Press Releases
The New Hampshire delegation announced that the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority is being awarded $27,492,000 in federal funding. It will be used for track-related improvements on Amtrak’s Downeaster route, which stops in Exeter, Durham, and Dover.
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined 115 House members in requesting increased funding for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).
Today Congressmen Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Hellenic Caucus, led a letter calling on Great Britain to return to the negotiation table in discussions about returning the Parthenon Marbles to Greece.
Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Ranking Member of the Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs (DAMA), helped pass two bills focused on improving U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) services for vulnerable veteran populations, homeless and aging, in the House today. These two bills are the Elizabeth Dole Home Care Act andthe Housing our Military Veterans Effectively (HOME) Act of 2023.
Yesterday Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Ranking Member of the Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs (DAMA), helped lead the House in passing the bipartisan Caregiver Outreach and Program Enhancement (COPE) Act which included his bipartisan VA Medical Security Report Act of 2023.
Today U.S. Representative Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined Representatives Zach Nunn (IA-03), Angie Craig (MN-02), and Anthony D’Esposito (NY-04) in introducing bipartisan legislation to end pension benefits for Members expelled from Congress.
The New Hampshire delegation announced $1,563,304 allocated to New Hampshire through DOJ’s Community Oriented Policing (COPS) grant funding.
This week, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) called on the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to exercise strong oversight over the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in Medicare Advantage prior authorization determinations.
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Ranking Member of the Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs (DAMA) Subcommittee of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee (HVAC), introduced the Training Responsible And Informed National (TRAIN) VA Employees Act alongside Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03).
On Monday, November 27 - the day before Giving Tuesday - Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined the New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits and local nonprofit leaders for a roundtable discussion on how his bipartisan legislation, the Charitable Act, would empower Americans to contribute to charitable causes and support local communities.