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1. H.CON.RES.83 : Urging the appropriate representative of the United States to the 61st session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights to introduce a resolution calling upon the Government of the People's Republic of China to end its human rights violations in China, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 3/3/2005)      Cosponsors (60)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 3/9/2005 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

2. H.CON.RES.102 : Urging the appropriate representative of the United States to the 61st session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights to introduce a resolution calling upon the Government of the Republic of Belarus to cease its human rights violations, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 3/16/2005)      Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 4/7/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Relations.

3. H.CON.RES.155 : Urging the Government of the Republic of Albania to ensure that the parliamentary elections to be held on July 3, 2005, are conducted in accordance with international standards for free and fair elections.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 5/17/2005)      Cosponsors (27)
Committees: House International Relations; Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 6/28/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

4. H.CON.RES.190 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Russian Federation should fully protect the freedoms of all religious communities without distinction, whether registered and unregistered, as stipulated by the Russian Constitution and international standards.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 6/23/2005)      Cosponsors (32)
Committees: House International Relations; Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

5. H.CON.RES.254 : Honoring the Autism Society of America on the occasion of its 40th anniversary.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 9/27/2005)      Cosponsors (27)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 10/7/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

6. H.CON.RES.320 : Calling on the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to immediately and unconditionally release Dr. Pham Hong Son and other political prisoners and prisoners of conscience, and other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 12/16/2005)      Cosponsors (34)
Committees: House International Relations; Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 4/6/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

7. H.CON.RES.480 : To correct the enrollment of the bill H.R. 3127.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 9/25/2006)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 9/26/2006 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

8. H.CON.RES.486 : Expressing the sense of Congress that the Government of Turkmenistan should take immediate steps to improve its respect for human rights and democratic practices, in keeping with its international commitments and obligations.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 9/27/2006)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House International Relations; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 9/27/2006 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

9. H.RES.199 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the massacre at Srebrenica in July 1995.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 4/6/2005)      Cosponsors (39)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 6/27/2005 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 370 - 1 (Roll no. 322).

10. H.RES.461 : Encouraging the accelerated removal of agricultural subsidies of industrialized countries to alleviate poverty and promote growth, health, and stability in the economies of African countries.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 9/27/2005)      Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 9/27/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

11. H.RES.578 : Concerning the Government of Romania's ban on intercountry adoptions and the welfare of orphaned or abandoned children in Romania.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 11/18/2005)      Cosponsors (31)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 4/6/2006 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 428 - 0 (Roll no. 95).

12. H.RES.734 : Calling on the Government of the United Kingdom to immediately establish a full, independent, public judicial inquiry into the murder of Northern Ireland defense attorney Pat Finucane, as recommended by international Judge Peter Cory as part of the Weston Park agreement and a way forward for the Northern Ireland Peace Process.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 3/16/2006)      Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2006 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

13. H.RES.740 : Calling on the Government of the United Kingdom immediately to establish a full, independent, public judicial inquiry into the murder of Northern Ireland defense attorney Patrick Finucane, as recommended by Judge Peter Cory as part of the Weston Park agreement, in order to move forward on the Northern Ireland Peace Process.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 3/28/2006)      Cosponsors (17)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 5/18/2006 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 390 - 5, 6 Present (Roll no. 159).

14. H.RES.794 : Recognizing the 17th anniversary of the massacre in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, in the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 5/3/2006)      Cosponsors (28)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 6/12/2006 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 362 - 1 (Roll no. 251).

15. H.RES.860 : Calling on the Government of Germany to take immediate action to combat sex trafficking in connection with the 2006 FIFA World Cup, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 6/9/2006)      Cosponsors (35)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 6/27/2006 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

16. H.RES.964 : Supporting the goals and ideals of National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 7/28/2006)      Cosponsors (41)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 8/1/2006 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

17. H.RES.995 : Promoting transparency of natural resource revenues in resource-rich developing countries to help combat corruption, encouraging democracy and accountable government in such countries, and ensuring energy security through a more stable operating environment in such countries.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 9/12/2006)      Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House International Relations; House Financial Services; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 10/18/2006 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.

