Press Releases
Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (NH) and Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (MN-05) in reintroducing the Manufactured Housing Community Sustainability Act, which would incentivize manufactured home park owners to sell the park to community residents or nonprofits, rather than another developer or landlord.
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee (HVAC) and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, was the third member to sign a discharge petition for the Major Richard Star Act. This legislation currently has 330 cosponsors and would end the “wounded veteran tax”, or the offset that keeps medically retired veterans from receiving their full Department of Defense retirement pay and their full Veterans Affairs disability pay.
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) had two bills he co-leads and an additional bill he is a cosponsor of pass the House as part of the House’s amended 21st Century Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream (ROAD) to Housing legislative package. This legislation would address the high cost of housing for Granite Staters by increasing access to home loans, cutting red tape, lowering costs to build housing, and more.
This week Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH),U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Representative Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) in applauding the release of more than $9.4 million from the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help Granite State communities and private well owners address contamination from per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
Today legislation introduced by Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Ranking Member of the Economic Opportunity Subcommittee of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, and Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02), the
This week the bipartisan U.S.-Greece Defense Cooperation Advancement Act, introduced by Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01), Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), Dina Titus (NV-01
Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) led a letter along with Senator Jeanne Shaheen (NH), Senator Maggie Hassan (NH), and Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) to Education Secretary Linda McMahon and OMB Director Russell Vought, expressing deep concerns about the Department of Education’s delay in issuing Grant Award Notifications (GANs) for fiscal year 2026 TRIO Upward Bound programs.
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, successfully passed an amendment in support of robust funding for improvements to VA direct care for New Hampshire veterans, including funding for upgrades to the Manchester VA Medical Center, during House consideration of the Veterans Affairs appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2027.
Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03), and Congresswoman Julia Letlow (LA-05) led House Resolution 1252 to honor and memorialize fallen law enforcement officers. The resolution was introduced ahead of National Police Week and recognizes the 363 officers who lost their lives in the line of duty in 2025, as well as those whose stories were previously lost. H. Res. 1252 passed the United States House of Representatives with overwhelming bipartisan support.