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Congressman Pappas at a press conference on the 988 LGBTQ+ crisis support subline being shut down
July 17, 2025

Today, in response to the LGBTQ+ subline of the 988 crisis support hotline being shut down as previously ordered by the Trump Administration, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined a bipartisan group of federal lawmakers and national mental health advocates to speak out against the harmful decision and called for its immediate reversal.

July 17, 2025

Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Ranking Member of the Economic Opportunity (EO) Subcommittee of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee (HVAC), joined Congressman Greg Landsman (OH-01), Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03), Congresswoman Terri Sewell (AL-07), Congressman Jack Bergman (MI-01), and Congressman Abraham Hamadeh (AZ-08) in introducing the NOPAIN for Veterans Act

Issues:Veterans
July 16, 2025

Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congressman Randy Weber (TX-14) introduced the United States-Israel Bilateral Innovation for Research and Development in (BIRD) Health Act of 2025. The legislation directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to partner with the successful Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation to create a dedicated BIRD Health Program, modeled after existing collaborations in energy, cyber, and homeland security.

July 16, 2025

Today the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act, bipartisan legislation supported by Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan, and Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), was signed into law.

July 15, 2025

Today Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01), Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), Dina Titus (NV-01), and Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11), co-chairs and vice co-chairs of the Hellenic Caucus, reintroduced the End the Cyprus Embargo Act, bipartisan legislation that would extend the waiver renewal period for the arms embargo on the Republic of Cyprus from one year to five years. This change will bolster the historic growth in U.S.-Cypriot relations, enhance bilateral cooperation, and advance U.S.

July 10, 2025

Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) are pressuring the Trump Administration to release almost $7 billion in illegally withheld, congressionally-appropriated federal funding meant for education-related programs such as after-school programs, teacher training, and adult education.

Issues:Education
July 10, 2025

Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) sent a letter to Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole urging them to reverse course on a proposed cut of nearly $400 million to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) – nearly 50 percent of the agency’s annual budget.

July 9, 2025

This week Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Senator Jeanne Shaheen (NH), Senator Maggie Hassan (NH), and Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) held a press conference at Waypoint to highlight the harmful impacts of Republicans’ disastrous budget megabill on New Hampshire. You can view front page coverage of the press conference 

July 8, 2025

Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), alongside Senator Jeanne Shaheen (NH), Senator Maggie Hassan (NH), and Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), held a press conference at Waypoint to highlight the harmful impacts of Republicans’ disastrous budget megabill on New Hampshire. Photos from today’s event can be found here

July 8, 2025

Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) led a group of eight of his colleagues, including Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), in calling on House leadership to fully fund the High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program following the news that the Trump Administration’s proposed budget for FY2026 would cut HIDTA funding by $102 million, a cut greater than one-third of the program’s entire budget from FY2025.