Press Releases

Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) voted to award Congressional Gold Medals to the United States Capitol Police and DC Metropolitan Police who defended the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest level of distinction that the House of Representatives can award.

Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) voted to pass the bipartisan reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act of 2021 (VAWA), which he co-sponsored.

VAWA addresses gaps in existing laws and provides law enforcement officials and organizations the resources they need to help prevent domestic abuse, dating violence, sexual assault, and to seek justice for survivors. Since VAWA was first passed in 1994, the rate of domestic violence has declined by over 50 percent.

Today, Congressman Chris Pappas voted in favor of House Joint Resolution 17, which expedites the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the U.S. Constitution.

U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Representative Annie Kuster, and Representative Chris Pappas announced today that through the American Rescue Plan, New Hampshire K-12 schools will receive $350,501,633 to help schools safely reopen and support students.

Today the House passed H.R. 1779, the bipartisan PPP Extension Act of 2021, which Congressman Chris Pappas co-sponsored.

The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which has helped 34,000 Granite State businesses stay afloat, is set to expire at the end of the month despite the ongoing financial strain faced by so many small businesses. This legislation extends the deadline for application to this critical relief program until May 31, 2021

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 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded $6,931,354 in federal grant funding to Manchester, Pease and Lebanon Airports through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act that was passed by Congress and signed into law in December.

Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement after President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan into law.

Today Congressman Chris Pappas voted to pass the bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021. This common-sense legislation closes loopholes within the existing background check system that exempts individuals purchasing a gun from an unlicensed gun seller from the background check process.