Cong. Chris Smith, co-founder and co-chair of the bipartisan House Alzheimer's Caucus and co-author of the National Alzheimer's Plan Act (NAPA), helped send off walkers at the Walk to End Alzheimer's at Veterans Park in Mercer Co. on Sept. 25 and in Bradley Beach in Monmouth County on Oct. 29 with Exec. Director Katie Macklin of the Delaware Valley Chapter of the Alzheimer's Assn., at right.
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The House of Representatives passed Cong. Chris Smith's bill to expand the Library of Congress’ Veterans History Project to include family members of vets who died as a result of their service or who are missing in action. The Gold Star Families Voices Act passed Sept. 6 and awaits Senate action.
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Following the recent introduction by Helsinki Commission Chairman Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) of the bipartisan Iraq and Syria Genocide Relief and Accountability Act of 2016 (H.R. 5961), Smith held a hearing to highlight ways that the United States can provide relief for the religious and ethnic communities that survived.
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Rep. Chris Smith spoke on the House floor calling for an override President Obama’s veto of the Justice against Sponsors of Terrorism Act: "Mr. Speaker, with all due respect to the President of the United States, the central argument in his veto message accompanying the Justice against Sponsors of Terrorism Act—reciprocity—is weak, unsupported and egregiously flawed... ."
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Prime Minister of Timor-Leste, Dr. Rui Maria de Araújo, and ex-president and hero of Timorese independence Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão bestowed the Order of Timor-Leste to Rep. Chris Smith in Sept. 21, 2016. The Order of Timor-Leste is given in special recognition to those “who have made a significant contribution to the country of Timor Leste, to the Timorese or to all Mankind.”
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Eight years after Rep. Chris Smith first introduced a bill to protect children in the U.S. and around the world from convicted pedophiles who travel in secret looking for victims, International Megan's Law is now federal law. The legislation, H.R. 515, was unanimously approved by the House earlier this year and sent to the White House where it was signed into law.
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Rep. Smith helped bring a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Medicare program to the former Patterson Army Hospital on the closed Fort Monmouth army post. 'Beacon of Life' will serve eligible seniors from Monmouth Co. Smith help bring the first PACE in New Jersey to Mercer Co. in 2009.
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Congressman Smith has chaired numerous hearings and is the prime sponsor of four major laws and several international resolutions aimed at combating Human Trafficking
Learn MoreOn Wednesday, Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) and New Jersey Adjutant General, Brigadier General Michael L. Cunniff, will break ground on six Superstorm Sandy-related projects at the National Guard Training Center in Sea Girt. The projects, totaling over $20 million, are replacing damaged facilities and utilities on the installation and were fun... READ MORE
By U.S. Rep. Chris Smith- During the 1980s, when a child went missing, the nation knew by the photos on the side of a milk carton. As a young father myself, like all parents at the time, the images of these missing children resonated with me: I deeply empathized with the parents and prayed for the safe return of their son or daughter. Whe... READ MORE
Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04) announced today that a federal contract worth nearly $9 million for renovations at FBI offices in New York City was awarded by the General Services Administration (GSA). “This is good news for a local company and I was pleased that GSA awarded it to Benchmark,” said Smith of the award. “It means job securit... READ MORE