Christopher Pappas
660 Central Ave
Suite 101
Dover, NH 03820
United States
Serving as: US House NH District 1
Voting Record
H J Res 30 (2023)
Reverses a rule from the Biden administration that would otherwise make it easier for financial advisers and managers to consider "environmental, social, and governance" (ESG) factors when making investments.H J Res 45 (2023)
Nullifies Biden's executive action to suspend federal student loan payments and discharge debt.H J Res 7 (2023)
Ends the national emergency related to COVID-19, which was declared by President Trump on March 13, 2020.H R 1 (2023)
Large bill relating to many areas of U.S. energy policy, generally aimed at increasing fossil fuel production. For example, this bill streamlines the permitting process for new natural gas pipelines. The bill also seeks to boost mining of some minerals, such as uranium, and roll back some investments in clean energy and energy efficiency.
H R 1398 (2024)
Restarts an initiative in the U.S. Department of Justice under President Trump, nicknamed the "China Initiative," focused on Chinese hacking, spying, stealing of American technology, and trade theft.
H R 2 (2023)
Immigration law bill that requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to continue building a wall along the southern border of the United States. This bill also limits asylum eligibility for migrants, increases penalties for violating immigration law, and requires DHS to create a system similar to E-Verify and requires all employers to use the system.
H R 21 (2023)
Limits future releases from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve until the Department of Energy develops a plan to increase the percentage of federal lands leased for oil and gas production.H R 2494 (2023)
Makes assaulting a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder a deportable offense.
H R 26 (2023)
Requires health care providers "to exercise the proper degree of care" if a child survives an abortion or attempted abortion. This bill includes criminal penalties, including potential murder charges.
H R 347 (2023)
Requires every executive order from the president to be accompanied by a report on the order's estimated impact on inflation.
H R 3564 (2023)
Rolls back changes made by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) that would raise mortgage fees for borrowers with higher credit scores and cut fees for borrowers with lower credit scores.
H R 3746 (2023)
Compromise between House Republicans and Pres. Biden to raise the debt limit. Among other things, this bill resumes student loan debt payments, adds work requirements for SNAP and TANF, and limits future federal spending.
H R 382
Ends the federal public health emergency over COVID-19.
H R 5 (2023)
Lays out various parent rights that schools must recognize or lose federal funding. Some of these rights include:
- The right to review (and make copies of at no cost) the curriculum of their child's school
- The right to know if their child's school allows an individual whose biological sex is male to use restrooms or changing rooms designated for individuals whose biological sex is female
- The right to know if the state alters its challenging academic standards
H R 5179 (2024)
Requires products made in Israeli-controlled areas of the West Bank be marked as originating from "Israel."
H R 5933 (2023)
Adds regulations on foreign gifts and contracts for colleges and universities.
H R 6678 (2024)
Makes Social Security fraud and identification document fraud grounds for deportation and/or barring admission to the United States.
H R 734 (2023)
Requires schools to limit women's sports competitions to athletes born with female reproductive organs.
H R 7409 (2024)
Removes federal drilling permit requirements for geothermal wells, if less than 50% of the subsurface geothermal estate is in federal land.
H R 7511 (2024)
Requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain anyone unlawfully in the United States who has been arrested for burglary or theft. The bill also allows states to sue the federal government over immigration enforcement failures.
H R 7980 (2024)
Restricts tax credits for electric vehicles based on how much of their production can be traced back to China.
H R 8281 (2024)
Requires proof of United States citizenship (such as a birth certificate) to register to vote. (It is already illegal for noncitizens to vote in federal elections.)
H R 8314 (2024)
Prohibits any 501(c) organization (such as nonprofits, unions, etc.) from contributing to any political committee if it has received a donation of from a foreign national within the past eight years.
H Res 757 (2023)
Resolution removing Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-California) as Speaker of the House.
H Res 845 (2023)
Resolution censuring Rep. Rashida Tlaib for her comments following Hamas' attack on Israel October 7, 2023.
