Press Releases

Last night the House passed the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans' and Caregivers' COVID-19 Immunizations Now Expanded Act of 2021 or VA VACCINE Act. The bipartisan VA VACCINE Act takes critical steps in allowing VA to fully protect our veterans by granting VA the ability to vaccinate veterans and essential caregivers who are not currently eligible for or enrolled in the VA health care system.

Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) voted in favor of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, which will protect Granite State workers' right to stand together and bargain for fairer wages, better benefits, and safer workplaces.

U.S. Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Jackie Walorski (IN-02) introduced the bipartisan Universal Giving Pandemic Response and Recovery Act, which would expand and extend universal charitable deductions for individuals not itemizing deductions in years 2021 and 2022.

Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), member of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs and Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, announced the formation of a Veterans Advisory Committee and its initial members - representing each branch of the military from throughout the First District.

The board includes:

MANCHESTER, NH - Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a member of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs and chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hosted a discussion with veterans, mental health care providers, health experts, and Manchester VA leadership about the need to continue to address the mental and emotional health needs of our veterans community.

Washington, D.C.- Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement after voting for the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act:

Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a co-sponsor of H.R. 1, the For the People Act, voted to pass this sweeping democracy reform legislation. This legislation takes transformative steps to clean up the culture of corruption in Washington and ensure the voices of Granite Staters are heard by fixing our broken campaign finance system, protecting the right to vote, guarding against the scourge of partisan gerrymandering, and strengthening ethics laws.

This week, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), member of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs and Chair of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, sent a letter to Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough urging that VA provide an action plan to address deficiencies in acquisition management identified by the Government Accounting Office (GAO) as part of its High-Risk List. The plan would detail the key steps and timeline to fix major problems with VA's antiquated medical supply chain.