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U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas said all same-sex couples in America should be relieved after the House passed legislation Thursday that would preempt any future Supreme Court from nullifying those marriages.
Pappas, 42, the first openly gay person elected to federal office in New Hampshire, told the Union Leader he and his partner, Vann Bentley, would marry next February.
Watch Rep. Pappas’s remarks on the House floor ahead of the vote
Today the House passed an amended version of legislation Pappas helped introduce to ensure strong federal protections for marriage equality, even if the Supreme Court were to reverse the precedent set by United States v. Windsor and Obergefell v. Hodges
The New Hampshire delegation sent a letter to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Xavier Becerra, urging the Department to support sexual education providers in the wake of the Executive Council’s decision to block their funding.
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined Representatives Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11), Andrew Garbarino (NY-02), and Jared Golden (ME-02) to warn of potential heating issues in the Northeast this winter due to a shortage in heating oil supplies and called on President Biden and the U.S.
Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Co-Chair of the Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus and New Hampshire's first openly gay member of Congress, issued the following statement after an amended version of the Respect for Marriage Act passed the Senate.
U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced today that $13,191,844 is heading to New Hampshire to support public health infrastructure. Specifically, the funding will provide flexibility for the State to support recruiting and training a robust public health workforce, as well as helping protect people from preventable diseases, stopping outbreaks, and monitoring public health data.
Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Chair of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (HVAC), sent a bipartisan letter alongside Congresswoman Elaine Luria (VA-02), Chair of the Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee, Congressman Tracey Mann (KS-01), Ranking Member of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, and Congressman Tro
Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Chair of the Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee led the House of Representatives in passing his bipartisan legislation, the Improving Oversight of the Veterans Community Care Providers Act
The New Hampshire delegation sent a letter to the Department of Energy, urging Secretary Granholm to accelerate the distribution of federal funds and programs under the bipartisan infrastructure law and Inflation Reduction Act that can help residents cut energy bills and reduce demand for fossil fuels.
This week, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a member of the Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues, led a bipartisan letter to leadership of the House and Senate’s Armed Services Committees urging them to retain his bipartisan amendment in the final National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which establishes reasonable limitations on the Biden Administration’s ability to sell F-16 aircraft and modernization kits to Turkey.