Declined to complete our 2022 Federal Candidate Survey
Position on Issues
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WMUR, 2022
"'I don't support term limits,' Pappas said. 'And I think that we have elections every two years here in New Hampshire. We're one of the most representative states, and an election is the best term limit you can ask for. What's interesting about the office I serve in, a member of Congress in New Hampshire's 1st District, we haven't had someone serving two consecutive terms since 2008, so it's been a while. I think there is a lot of power the people have in New Hampshire.'"Against| Read My Position
At a Mount Washington Valley Economic Council Debate, Pappas said, "I believe there is important support that the federal government can provide for local districts but that local districts are local districts, and that decision making is best done at the local level with parents and educators and school professionals involved at local school board meetings. ... We've seen unfortunately a war on public education, at the state and federal level with folks like Frank Edelblut and Betsy DeVos leading the charge to siphon money out of our public school districts. I'm a champion of public education and I think these decisions are best left to the local level in New Hampshire."
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WMUR, 2024
"As a small business owner, I know what it means to be fiscally responsible, and I understand the importance of ensuring working families are taken care of first. It’s critical that Congress creates a bipartisan commission that identifies ideas that can help us drastically reduce the deficit and put us on the path to a more sustainable future. I will work to shore up foundational programs that Americans rely on like Social Security and Medicare and ensure that the biggest corporations and super-wealthy are paying their fair share."
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Candidate's Website, 2022
"I’ve been pushing for legislation to crack down on price-gouging, provide a gas tax holiday, and lower prices at the pump," said Congressman Chris Pappas. "The last thing Granite Staters need right now is even higher prices at the gas pump, and we must use every resource available to bring down costs for our families and small businesses. It’s unacceptable that while Americans struggle to make ends meet gas and oil companies are taking advantage of international crises to make record profits. The price of crude oil fell last month, yet the prices consumers pay at the pump continued to rise. We have to put an end to this corporate profiteering and give families relief."No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should the federal government combat inflation by decreasing tariffs on imports from foreign countries?
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WMUR, 2022
"U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas’ office has confirmed that the first-term Democrat supports a controversial provision of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020 that would strip qualified immunity from police officers.
"Pappas said on WMUR’s 'CloseUP' program July 19 that he supported the George Floyd bill, which, he said 'would get rid of' qualified immunity."
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WMUR, 2022
"The program where New Hampshire families received checks as part of the enhanced child tax credit has come to an end.
"News 9 asked the state's congressional delegation about continuing the tax credit. ...
"Democrats U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and Rep. Annie Kuster, and Rep. Chris Pappas said they support efforts to extend the enhanced credit."
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"In Congress, Chris is standing up for reproductive health care and family planning by:
"Opposing any legislative attempts to restrict access to reproductive health services or chip away at a woman’s right to choose"
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"Every woman deserves the right to make her own decisions about her body, her family, and her future. The overturning of Roe v. Wade and recent extremist attacks on reproductive health care are threatening women’s most basic freedoms and their lives. Granite Staters have made it clear - they do not want politicians involved in their personal health care decisions. I’ll keep fighting to safeguard reproductive freedom and stop extremists from turning back the clock on women’s rights."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should the federal government reauthorize the Keystone XL pipeline?
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Candidate's Website, 2022
"Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) helped pass H.R. 7910, the Protecting Our Kids Act, to help save lives and stop the epidemic of gun violence in our communities.
"'We are not powerless to improve public safety and stop gun violence. Our kids and families deserve to feel safe at school, at their place of worship, and the grocery store,' said Congressman Pappas. 'I called for these common-sense gun safety measures to come to the floor because they will save lives, and I’m proud to help pass them today. We must not turn our backs to this kind of senseless violence, and I hope the Senate will join us in passing measures that will save lives and keep our communities safe.'
"The Protecting Our Kids Act will reduce the number of and deadliness of mass shootings by raising the age to purchase a semi-automatic weapon from 18 to 21, banning the sale of large capacity magazines, gun trafficking, and straw purchases, and requiring firearms to be securely stored when minors may have access to them."