18. H.R.356 : To ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed regarding the pain experienced by their unborn child.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 1/25/2005)      Cosponsors (142)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/25/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

19. H.R.441 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refundable credit against income tax for tuition expenses incurred for each qualifying child of the taxpayer in attending public or private elementary or secondary school.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 2/1/2005)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/1/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

20. H.R.502 : To increase the amounts payable under the Department of Defense death gratuity program and the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 2/1/2005)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/4/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

21. H.R.596 : To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network to prepare, store, and distribute human umbilical cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and to support peer-reviewed research using such cells.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 2/2/2005)      Cosponsors (49)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/25/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

22. H.R.972 : To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2006 and 2007 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 2/17/2005)      Cosponsors (103)
Committees: House International Relations; House Armed Services; House Judiciary; House Energy and Commerce
House Reports: 109-317 Part 1, 109-317 Part 2
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 109-164 [GPO: Text, PDF]

23. H.R.1262 : To amend the Public Health Service Act to fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 3/10/2005)      Cosponsors (63)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 4/18/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.

24. H.R.1497 : To require the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of other appropriate departments and agencies, to conduct an economic impact study on the dual gateway policy of the Government of Ireland before the United States takes any action that could lead to the discontinuation of the policy.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 4/6/2005)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 4/6/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

25. H.R.2017 : To amend the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 to authorize appropriations to provide assistance for domestic and foreign programs and centers for the treatment of victims of torture, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 4/28/2005)      Cosponsors (64)
Committees: House International Relations; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 109-165 [GPO: Text, PDF]

26. H.R.2520 : To provide for the collection and maintenance of human cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and research, and to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 5/23/2005)      Cosponsors (78)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 109-129 [GPO: Text, PDF]

27. H.R.2601 : To authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal years 2006 and 2007, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 5/24/2005)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House International Relations
House Reports: 109-168
Latest Major Action: 7/22/2005 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 172.

28. H.R.2734 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recover from third parties costs of medical care furnished to veterans and other persons by the Department.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 5/26/2005)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/15/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

29. H.R.2735 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide an enhanced funding process to ensure an adequate level of funding for veterans health care programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to establish standards of access to care for veterans seeking health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 5/26/2005)      Cosponsors (8)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/15/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

30. H.R.2877 : To provide for the expansion and intensification of efforts for prevention, education, and research activities with respect to Lyme and other tick-borne diseases, including the establishment of a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 6/14/2005)      Cosponsors (23)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 7/1/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

31. H.R.2957 : To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide for the establishment of centers for the treatment of obstetric fistula in developing countries.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 6/17/2005)      Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 6/17/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

32. H.R.3189 : To promote the development of democratic institutions and full respect for human rights in the countries of Central Asia.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 6/30/2005)      Cosponsors (15)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 2/28/2006 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

33. H.R.3190 : To promote freedom and democracy in Viet Nam.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 6/30/2005)      Cosponsors (16)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 6/30/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

34. H.R.3191 : To provide multilateral debt cancellation for Heavily Indebted Poor Countries, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 6/30/2005)      Cosponsors (16)
Committees: House Financial Services; House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 7/29/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.

35. H.R.3427 : To provide for the expansion of Federal efforts concerning the prevention, education, treatment, and research activities related to Lyme and other tick-borne diseases, including the establishment of a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 7/26/2005)      Cosponsors (83)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 8/5/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

36. H.R.4059 : To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to enhance educational services for persons with autism spectrum disorders, to expand loan forgiveness for teachers of autistic children, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 10/17/2005)      Cosponsors (26)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 11/17/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

37. H.R.4423 : To encourage and facilitate the consolidation of security, human rights, democracy, and economic freedom in Ethiopia.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 11/18/2005)      Cosponsors (21)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 4/6/2006 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 6 - 4.

