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Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) helped introduce the No Getting Rich in Congress Act, sweeping legislation to crack down on insider trading in Congress and the White House, restore trust in government, and ensure public service is about serving the American people, not personal profit.

Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) is introducing the Gas Prices Relief Act of 2026, which would suspend the federal gas tax through October 1, 2026 and provide Americans with badly-needed relief from the historic increase in gas prices as a result of this administration’s actions. According to AAA, the average price for a gallon of gasoline has increased over 21% in the last week, now averaging $3.47 per gallon.

 Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), Congressman Jack Bergman (MI-01), and Congressman Andrew Garbarino (NY-02), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Postal Service Caucus, convened a roundtable with leaders from postal unions to discuss how the caucus can support them in protecting postal workers and improving mail delivery for constituents.

Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement on his vote for H. Con. Res. 38:

“As Americans mourn the deaths of six of our nation’s bravest citizens, our thoughts must remain with our men and women in uniform, their families, and all those still in harm’s way.

Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (RI), House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and House Administration Committee Ranking Member Joe Morelle (NY-25) today led 182 colleagues in both houses of Congress in reintroducing the DISCLOSE Act, legislation to end the scourge of dark money in our democracy, shine a bright light of transparency on politics, and make government more accountable to the will of voters.

Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Senator Maggie Hassan (NH), a senior member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Senator Jeanne Shaheen (NH), and Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), are pushing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem to definitively rule out developing any ICE facilities in New Hampshire without state and local support. 

Due to the war with Iran, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined a letter yesterday to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging the State Department to help stranded Americans leave the Middle East and return to the United States.

Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) led over 40 colleagues in a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought opposing the Department of Homeland Security’s reported request to purchase a $70 million luxury jet and calling on OMB to reject the request.