"Apoyar la legislación que amplíe los programas de asistencia para el pago de primas de servicios públicos, Internet y salud para reducir los costos para las familias."
Support legislation that expands assistance programs for utility, internet, and health premium payments to lower family costs.
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Evidence
"Apoyar la legislación que amplíe los programas de asistencia para el pago de primas de servicios públicos, Internet y salud para reducir los costos para las familias."
"Among other legislation, Grijalva took action to fulfill promises to cosponsor ... the Protecting Healthcare and Lowering Cost Act to overturn the Republican healthcare cuts and restore the Affordable Care Act premium tax credits to lower costs."
"This bill makes permanent temporary provisions that generally expand eligibility for and increase the amount of the premium tax credit."
On April 17, 2026, Rep. Adelita S. Grijalva questioned HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a House Education and Workforce Committee hearing, pressing him on health-care-related budget cuts and saying families cannot get ahead if they cannot access health care.
Congress.gov identifies H.R. 4849 as the Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act of 2025, a bill that expands premium tax credit eligibility and amounts; Grijalva later cosponsored this measure, directly matching the health-premium portion of the promise.
Assessments
Grijalva made a concrete federal legislative effort after winning the 2025 special election by cosponsoring H.R. 4849, the Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act of 2025, which would expand ACA premium tax credits and directly addresses the health-premium portion of the promise. However, the bill remained only introduced/referred in committee as of the cited record, and the evidence does not show enacted expansion of assistance programs or comparable action on utility or internet payment assistance. Because she supported relevant legislation but did not deliver the full promised multi-category assistance expansion, this merits partial credit with later-term timing and an effort badge.
Grijalva promised to support legislation expanding assistance for utility, internet, and health premium payments. After winning the 2025 AZ-07 special election and taking office, she cosponsored the Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act of 2025, which would expand ACA premium tax credits and directly addresses the health-premium portion of the promise. The evidence does not show enacted legislation or comparable action on utility or internet payment assistance, so this is partial fulfillment rather than full delivery.