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May 25, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Both the United States and Iran believe time is on their side during the current negotiations, Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., told Newsmax on Monday.

May 11, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C.—During a House Armed Services Committee hearing last month, Rep. Pat Harrigan (R-NC) spoke about the right to repair when it relates to military contractors.

May 7, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Department of Justice would be required to procure ballistic-resistant body armor manufactured using only domestic ballistic fibers under legislation cosponsored on May 4 by U.S. Rep. Pat Harrigan (R-NC).

May 6, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., introduced a bill that would allow qualified active-duty and honorably discharged special operations personnel to carry concealed firearms.

May 5, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C.—A Republican lawmaker from North Carolina has introduced a bill to grant active-duty and former special operations members permission to carry concealed firearms across state lines, similar to rights granted to retired law enforcement.

May 3, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C.—At a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Wednesday, Rep. Pat Harrigan (R-NC) made the case to Sec. Pete Hegseth for Sergeant First Class Thomas J. Grasso to be awarded the Medal of Honor.

April 24, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Reps. Pat Harrigan (R., N.C.) and Jimmy Panetta (D., Calif.) are rolling out bipartisan legislation, obtained exclusively by the Washington Reporter, that would fix the broken tax credit rules that they believe have been holding back nuclear energy construction and preventing savings from reaching consumers.

April 20, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Rep. Pat Harrigan (R-NC) is pushing legislation that would grant federal concealed carry authority to past and current members of military special forces.

April 20, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C.—A new bill in Congress could give some military veterans and active-duty service members a major new benefit: the ability to carry concealed firearms nationwide.