Press Releases
Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Clean Energy Deployment Task Force Co-Chairs, Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49) and Rep.
Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) introduced legislation to safeguard the 30,000 New Hampshire households that rely on the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) to lower their home energy bills and afford to keep the heat on during a government shutdown. The Keep the Heat On Act of 2025 would fund LIHEAP during a shutdown to ensure that Granite Staters are not forced to pay more to heat their homes or be left in the cold as we enter the winter months.
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), co-chair of the Public Shipyard Caucus and representative for the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), a member of the House Armed Services Committee who served for more than a decade in the United States Navy Reserve, and Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) introduced the Pay Our Public Shipyard Workers Act. This bipartisan legislation will ensure the workforce of our nation’s public shipyards is paid during government shutdowns.
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) issued the following statement regarding the current government shutdown:
“Yesterday I went to the House Floor with my Democratic colleagues to vote for a bill that would keep our government open and stop Granite Staters’ health care costs from skyrocketing. Republicans blocked it.
During National Suicide Prevention Month, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) introduced two bipartisan bills, the Mental Health Services for Students Act, legislation to bring critical, on-site mental health services to studen
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced his support for the bipartisan No Pay for Congress During Default or Shutdown Act, which would require Members of Congress to work without pay if a federal government shutdown occurs or the public debt limit is reached.
U.S. Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01), ranking member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, and Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), a member of the House Armed Services Committee and former intelligence officer in the United States Navy Reserve, and U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S.
Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), alongside Congressman Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01), and Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11), co-chairs and vice chairs of the Hellenic Caucus, led a bipartisan group of their colleagues in a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth opposing the Trump Administration's discussions with Turkey regarding sale of F-16 and F-35 fighter jets despite its possession of Russian S-400 missile systems, urging the Administration
Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined over 50 of his colleagues in calling out Speaker Mike Johnson’s irresponsible decision to cancel House voting days on September 29 and 30 with no government funding deal in sight - guaranteeing a shutdown. Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) also signed this letter.