Press Releases
Following the news this week that the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) has run out of money and is closed to most new applicants, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a small business owner and Co-Chair of
Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Jared Huffman (CA-02) introduced the Connecting America's Active Transportation System Act. Their legislation provides $500 million annually in funding for a federal grant program to help build connected active-transportation routes including trails, sidewalks, and bikeways that support the health and economic growth of our communities.
Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) applauded President Biden for signing his bipartisan legislation, the Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act, into law. This bill, which Pappas introduced in the House, extends the Drug Enforcement Agency's (DEA) temporary order to keep fentanyl-related substances in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. The legislation passed unanimously in both the House and Senate.
Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), who serves as the Chair of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee for the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, introduced legislation with Congressman Troy Nehls (TX-22) to reform the VA's debt collection process.
Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) applauded the Senate passage of legislation he introduced and worked to pass in the House which extends the Drug Enforcement Agency's (DEA) temporary order to keep fentanyl-related substances in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. This legislation passed the House unanimously last week prior to going before the Senate.
Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced that the Merrimack River Watershed Council will receive $6,857,745 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service's Regional Conservation Partnership Program. The funding will allow the Council to protect source water areas along the Merrimack River watershed, revitalize habitats for vulnerable fish and wildlife species and boost climate resilience.
Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) welcomed several members of the New Hampshire National Guard, including Major General David J. Mikolaities, as his virtual guests ahead of President Biden's address to a joint session of Congress tonight.
Pappas wanted to honor New Hampshire's National Guard, who have been at the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis for more than a year in addition to being called in to help protect our nation's Capitol after the January 6th attack.
Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), who serves as the Co-Chair of the bipartisan Small Business Caucus, called on Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy to work with the Small Business Administration to ensure that the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) has sufficient funds to guarantee that all eligible entities that apply through the May 31, 2021 deadline are able to receive a loan.
Today Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01) Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02), and Jim Banks (IN-03) and Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) introduced bipartisan legislation that would help states implement "Green Alert" systems to locate at-risk veterans when they go missing so that they can receive appropriate care, similar to the AMBER Alert system for children or Silver Alert system for older Americans.