New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District
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Recent News About New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District
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Pappas Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Help New Hampshire Law Enforcement Officers Address Fentanyl Crisis
Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) introduced the Law Enforcement Officers Preventing Overdose Deaths Act alongside Representatives Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), Buddy Carter (GA-01), Joe Neguse (CO-02), Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), and Angie Craig (MN-02).
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NH Delegation Welcomes Over $1 Million in Federal Grants to Support NH Fire Departments
On June 29, 2023 the New Hampshire delegation announced that $1,175,679 in Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program funding is headed to fire departments in Keene, Ashland, Sunapee, Campton and the New Hampshire Department of Safety.
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NH Delegation Announces $650,000 for UNH to Boost Nursing Workforce
The New Hampshire delegation announced that the University of New Hampshire will receive $650,000 to support nursing students who commit to working in rural or underserved communities.
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NH Delegation Welcomes Nearly $200M from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Expand Broadband Infrastructure
The News Hampshire delegation announced that the State of New Hampshire will receive $196.56 million for the deployment and adoption of affordable, equitable, and reliable high-speed internet service.
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NH Delegation Announces $20 Million in Federal Funds for General Sullivan Bridge Project
The New Hampshire delegation announced that the New Hampshire Department of Transportation will receive $20 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to support the General Sullivan Bridge Bicycle and Pedestrian Crossing project in Rockingham and Strafford Counties.
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Pappas Introduces Legislation to Ban Use of LGBTQ+ Panic Defense in Federal Courts
Legislation introduced as New Hampshire legislature moves legislation forward on the state level to ban the use of so-called ‘panic’ defenses
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Pappas Statement Ahead of Dobbs Decision Anniversary
On June 24, 2022, the United States Supreme Court issued its ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which overturned the 50-year-old federal right to an abortion established under Roe v. Wade and upset decades of settled law.
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NH Delegation Welcomes Over $300,000 in Federal Grant Funds to Support Chichester and Bartlett Fire Departments
On June 22, 2023 the New Hampshire delegation announced that over $300,000 in Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program funding is headed to the Chichester and Bartlett Fire Departments.
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Pappas, Armstrong Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Rural Small Businesses Reach Global Markets
On June 22, 2023 Congressmen Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Kelly Armstrong (ND-AL) re-introduced the Promoting Rural Exports Act.
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Pappas Helps Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Creating National Warrior Call Day
On June 22, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, joined 15 bipartisan co-sponsors to help introduce the Warrior Call Day resolution, which would designate November 12, 2023, as National Warrior Call Day.
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Pappas Helps Re-introduce Landmark Equality Act
On June 21 Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Co-Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus and New Hampshire’s first openly gay member of Congress, helped re-introduce the Equality Act in the 118th Congress.
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Pappas, Kuster, Khanna Urge FDA To Improve Warning Labels on E-Cigarette Products
Reps. Chris Pappas (NH-01), Annie Kuster (NH-02), and Ro Khanna (CA-17) sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urging the administration to improve warning labels on e-cigarette products.
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Pappas’s Bipartisan Bill Increasing Veterans’ Benefits Signed Into Law
On Wednesday, President Joe Biden signed bipartisan legislation into law introduced by Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) that requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide a cost-of-living adjustment to veterans with service-connected disabilities and families of fallen service members equal to Social Security increases.
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NH Delegation Announces 12th Annual Experience New Hampshire Reception in Washington, DC
On June 13 the New Hampshire delegation announced that the New Hampshire State Society Event, “Experience New Hampshire,” will return to the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, June 14th.
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Pappas, Panetta, Salazar Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Reauthorize U.S.-Israel Research Partnership
On June 13, Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01), Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), and María Elvira Salazar (FL-27) introduced the bipartisan United States-Israel Health Technologies Cooperation Act alongside a bipartisan group of 54 of their colleagues.
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NH Delegation Announces Nearly $7.2M for Cleanup and Assessment at Polluted Brownfields Sites
On June 9 the New Hampshire delegation announced $7,128,850 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to expedite the assessment and cleanup of brownfields sites in New Hampshire while advancing environmental justice.
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NH Delegation Welcomes Nearly $500K Headed to Support Trauma-Informed Care in Southern NH
On June 5 the New Hampshire delegation announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded $499,277.00 to Lamprey Health Care to support their Southern NH Area Health Education Center (AHEC) program.
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NH Delegation Announces Nearly $300K NOAA Grant to Support Fishery Research
On June 1 the New Hampshire delegation announced a nearly $300,000 federal award through NOAA to the University of New Hampshire to support the development and application of genomic tools to help guide management of the Atlantic cod fishery.
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Pappas Marks Start of Pride 2023
On June 1, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Co-Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus and New Hampshire’s first openly gay member of Congress, issued the following statement to mark the start of Pride Month:
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Pappas To Support Bipartisan Budget Agreement That Avoids Default, Lowers Deficit, and Safeguards Vital Programs
Ahead of tonight’s vote to pass a bipartisan budget agreement, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement: