Press Releases
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.
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced today that it will provide $1 billion in grants, funded through COVID-19 response legislation, including the American Rescue Plan, to state veterans homes.
Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a member of House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, applauded the announcement today that State Veterans Homes throughout the country are set to receive $1 billion in grants from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Last week, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined an effort with several members of Congress to urge the Biden Administration to prioritize funding for the Navy’s Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program (SIOP) in its 2022 budget. These funds are essential to strengthening, maintaining, and modernizing America’s naval fleet and readiness.
Today the House Passed HR 6, The American Dream and Promise Act, which Congressman Pappas co-sponsored.
Funding comes to NH from the American Rescue Plan
Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced that New Hampshire will receive $40,953,829 from an initial installment of grants established under the American Rescue Plan to help expand COVID-19 testing in New Hampshire and across the country. Specifically, the funding is being awarded by the U.S.
Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) voted to award Congressional Gold Medals to the United States Capitol Police and DC Metropolitan Police who defended the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) voted to pass the bipartisan reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act of 2021 (VAWA), which he co-sponsored.
Today, Congressman Chris Pappas voted in favor of House Joint Resolution 17, which expedites the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the U.S. Constitution.
The American Rescue Plan will provide New Hampshire K-12 schools will receive $350,501,633 to help schools safely reopen and support students.
U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Representative Annie Kuster, and Representative Chris Pappas announced today that through the American Rescue Plan, New Hampshire K-12 schools will receive $350,501,633 to help schools safely reopen and support students.
Today the House passed H.R. 1779, the bipartisan PPP Extension Act of 2021, which Congressman Chris Pappas co-sponsored.