Pappas is the representative for New Hampshire’s 1st congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. He has served since Jan 3, 2019. Pappas is next up for reelection in 2020.
![Photo of Rep. Chris Pappas [D-NH1]](/static/legislator-photos/412795-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Pappas is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our liberal–conservative ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Pappas has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Jul 18, 2019. See full analysis methodology.
Committee Membership
Chris Pappas sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
- Chair, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
- Member, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity
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House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- Member, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
- Member, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
- Member, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Pappas sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Armed Forces and National Security (67%) Transportation and Public Works (33%)
Recent Bills
Some of Pappas’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 3616: Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act of 2019
- H.R. 3582: To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the scope of the ...
- H.R. 3140: Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Clarification Act
- H.R. 2931: SERVE Act of 2019
- H.R. 2681: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a report ...
- H.R. 2195: PFAS Registry Act of 2019
- H.R. 2276: Fair and Equal Treatment of Women in the Coast Guard Act
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2019 to Jul 2019, Pappas missed 0 of 496 roll call votes, which is 0.0%. This is better than the median of 2.1% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- Office of the Clerk, House of Representatives for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
