WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), Dan Crenshaw (TX-02), Kim Schrier (WA-08), and Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) introduced the Medicaid Primary Care Improvement Act, bipartisan legislation that clarifies state Medicaid programs’ authority to expand healthcare access through direct primary care (DPC). This model allows Medicaid beneficiaries to access… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) and Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) reintroduced the bipartisan Natural Disaster Property Protection Act to ease burdensome barriers homeowners and business owners face when trying to prepare, or “harden,” their properties for natural disasters.
Specifically, the legislation streamlines disaster mitigation efforts by… Read more »
WASHINGTON—U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), Eric Swalwell (CA-14), Maria Salazar (FL-27), and Anna Paulina Luna (FL-13) introduced bipartisan legislation to make it easier for parents to safely travel with breast milk.
The Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening (BABES) Enhancement Act is co-led in the Senate by Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Steve… Read more »
LAKEWOOD – Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) and her husband, Ian Silverii, announced the arrival of their second child, Samuel Lee Silverii, born on January 25th, 2025, in Colorado. She is currently at home in Colorado as she cares for her newborn and prioritizes her physical recovery and her new, larger family in the most critical time for childhood… Read more »
WASHINGTON –The U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass H.R. 471, the bipartisan Fix Our Forests Act, which included the Post-Disaster Reforestation and Restoration Act introduced by Representatives Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) and Chuck Edwards (NC-11). This bill would help communities impacted by natural disasters recover and rebuild more resilient to future… Read more »
WASHINGTON—U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) reintroduced two bipartisan bills – the Strengthening Wildfire Resiliency Through Satellites Act and the Post-Disaster Reforestation and Restoration Act – to better utilize early detection technology to prevent wildfires from spreading and help our communities recover and rebuild more resilient to future… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) reintroduced the Silver Cliff Community Act, which would restore the Town of Silver Cliff’s ZIP Code.
In 1991, the Town of Silver Cliff lost its unique ZIP Code and was forced to use the ZIP Code of the neighboring town of Westcliffe, which has resulted in delays and extensive errors with postal delivery, as well as a… Read more »
LAKEWOOD – Today marks the first day U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) is unable to vote and represent her constituents in Washington, D.C. because of outdated House rules that prohibit a Member from voting remotely. Pettersen is expecting her second child in just a few weeks and is prohibited from flying due to medical and travel restrictions.
Representative… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), and Mike Lawler (R-NY) introduced a bipartisan resolution to allow proxy voting for Members of Congress who are new parents under the Rules of the House for the 119th Congress.
Pettersen will be just the 14th Member - and the first from Colorado - to give birth while… Read more »
ICYMI – President Biden signed into law the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (WRDA), which included three provisions led by Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) to improve Colorado’s water infrastructure.
WRDA is a legislative package that provides Members of Congress the opportunity to authorize U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works… Read more »