Press Releases

Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Co-Chair of the Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus and New Hampshire's first openly gay member of Congress, issued the following statement after the Respect for Marriage Act was signed into law by President Biden. Pappas introduced this legislation alongside Congressman Nadler and his fellow Equality Caucus Co-Chairs in July 2022. 

Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a member of the Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues, welcomed language in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 making clear that Congress does not support NATO allies conducting “unauthorized territorial overflights of another NATO ally’s airspace.”

This week, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) supported the final passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2023.

This year's NDAA includes several provisions Pappas fought for to invest in domestic manufacturing, increase community access to resiliency grants, support the Pease Air National Guard Base, improve FEMA’s response to natural disasters, and make clear Congress’s opposition to NATO allies violating the territorial air space of fellow NATO members.

Watch Rep. Pappas’s remarks on the House floor ahead of the vote

Today the House passed an amended version of legislation Pappas helped introduce to ensure strong federal protections for marriage equality, even if the Supreme Court were to reverse the precedent set by United States v. Windsor and Obergefell v. Hodges

The New Hampshire delegation sent a letter to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Xavier Becerra, urging the Department to support sexual education providers in the wake of the Executive Council’s decision to block their funding.

Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined Representatives Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11), Andrew Garbarino (NY-02), and Jared Golden (ME-02) to warn of potential heating issues in the Northeast this winter due to a shortage in heating oil supplies and called on President Biden and the U.S.

Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Co-Chair of the Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus and New Hampshire's first openly gay member of Congress, issued the following statement after an amended version of the Respect for Marriage Act passed the Senate.

U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced today that $13,191,844 is heading to New Hampshire to support public health infrastructure. Specifically, the funding will provide flexibility for the State to support recruiting and training a robust public health workforce, as well as helping protect people from preventable diseases, stopping outbreaks, and monitoring public health data.