Press Releases
Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement after the House of Representatives voted to pass the bipartisan H.R. 3233, The National Commission to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol Complex Act.
This week the House passed three bipartisan pieces of legislation introduced and backed by Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Chair of the Oversight and Investigations for the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, to better protect VA employees from sexual harassment, increase affordable housing opportunities to reduce veterans homelessness, and enhance oversight and transparency measures at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan, a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, Senator Jeanne Shaheen, and Representatives Annie Kuster and Chris Pappas, Chair of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee on the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, announced today that the New Hampshire Veterans Home will receive $1.32 million from the American Rescue Plan that the NH Delegation worked to pass into law to help support veteran care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Today the House passed Congressman Pappas's Affordable Housing for Homeless Veterans Act, following his speech on the House floor calling for the support of his colleagues on both sides of the aisle.
Today the House passed legislation introduced by Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), who serves as the Chair of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee for the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, alongside Representative Ashley Hinson (IA-01), Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Senator Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), to drastically improve policies and oversight in regards to sexual harassment at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) announced with Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will award New Hampshire $10,671,860 in federal grants allocated through the American Rescue Plan to support efforts to combat the substance use disorder epidemic and increase access to mental health services in the state in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This evening the House passed veterans legislation endorsed by Congressman Chris Pappas, The VA Transparency & Trust Act of 2021.
Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), who serves as the Chair of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee for the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, is an original cosponsor of this legislation which will require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to report to Congress on the much needed emergency funding given to the Department to respond to COVID-19.
Washington, DC - Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement regarding the violence in Israel and Gaza:
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) hosted a webinar with Acting Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel on the FCC's Emergency Broadband assistance for Granite Staters struggling to afford internet services during COVID-19. They were also joined by Eduard Bartholme, the Associate Bureau Chief of Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at the FCC.
Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) welcomed nearly $1 million to New Hampshire to support COVID-19 vaccination efforts. Specifically, the funding provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will support vaccine education and outreach efforts led by a community-based workforce comprised of trusted community leaders.