Skip to main content
Image
img

Pappas Votes to Reimburse National Guard and Capitol Police

July 29, 2021

The bipartisan emergency supplemental appropriation also provides critical funding for U.S. Capitol Police to improve Capitol security and repair damage, and to begin relocating Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) applicants and their families

Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) supported bipartisan legislation to reimburse the National Guard and U.S Capitol Police for the costs of defending the United States Capitol following the attack of January 6th. Following the insurrection, the National Guard was deployed to Washington, DC for several months, costing an estimated $521 million. The legislation also provides vital funding to the Capitol Police, as well as making security improvements and repairing damage sustained on January 6th. Without this funding, both the National Guard and Capitol Police would be left without the resources they need to carry out their mission - resulting in cancelled training and delaying other vital operations. 50 New Hampshire citizen-soldiers and airmen were deployed the Washington, DC area following the January 6th insurrection

The legislation also enables federal agencies to begin relocating Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) applicants and their families, individuals who provided critical help and support to the United States but who now may face retribution following the withdrawal of U.S. forces.

"The U.S. Capitol Police and National Guard did heroic work on January 6 and in the weeks that followed, quite literally protecting our democracy," said Congressman Pappas. "We owe them an immense debt of gratitude for their selfless service and sacrifice, and this legislation will ensure that they can continue to accomplish their missions moving forward. I'm pleased that the legislation also includes funding to relocate Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) applicants and their families. These are individuals who stood shoulder to shoulder with American service members for nearly two decades in Afghanistan, and it would be unthinkable to leave these allies behind. I hope President Biden will soon sign this bipartisan legislation into law."