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Today the House passed the first appropriations package for fiscal year 2020 which included three amendments Congressman Pappas introduced to expand research on the impacts of PFAS contamination, strengthen our regional economy, and support our Army's Back-packable Communications Intelligence System technology.
The op-ed is also available at The Hill by clicking here.
Our Uneven March Towards Equality
Manchester, N.H. – Today Congressman Chris Pappas gathered the New Hampshire Nursing Association, the New Hampshire Nurse Practitioner Association, and local nurses to discuss the rising cost of prescription drugs, workforce shortages, and other critical issues facing New Hampshire patients and health care providers.
WASHINGTON D.C.- Following the implementation of the Trump Administration's discriminatory transgender military ban, 15,000 active duty service members face the risk of losing not only their military careers but also access to the same earned benefits as their fellow service members.
Washington, D.C. – Today Representative Chris Pappas (NH-01), Joe Kennedy III (MA-04), Jackie Speier (CA-14), Gil Cisneros (CA-39), and Anthony Brown (MD-04) introduced the SERVE (Securing the Rights our Veterans have Earned) Act of 2019 to guarantee protections for our nation's active duty transgender service members discharged from the Armed Forces under the Trump Administrat
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Chris Pappas, Co-Chair of the LGBTQ Equality Caucus and the first LGBTQ member of Congress from New Hampshire, applauded passage of the historic bipartisan Equality Act.
Washington, D.C. - This evening the House of Representatives unanimously passed the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 under suspension of the rules. The bill would expand VA benefits to include Navy veterans who were stationed off the coast of Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
Washington, D.C.-Today, Representatives Chris Pappas (D-NH), Chair of Oversight and Investigations for the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, and Elise Stefanik (R-NY)introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure female veterans have access to prosthetic items that were made for women at VA facilities.
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Chris Pappas proposed and successfully passed an amendment to the Protecting Americans with Pre-Existing Conditions Act introduced by Congresswoman Annie Kuster.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Chris Pappas voted for the passage of the Climate Action Now Act, which ensures the United States honors commitments made in the Paris Climate Agreement and develops detailed plans to combat rising global temperatures.