Veterans
Both of my grandfathers served as military pilots during World War II, and their sacrifice to this great country never went unnoticed. The women and men defending our country today should feel that same appreciation. Sadly, this is often not the case.
As a member of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, I will work to restore our veterans’ faith in the VA and improve the quality of care for Granite State Veterans.
I am holding VA leadership accountable and fighting to improve the quality of physical and mental health care provided to our veterans. Veterans deserve specialized and dedicated care, which is why I oppose efforts to privatize the VA, which could cut the quality care veterans receive. I will also continue to fight to make the Manchester facility a full-service VA, as we are one of the only states left in the nation without a full-service VA facility. No veteran should ever face obstacles to receive the care they have earned and the care they need.
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More on Veterans
Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, helped to pass the Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2021, or the Honoring our PACT Act.
Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), along with U.S. Representatives Jack Bergman (MI-01) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05), introduced the Removing Extraneous Loopholes Insuring Every Veteran Emergency (RELIEVE) Act. This bipartisan legislation would eliminate a glaring gap in veteran emergency care insurance coverage by expanding emergency coverage under Care in the Community for veterans.
Today the House passed Congressman Pappas's Affordable Housing for Homeless Veterans Act, following his speech on the House floor calling for the support of his colleagues on both sides of the aisle.
Today the House passed legislation introduced by Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), who serves as the Chair of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee for the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, alongside Representative Ashley Hinson (IA-01), Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Senator Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), to drastically improve policies and oversight in regards to sexual harassment at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), who serves as the Chair of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee for the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, introduced legislation with Congressman Troy Nehls (TX-22) to reform the VA's debt collection process.
Today Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01) Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02), and Jim Banks (IN-03) and Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) introduced bipartisan legislation that would help states implement "Green Alert" systems to locate at-risk veterans when they go missing so that they can receive appropriate care, similar to the AMBER Alert system for children or Silver Alert system for older Americans.
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), who serves as the Chair of Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee for the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, introduced the PFAS Registry Act alongside a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers including Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), and Rep. Antonio Delgado (NY-19). Reps. Pappas, Fitzpatrick, Kuster, and Delgado all serve as members of the bipartisan Congressional PFAS Task Force.
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), who serves as the Chair of Oversight and Investigations on the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, and Ranking Member of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Tracey Mann (KS-01) introduced the Affordable Housing for Homeless Veterans Act. This bill aims to increase the number of affordable housing options to help reduce the recent uptick in veteran homelessness.
Rep. Chris Pappas (D-N.H.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations for the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and Rep. Tracey Mann (R-Kans.), the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations, released the following statements on the introduction of H.R. 2082, the VA Supply Chain Resiliency Act.