Press Releases
This week the House of Representatives approved H.R. 4275, the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025, by an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 399 to 12. This legislation strengthens, supports, and authorizes funding through 2029 for the United States Coast Guard and its critical missions to safeguard our nation’s borders, facilitate maritime commerce, ensure maritime safety, and more.
Following advocacy led by Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) in opposition to the Trump Administration’s proposed $102 million cut to the High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program, legislation advanced out of Appropriations subcommittee markup this week that would not only fully fund the HIDTA program for FY2026, but increase their budget relative to FY2025. This legislation will be considered by the full Appropriations Committee in September.
Today during a House Veterans' Affairs Committee markup, a bipartisan bill led by Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Ranking Member of the Economic Opportunity Subcommittee of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee (HVAC) advanced out of the Committee with unanimous, bipartisan support.
As Republicans continue their assault on health care, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) helped reintroduce the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH) Act today, legislation to guarantee women access to abortion coverage—regardless of how a patient gets their health insurance.
Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Ranking Member of the Economic Opportunity Subcommittee of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, joined Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (NY-21), and Congressman Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06), in introducing the Military Learning for Credit Act, bipartisan and bicameral legislation that aims to help more veterans translate their military training and experience into college credits.
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) met with staff and residents of Hillsborough County Nursing Home (HCNH) to discuss how the Republican’s so-called “One Big, Beautiful Bill”, which is now law, makes devastating cuts to Medicaid funding that is essential to New Hampshire nursing homes, their operations, and patient care.
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and 104 of his colleagues sent a letter to Reps. Robert Aderholt (AL-04) and Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, urging them to maintain funding for the 988 LGBTQ+ Youth lifeline.
Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement after voting in support of H.R. 3633, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, and S.1582, the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act:
Today, in response to the LGBTQ+ subline of the 988 crisis support hotline being shut down as previously ordered by the Trump Administration, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined a bipartisan group of federal lawmakers and national mental health advocates to speak out against the harmful decision and called for its immediate reversal.
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Ranking Member of the Economic Opportunity (EO) Subcommittee of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee (HVAC), joined Congressman Greg Landsman (OH-01), Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03), Congresswoman Terri Sewell (AL-07), Congressman Jack Bergman (MI-01), and Congressman Abraham Hamadeh (AZ-08) in introducing the NOPAIN for Veterans Act,