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March 4, 2026

Due to the war with Iran, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined a letter yesterday to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging the State Department to help stranded Americans leave the Middle East and return to the United States.

March 3, 2026

Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) led over 40 colleagues in a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought opposing the Department of Homeland Security’s reported request to purchase a $70 million luxury jet and calling on OMB to reject the request.

March 2, 2026

Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined a bipartisan group of over 150 House and Senate colleagues in calling for the U.S. Department of Education to not make changes to post-baccalaureate nursing degrees that would saddle nurses with more student loan debt.

February 24, 2026

Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, joined Senate and House colleagues in demanding Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins immediately rescind the Trump administration’s new interim final rule that would change how veteran disability ratings are evaluated.

February 24, 2026

This week, ahead of a Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources legislative hearing on the Securing Essential and Critical U.S. Resources and Elements (SECURE) Minerals ActCongressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) became the first Democrat in the House to cosponsor the legislation. U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Todd Young (R-IN), and U.S. Representatives Rob Wittman (VA-01) and John Moolenaar (MI-02) introduced the legislation last month.

February 23, 2026

Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) are introducing a new bill that would require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to solicit public comments and receive written approval from state and local officials before constructing, acquiring or operating any new Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing facility or detention center.

February 23, 2026

Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined Senator Maggie Hassan (NH), a senior member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Senator Jeanne Shaheen (NH), and Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) in continuing to push Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem to address the serious concerns raised by local Merrimack officials regarding ICE’s effort to build a new detention facility in the town. 

February 23, 2026

Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Co-Chair of the Congressional Camp Caucus, joined Congressmen Mike Quigley (IL-05) and Chuck Edwards (NC-11), and U.S.

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Pappas meets with health advocates
February 20, 2026

Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) held a roundtable conversation with local health advocates from organizations and hospitals, including New Futures, Speare Memorial Hospital, Home Care, Hospice and Palliative Care Alliance of NH, HealthFirst, to highlight the importance of telehealth for Granite Staters and his recently introduced bipartisan legislation to protect and expand access to telehealth.

February 20, 2026

Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) released the results of their statewide survey asking Granite Staters their thoughts on the proposed ICE processing center in Merrimack. More than 11,000 Granite Staters responded to Pappas and Goodlander’s survey in opposition to building a taxpayer-funded facility in Merrimack amid the Trump Administration's mass deportation plans.