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February 12, 2025

Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined a bipartisan group of Senate and House colleagues in reintroducing the Combating Illicit Xylazine ActThis bipartisan legislation would make xylazine a Schedule III controlled substance while protecting access for veterinarians.

February 11, 2025

Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced the upcoming deadline for the 2025 Congressional Art Competition in New Hampshire's First Congressional District.

Each spring, Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, in collaboration with the Congressional Institute, sponsor a nationwide high school arts competition. The competition is an opportunity to recognize and encourage artistic talent across the nation, as well as in New Hampshire's First Congressional District.

February 10, 2025

Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (NH) delivered remarks at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard’s new Waterfront Production Facility. The facility will house training and production facilities at the shipyard and construction was funded through the Navy’s Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program (SIOP).

February 7, 2025

Yesterday Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Don Bacon (NE-02) introduced the bipartisan Marc Fischer Memorial Interdiction of Fentanyl in Postal Mail at Federal Prisons Act. The fentanyl epidemic has claimed thousands of American lives. It is a particular problem among the incarcerated, a significant number of whom suffer from addiction. This bipartisan legislation would modernize mail scanning at the Bureau of Prisons to protect inmates and prison employees.

February 6, 2025

Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) helped pass bipartisan legislation to permanently schedule all fentanyl-related substances (FRS) as Schedule I drugs to ensure law enforcement can keep them off the streets.

February 6, 2025

Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee,and Jack Bergman (MI-01) introduced the Removing Extraneous Loopholes Insuring Every Veteran Emergency (RELIEVE) Act. This bipartisan legislation would eliminate a glaring gap in veteran emergency care insurance coverage by expanding emergency coverage under Care in the Community for veterans.

Issues:Veterans
February 5, 2025

Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), alongside Representatives Blake Moore (UT-01)Danny Davis (IL-07), and Carole Miller (WV-01), reintroduced the Charitable Act to empower Americans to contribute to charitable causes and support local communities.

February 4, 2025

Representative Chris Pappas (NH-01), along with Representatives Kelly Morrison (MN-03), Aaron Bean (FL-04), and Troy Downing (MT-02) reintroduced the Rural Small Business Resilience Act which would improve access to disaster assistance for rural small businesses.

Issues:Economy
February 4, 2025
This week, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), alongside Congressman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Congresswoman Maria Salazar (FL-27), announced the reintroduction of the bipartisan Save Americans from the Fentanyl Emergency Act or SAFE