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House Passes Pappas Provisions to Permanently Schedule Fentanyl Analogues

By Hillsborough Sun Report | May 29, 2023

On May 25, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a leader in the House of Representatives on tackling fentanyl and fentanyl analogues, issued the following statement after voting to pass legislation that would permanently schedule fentanyl analogues.

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Pappas’s Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Veteran Benefits Passes House

By Hillsborough Sun Report | May 27, 2023

On May 22 Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Ranking Member of the Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs (DAMA), helped lead the House in passing the Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2023.

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Pappas Introduces Bipartisan Border Strategy Bill

By Hillsborough Sun Report | May 26, 2023

On May 19, 2023, Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01), Young Kim (CA-40), Michael Guest (MS-03), and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) introduced the Comprehensive Southern Border Strategy Act.

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Senators Hassan, Cornyn and Representatives Pappas, Gonzales Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Crack Down on Dark Web Drug Trafficking

By Hillsborough Sun Report | May 26, 2023

Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) reintroduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill to strengthen penalties on drug dealers and target international fentanyl trafficking through the dark web alongside Senator Maggie Hassan (NH), Senator John Cornyn (TX), and Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23).

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Pappas, Kildee Introduce Legislation to Revise 1099-K Reporting Requirements

By Hillsborough Sun Report | May 25, 2023

On May 18, 2023, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), alongside Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-08), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, introduced legislation to raise the threshold for 1099-K reporting for goods sold on online marketplaces to ensure sellers do not pay more taxes than they owe and limit the amount of personal information they’re required to provide online.

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NH Delegation Sends Letter to VA Secretary McDonough Calling for Expanded Access to Benefits for Veterans Who Served in Kosovo

By Hillsborough Sun Report | May 24, 2023

On May 18, 2023, The New Hampshire delegation joined the Vermont delegation in sending a letter to Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) Denis R. McDonough, urging the VA to use its expanded authority under the historic PACT Act to extend benefits to veterans stationed in Kosovo from 1999 onwards that were exposed to toxic trash burning.

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Pappas Reintroduces Legislation to Encourage Charitable Giving and Support Local Communities

By Hillsborough Sun Report | May 23, 2023

On May 17, 2023, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), alongside Representatives Blake Moore (UT-01), Michelle Steel (CA-45), and Danny Davis (IL-07) reintroduced the Charitable Act to empower Americans to contribute to charitable causes and support local communities.

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NH Delegation Applauds $3 Million Headed to Expand Nursing Program at Elliot Hospital in Manchester

By Hillsborough Sun Report | May 22, 2023

On May 16, 2023, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) to applaud $3 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) headed to expand the nursing program at Elliot Hospital in Manchester

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NH Delegation Announces Nearly $1.2 Million NOAA Award through Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Support NH Coastal Communities

By Hillsborough Sun Report | May 21, 2023

U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that funds the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), announced on May 15, 2023, with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan and Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) a nearly $1.2 million federal award through NOAA to the Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems (NERACOOS) to support improved and enhanced coastal and ocean observing systems

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NH Delegation Announces $400K Investment for NH Manufacturing Sector

By Hillsborough Sun Report | May 20, 2023

On May 12, 2023, the New Hampshire delegation announced that New Hampshire will receive $400,000 in funding from NIST, which was funded through the fiscal year 2023 government funding law, to help New Hampshire’s small and medium-sized manufacturers fully participate in Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) National Network National Supply Chain Optimization and Intelligence Network

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NH Delegation Welcomes Nearly $1 Million NSF Award to the Northern Forest Center to Support Innovation & Ecosystem Management

By Hillsborough Sun Report | May 20, 2023

On May 11, 2023, the New Hampshire delegation welcomed a $998,056 U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Regional Innovation Engines Development Award headed to the Northern Forest Center

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Pappas Reintroduces Bipartisan Bill to Assist Veterans & Service Members Exposed to PFAS Contaminants

By Hillsborough Sun Report | May 19, 2023

On May 11, 2023, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Ranking Member of the Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee for the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, reintroduced his PFAS Registry Act alongside a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers including Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17), Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), and Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02)

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Pappas Continues Bipartisan Call to Ban Members from Trading Stocks

By Hillsborough Sun Report | May 19, 2023

On May 11, 2023, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined Congressman Joe Neguse (CO-02) and 20 of his colleagues in calling for leaders of the House Committee on Administration to hold a markup on legislation that would prohibit Members of Congress from trading stocks

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Pappas Helps Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Fund NH Law Enforcement

By Hillsborough Sun Report | May 19, 2023

Ahead of National Police Week, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) helped introduce the bipartisan Invest to Protect Act on May 11, 2023 in the House of Representatives

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Mayor Donchess Proposes Fiscal Year 2024 Budget, Announces New Software

By Hillsborough Sun Report | May 18, 2023

On Tuesday, May 9th, 2023, Mayor Jim Donchess presented the Fiscal Year 2024 proposed budget before the Board of Aldermen.

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Pappas, Curtis, and Rubio Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Rename Taiwan’s De Facto Diplomatic Outpost

By Hillsborough Sun Report | May 18, 2023

On May 10, 2023, Congressmen Chris Pappas (NH-01) and John Curtis (UT-03), along with U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (FL) re-introduced the Taiwan Representative Office Act, a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would direct the U.S.

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Mayor Announces New Electricity Rate; More than 36,000 Residents to Save 22% in Energy Supply Costs

By Hillsborough Sun Report | May 17, 2023

On Monday, March 13, 2023, Mayor Jim Donchess and the Community Power Coalition of NH announced Nashua Community Power will be supplying electricity at 15.8 cents per kilowatt hour beginning in May.

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The Mascoma Valley Regional School District – SAU 62 is among 25 winners across the nation that will receive a $100,000 cash prize to establish, train and support energy managers in their schools

By Hillsborough Sun Report | May 17, 2023

On May 9, 2023, the New Hampshire delegation announced that the Mascoma Valley Regional School District, SAU 62, is among 25 winners that will receive a $100,000 cash prize to establish, train and support energy managers in their schools

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NH Delegation Announces $4.7 Million in AmeriCorps Funding for New Hampshire Nonprofits

By Hillsborough Sun Report | May 17, 2023

On May 9, 2023, the New Hampshire delegation announced that New Hampshire will receive a total of $4,732,381 in funding from AmeriCorps and the American Rescue Plan to support community projects throughout the state

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Pappas Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Support Disabled Veterans

By Hillsborough Sun Report | May 17, 2023

On May 9, 2023, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Ranking Member of the Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs (DAMA) Subcommittee of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee (HVAC), and Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) introduced the Autonomy for Disabled Veterans Act