Press Releases
Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) helped pass the Presidential Electoral Count Reform Act in the House to secure the process of casting and counting electoral votes and provisions in the presidential transition process. This legislation would reform the Electoral Count Act to ensure that Congress counts the votes as required by the Constitution.
Today, during a House Veterans' Affairs Committee markup, bipartisan legislation led by Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Chair of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (HVAC), advanced out of Committee with bipartisan support, setting it up to be voted on by the full House.
Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a small business owner and Co-Chair of the bipartisan House Small Business Caucus, and Congressman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) led their colleagues in calling on the Federal Trade Commission to reopen the comment period on the proposed Motor Vehicle Dealers Trade Regulation Rule.
The New Hampshire delegation announced $725,000 in federal funds for Reality Check, Inc. in Jaffrey and the City of Dover for substance use disorder prevention and treatment programs from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a member of the Hellenic Caucus, issued the following statement condemning Turkish President Erdogan’s remarks to the United Nations General Assembly:
“I strongly condemn President Erdogan’s inflammatory and blatantly hypocritical remarks at the United Nations General Assembly earlier today.”
Today, the New Hampshire delegation announced that $28,507,046 in State Opioid Response (SOR) grants are now being made available to the State of New Hampshire. The SOR program is pivotal in providing communities and states with the federal resources necessary to combat the substance use disorder epidemic.
Last week, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) continued his calls for continued action to lower energy costs for Granite State families, building on his previously announced Lower Energy Costs Agenda.
Today, the New Hampshire delegation applauded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement of over $72 million in capitalization grants from the bipartisan infrastructure law awarded to New Hampshire. This funding was issued through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (SRF) and Clean Water SRF Programs and will be used towards water infrastructure updates and improvements.
Today, Congressmen Chris Pappas (D – N.H.) and Doug LaMalfa (R – Calif.) introduced new legislation to help cover the out-of-pocket expenses that veterans and their caregivers incur when traveling to receive medical care provided through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).