Press Releases
Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations subcommittee which funds the National Science Foundation (NSF), announced with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) that the NSF will award $243,760 to the University of New Hampshire (UNH) in support of climate change research.
Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a co-chair of the House Equality Caucus, applauded the bipartisan passage of the Equality Act in the 117th Congress. As an original co-sponsor of this landmark legislation, Pappas also took to the House floor to call for the bill's immediate passage.
Washington, D.C.- Today Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01), Joe Neguse (CO-02), Ruben Gallego (AZ-07), Grace Meng (NY-06), and Stephanie Murphy(FL-07) re-introduced the Protect the Youth Vote Act to block the systematic efforts across the country to suppress the voices of young Americans.
Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), co-chair of the bipartisan House Small Business Caucus, announced the launch of his Small Business Workshops series, which will bring together small business owners, government agencies, and local entities to foster collaboration, answer questions, and provide resources to assist New Hampshire's small business community.
Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced the start of the 2021 Congressional Art Competition in New Hampshire's First Congressional District.
Each spring, a nationwide high school arts competition is sponsored by Members of the U.S. House of Representatives in collaboration with the Congressional Institute. The competition is an opportunity to recognize and encourage the artistic talent across the nation, as well as in New Hampshire's First Congressional District.
As tax filing season begins, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) called on IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to address a series of outstanding issues regarding the implementation of COVID-19 relief packages.
Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a co-chair of the House Equality Caucus, helped re-introduce the Equality Act in the 117th Congress. Pappas is an original co-sponsor of this legislation and fought to pass the bill last Congress.
This legislation amends existing civil rights statutes to provide LGBTQ Americans with the same protections all other Americans enjoy in key areas of life, including employment, housing, credit, public services, and education. The Equality Act has overwhelming public support with more than 7 in 10 Americans supporting it.
U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and U.S. Representative Chris Pappas (NH-01) today joined a bicameral group of lawmakers in a letter urging President Joe Biden and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to designate Cameroon for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) or Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) due to ongoing armed conflicts and increasingly severe violence in the country. Led by U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and U.S.
Today, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Chairman Mark Takano (D-Calif.) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Chris Pappas (D-NH) released the following statements praising VA's decision to pause debt collection owed to both the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) and Veterans Health Administration (VHA) through September 30th due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Today, Representative Chris Pappas (NH-01) held a telephone town hall to discuss COVID-19 and take questions regarding the state's COVID-19 vaccine distribution.
Pappas was joined by Dr. Benjamin Chan, the New Hampshire State Epidemiologist, Director Perry Plummer, former Assistant Commissioner of Safety who is overseeing New Hampshire's vaccine distribution efforts, and Kevin Forrest, Chief Executive Officer and Medical Center Director at the Manchester VA Healthcare System.