Press Releases

Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a founding member of the Congressional Postal Service Caucus, announced that three of his provisions to strengthen the United States Postal Service (USPS) passed the House of Representatives as part of the Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) report.

Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) are leading bipartisan legislation in the House of Representatives to address persistent staffing shortages at federal prisons across the country, including at FCI Berlin in New Hampshire. The Federal Correctional Officer Paycheck Protection Act would provide a 35% special salary rate increase for federal correctional officers nationwide.

Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) and Congresswoman Lucy McBath (GA-06) in reintroducing the Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act, legislation to help colleges and universities prevent alcohol and substance misuse and make sure students have access to recovery support when they need it. If passed, the bill would fund college prevention and recovery services at $75 million over five years.

Congressman Chris Pappas’s (NH-01) bipartisan Medal of Honor Act, legislation to increase the monthly pension for Medal of Honor recipients, was signed into law. This legislation would increase the monthly pension for recipients to $67,500 annually. The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration bestowed by the United States. There are 61 living Medal of Honor recipients.

Yesterday Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) helped pass three of twelve appropriations bills to fund the government through fiscal year 2026 through the House. The package includes funding he secured for seven community projects across New Hampshire’s First District. The projects will invest in New Hampshire’s water and sewer infrastructure and provide direct funding to local police departments for essential public safety operations.

Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) issued the following statement after helping pass an extension of the ACA enhanced premium tax credits through the House of Representatives: 

Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) delivered the following remarks urging his House colleagues to support the extension of the ACA enhanced premium tax credits when the successfully discharged legislation comes to the floor this week. Click here to view Congressman Pappas's remarks.

Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a senior member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the second of three legislative packages to fund the government through fiscal year 2026 will include funding they jointly secured for five community projects across New Hampshire’s First District.