WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire) re-introduced the Bring Our Heroes Home Act (BOHHA), which would eliminate obstacles preventing families and caseworkers from accessing the records needed for recovering America's prisoners of war (POWs) and missing in action (MIA). According to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, more than 81,500 Americans--including 360 Idahoans--remain   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Following ongoing efforts from Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), naloxone manufacturer Emergent BioSolutions Inc. announced that it is working to make the life-saving opioid overdose reversal medication available over the counter more easily nationwide, and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is fast-tracking the application, which could be approved by Spring 2023. Earlier this year, Senator Hassan and  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2022: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) voted to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2023. This bill serves as the foundation of our national security policy and includes key Kuster-led provisions to help expand access to mental health resources for veterans, conduct fair and thorough investigations of sexual assault cases, and increase the safety and capacity of our nation's hydro  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2022: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) voted for the Respect for Marriage Act, legislation to finally enshrine marriage equality for same-sex and interracial couples guaranteed by Obergefell v. Hodges and Loving v. Virginia under federal law, repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), and provide additional legal protections for marriage equality. "Everyone deserves the freedom to marry who they love   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: President Joe Biden signed Rep. Annie Kuster's (NH-02) bipartisan legislation, the Safe Connections Act, into law to protect survivors of domestic abuse and violence. This new law will help survivors of domestic violence and other crimes cut ties with their abusers by separating from shared wireless service plans, which can be exploited to monitor, stalk, or control victims. Companion legislation was intr  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Co-Chair of the Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus and New Hampshire's first openly gay member of Congress, issued the following statement after an amended version of the Respect for Marriage Act passed the House. Pappas introduced this legislation alongside Congressman Nadler and his fellow Equality Caucus Co-Chairs in July 2022. The amended bill will now be sent to   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) led Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) in a letter to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Xavier Becerra, urging the Department to support sexual education providers in the wake of the Executive Council's decision to block their funding. For nearly a decade, New Hampshire has received PR  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release and letter: The New Hampshire delegation sent a letter to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Xavier Becerra, urging the Department to support sexual education providers in the wake of the Executive Council's decision to block their funding. For nearly a decade, New Hampshire has received PREP funding for TLC Family Resource Center and Amoskeag Health, which have dramatically reduced teen pregna  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2022: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) hosted her 5th annual Innovate New Hampshire Entrepreneurship Forum this morning as part of her efforts to support New Hampshire's innovators and entrepreneurs and ensure that they have the tools that they need to launch innovative businesses and thrive. "Innovate New Hampshire is a prime example of Granite Staters coming together to discuss opportunit  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), James Risch (R-ID), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), and Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced the Human Trafficking Prevention Act, bipartisan legislation to help prevent human trafficking by requiring the posting of the national human trafficking hotline in the restrooms of all U.S. planes, busses, and trains, as well as airports, bus stations, and rail stations. The companion bill, wh  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, announced that two of her bipartisan bills cleared the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today. The committee advanced her legislation with Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT), the Black Sea Security Act, which directs the administration to develop a strategy toward the Black Sea   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, announced that her bipartisan legislation - the Homeland Procurement Reform Act - is included in the final fiscal year (FY) 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The NDAA authorizes defense programming for the year. Shaheen's bill, which she introduced with Senators Jerry Moran (R-KS), Maggie Hassan (  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, introduced the Expanding Home Loans for Guard and Reservists Act. This legislation would fix a loophole in the law under which certain National Guard Members and Reservists are not adequately credited for their time on active service and would expand their eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) led Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) in a letter to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Xavier Becerra, urging the Department to support sexual education providers in the wake of the Executive Council's decision to block their funding. For nearly a decade, New Hampshire has receive  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) led Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) in a letter to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Xavier Becerra, urging the Department to support sexual education providers in the wake of the Executive Council's decision to block their funding. For nearly a decade, New Hampshire has received  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), reintroduced the No Tax Subsidies for E-Cigarette and Tobacco Ads Act, which would crack down on e-cigarette companies and close a tax loophole that allows manufacturers to claim federal tax deductions for the cost of advertising for e-cigarettes and tobacco products. Senators Brown (D-OH), Reed (D-RI) Durbin (D-IL), Van Hollen (D-MD),  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Mike Crapo (R-ID) re-introduced the Bring Our Heroes Home Act (BOHHA), which would eliminate obstacles preventing families and caseworkers from accessing the records needed for recovering America's prisoners of war (POWs) and missing in action (MIA). According to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, more than 81,500 Americans remain unaccounted for from World   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Rob Portman (R-OH), senior members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) issued the following statements after they successfully included heir bipartisan legislation in the fiscal year (FY) 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to increase global cooperation in the fight against synthetic drug trafficking. The ND  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: This week, two bills led by U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, to support and protect small businesses passed the House of Representatives. The Small Business Cyber Training Act, led by Senators Shaheen and Marco Rubio (R-FL), would require the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a training program for Small  more