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This week, ahead of a Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources legislative hearing on the Securing Essential and Critical U.S. Resources and Elements (SECURE) Minerals Act, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) became the first Democrat in the House to cosponsor the legislation. U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Todd Young (R-IN), and U.S. Representatives Rob Wittman (VA-01) and John Moolenaar (MI-02) introduced the legislation last month.

Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) are introducing a new bill that would require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to solicit public comments and receive written approval from state and local officials before constructing, acquiring or operating any new Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing facility or detention center.

Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined Senator Maggie Hassan (NH), a senior member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Senator Jeanne Shaheen (NH), and Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) in continuing to push Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem to address the serious concerns raised by local Merrimack officials regarding ICE’s effort to build a new detention facility in the town. 

Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Co-Chair of the Congressional Camp Caucus, joined Congressmen Mike Quigley (IL-05) and Chuck Edwards (NC-11), and U.S.

Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) held a roundtable conversation with local health advocates from organizations and hospitals, including New Futures, Speare Memorial Hospital, Home Care, Hospice and Palliative Care Alliance of NH, HealthFirst, to highlight the importance of telehealth for Granite Staters and his recently introduced bipartisan legislation to protect and expand access to telehealth.

Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) released the results of their statewide survey asking Granite Staters their thoughts on the proposed ICE processing center in Merrimack. More than 11,000 Granite Staters responded to Pappas and Goodlander’s survey in opposition to building a taxpayer-funded facility in Merrimack amid the Trump Administration's mass deportation plans.

Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01)and Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) are launching the Congressional Camp Caucus, a new bipartisan caucus to elevate the role camps play in supporting youth development, workforce preparation, and community vitality across the country.

Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) has written to Reps. Tom Cole and Rosa DeLauro, Chair and Ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, as well as Reps.