James Comer called for Congress to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

James Comer · Kentucky · Republican

policy impact 0.88 specificity 0.84 extraction confidence 98%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Comer said, "Today, I voted to repeal and replace Obamacare" and added that "Repealing Obamacare is critically important for Kentucky."

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official House office statement shows Comer publicly supported repeal of the Affordable Care Act and voted for the GOP repeal-and-replace bill.

delivered same_term A for effort

Congressman Comer on the passage of the American Health Care Act | Press Releases | Congressman James Comer
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 98%

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Comer said he had a "productive discussion" with President Trump about health care and thanked him for "working to repeal and replace Obamacare."

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Another official office statement documents Comer publicly aligning himself with the effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

delivered same_term A for effort

Congressman Comer discusses health care policy with President Trump | Press Releases | Congressman James Comer
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 91%

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The U.S. Code page says the text contains laws in effect on August 30, 2026 and identifies Pub. L. 111-148 as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): During the lookback window, the official U.S. Code still showed ACA statutory provisions in effect, indicating Congress had not repealed the Affordable Care Act as of August 30, 2026.

never later_term A for effort

42 USC 18115: Freedom not to participate in Federal health insurance programs
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The Senate roll call for H.R. 1628, the American Health Care Act of 2017, shows McConnell Amendment No. 667 was rejected, 49 yeas to 51 nays, on July 28, 2017.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The Senate rejection of the 2017 ACA repeal vehicle blocked the serious repeal effort that Comer supported after House passage; the repeal-and-replace effort did not become law.

never same_term A for effort

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 115th Congress - 1st Session, Vote 179
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Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never. same_term A for effort

Comer supported and voted for the 2017 House ACA repeal-and-replace effort, so there was a serious same-term congressional attempt. But the repeal vehicle failed in the Senate on July 28, 2017, and the Affordable Care Act remained in force during the later lookback window, so the promised repeal outcome was not delivered.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 97%

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never. unknown A for effort

Comer publicly called for repealing the Affordable Care Act and voted for the 2017 American Health Care Act, a serious House effort to repeal and replace Obamacare during his federal term. However, the ACA was not repealed: the House bill did not become law after Senate failure, and no later repeal of the ACA was delivered. Because he made a serious legislative attempt but the promised repeal outcome failed, this should be marked never with an effort badge.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never. unknown A for effort

Comer publicly supported repealing the Affordable Care Act and voted for the 2017 American Health Care Act, a serious legislative attempt to repeal and replace Obamacare. However, Congress did not ultimately repeal the ACA, so the promised outcome was not delivered despite documented effort.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 97%