Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – Congresswomen Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) and Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27) introduced two bipartisan, bicameral bills that would allow family caregivers to better save for retirement. These bills—the Improving Retirement Security for Family Caregivers Actand the Catching Up Family Caregivers Act—would help address the financial challenges… Read more »

WASHINGTON –U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) joined Reps. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05), Young Kim (CA-40), and Robert Garcia (CA-42) in introducing the Transitional Housing Protection for the Homeless Act. The bipartisan proposal redefines the meaning of chronic homelessness in current law to ensure more people experiencing homelessness can access the resources they… Read more »

WASHINGTON— Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Online Dating Safety Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by Representatives Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) and David G. Valadao (R-CA) to make online dating safer and crack down on scammers. The legislation would require dating apps and services to issue fraud ban notifications to users who have interacted with a… Read more »

DENVER—On Monday, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen participated in a groundbreaking at the site of Arvada's new quantum tech facility, Quantum COmmons @ Arvada. This new building will be a place for quantum companies and startups to work, collaborate, and develop quantum instruments. Quantum COmmons @ Arvada will be owned and operated by the Colorado School of Mines, giving students… Read more »

WASHINGTON— On Friday, President Biden signed Representative Brittany Pettersen’s bipartisan legislation to prevent the financing of illegal synthetic drugs into law. Pettersen introduced the bill alongside Monica De La Cruz (R-TX) and Andy Ogles (R-TN) in February 2023. This is Pettersen’s first bill signed into law.  “Like far too many Americans, my family was impacted… Read more »

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper (D-CO) and Jerry Moran (R-KS), and Representative Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Water Project Navigators Act. The bill would establish a new program at the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) to fund “navigator” positions with states, Tribes, and rural communities… Read more »

DENVER — U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) hosted a press conference today at Sobriety House, where her mother was treated for a substance use disorder, to announce her new bill to address the opioid epidemic – the Recovery Act. Pettersen’s announcement was made alongside her mother, who just celebrated her 7-year anniversary in recovery. Pettersen introduced the Recovery Act… Read more »

SALIDA—U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) hosted a Housing Town Hall in Salida on Saturday to speak directly with constituents about lowering the cost of housing for Coloradans. Pettersen was joined by local housing experts Read McCulloch, Executive Director of the Chaffee Housing Trust, and Marjo Curgus, Interim Executive Director of the Chaffee Housing Authority. Over fifty… Read more »

LAKEWOOD—U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) recently visited four Community Project Funding sites in Jefferson County to meet with the people behind the projects and highlight the federal funding she helped deliver.  The Community Project Funding process allows members of Congress to submit funding requests for projects based in their districts. Earlier this… Read more »

WESTMINSTER—U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) and Yadira Caraveo (CO-08) brought Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra to Westminster for a Consumer Protection Resource Fair to help Coloradans with junk fees, credit reporting and medical debt, identity theft, and other financial issues.  During the event, Reps. Pettersen and Caraveo and… Read more »