I will fight to pass paid family and medical leave.

Shontel M. Brown · Ohio · Democratic

policy impact 0.71 specificity 0.88 extraction confidence 99%

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Occurrences

I will fight to pass paid family and medical leave, which is critical to supporting families as they address health and caregiving needs.

Commits to passing paid family and medical leave.

Priorities – Shontel Brown For Congress
campaign · campaign_site · model gpt-5.4-mini

Evidence

The latest official press releases list items dated June 12, June 11, June 9, June 6, and June 3, 2026. They cover an FBI raid statement, a housing supply bill, an ICE budget vote, a housing expo, and an Ohio Medicaid hearing; no paid family and medical leave action appears on the current page.

Recent official activity in the lookback window is active, but it does not show any paid family and medical leave bill, vote, or statement.

unresolved same_term

Press Releases | Representative Shontel Brown
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 52%

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The House votes page lists Brown's recent votes on 05/21/2026: H.R. 6047, H.R. 1041, and H.R. 1329. Those are veterans and museum bills, not paid family and medical leave legislation.

Her most recent listed votes are unrelated to paid family and medical leave, which leaves the promise status unresolved rather than delivered.

unresolved same_term

Votes and Legislation | Representative Shontel Brown
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 55%

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Her health issue page says she will continue to fight for affordable health care and highlights the SNAP Access for Medically Vulnerable Children Act, a letter on chemical hair straighteners, Medicaid expansion, and the Fighting PTSD Act. It does not describe any paid family and medical leave effort.

The official issue page shows active health-policy work, but not a paid family and medical leave initiative.

unresolved same_term

Health | Representative Shontel Brown
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 50%

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On January 22, 2026, Brown joined House Agriculture Committee Democrats on the Farm and Family Relief Act as a co-lead. This is concrete family-related legislation, but it is an agriculture relief bill rather than paid family and medical leave.

Brown is active on a family-themed bill, but the bill is not the one promised in the claim, so it does not count as delivery.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Press Releases | Representative Shontel Brown
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 49%

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Assessments

unresolved unknown

Brown is still in federal office, and the evidence packet does not show that paid family and medical leave was enacted or that she personally delivered the promised outcome. The cited official pages from 2026 show active legislative and press activity, but none identify a paid family and medical leave bill, vote, sponsorship, or public push tied to this promise. Because she remains in office and the record here is too thin to establish either clear delivery or a serious failed attempt, the most defensible judgment is unresolved rather than never.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4 · confidence 79%