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U.S. Representative — New Hampshire's 1st District

Chris Pappas

Democrat · New Hampshire

Democrat U.S. Representative for New Hampshire's 1st congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)

  • H.R.9969 — Baby Brent’s Bill (Introduced, Jul 27, 2026)
  • H.R.9894 — Investing in State Energy Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
  • H.R.9759 — Turn the Tide Act (Introduced, Jul 16, 2026)
  • H.R.9563 — No Cashing In Act (Introduced, Jun 30, 2026)
  • H.R.9105 — SAFEGUARD Veterans Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 2, 2026)
  • H.R.8565 — ATIIP Reauthorization and Improvement Act (Introduced, Apr 29, 2026)
  • H.R.8468 — Protecting American Railroad Workers’ Jobs Act of 2026 (Introduced, Apr 23, 2026)
  • H.R.8456 — Rural Child Care Access Act (Introduced, Apr 22, 2026)

Recent floor votes (100 on record)

  • Voted Nay on H.R.8884 — Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.Con.Res.89 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.Con.Res.113 — Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted No on H.R.8800 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)

Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)

  • H.R.5369 — Azerbaijan Sanctions Review Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 27, 2026)
  • H.R.2585 — Armenian Genocide Education Act (Introduced, Jul 27, 2026)
  • H.R.6840 — ARMENIA Security Partnership Act (Introduced, Jul 27, 2026)
  • H.R.9874 — Get Foreign Money Out of United States Elections Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • H.R.2921 — Federal Firefighter Cancer Detection and Prevention Act of 2025 (Introduced, May 15, 2026)
  • H.R.2902 — SOAR Act of 2025 (Introduced, May 14, 2026)
  • H.R.2512 — Hot Foods Act of 2025 (Introduced, May 14, 2026)
  • H.R.3931 — Kids on the Go Act of 2025 (Introduced, May 13, 2026)

Voting analysis

Chris Pappas holds one of two New Hampshire House seats, was present for every recorded vote, and crossed his caucus sixteen times while doing it. A perfect attendance record and a high departure rate are not in tension; they describe a member who showed up and then voted his own way.

0.0%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
220
Roll calls eligible to vote on
0
Recorded as not voting
7.3%
Votes against the Democrat majority
218
Roll calls where a party majority formed
18 of 212
Rank among House Democrats, most defections first

A package of Republican bills, taken one at a time

Most of his crossings are votes to pass measures his caucus opposed: an insider trading bill, an economic bill, a resolution condemning those defrauding the government, a fraud prevention act, a bill on aid claimed for absent students, an expansion of veterans benefits, a bail reporting requirement and a violent offenders measure. All of them passed.

Two run the other way — a daylight saving bill he opposed, and an amendment he declined that his caucus wanted. Neither disturbs the overall reading, which is a member from a genuinely competitive seat voting like one.

The 10 most recent of 16 roll calls where Chris Pappas voted against the House Democrat majority.
Roll callDateOutcomeTheir vote
H.R.7008
Stop Insider Trading Act
On Passage · roll call 280		Jul 22, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.6955
Main Street Act
On Passage · roll call 271		Jul 21, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 258		Jul 21, 2026Agreed toNo (party: Yea)
H.R.139
Sunshine Protection Act
On Passage · roll call 238		Jul 14, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.Res.1335
Condemning actors seeking to defraud the U.S. Government, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that government-wide fraud and improper payment prevention reforms will meaningfully improve the financial prosperity of the U.S., and that Federal program eligibility should be verified before payment
On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll call 222		Jun 11, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.8312
Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act
On Passage · roll call 218		Jun 10, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.7892
No Aid for Ghost Students Act
On Passage · roll call 217		Jun 10, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.6047
Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act
On Passage · roll call 191		May 21, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.5625
Cashless Bail Reporting Act
On Passage · roll call 171		May 14, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.6260
Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act
On Passage · roll call 169		May 14, 2026PassedAye (party: Nay)

The New Hampshire pair

With only two Democratic House members in the state, the comparison below is against a single colleague, and Pappas is the more frequent departer.

Among the 2 Democrats in the New Hampshire delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 6.4%. Chris Pappas is above that average at 7.3%.

What he legislates on

He is ranking member of the veterans' affairs subcommittee on economic opportunity, and armed forces lead his classified subjects. The bills include a measure named for a child, state energy investment, protection for railroad workers' jobs, a reauthorisation of an active transportation programme, and rural child care access.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Chris Pappas's cluster into: Armed Forces and National Security (9), Crime and Law Enforcement (7), Government Operations and Politics (5), Health (5), Energy (4), Taxation (3).

180
Bills sponsored
2113
Bills cosponsored

Of the 50 most recent of those, 48 currently sit at Introduced.

Tenure

Elected at the end of the last decade, he now sits mid-scale on the tenure measure.

First elected in 2019, now serving across 4 terms. Chris Pappas falls in the mid cohort.

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, Chris Pappas has 180 bills sponsored, 2113 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
  • House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Highways and Transit
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Water Resources and Environment
  • House Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs
  • House Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Economic Opportunity (Ranking Member)

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