Press Releases

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Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) is unable to vote and represent her constituents in Washington, D.C. because of outdated House rules that prohibit a Member from voting remotely.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 »

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) was sworn-in for her second term representing Colorado’s 7th Congressional District and released the following statement: “It is the greatest honor of my life to represent our community in Congress—a place that gave me every opportunity I’ve had to build a better life. I’m incredibly grateful to the people of… Read more »

Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) released the following statement after voting for legislation to fund the government temporarily until March 14, 2025.  “While I’m relieved that we passed legislation to keep the government temporarily open, it’s unacceptable that Republicans repeatedly push us to the brink of a shutdown. Republicans had ample opportunity to work… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Alongside members of the bipartisan House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence (AI), U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) announced the release of the Task Force’s AI report, detailing recommendations to ensure the United States continues to be a global leader in technology and innovation.  Pettersen is one of just twelve Democrats appointed to the… Read more »

U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) released the following statement after House Republicans abandoned a bipartisan government funding deal, pushing Congress to the brink of a shutdown:  “Republicans have shown repeatedly that they will put the interests of billionaires over the American people. Leadership on both sides of the aisle came together and negotiated bipartisan… Read more »