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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 Administration's discriminatory transgender ban.

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. Congressman Chris Pappas, a co-sponsor of the bill, sits on the House Veterans' Affairs Committee and serves as Chair of the House VA Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

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. Their legislation has already been endorsed by the Disabled American Veterans of America.

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. This amendment strengthens the underlying legislation in an effort to ensure the Administration will not be able to reduce the availability or affordability of health care coverage for individuals with substance use disorder.

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.

Congressman Chris Pappas and Congressman Annie Kuster successfully added an amendment that requires the Administration's report to encompass the impact of the Paris Agreement on clean energy job development in rural communities.

Washington, D.C. –Congressman Chris Pappas (D-NH) introduced the bipartisan Expanding Access to Rural Job Creators Act to help small business owners and rural entrepreneurs across New Hampshire access the capital they need. Congressman Pappas's legislation expands the purview of the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation to include small businesses in rural areas.

Dover, N.H. - On Thursday the EPA announced new standards on the issue of PFAS that are at odds with recent health studies.