As Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Chris authored numerous laws that have significantly improved life for our nation's service men and women. His leadership earned him the title "Veterans' Best Advocate" from the Asbury Park Press, as well as the most prestigious honors from all of our nation's leading veterans' service organizations, including the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Disabled Veterans of America.

As the leader of key international relations panels and subcommittees, he has been at the fore of our nation's foreign policy battles for more than 25 years, including efforts to promote human rights and democracy, combat global terrorism, and stop the evils of slavery and anti-Semitism once and for all. As part of his health care agenda, Smith is the founding co-chair of the bipartisan Alzheimer’s Caucus, the Autism Caucus, Spina Bifida Caucus, the Lyme Disease Caucus, and the Pro-life Caucus.

Landmark examples of the nearly three dozen laws authored by Congressman Chris Smith include:

• The  Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act (the GI Expansion Bill) which increased the federal governmentʼs commitment to the GI college education benefits program by 60% since its enactment in 2001.  By increasing the federal contribution and commitment to the GI Bill, this Smith law, P.L.  107-103, made the GI college benefit more valuable.  Utilization rates skyrocketed and more vets were able to afford to go to college.