law 109-129

Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2005
(H.R. 2017) -- Public Law 109-165

Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2003 (H.R. 1813) -- Public Law 108-179

Torture Victims Relief Act (H.R. 4309)

Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Act of 2004 (H.R. 4175) -- Public Law 108-363

Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2004 (H.R. 3936) -- Public Law 108-422

Belarus Democracy Act (H.R. 854) -- Public Law 108-347

Results and Accountability in Microenterprise (H.R. 3818) -- Public Law 108-484

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act of 2003 (H.R. 100) -- Public Law 108-189

The Veterans Benefits Act of 2003 (H.R. 2297) -- Public Law 108-183

The Microenterprise Enhancement Act of 2003 (H.R. 192) -- Public Law 108-31

Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act (H.R. 1291) -- Public Law 107-103

Homeless Veterans Comprehensive Assistance Act (H.R. 2716) -- Public Law 107-95

Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act (H.R. 3447) -- PL 107-135

Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Preparedness Act (H.R. 3253) -- Public Law 107-287

Veterans' Compensation Rate Amendments (H.R. 2540) -- Public Law 107-94

Veterans Survivor Benefits Improvements Act (H.R. 801) -- Public Law 107-14

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act (H.R. 4085) -- Public Law 107-247

Embassy Security Act (H.R. 3427) -- Public Law 106-113

Calling For The Immediate Release of Chinese-American Scholars Held  in China (H.Res. 160)

Autism Statistics, Surveillance, Research and Epidemiology Act - ASSURE (H.R. 274) -- Title I of PL 106-310

Condemning the Murder of N. Ireland Human Rights Attorney Rosemary Nelson (H.Res. 128)

Other Recent Laws and Resolutions

(Partial Listing)

H. Res. 269: A resolution calling upon the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics to permit the emigration of Yuli Kosharovsky and his immediate family to Israel.

H. Res 145: A resolution to commend President Jose Napoleon Duarte and the participating international humanitarian organizations for their compassion, vision, and leadership in carrying out the recent vaccination campaign in El Salvador.

H. Con. Res. 68: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the inability of American citizens to maintain regular contact with relatives in the Soviet Union.

H. J. Res. 274: A joint resolution to designate the week beginning November 22, 1987, through November 28, 1987, as "National Adoption Week"

A concurrent resolution calling upon the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics to end the current repressive policies of forced labor and expressing the sense of Congress that the exploitation of workers in forced labor camps by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is morally reprehensible.

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that in 1988 in celebration of the millennium of the Christianization of Kievan-Rus' the Soviet Union should proclaim a general amnesty for imprisoned Christians and allow Christians to practice their faith within their churches and homes.

H. J. Res. 575: A joint resolution to designate the week beginning November 21, 1988, through November 27, 1988, as "National Adoption Week of 1988"

H. Res. 381: Relating to human rights abuses by the Government of Cuba and reprisals by the Cuban Government against those Cuban citizens who testified before the Cuba Working Group of the United Nations Human Rights Commission.

Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 (HR 4309) -- Public Law 105-320.

Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 20 South Montgomery Street in Trenton, New Jersey, as the "Arthur J. Holland United States Post Office Building". (HR 4505) -- Public Law 102-327.

H.J. Res. 278: To designate the period commencing on November 20, 1989, and ending on November 26, 1989, as "National Adoption Week"

Designating the Federal Building and United States Courthouse located at 402 East State Street in Trenton, New Jersey, as the "Clarkson S. Fisher Federal Building and United States Courthouse" (HR 1303) -- Public Law 103-212).

Human Rights Restoration Act of 1996 (HR 4036 -- Public Law 104-319).

H. Con. Res. 117: Concerning writer, political philosopher, human rights advocate, and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Wei Jingsheng.

H. Con. Res. 145: Concerning the removal of Russian Armed Forces from Moldova.

H. Con. Res. 167: Recognizing the tenth anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster, and supporting the closing of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant.

H. Res. 178: Calling upon the People's Republic of China to release U.S. citizen Harry Wu unconditionally and to provide for an accounting of his arrest and detention.

Expressing the sense of the Congress that all parties to the multiparty peace talks regarding Northern Ireland should condemn violence and fully integrate internationally recognized human rights standards and adequately address outstanding human rights violations as part of the peace process.

Commending the World War II veterans who fought in the Battle of the Bulge, and for other purposes (H.J. Res. 65) -- Public Law 106-142

H. Con. Res. 304: Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the culpability of Slobodan Milosevic for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia, and for other purposes.

H. Res. 364: Urging the introduction and passage of a resolution on the human rights situation in the People's Republic of China at the 54th Session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights.

H. Res. 562: Concerning properties wrongfully expropriated by formerly totalitarian governments.

 


 

 


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