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Ahead of the two-year anniversary of the Honoring Our PACT Act this weekend, U.S.
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02), members of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee (HVAC), introduced the Veterans’ Transition to Trucking Act, bipartisan legislation to cut red tape for veteran truckers by allowing VA to streamline the approval of certain apprenticeship programs to partner with VA. The companion bill in the Senate was introduced by Senators Jon Tester (MT) and Bill Cassidy (LA).
MANCHESTER, NH – Earlier this year, the VA announced that more than one million PACT Act-related claims had been approved, including for more than 3,300 Granite State veterans.
Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined six bipartisan Members of Congress in a call for more transparency from U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General Louis DeJoy regarding proposed changes at postal processing, distribution, and delivery facilities in New Hampshire and nationwide.
Last week Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01), James Moylan (GU-AL), and Jared Golden (ME-02) introduced the Save the Green to Gold Program Act. This bipartisan legislation would ensure servicemembers participation in the Army’s Green-to-Gold (G2G) Active Duty Option Program is recognized toward their Time in Service (TIS) calculation, which determines future pay and retirement benefits.
Following the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) notification to Congress of an anticipated funding shortfall by September 20, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, wrote to Speaker Mik
Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Co-Chair of the Congressional Hellenic Caucus, released a statement denouncing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's dangerous statements that Turkey may attack Israel:
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined Representatives María Elvira Salazar (FL-27), Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Chris Smith (NJ-04), Mike Lawler (NY-17), Dina Titus (NV-01), Greg Stanton (AZ-04), Rich McCormick (GA-06), and Brad Schneider (IL-10) in introducing the Destruction Initiative for Stored Precursors Overseas a
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a member of the Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Task Force, joined Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03), David Trone (MD-06), and Lucy McBath (GA-07) in introducing the Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act
Last week Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Ranking Member of the Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs (DAMA) Subcommittee of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee (HVAC), introduced three bipartisan bills to improve processes at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and expand eligibility for survivors’ benefits, insurance coverage, and burial processes.