I have consistently said that I am ready to pass a bill that reopens the government and ends the Republican health care crisis.
Support passing a bill that reopens the federal government and addresses the health care cost crisis.
Occurrences
Evidence
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Congress.gov lists H.R.5371 as Public Law 119-37 and says the act ends the government shutdown that began on October 1, 2025, by providing FY2026 continuing appropriations through January 30, 2026.
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Roll Call 285 was on the motion to concur in the Senate amendment to H.R.5371. The measure passed 222-209. DeGette, Diana, Democratic, Colorado, voted Nay.
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Public Law 119-37 includes Division F, Health Extenders, with extensions for community health centers, the National Health Service Corps, teaching health centers, special diabetes programs, Medicare provisions, and other health programs.
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Roll Call 280 was a motion to recommit H.R.5371. The motion failed 210-218. DeGette, Diana, Democratic, Colorado, voted Yea.
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The Guardian reported that the shutdown-ending agreement extended government funding through January but left unresolved the expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits, a key Democratic demand.
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Congress.gov lists H.R.6703 as passed by the House on December 17, 2025, and received in the Senate on December 18, 2025. The tracker shows Passed House, not Passed Senate, To President, or Became Law.
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Roll Call 349 was on passage of H.R.6703, the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act. The bill passed 216-211. DeGette, Diana, Democratic, Colorado, voted Nay.
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AP reported that ACA enrollment dropped after federal subsidies expired on January 1, 2026, and that many individuals faced steep premium increases.
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Latest Action: Senate - 02/10/2026 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 319. This bill has the status Passed House. The bill's premium-credit text would extend the ACA enhanced premium tax credit through 2028.
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Roll Call 11, Bill Number H.R.1834, Vote Question: On Passage, Status: Passed, yea 230, nay 196. DeGette, Democratic, CO: Yea.
Assessments
The promised combined outcome was to support passage of a bill that both reopened the federal government and addressed the health care cost crisis. A shutdown-ending bill became law in the same term, but DeGette voted against final passage, and the evidence indicates the central ACA premium-credit issue remained unresolved. DeGette did support other legislative efforts on health care costs, including voting for a House-passed ACA premium-credit bill, but those efforts did not become law or complete the promised combined result. Because there was concrete legislative effort without full delivery, this is a failed promise with an effort badge.
The promised combined outcome was not delivered. H.R.5371 did reopen the federal government in November 2025, but it did not resolve the central health-care-cost issue around ACA premium subsidies, and DeGette voted against final passage. Later health-premium legislation had only passed the House and had not become law, and DeGette voted against that bill as well. Her vote for a failed motion to recommit shows some legislative effort to alter the funding bill, but the available evidence does not show that she successfully supported passage of a bill that both reopened the government and addressed the health care cost crisis.