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Candidate's Twitter Feed, 2020
"We must safeguard our democracy with expanded early voting and a no-excuse, vote-by-mail option that can be scaled up in such a crisis."For| Read My Position
"Every candidate [including Chris Pappas] said they would vote to declassify marijuana from its current schedule 1 illegal drug status"
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should the federal government amend the Affordable Care Act/"Obamacare" by automatically enrolling every citizen in Medicare, replacing most private insurance?
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"'I'm signing onto legislation that would create a public option on the exchange and also legislation that would lower the eligibility age for Medicare,' he said. 'I would like to see people that are near retirement age be able to buy in to the program.'"
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Candidate's Twitter Feed, 2018
"Americans repudiated divisiveness & partisanship in November, yet here we are on the verge of a #TrumpShutdown of the government over an absurd border wall that doesn't even have majority support. January can't come soon enough."
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Candidate's Website, 2022
"'I have continuously said that we should be taking every step possible to support Ukraine and punish Putin, and speeding the delivery of weapons systems and military assistance to Ukraine is essential,' said Congressman Chris Pappas. 'The passage of this legislation will deliver critical support to Ukraine as they defend their sovereignty, and I urge the President to sign it into law swiftly to ensure aid reaches Ukraine as soon as possible.'"No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Do you support a new wealth tax that would require households worth over $100 million to pay a 20% tax on their income and unrealized capital gains?
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WMUR, 2024
"I have been a strong supporter of commonsense solutions that would cut taxes for small businesses and working families by expanding the Child Tax Credit, restore research and development deductions for small businesses, repeal the federal excise tax on trucks, and reduce burdensome red tape for online businesses. We need to create a tax code that works for working families and supports small businesses. That’s why I won’t support any legislation increasing taxes on those making less than $400,000 a year and why I’ll continue fighting for bipartisan tax solutions to lower costs for working people."
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When asked about voter ID laws in general, Pappas said, "We have an ID Law here in New Hampshire and it works well and I think we do a number of things well with respect to our elections in New Hampshire. One of the things that I regret is the way my opponent continues to undermine confidence in our election, she doubles down on the big lie. She's even questioned the integrity of the vote here in new Hampshire. We have a system where folks show an ID, we have paper ballots that can be audited or recounted. We've got same day registration and there's a great degree of integrity to the way we run our votes here in new Hampshire and my hats are off to our local election officials that do just a tremendous job. We shouldn't be undermining confidence in that process. We should be celebrating what we do here in new Hampshire and look to strengthen it. "
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At a WMUR debate Pappas said, "The fact is, we became a net exporter of energy at the end of the Obama administration and we still are today. But I want to take concrete steps beyond this political talking points that can help New Englanders, can help Granite Staters this winter. And that's why I'm urging the Biden administration to reduce exports, providing new flexibilities for shipping in this country with a waiver for something called the Jones Act will help us have the resources and drive down costs."
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should Congress revise Section 230, a federal law that shields social media companies from lawsuits over content that appears on their platforms?
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When asked about President Biden's plan to forgive up to $10,000 of student loan debt through executive action, Pappas said he opposed the plan. "Pappas, speaking with the Pulse of New Hampshire this morning on Good Morning New Hampshire, said the announcement by President Biden is no way to make policy and sidesteps Congress and its oversight and fiscal responsibilities.
"Congressman Pappas went on to say that any plan to address student debt should go through the legislative process, and it should be more targeted and paid for so it doesn’t add to the deficit.
"The Congressman says the underlying issue is really the affordability of higher education and that the high cost of college continues to limit opportunities available to students. "
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Candidate's Website, 2022
“The administration should not revoke Title 42 without developing the plans needed to protect the health and safety of the American people. The administration should be taking into account all possible impacts as they review their policies, and they should also provide Congress with a more definitive plan for how any changes will be implemented after the public health emergency and the national emergency are formally rescinded.”
