Delay the enactment of Medicaid work requirements until the CBO certifies they will not reduce the number of people with disabilities eligible for Medicaid.

Brittany Pettersen · Colorado · Democratic

policy impact 0.78 specificity 0.95 extraction confidence 96%

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

Occurrences

Delays the enactment of work requirements until the CBO certifies that it will not reduce the number of individuals with disabilities who are eligible for Medicaid.

Pettersen proposed conditioning Medicaid work requirements on a CBO finding that people with disabilities would not lose Medicaid eligibility.

Senate amendment to H.R. 1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act | House of Representatives Committee on Rules
secondary · other · model gpt-5.4-mini

Evidence

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Pettersen's official biography says she was elected in 2022 to represent Colorado's Seventh Congressional District in the U.S. House.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Establishes the relevant federal office and that 2025-2026 actions occurred during later House service after her initial election.

unresolved later_term

Biography | U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

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Public Law 119-21 became law on July 4, 2025. Section 71119 requires states to establish Medicaid community engagement requirements beginning no later than the first quarter after December 31, 2026, with no CBO certification precondition.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The work requirements were enacted into law without the promised CBO certification condition, so the promised delay was not achieved.

never later_term

Congress.gov: Text of H.R.1, Public Law 119-21
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%

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Section 71119 defines applicable individuals, exceptions, noncompliance procedures, and disenrollment or denial of Medicaid assistance when an individual does not satisfy the community engagement requirement.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Bill text confirms the enacted policy can affect Medicaid eligibility and contains no requirement that CBO first certify no reduction in eligibility for people with disabilities.

never later_term

Congress.gov: Text of H.R.1, Public Law 119-21
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

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CBO estimated H.R. 1's Medicaid provisions would increase the uninsured by 7.8 million in 2034; the community engagement provision would reduce federal Medicaid coverage by about 5.2 million adults and add 4.8 million uninsured.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): CBO did not certify that work requirements would avoid eligibility losses; it projected major Medicaid coverage losses from the work-requirement provision.

never later_term

Estimated Effects on the Number of Uninsured People in 2034 Resulting From Policies Incorporated Within CBO’s Baseline Projections and H.R. 1
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%

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The House passed the motion to concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 1 by 218-214 on July 3, 2025; Pettersen, Democrat of Colorado, voted No.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Pettersen opposed final passage of the enacted bill containing Medicaid work requirements, but the bill passed anyway.

partial later_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk: Roll Call 190, Motion to Agree to Senate Amendment to H.R. 1
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 95%

legacy_unverified · Source version not recorded · locator unknown

The House initially passed H.R. 1 by 215-214, with one present; Pettersen voted Nay.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Pettersen also opposed the House-passed version of the bill containing Medicaid work-requirement provisions, showing concrete but unsuccessful legislative opposition.

partial later_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk: Roll Call 145, H.R. 1 On Passage
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

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Pettersen's official site says she voted against the Big Ugly Bill and characterizes it as the largest Medicaid cut in history that removes health care from families.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Her office publicly identified the anti-H.R. 1 vote as an effort to protect health care access, but this did not stop enactment of Medicaid work requirements.

partial later_term A for effort

Fighting Back Against the Trump Administration | U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

Assessments

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

The promised outcome was not delivered: Public Law 119-21 enacted Medicaid community engagement/work requirements without any CBO certification precondition, and CBO projected coverage losses rather than certifying no eligibility reduction. Pettersen opposed H.R. 1 on both cited House votes and publicly framed that opposition as protecting Medicaid access, which supports an effort badge, but the delay condition itself did not become law.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%