38. H.R.4436 : To provide certain authorities for the Department of State, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 12/6/2005)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House International Relations; House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 109-140 [GPO: Text, PDF]

39. H.R.4780 : To promote freedom of expression on the Internet, to protect United States businesses from coercion to participate in repression by authoritarian foreign governments, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 2/16/2006)      Cosponsors (14)
Committees: House International Relations; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 6/22/2006 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .

40. H.R.5247 : To provide assistance for the Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, Poland.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 4/27/2006)      Cosponsors (29)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 5/25/2006 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

41. H.R.5382 : To promote the development of democratic institutions and full respect for human rights in the countries of Central Asia.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 5/11/2006)      Cosponsors (15)
Committees: House International Relations; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 6/22/2006 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .

42. H.R.5680 : To encourage and facilitate the consolidation of security, human rights, democracy, and economic freedom in Ethiopia.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 6/26/2006)      Cosponsors (29)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 6/27/2006 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Unanimous Consent.

43. H.R.5873 : To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to remove the reimbursement requirement for evacuation as a result of war, civil unrest, or natural disaster.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 7/24/2006)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 7/24/2006 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

44. H.R.5911 : To establish the United States Commission to Monitor Slavery and its Eradication in Sudan.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 7/26/2006)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 7/26/2006 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

45. H.R.5948 : To reauthorize the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 7/27/2006)      Cosponsors (13)
Committees: House International Relations; House Judiciary; House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 109-480 [GPO: Text, PDF]

46. H.R.5966 : To end the use of child soldiers in hostilities around the world, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 7/28/2006)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 7/28/2006 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

47. H.R.6060 : To authorize certain activities by the Department of State, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 9/13/2006)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House International Relations
House Reports: 109-706
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 109-472 [GPO: Text, PDF]

48. H.R.6099 : To ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed regarding the pain experienced by their unborn child.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 9/19/2006)      Cosponsors (120)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 12/6/2006 Failed of passage/not agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 250 - 162 (Roll no. 526).

49. H.R.6305 : To provide compensation for United States citizens taken hostage by terrorists or state sponsors of terrorism.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 9/29/2006)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Judiciary; House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 10/12/2006 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations.

50. H.R.6328 : To establish a congressional Commission on the Abolition of Modern-Day Slavery.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 11/15/2006)      Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House International Relations; House Judiciary; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 11/15/2006 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

51. H.AMDT.302 to H.R.2745 Amendment calls for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to rescind the Small Quantities Protocol (SQP); requires that any nation that has signed the SQP to have implemented and be in compliance with the Additional Protocol providing for more stringent inspections; and prohibits any IAEA member from receiving any nuclear-related material, technology, equipment, or assistance and subject it to penalties, if they do not adhere to the higher inspections standards.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 6/16/2005)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/16/2005 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Smith (NJ) amendment (A009) Agreed to by voice vote.

52. H.AMDT.464 to H.R.2601 Amendment provides funds for the treatment and prevention of obstetric fistula.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 7/19/2005)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 7/19/2005 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Smith (NJ) amendment (A011) Agreed to by recorded vote: 223 - 205 (Roll no. 389).

53. H.AMDT.471 to H.R.2601 Amendment provides for withholding U.S. funding from any U.N. commission, organization or affiliated agency that is chaired or presided over by a country, the government of which the Secretary of State has determined has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism, until such time that the President determines that they are no longer doing so.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 7/19/2005)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 7/19/2005 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Smith (NJ) amendment (A018) Agreed to by voice vote.

54. H.AMDT.473 to H.R.2601 Amendment requires the State Department to report to Congress concerning nongovernmental organizations receiving funding under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 7/20/2005)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 7/20/2005 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Smith (NJ) amendment (A020) Agreed to by voice vote.

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