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February 19, 2026

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.

February 13, 2026

Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (NH) introduced bipartisan legislation to improve access to affordable child care for parents working nontraditional hours. The After Hours Child Care Act would help child care providers expand operating hours and build partnerships with businesses, so that parents can remain in the workforce and provide for their families while working outside of the traditional work hours of 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

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Pappas at committee
February 11, 2026

Today at a House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Full Committee Oversight Hearing, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a member of the committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, pushed for answers from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins on delivering a full-service VA hospital to New Hampshire, VA’s failure to communicate to veterans and families about months-long delays in payments of education benefits, and the implementation of the bipartisan VA Home Loan Program Ref

Issues:Veterans
February 10, 2026

Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) introduced the Supporting Projects to Unleash Residential (SPUR) Housing Act to lower the cost of building new housing developments.

February 10, 2026

On Monday, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) voted to pass bipartisan legislation to take on the high cost of housing for Granite Staters by cutting red tape so communities can more easily build the housing stock that meets their needs.

Issues:Economy
February 9, 2026

Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congressman Zach Nunn (IA-03) introduced the Protecting Rural Telehealth Access Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. This legislation will expand access to health care and save patients time and money by making permanent Medicare coverage of telehealth services that began during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Issues:Health Care
January 27, 2026

Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced he is calling for the impeachment of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem. He is also cosponsoring articles of impeachment introduced against Noem in the House.

January 27, 2026

In case you missed it, the Union Leader reported on new bipartisan legislation introduced by Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) to provide a refundable tax credit to families struggling with high energy costs, saving households hundreds of dollars a year on energy.

January 23, 2026

Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) is helping launch the Congressional Lowering Utility Bills Caucus, a group of lawmakers dedicated to finding legislative solutions to the ongoing energy affordability crisis. The caucus will convene House Members around oversight strategies and tools to hold utility providers accountable for rate hikes.

Issues:Economy