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Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Co-Chair of the bipartisan House Small Business Caucus, joined a letter with 20 House colleagues to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal expressing concerns about new tax information reporting proposed by the Department of Treasury, requesting that this proposal not be included in the Build Back Better package.

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) today applauded an announcement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that the Biden administration will make available $256,000,000 for Title X providers for fiscal year (FY) 2022. Title X funding is critical for New Hampshire family planning providers that have been decimated by the previous administration's Title X Gag Rule, leaving seven of nine New Hampshire providers without access to Title X funding.

Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) voted to reauthorize the bipartisan Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA). FVPSA was the first federal law to provide resources for survivors of domestic violence. Almost 40 years later, this legislation is still the primary source of federal funding for domestic violence shelters in the country. FVPSA is a comprehensive reauthorization of this critical law that will enhance and refocus federal investment to address intimate partner violence (IPV). Pappas is a cosponsor of this legislation.

Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee that funds the Department of Justice (DOJ), announced with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) that the University of New Hampshire (UNH) will receive $1,491,313 to fund a study to address trauma faced by child survivors of sexual exploitation.

Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), along with U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02) held a virtual press conference with health care stakeholders and discussed the consequences of the New Hampshire Executive Council's decision to reject $27 million in federal vaccine funding.

Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee that funds the Department of Justice (DOJ), and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01), announced that the DOJ awarded 43 New Hampshire communities and Cheshire County $159,403 to support the purchase of bulletproof vests for Granite State law enforcement officers.

Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced that New Hampshire has received $1,307,965 to increase the AmeriCorps living allowance to make service more accessible and inclusive, and to incentivize individuals to participate in the program. The funding is provided through both AmeriCorps and the American Rescue Plan, which was signed into law in March.

Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers in a letter today calling on the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) to implement reforms to the Veterans Cemetery Grants Program. The lawmakers asked that all members of Reserve Components and the National Guard be granted eligibility for burial in state veterans' cemeteries, so long as their service was terminated under honorable conditions.