WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 24, 2026: * * * Lawmakers, human trafficking survivors, and advocates call on Congress to pass Smith's new anti-human trafficking bill, H.R. 1144 At a widely attended press conference on Capitol Hill, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), author of landmark anti-human trafficking legislation, and Rep. Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) called upon Congress to pass their new, comprehensive bill, the Frederick Douglass Traff  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 24, 2026: * * * "North Korean Human Rights Movement: Current Prospects and Obstacles" Tues., April 28: Rep. Chris Smith to chair hearing on North Korean human rights * On Tuesday, April 28th, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission (TLHRC), will chair a congressional hearing on the human rights situation in North Korea. The human rights situation in the Dem  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Smith, Sen. Wicker urge NIH Director Bhattacharya to halt unethical human embryonic stem cell research 23 members of Congress send letter * Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Congressional Pro-Life Caucus, Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS), and 21 other Republican members of Congress sent a letter to National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, urging him to permanently e  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, April 25 -- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey issued the following news: * * * Why Men Still Aren't Talking About Testicular Cancer -- and Why That Needs to Change Testicular cancer is the most common cancer among men ages 15 to 35, yet it remains one of the least discussed. Despite high survival rates at all stages, especially when caught early, many cases are diagnosed later than they should be--often because men hesitate to speak up, seek care, or even ackno  more