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March 5, 2025

The office of Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), in collaboration with the National Passport Center, will host two Pop-Up Passport Fairs to assist First District constituents with their passport-related issues, including applying for a passport for the first time or renewing an existing passport. 

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March 4, 2025

Tonight, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) attended President Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress with his guest, Julie Mudd, a mother and advocate who has relied on several vital federal services to support her family that President Trump and Congressional Republicans are planning to or have already begun to dismantle and cut. New Hampshire families like Julie’s will also feel the brunt of cost increases brought about by President Trump’s indiscriminate, across-the-board tariffs.

March 4, 2025

Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined 152 of his colleagues in sending a letter to Acting Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Leland Dudek, urging the Trump administration to halt its plans to gut Social Security.

March 4, 2025

Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) introduced the Justice for ALS Veterans Act, crucial bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would ensure that the surviving spouses of veterans who succumb to ALS receive the full benefits they have rightfully earned. The Senate companion legislation is led by Senators Lisa Murkowski (AK) and Chris Coons (DE).

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March 3, 2025

The more than 350,000 households in New Hampshire that rely on heating oil, propane, and wood to heat their homes could see their bills increase due to tariffs set to take effect tonight  

More than 70% of the imports of two essential materials that home builders rely on—softwood lumber and gypsum (used for drywall)—come from Canada and Mexico, respectively.    

March 3, 2025

Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced that Julie Mudd, a mother and advocate, will join him as his guest for this year's Presidential Joint Address to Congress to highlight the needs of New Hampshire women and families as the Trump administration pursues cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and more.

February 28, 2025

On Friday, February 28, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan and Congressman Chris Pappas held a press conference in Portsmouth to discuss the impact the Trump Administration is having on the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.

February 28, 2025

On Friday afternoon, members of New Hampshire's congressional delegation and union leaders gathered in Portsmouth to warn against the federal government changes by the Trump Administration and its impact on the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.

Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan and Congressman Chris Pappas discussed the importance of the shipyard's work building submarines for the Navy, after the shipyard canceled a recruiting event and installed a hiring freeze earlier this week.

February 27, 2025
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Ranking Member of the Economic Opportunity (EO) Subcommittee of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee (HVAC), re-introduced the Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding (GUARD) VA Benefits Act
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Congressman Pappas speaks on the floor in support of his legislation ahead of the vote.
February 26, 2025

Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congressman Troy Nehls’s (TX-22) bipartisan Medal of Honor Act, legislation to increase the monthly pension for Medal of Honor recipients, passed the House. This legislation would increase the monthly pension for recipients to roughly $67,500 annually.

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