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
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2019 Report Card for Pappas.
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 Jan 27, 2020. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Chris Pappas sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
- Oversight and Investigations subcommittee Chair
Economic Opportunity subcommittees - House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Enacted Legislation
Pappas was the primary sponsor of 1 bill that was enacted:
Does 1 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.
We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Pappas sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Armed Forces and National Security (54%) Transportation and Public Works (15%) Environmental Protection (15%) Health (15%)
Recent Bills
Some of Pappas’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 5646: Bring Our Heroes Home Act
- H.R. 5539: Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act of 2020
- H.R. 5245: SHIELD for Veterans Act
- H.R. 5036: Put Patients First Act
- H.R. 4886: National ACERT Grant Program Authorization Act
- H.Res. 644: Expressing support for the designation of October 28 as “Oxi Day” to commemorate ...
- H.R. 4661: Advancing Enrollment and Reducing Drug Costs Act of 2019
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2019 to Jan 2020, Pappas missed 1 of 728 roll call votes, which is 0.1%. 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
