Pappas is working to lower energy costs for New Hampshire by pushing for energy tax cuts for the middle class
Push for energy tax cuts for the middle class.
Occurrences
lowering utility bills for veterans and military families
fighting to protect families who rely on LIHEAP to heat their homes in the winter
He is also working to establish commonsense ways to increase energy production and lower energy costs.
Congressman Pappas's recently announced Energy Burden Tax Credit Act ... would deliver meaningful relief to working families who are spending an outsized share of their income just to power their homes.
Evidence
H.R.7044 — 119th Congress (2025-2026) Energy Burden Tax Credit Act Sponsor: Pappas, Chris [Rep.-D-NH-1] (Introduced 01/13/2026) Cosponsors: (2) Committees: House - Ways and Means Latest Action: House - 01/13/2026 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status Introduced.
Assessments
Pappas made a direct federal legislative push for middle-class energy tax relief by sponsoring H.R.7044, the Energy Burden Tax Credit Act, in the 119th Congress on January 13, 2026. The bill had not passed based on the provided record, but the promise was framed as pushing for energy tax cuts rather than securing enactment, so the legislative introduction satisfies the promised action in the same term.