Press Releases
Today, the New Hampshire delegation announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded more than $2.9 million in federal funding to support Granite State firefighters through its Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. These grants will allow firefighters and other first responders to obtain critically needed equipment, protective gear, emergency vehicles, training and other resources necessary for protecting the public and emergency personnel from fire and related hazards.
This week Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congresswoman Katie Porter (CA-47) introduced legislation to codify the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE), the only independent internal watchdog that probes ethical breaches in Congress.
Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined federal and local officials for the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a new solar array at the site of the former Somersworth Sanitary Landfill. This is the first time in New Hampshire that a portion of a Superfund site has been redeveloped into a solar farm.
Ahead of the two-year anniversary of the Honoring Our PACT Act this weekend, U.S.
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02), members of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee (HVAC), introduced the Veterans’ Transition to Trucking Act, bipartisan legislation to cut red tape for veteran truckers by allowing VA to streamline the approval of certain apprenticeship programs to partner with VA. The companion bill in the Senate was introduced by Senators Jon Tester (MT) and Bill Cassidy (LA).
Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined six bipartisan Members of Congress in a call for more transparency from U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General Louis DeJoy regarding proposed changes at postal processing, distribution, and delivery facilities in New Hampshire and nationwide.
Last week Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01), James Moylan (GU-AL), and Jared Golden (ME-02) introduced the Save the Green to Gold Program Act. This bipartisan legislation would ensure servicemembers participation in the Army’s Green-to-Gold (G2G) Active Duty Option Program is recognized toward their Time in Service (TIS) calculation, which determines future pay and retirement benefits.
Following the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) notification to Congress of an anticipated funding shortfall by September 20, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, wrote to Speaker Mik
Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Co-Chair of the Congressional Hellenic Caucus, released a statement denouncing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's dangerous statements that Turkey may attack Israel:
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined Representatives María Elvira Salazar (FL-27), Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Chris Smith (NJ-04), Mike Lawler (NY-17), Dina Titus (NV-01), Greg Stanton (AZ-04), Rich McCormick (GA-06), and Brad Schneider (IL-10) in introducing the Destruction Initiative for Stored Precursors Overseas a