Pappas, Chris
In office since
2019 · 7 yrs
Chambers served
House
Born
1980, Manchester
Occupation
Politician
Education
Harvard College · Manchester Central High School
Office history
- member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives 2002–2006
- member of the Executive Council of New Hampshire 2013–2019
- United States representative 2019–2021
- United States representative 2021–2023
- United States representative 2023–2025
- United States representative 2025–present
Contact
Capitol office
452 Cannon House Office Building Washington DC 20515-2901
202-225-5456
District office · Dover
660 Central Ave, Dover, NH, 03820-3491
603-285-4300
District office · Manchester
889 Elm Street, Manchester, NH, 03101
603-935-6710
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54
Bills sponsored
this session · 148 all-time
350
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 494 all-time
0
Enacted into law
this session · 3 all-time
114
Recorded votes
98%
Vote participation
voted in 98% of 114 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
119 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
88.4%
based on 112 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
11.6%
based on 112 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
99.1%
based on 112 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
148 billsCurrent session 54 bills
- HR 1732 GUARD VA Benefits Act In Committee
- HR 830 SAFE Act In Committee
- HR 829 Fighting Budget Waste Act In Committee
- HR 6811 Postal Suspension Transparency Act In Committee
- HR 6760 Protecting Access to Affordable Coverage Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 6667 PFAS Research and Development Reauthorization Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 6668 Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 6723 Bring Our Heroes Home Act In Committee
- HR 6669 No Taxation on PFAS Remediation Act In Committee
- HRES 924 Recognizing December 2025 as "Impaired Driving Prevention Month" and promoting efforts to help prevent tragic and preventable crashes, deaths, and injuries caused by impaired driving. In Committee
- HR 6340 Save the Green to Gold Program Act In Committee
- HR 6104 Dark Web Interdiction Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 6103 LAB Personnel Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 5972 Right to Enroll Act of 2025 In Committee
- HRES 840 Expressing support for the designation of October 28 as "Oxi Day" to commemorate the anniversary of Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas answer of "Oxi!" or "No!" to surrender to the Axis forces, inflicting a fatal wound that helped save democracy for the world. In Committee
- HR 5687 Keep the Heat On Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 5236 Critical Infrastructure Security Act In Committee
- HR 5094 Protect Patients from Costly Care Act In Committee
- HR 5053 Protecting Public Naval Shipyards Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 4899 CANADA Act In Committee
- HR 4413 End the Cyprus Embargo Act In Committee
- HR 4197 LGBTQ+ Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 4063 Veterans Full-Service Care and Access Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 3601 National ACERT Grant Program Authorization Act In Committee
- HR 3366 EAGLE Act of 2025 In Committee
Historical 94 bills
- HR 9057 Gulf War Survivor Benefits Update Act of 2024 Died
- HR 9056 VA Insurance Improvement Act Died
- HR 9055 Veterans’ Burial Improvement Act of 2024 Died
- HR 9018 Stop Crimes Against Children Act Died
- HR 8868 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 609 Portsmouth Avenue in Greenland, New Hampshire, as the "Chief Michael Maloney Post Office Building". Died
- HR 8213 End DWI Act of 2024 End Driving While Intoxicated Act of 2024 Died
- HR 8212 End the Cyprus Embargo Act Died
- HR 8076 Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act of 2024 Died
- HR 4661 Advancing Enrollment and Reducing Drug Costs Act of 2019 Died
- HR 568 SAFE Act Died
- HR 4477 Reducing High Risk to Veterans and Veterans Services Act Died
- HR 3582 To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the scope of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans, and for other purposes. Died
- HR 3616 Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act of 2019 Died
- HR 3140 Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Clarification Act Died
- HR 2931 SERVE Act of 2019 Died
- HR 2681 To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a report on the availability of prosthetic items for women veterans from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Died
- HR 1098 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 50 East Derry Road in East Derry, New Hampshire, as the "Chief Edward B. Garone Post Office". Signed
- HR 1139 GUARD VA Benefits Act Died
- HR 1195 Bolstering Northeast Heating Oil and Gasoline Reserves Act of 2023 Died
- HR 1194 Fighting Presidential Budget Waste Act Died
- HR 1024 HEARTS Act of 2022 Died
- HR 986 COLLABORATE Act Died
- HR 2276 Fair and Equal Treatment of Women in the Coast Guard Act Died
- HR 2195 PFAS Registry Act of 2019 Died
- HR 1832 Insurance Fairness for First Responders Act of 2019 Died
Co-sponsored
494 billsCurrent session 350 bills
- HR 9250 Great American Outdoors Act 250 In Committee
- HR 9464 To prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from closing any research and development facility of the Forest Service. In Committee
- HRES 1395 Support for the designation of the week of June 29 through July 4, 2026, as "National Tire Safety Week" in the United States, and supporting the goals and ideals of National Tire Safety Week to educate American motorists about the importance of proper tire care and maintenance. In Committee
