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Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) introduced bipartisan legislation in the House that would increase penalties for drug dealers and strengthen the United States' efforts to stop the trafficking of illegal drugs through the dark web. Senators Maggie Hassan and John Cornyn have introduced similar legislation in the Senate.

Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement ahead of a Rules Committee meeting that will consider his proposed amendment to the MORE Act:

U.S. RepresentativesChris Pappas (D-N.H.-01), Cindy Axne (D-Iowa-03), Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-Ind.-08), and Mariannette Miller-Meeks, M.D. (R-Iowa-02) introduced bipartisan legislation to expand access to treatment for Americans suffering from opioid use disorder. The Timely Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Act (H.R. 7238) would revise opioid treatment program criteria to remove the requirement that patients must have been addicted for at least one year before being admitted for treatment.

Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Chairman for the Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee and Congressman Tracey Mann, Ranking Member, introduced bipartisan legislation to require the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) to deactivate ineligible providers from its C

On Friday, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) helped launch the bipartisan Public Shipyard Caucus. The Caucus was founded to support the nation's four public shipyards – Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility, and Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility - which are responsible for repairing and retrofitting the U.S. Navy's aircraft carriers and submarines.

Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), alongside Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02), co-led a bipartisan call to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to investigate the impact of staffing shortages and supply chain disruptions on dialysis treatment.

Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Co-Chair of the Congressional Maple Caucus, and Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), introduced a resolution to honor March 19-20 as "New Hampshire Maple Weekend". The resolution recognizes the unique contributions and importance of maple syrup producers and their families to New Hampshire.

Representative Chris Pappas (NH-01) along with U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH, Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02) welcomed $9,467,458 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Continuum of Care Program. This program provides funding for nonprofits, states and local governments to quickly rehouse homeless individuals, families and youth, as well as individuals fleeing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.