Chris Pappas for Congress
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Chris Pappas for Congress: House Passes Bipartisan PFAS Action Act with Key Pappas Provisions
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The PFAS Action Act contains Pappas’s Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act to regulate PFAS, hold polluters accountable, and help communities upgrade water systems
Chris Pappas for Congress: Reiterates Call for Bipartisan Infrastructure Legislation to Include Clean Water Standards for PFAS
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Manchester, NH - Today, at the Environmental Working Group inaugural PFAS Conference Representative Chris Pappas (NH-01) reiterated his call for his Clean Water Standards for PFAS legislation to be included in the final bipartisan infrastructure bill. His call came following the release of new information by EWG identifying nearly 30,000 new industrial sites as suspected PFAS dischargers.
Chris Pappas for Congress: NH Delegation Announces More than $3.1 Million for NH Small Rural Hospitals to Bolster COVID-19 Testing & Mitigation
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Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced that New Hampshire small rural hospitals will receive $3,100,512 to bolster COVID-19 testing and mitigation.
Chris Pappas for Congress: Condemns Erdogan’s Move to Illegally Reopen Varosha Beach on 47th Anniversary of Invasion of Cyprus, Demands Biden Administration Hold Turkey Accountable
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Washington, D.C. - Today, in commemoration of the 47th anniversary of Turkey's invasion of the Republic of Cyprus, and following Turkish President Erdogan's move to illegally reopen Varosha Beach in violation of international law, Representative Chris Pappas (NH-01) issued the following statement:
Chris Pappas for Congress: Sends Letter to HHS Secretary Becerra Urging Support for NH Family Planning Services Defunded in Recent State Budget
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Today, Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Annie Kuster (NH-02) sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra urging support for family planning services and health providers in New Hampshire who may be negatively impacted as a result of the biennial state budget signed into law June 25, 2021.
Chris Pappas for Congress: Helps Introduce Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act
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Pappas also co-led the bill last Congress to protect residents from paying income tax to Massachusetts while working in New Hampshire
Chris Pappas for Congress: NH Delegation Announces $500,000 Over Five Years Heading to NH to Address the Substance Use Disorder Epidemic
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U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced CARA Local Drug Crises Grants to help stem the substance use disorder epidemic in New Hampshire.
Chris Pappas for Congress: Votes To Establish House Panel To Investigate January 6th Insurrection
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Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement after joining a bipartisan vote to establish a House Select Committee to investigate the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021:
Chris Pappas for Congress: Ahead of 50th Anniversary of 26th Amendment, Pappas Calls for Action to Protect Youth Voting Rights
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Pappas’s legislation would fulfill the promise of the 26th amendment by extending crucial protections to voters discriminated against based on age
Chris Pappas for Congress: $400K for Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester to Address Youth Trauma
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U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced today that the Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester (MHCGM) will receive $400,000 to help address adverse youth experiences associated with exposure to trauma.
Chris Pappas for Congress: Votes to Repeal Authorization for the Use of Military Force in Iraq
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Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) issued the following statement after voting to pass H.R. 256, the Repeal of Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002:
Chris Pappas for Congress: Call to Help Small Police Departments Strengthen Community-Oriented Policing, DOJ Announces Police Accreditation Grant Funding
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DOJ funding will assist police departments in earning or renewing accreditation from state, regional, tribal or national police accreditation organizations
Chris Pappas for Congress: Statement on the Passage of the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act
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Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), released the following statement after voting to pass the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act:
Chris Pappas for Congress: Bipartisan Infrastructure Packages with Pappas Provisions Headed for House Vote
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The surface transportation bill and water infrastructure package both advanced from the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee with Pappas-led provisions to reimagine active transportation, fund commuter rail, address PFAS, and protect waterways
Chris Pappas for Congress: Announces Winner of the 2021 Congressional Art Competition for NH’s First District
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Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced that Annie DiNardo, a student at Dover High School, is the winner of the 2021 Congressional Art Competition in New Hampshire's First Congressional District.
Chris Pappas for Congress: Reintroduces Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act
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Local New Hampshire advocates praise Pappas legislation that would establish national drinking water standard for select PFAS chemicals, hold polluters accountable, and help communities pay for water upgrades
Chris Pappas for Congress: Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Help Caregivers Save for Retirement
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The Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Caregivers Act Would Allow Family Caregivers Returning to Work to Start Catch-Up Contributions Sooner
Chris Pappas for Congress: Introduces Legislation to Permanently Authorize the VA’s Highly Rural Veteran Transportation Program
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Legislation arrives ahead of the program’s expiration at the end of FY 2022
Chris Pappas for Congress: $24.5 Million to Combat COVID-19 Health Disparities In High-Risk & Underserved Communities
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NH Delegation Announces More than $24.5 Million through December Relief Legislation to Combat COVID-19 Health Disparities among High-Risk & Underserved Granite State Communities
Chris Pappas for Congress: Introduces Legislation to Launch Nationwide Adverse Childhood Experiences Response Team (ACERT) Programs Piloted in New Hampshire
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**Bill allows local governments and community-based organizations to apply for grants to address adverse childhood experiences associated with exposure to trauma**