- HJRES 200 Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to Turkey of certain defense articles and services. In Committee
- HR 9666 AIR CARE for Vets Act of 2026 In Committee
- HR 9699 Drug Deal Disclosure Act In Committee
- HR 8582 Protecting Human Rights and Public Health in Foreign Assistance Act In Committee
- HRES 1253 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that public servants should be commended for their dedication and continued service to the United States, including their commitment to defending the Constitution and delivering essential services to United States citizens, and in doing so, supporting the United States economy, during Public Service Recognition Week and throughout the year. In Committee
- HRES 1270 Expressing support for the designation of July 15, 2026, as "Glioblastoma Awareness Day". In Committee
- HR 8666 Vote by Mail Protection Act of 2026 In Committee
- HRES 1252 Resolution memorializing law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. Passed
- HJRES 189 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations". In Committee
- HRES 1247 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2102) to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and retired pay for disability retirees with combat-related disabilities, and for other purposes. In Committee
- HR 8964 DONOR Milk Act In Committee
- HR 8988 Frank Adelmann Manufactured Housing Community Sustainability Act of 2026 In Committee
- HRES 1318 Expressing support for the designation of the month of May 2026 as "Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Corticobasal Degeneration Awareness Month". In Committee
- HRES 1344 Expressing support for the designation of the week of June 7 through June 13, 2026, as "National Trailer Safety Week" in the United States, and supporting the goals and ideals of National Trailer Safety Week to educate American motorists about the importance of proper towing techniques and maintenance. In Committee
- HRES 17 Condemning Turkey for its illegal occupation of Cyprus and encouraging President Trump to make the resolution of the Cyprus problem a top foreign policy priority. In Committee
- HRES 18 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Parthenon Marbles should be returned to Greece. In Committee
- HR 298 To eliminate certain limitations and exclusions regarding defense articles and requirements regarding security assistance and sales with respect to the Republic of Cyprus. In Committee
- HR 285 Advanced Border Coordination Act of 2025 In Committee
- HRES 23 Proxy Voting for New Parents Resolution In Committee
- HR 247 Health Care Affordability Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 396 TRUST in Congress Act In Committee
- HR 433 Department of Education Protection Act In Committee
Historical 144 bills
- HRES 296 Affirming the United States record on the Armenian Genocide. Died
- HRES 664 Commemorating the anniversary of the invasion of Poland and recognizing the importance of the United States alliance with the Republic of Poland. Died
- HRES 578 Expressing support for the designation of September 2019 as "National Workforce Development Month" and recognizing the necessity of investing in workforce development to support workers and to help employers succeed in a global economy. Died
- HRES 1522 Condemning the horrific attack on November 19, 2022, at Club Q, honoring the memories of those who were murdered, and offering support to all who were impacted. Died
- HR 561 Protecting Business Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2019 Signed
- HR 5142 To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servicemembers who perished in Afghanistan on August 26, 2021, during the evacuation of citizens of the United States and Afghan allies at Hamid Karzai International Airport, and for other purposes. Signed
- HR 1568 SAVE Right Whales Act Died
- HR 1630 Guatemala Rule of Law Accountability Act Died
- HR 6248 Think Differently Transportation Act Died
- HR 6527 Driving Veterans Success Act Died
- HR 955 Women Veterans and Families Health Services Act of 2019 Died
- HR 3576 AIR PUMP Act Died
- HR 468 Building America’s Health Care Workforce Act Died
- HR 1763 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019 Died
- HR 2618 To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide a guarantee of residency for registration of businesses of spouses of members of the uniformed services, to improve occupational license portability for military spouses through interstate compacts, and for other purposes. Died
- HR 1869 Restoring Investment in Improvements Act Died
- HR 5187 Home Energy Savings Act of 2021 Died
- HR 2653 Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2019 Died
- HR 784 Internet Application I.D. Act Died
- HR 8715 NEST Act Newborns Essentials Support Toolkit Act Died
- HR 4540 Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act Died
- HR 3356 VETS Safe Travel Act Died
- HRES 1226 Expressing support for the designation of the week of July 19 through July 25, 2022, as "Black Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week", and supporting the goals and ideals of raising awareness and understanding of maternal mental health conditions as they affect Black individuals. Died
- HR 2474 Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 Died
- HR 865 Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2019 Died
Voting record
Current session 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
HR 856
Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | March 03, 2025 |
|
HJRES 20
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters".
