Press Releases

This week Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs on the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, applauded the news that nearly 50,000

As Congress works to develop a bipartisan tax package, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Congresswoman Ann Wagner (MO-02), and Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) along with fifteen bipartisan colleagues, sent a letter to House and Ways and Means Committee leadership expressing their strong support for the inclusion of a legislative fix for Form 1099-K reporting requirements that threaten to significantly raise bureaucratic hurdles for online sellers in the upcoming Ways and Means markup. 

This week, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a small business owner and member of the House Small Business Committee, renewed his bipartisan call for Congress to lower taxes for small businesses by restoring common sense tax policy that incentivizes investments in research and innovation, sending a letter to House leadership with Congre

This week, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) called on VA to reverse their decision to reduce reimbursement rates for massage therapy treatments, and protect New Hampshire veterans’ access to comprehensive local care.

Today the New Hampshire delegation sent a letter to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell in support of New Hampshire communities following severe flooding and wind damage. The letter urges FEMA, in the event the state asks, to work with affected counties and the state government to respond to severe flooding and wind damage and if the state asks for a disaster declaration, to make assistance available quickly. 

Following a push from the New Hampshire and Vermont Congressional Delegations, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is increasing pay for federal employees in New Hampshire and Vermont, who support Granite Staters through their work at places like the White River Junction VA Medical Center, White Mountain National Forest, and the Army’s Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory.

Last week, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) helped introduce the PFAS Action Act alongside Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), and Pat Ryan (NY-18).

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) voted to pass the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024. The legislation, passed on a bipartisan basis, authorizes key national defense priorities and provides for a 5.2% pay raise for U.S. service members, bolsters national security, and strengthens U.S. supply chains by investing in domestic manufacturing.