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Rep. Smith’s legislation to recognize open water lifeguards as first responders

Posted on August 19, 2026August 19, 2026 by Melissa Clement

Rep. Smith’s House Resolution 1188 would federally recognize open water lifeguards as first responders and emergency response providers who protect countless lives from death or serious injury often at personal risk, currently New Jersey and Hawaii are the only states that do. The resolution, when passed, would help ensure that those who protect open water beachgoers…

House passes Rep. Smith’s bill funding umbilical cord blood stem cell research

Posted on July 28, 2026July 28, 2026 by Melissa Clement

The House of Representatives has passed the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2025 (HR 5160), sponsored by Rep. Chris Smith, to reauthorize and expand funding for umbilical cord blood stem cell research. “Not only has God, in His infinite wisdom and goodness, created a placenta and an umbilical cord to nurture and protect…

Rep. Chris Rep. Smith Tick Act reauthorization (HR 4348) passes the House of Representatives

Posted on July 24, 2026July 28, 2026 by Melissa Clement

The House unanimously passed HR 4348, Rep. Chris Smith’s bill to combat Lyme and other tick-borne diseases. U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said, “Lyme disease remains one of the Nation’s fastest-growing vector-borne health threats. More than 476,000 Americans are diagnosed with Lyme disease each year…”

WATCH: Rep. Smith delivers remarks for the NJ Coalition Against Human Trafficking’s 2026 Law Enforcement Conference

Posted on June 13, 2026June 13, 2026 by Melissa Clement

The following are excerpts of remarks delivered by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), author of the landmark Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000 and four additional anti-human trafficking laws, for the NJ Coalition Against Human Trafficking’s 2026 Law Enforcement Conference in Eatontown, NJ: Special thanks to every survivor-leader,…

Rep. Smith: Pass the Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act

Posted on May 13, 2026May 15, 2026 by Melissa Clement

Thwart Xi Jinping’s bid for immortality By Rep. Chris Smith – Tuesday, May 12, 2026 OPINION: As President Trump prepares to meet General Secretary Xi Jinping in China, Americans should remember that the Chinese Communist Party stands at the center of a pernicious global industry that treats the human body as inventory. It generates as much as $1.7 billion a year, hidden…

Rep. Smith secures federal grant for new police vehicles in Manchester

Posted on May 10, 2026May 15, 2026 by Melissa Clement

10 Police Vehicles Funded By $1.148M Federal Grant In Manchester Manchester Township purchased the new vehicles with the federal grant secured in 2024. By Karen Wall, Patch Staff Published Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 5:32 am ET MANCHESTER, NJ — Manchester Township has 10 new police vehicles thanks to a federal grant. The new vehicles —…

Rep. Smith announces 2026 high school winners of his Congressional Art Competition

Posted on May 9, 2026May 15, 2026 by Melissa Clement

60 NJ-04 high school students from Ocean, Monmouth counties participated in contest At an award ceremony held at the Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas Health (RWJBH) Medical Center in Toms River, NJ, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) announced the winners of his 2026 Congressional Art Competition, which drew submissions from 60…

Rep. Chris Smith running for reelection

Posted on March 23, 2026 by Melissa Clement

Campaign files primary ballot paperwork 03/23/26 TOMS RIVER – Following the unanimous reelection endorsements for Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester)) from both the Ocean and Monmouth County Republican Conventions, Smith’s campaign today submitted paperwork to list him on the June 2nd Republican Primary ballot. The state-mandated petitions were signed by 2,214 qualified primary voters—only 500 are…

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