Tag: Terri Sewell
Alabama’s top ten stories in 2022
2022 is winding down. Now is a good time to look back on the year that was and remember the political news that...
Alabama House delegation divided on $1.7 trillion spending bill
On Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed the $1.7 trillion government funding package avoiding a partial government shutdown. The twelve-bill Consolidated Appropriations Act will...
Designating Alabama’s Black Belt as a National Heritage Area passes both...
U.S. Representative Terri Sewell celebrated as her bill, H.R. 3222, the Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area Act, passed the House and Senate on Thursday....
Terri Sewell votes in favor of Puerto Rico Status Act
On Thursday, Congresswoman Terri Sewell voted in favor of H.R. 8393, the Puerto Rico Status Act. It would allow the residents of Puerto Rico to vote for...
Terri Sewell selected to serve as Chief Deputy Whip in Democratic...
Assistant Speaker and Incoming Democratic Whip Katherine Clark announced that U.S. Representative Terri Sewell to serve as a Chief Deputy Whip in the 118th...
House passes the National Defense Authorization Act
On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 7900, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023 with bipartisan support. The NDAA has...
Terri Sewell votes for the Defense of Marriage Act
Thursday, Congresswoman Terri Sewell voted to send H.R. 8404, the Respect for Marriage Act, to President Joe Biden's desk. This controversial legislation was passed by the...
Terri Sewell urges House vote on cancer-screening bill
One Alabama federal legislator is working to bring a House bill to vote by the end of the year.
Terri Sewell honors Rosa Parks, urges passage of bill to honor...
Today, Rep. Terri Sewell spoke on the Floor of the House of Representatives to commemorate the 67th anniversary of the arrest of Rosa...
House votes to block a national rail shutdown
On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.J. Res 100, legislation to adopt the tentative agreement between railroads and railroad workers reached in...
