Introduce legislation to end the Obamacare loophole designed to benefit Members of Congress.

Andy Biggs · Arizona · Republican

policy impact 0.69 specificity 0.83 extraction confidence 94%

Occurrences

End the Obamacare loophole designed to benefit Members of Congress

A pledge to sponsor a bill closing a health care exemption or loophole for members of Congress.

Promises Made | Biggs for Congress
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Evidence

"End the Obamacare loophole designed to benefit Members of Congress" ... "Introduced on January 13, 2017"

Biggs's campaign promises page says he pledged to end the Obamacare loophole for Members of Congress and marks that promise as introduced on January 13, 2017.

delivered same_term A for effort

Promises Made | Biggs for Congress
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Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (Introduced 01/13/2017)

Congress.gov shows Biggs introduced H.R. 536 on January 13, 2017, with the title Protection From Obamacare Mandates and Congressional Equity Act, matching the campaign pledge.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.R.536 - Protection From Obamacare Mandates and Congressional Equity Act
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"to require Members of Congress and congressional staff to abide by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" ... "By Mr. BIGGS of Arizona"

In the 119th Congress, Congress.gov records another Biggs bill on the same issue, showing continued introduction of legislation aimed at ending the congressional Obamacare exception.

delivered later_term A for effort

H.R. 127 History - Protection from Obamacare Mandates and Congressional Equity Act
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Congress.gov identifies H.R.536 as the Protection From Obamacare Mandates and Congressional Equity Act, sponsored by Rep. Andy Biggs and introduced on January 13, 2017.

This is the direct same-term delivery evidence: Biggs introduced a bill with the promised subject during his first House term, satisfying the commitment to introduce legislation.

delivered same_term

H.R.536 - Protection From Obamacare Mandates and Congressional Equity Act
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Congress.gov lists Representative Andy Biggs as in Congress from 2017 to present and serving House Arizona, District 5, 115th-119th Congresses.

This confirms the relevant federal service window. The January 13, 2017 introduction of H.R.536 occurred during Biggs's House service for Arizona's 5th District.

delivered same_term

Andy Biggs | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Congress.gov lists H.R.127 as the Protection from Obamacare Mandates and Congressional Equity Act, sponsored by Rep. Biggs, introduced January 3, 2025, with latest action referral to House committees and status Introduced.

The current Congress.gov record shows a later-term reintroduction of the same legislation. Its latest listed action remains January 3, 2025, so the last lookback window shows no new reversal or abandonment of the already-delivered promise.

delivered later_term

H.R.127 - Protection from Obamacare Mandates and Congressional Equity Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%

The introduced text says Mr. Biggs of Arizona introduced H.R.127 on January 3, 2025, to require Members of Congress and congressional staff to abide by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act with respect to health insurance coverage; it also bars government contributions for covered officials and employees.

The bill text confirms the later-term legislation targets the claimed congressional Obamacare exception by requiring exchange coverage and prohibiting government contributions for Members of Congress and staff.

delivered later_term

Text - H.R.127 - Protection from Obamacare Mandates and Congressional Equity Act
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Assessments

delivered later_term

Using the 2020 federal House campaign context, the relevant same-term window was the term beginning in January 2021, not Biggs's earlier 2017 first term. The 2017 H.R.536 introduction shows prior work but predates the 2020 promise context. The later H.R.127 introduction on January 3, 2025, sponsored by Biggs, directly matches the promised action to introduce legislation addressing the congressional Obamacare exception, so the promise was delivered, but in a later term.

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delivered same_term

The promise was specifically to introduce legislation, not to enact it. Congress.gov evidence shows Rep. Andy Biggs sponsored H.R. 536, the Protection From Obamacare Mandates and Congressional Equity Act, on January 13, 2017, during his federal House service. That directly matches the promised action and occurred within the relevant office context; later reintroductions reinforce continued effort but are not needed to satisfy the promise.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 98%