On Passage |
Nay | pass | February 27, 2025 |
|
HJRES 35
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions".
On Passage |
Nay | pass | February 26, 2025 |
|
HR 695
Medal of Honor Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended |
Yea | pass | February 26, 2025 |
|
HCONRES 14
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.
On Agreeing to the Resolution, as Amended |
Nay | pass | February 25, 2025 |
|
HR 804
Rural Small Business Resilience Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | February 25, 2025 |
|
HR 788
DOE and SBA Research Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | February 25, 2025 |
|
HRES 161
Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 20) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to ‘‘Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters’’; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 35) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to ‘‘Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions’’; and providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 14) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Nay | pass | February 25, 2025 |
|
HRES 161
Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 20) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to ‘‘Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters’’; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 35) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to ‘‘Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions’’; and providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 14) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.
On Ordering the Previous Question |
Nay | pass | February 25, 2025 |
|
HR 818
SPUR Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | February 24, 2025 |
|
HR 832
Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | February 24, 2025 |
|
HR 825
Assisting Small Businesses Not Fraudsters Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | February 24, 2025 |
|
HR 35
Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | February 13, 2025 |
|
HR 77
Midnight Rules Relief Act
On Passage |
Nay | pass | February 12, 2025 |
|
HR 77
Midnight Rules Relief Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Yea | fail | February 12, 2025 |
|
HRES 122
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 77) to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for "midnight rules", and for other purposes.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Nay | pass | February 11, 2025 |
|
HRES 122
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 77) to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for "midnight rules", and for other purposes.
On Ordering the Previous Question |
Nay | pass | February 11, 2025 |
|
HR 736
Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | February 10, 2025 |
|
HR 692
China Exchange Rate Transparency Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended |
Yea | pass | February 10, 2025 |
|
HR 26
Protecting American Energy Production Act
On Passage |
Nay | pass | February 07, 2025 |
|
HR 26
Protecting American Energy Production Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Yea | fail | February 07, 2025 |
|
HR 27
HALT Fentanyl Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | February 06, 2025 |
|
HR 27
HALT Fentanyl Act
On Agreeing to the Amendment |
Nay | fail | February 06, 2025 |
|
HRES 93
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 27) to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Nay | pass | February 05, 2025 |
|
HRES 93
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 27) to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.
On Ordering the Previous Question |
Nay | pass | February 05, 2025 |
|
HR 776
Nutria Eradication and Control Reauthorization Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | February 04, 2025 |
|
HR 43
Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | February 04, 2025 |
|
HR 21
Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
On Passage |
Nay | pass | January 23, 2025 |
|
HR 21
Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Yea | fail | January 23, 2025 |
|
HR 471
Fix Our Forests Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | January 23, 2025 |
|
HR 375
Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | January 23, 2025 |
|
S 5
Laken Riley Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | January 22, 2025 |
|
HR 165
Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | January 22, 2025 |
|
HRES 53
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 471) to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 5) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Nay | pass | January 22, 2025 |
|
HRES 53
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 471) to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 5) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes.
On Ordering the Previous Question |
Nay | pass | January 22, 2025 |
|
HR 187
MAPWaters Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended |
Yea | pass | January 21, 2025 |
|
HR 186
Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | January 21, 2025 |
|
HR 30
Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | January 16, 2025 |
|
HR 30
Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Yea | fail | January 16, 2025 |
|
HR 33
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from sources within the United States.
On Passage |
Yea | pass | January 15, 2025 |
|
HR 144
Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | January 15, 2025 |
|
HR 164
POWER Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | January 15, 2025 |
|
HR 28
Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025
On Passage |
Nay | pass | January 14, 2025 |
|
HR 28
Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025
On Motion to Recommit |
Yea | fail | January 14, 2025 |
|
HR 153
Post-Disaster Assistance Online Accountability Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | January 14, 2025 |
|
HR 152
Federal Disaster Assistance Coordination Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | January 13, 2025 |
|
HR 192
Amtrak Executive Bonus Disclosure Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | January 13, 2025 |
|
HR 23
Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | January 09, 2025 |
|
HR 29
Laken Riley Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | January 07, 2025 |
|
HRES 5
Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, and for other purposes.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Nay | pass | January 03, 2025 |
Career history 3 past roles
- Lower chamber District 1 Democratic
- Lower chamber District 1 Democratic
- Lower chamber District 1 Democratic