New Hampshire is represented in the 119th Congress by Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan in the US Senate, Chris Pappas (NH-01), and Maggie Goodlander (NH-92) in the House of Representatives. Below are notifications about some of their legislative activities from the past week.
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FROM SENATOR SHAHEEN
Shaheen, Collins, Kelly Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Development of Sustainable Wood Products and Support Forest Products Industry
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Susan Collins (R-ME) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) are reintroducing the Community Wood Facilities Assistance Act, bipartisan legislation that would make it easier to develop sustainable wood products and energy from biomass made from small-diameter timber left over from forest thinning projects, including projects that reduce the risk of wildfire…(read the full story HERE)
New Hampshire Delegation Announces $900K Investment for NH Manufacturing Sector
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)—a top member and former chair of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies that funds the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)—and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) announced…(read the full story HERE)
Shaheen Introduces Legislation to Boost Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency Investments in Rural Communities
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced the Energy Circuit Riders Act to help ensure communities in rural America can take advantage of cost savings from energy efficiency and clean energy projects. Shaheen’s bill would establish a new grant program within the United States Department of Agriculture…(read the full story HERE)
FROM SENATOR HASSAN
New Hampshire Delegation Sends Letter Urging Labor Department to Reverse Decision to Close Manchester Job Corps Center
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), alongside Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), are urging U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer to reverse the DOL’s decision to close Job Corps Centers nationwide, including the New Hampshire Job Corps Center in Manchester…(read the full story HERE)
On the 3rd Anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Decision to Overturn Roe v Wade, Senator Hassan Speaks on Senate Floor About Reproductive Freedom
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan today delivered remarks on the floor of the U.S. Senate on the three-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson, which overturned Roe v. Wade and took away a woman’s fundamental freedom to make her own health care decisions…(read the full story HERE)
Senator Hassan Launches Investigation into GSK on Impact of Its Discontinuation of Children’s Asthma Inhaler
WASHINGTON – One year after GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) pulled the Flovent HFA inhaler from the market, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care, is continuing her oversight of the company by launching an investigation into its decision to discontinue the inhaler – which had been the most prescribed controller inhaler for young children with asthma…(read the full story HERE)
FROM CONGRESSMAN PAPPAS
Pappas Joins Colleagues in Demanding Trump Admin. Exempt Essential Baby Products from Tariffs
Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) once again joined his colleagues in demanding Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent make an immediate exemption for essential infant and toddler products—including car seats, strollers, cribs, and highchairs—from current and future tariffs, which amount to a national sales tax. Last month in the House Financial Services Committee, Secretary Bessent conceded that such an exemption was “under consideration,” which was later reaffirmed by President Trump…(read the full story HERE)
As Summer Travel Season Ramps Up, Pappas Calls on DOT to Preserve FHWA Staffing Levels to Support Infrastructure Needs, Improve Roadway Safety
Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, led a group of his colleagues in calling on Secretary Duffy to halt efforts to reduce staffing levels at the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). These reductions could result in the closure of state-level FHWA division offices, threatening the ability of the Department of Transportation to do its job, including the execution of critical public safety initiatives as the busy summer travel season ramps up…(read the full story HERE)
Rep. Pappas, Sen. Markey Reintroduce Legislation to Ban LGBTQ+ Panic Defense in Federal Courts
Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Co-Chair of the Equality Caucus, and Senator Edward J. Markey announced the reintroduction of the LGBTQ+ Panic Defense Prohibition Act, legislation that would prohibit the use of “panic” defenses based on sexual orientation or gender identity in federal courts. These defenses seek to partially or completely excuse crimes—such as murder and assault—on the grounds that the victim’s sexual orientation or gender identity provoked the defendant’s violent reaction…(read the full story HERE)
FROM CONGRESSWOMAN GOODLANDER
Goodlander Launches Lowering Costs Caucus
Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander, a former Deputy Assistant Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice, where she took on corporate monopolies that are jacking up costs across the board, helped launch the Lowering Costs Caucus in the United States House of Representatives. This caucus is dedicated to tackling the cost crisis that is standing between hardworking people and the American Dream.
Goodlander Honors Lt. Jess Wyman, Lt. Aaron Cooper on House Floor, Urges Immediate Passage of Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act
Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander spoke on the House Floor to honor the service and the lives of Lieutenant Jessica L. Wyman of Nashua Fire Rescue and Lieutenant Aaron “Coop” Cooper of Keene Fire Department and to urge her colleagues to pass the Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act, which she is proud to cosponsor and help lead.
The Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act, H.R. 1269, is bipartisan and bicameral legislation to fill a gap in existing law and ensure the leading cause of death for firefighters is covered. Currently, the Public Safety Officer Benefits (PSOB) program — which provides benefits to first responders injured in the line of duty and to their families — only extends protection to first responders suffering from a narrow list of injuries and illnesses. This bill would fill a gap in PSOB coverage to more first responders and their families, including those like New Hampshire’s fallen heroes.