Oppose any additional federal funding for ICE.

Brittany Pettersen · Colorado · Democratic

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Occurrences

Evidence

Public Law 119-21 appropriated $45,000,000,000 to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for detention capacity through September 30, 2029, and separately appropriated $29,850,000,000 for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for fiscal year 2025 purposes including hiring, bonuses, recruitment, transportation, enforcement and removal operations, facility upgrades, fleet modernization, 287(g) agreements, and legal staff.

H.R.1/Public Law 119-21 contained major additional federal funding directly for ICE, making Pettersen's votes on the bill directly relevant to the promise.

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Congress.gov: Text of H.R.1, Public Law 119-21
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On May 22, 2025, Roll Call 145 was the vote on passage of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Act. The bill passed 215-214, and the Clerk lists Rep. Pettersen, Democratic, Colorado, as voting Nay.

Pettersen opposed House passage of a bill that included large additional appropriations for ICE.

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Office of the Clerk: Roll Call 145, H.R. 1 On Passage
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On July 3, 2025, Roll Call 190 was the vote on the motion to concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The motion passed 218-214, and the Clerk lists Rep. Pettersen, Democratic, Colorado, as voting No.

Pettersen again opposed final House approval of the ICE-funding package before it went to the President.

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Office of the Clerk: Roll Call 190, Motion to Agree to Senate Amendment to H.R. 1
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Congress.gov records that H.R. 1 passed the House on May 22, 2025, passed the Senate with an amendment on July 1, 2025, the House agreed to the Senate amendment on July 3, 2025, and the bill became Public Law No. 119-21 on July 4, 2025.

The ICE funding became law despite Pettersen's recorded opposition, so the policy result was not blocked, but her promised opposition was carried out.

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Actions - H.R.1 - 119th Congress (2025-2026)
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Axios reported that a letter sent Tuesday, co-signed by U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen and Sens. John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet, urged DHS to scrap plans for a new ICE detention facility in Weld County, Colorado, and said the facility would expand state ICE detention capacity from 1,532 beds to more than 2,700.

Beyond roll-call votes, Pettersen took a concrete public step opposing expansion of ICE detention capacity in Colorado.

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Exclusive: Dems demand DHS abandon plans for new Colorado ICE facility
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Assessments

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Pettersen promised to oppose additional federal funding for ICE, which is an opposition/position commitment rather than a promise to single-handedly prevent enactment. In the relevant federal House context, she voted Nay on H.R. 1 at House passage on May 22, 2025 and again voted No on final concurrence on July 3, 2025, despite the bill including major additional ICE appropriations that later became Public Law 119-21. She also publicly opposed expansion of ICE detention capacity in Colorado. The funding passed despite her opposition, but her promised conduct was fulfilled in the same congressional term.

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