Rep. Chris Smith

Disappearance of Chinese bishop is subject of congressional hearing
- Jul 31, 2020
The disappearance — and rumors of the possible death — of a Chinese Catholic bishop was the subject of a July 30 hearing by Congress’ Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission.

By Mark Pattison
Smith, USCIRF welcome State Department report on religious persecution
- Dec 24, 2019
A Catholic member of Congress and the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom welcomed the U.S. Department of State’s redesignation of nine nations as “countries of particular concern” for carrying out or tolerating “systematic, ongoing, egregious violations of religious freedom.”

By Catholic News Service
‘World of faith under siege,’ with threats ‘multiplying’ daily, says Smith
- Jul 24, 2019
The world is “filled with people in need,” including the unborn, trafficking victims, those “suffering the agonies of addiction and abuse, people with disabilities and still others facing famine and disease,” said U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey.

By Catholic News Service

House urged to reject spending bill that would overturn pro-life policies
- Jun 19, 2019
The House of Representatives has begun debate on a bill that will overturn at least nine pro-life policies, including reinstating taxpayer-funded abortion domestically and abroad, according to Republican Rep. Chris Smith of New Jersey.

By Elizabeth Bachmann
GOP House members urge Democrats to allow vote on ‘Born-Alive’ measure
- Mar 15, 2019
Republican leaders in the House are calling on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, and other House Democrats “to stop blocking” a vote on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.

By Catholic News Service
Adoption tax credit restored to GOP proposal after outcry
- Nov 10, 2017
The adoption tax credit has been restored to the congressional tax plan, where it had originally been left out. Advocates for the credit argue that it helps defray the high costs of adoption, which might prevent children otherwise eligible for adoption from finding families.

By Catholic News Agency