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Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) called for the passage of H.R. 5641, the Pay Our Troops Act. This legislation will protect members of the military, including the Coast Guard, as well as certain U.S. Department of Defense civilian employees and contractors should Congress fail to provide temporary or full-year federal funding by September 30, 2023.
MANCHESTER, N.H. —If lawmakers cannot reach a deal, the federal government is shutting down Saturday night, and a New Hampshire representative is introducing a bill to hold lawmakers accountable during a government shutdown.
Rep. Chris Pappas helped introduce a bill that would fine lawmakers an amount equal to a day's worth of pay for each day the shutdown lasts, in addition to holding them accountable.
"If the politicians in Washington aren't doing their work, then they shouldn't be paid to be on the job on behalf of the American people," Pappas said.
Yesterday, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined Representatives Zach Nunn (IA-03), Marie Glusenkamp Perez (WA-03), and Andrew Garbarino (NY-02) to introduce legislation to prevent politicians in Washington, D.C. from profiting while Americans across the country go without a paycheck.
Today the New Hampshire delegation announced $991.5k in federal funding for Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center to strengthen maternal health care in the North Country.
Today, the New Hampshire delegation announced two federal awards totaling $1,904,728 will come to New Hampshire organizations to help expand mental health care access for young people.
Today, Congressmen Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Gus Bilirakis (FL-12) filed the Preserving Access to Patient Reimbursement Act (
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Manchester’s member of the U.S. House of Representatives has a message for his colleagues: Don’t leave Washington until you get your job done.
With less than two weeks left until the U.S. government runs out of funding, Pappas criticized U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Thursday after he sent House members home without passing legislation to keep the government open.
The New Hampshire delegation announced today that the Community Action Partnership of New Hampshire will receive more than $1.1 million in federal funding to provide New Hampshire parents with diapers and connect them to additional resources to support their families. New Hampshire is part of the third cohort of grant recipients for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Diaper Distribution Pilot program.
On Wednesday, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, participated in a hearing focusing on oversight and implementation of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). During the hearing, Pappas questioned Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg on a number of key New Hampshire priorities and secured his commitment to address the needs of our state.