Press Releases
Alabama and Clemson will face off in championship game on January 7
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the University of Alabama and Clemson University prepare to compete in the College Football Playoff National Championship game, Congresswoman Terri Sewell (AL-07) and Congressman Jeff Duncan (SC-03) made a friendly wager on which team would win the national title. At stake – Chic-fil-a and bragging rights.
The For the People Act includes automatic voter registration, campaign finance reform, stronger ethics laws, and commitment to restoring the vote
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, January 4, House Democrats introduced the For the People Act, a package of democracy bills including sweeping election, campaign finance, and ethics reforms designed to give American voters a stronger voice in government.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, December 28, Judge L. Scott Coogler of the Northern District of Alabama issued a ruling reducing the sentence of Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford to time served. Congresswoman Terri A.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, December 26, Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell (D-AL) sent a letter to the Trump Administration renewing her request for an immediate reduction in sentence for former Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford due to his deteriorating health. In spite of difficulty due to the government shutdown and the holiday season, Rep.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - At midnight on Friday, the United States federal government shut down after the Republican-led Congress and Trump Administration failed to pass legislation extending government funding.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Majority Whip-Elect James E. Clyburn has announced the Chief Deputy Whips selected for the 116th Congress. Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), who has served as a Chief Deputy Whip since she was appointed in the 113th Congress in 2013, was selected again to serve in the 116th Congress.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, December 12, the House of Representatives passed the Farm Bill in a bipartisan vote, including legislation sponsored by Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-AL) and Congressman Mike Rogers (R-AL) to address deteriorating wastewater infrastructure in rural communities. Known as the Rural Septic Tank Access Act (H.R.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-AL) and Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (D-WA) introduced the Lifelong Learning and Training Account Act. This bill would create a tax-preferred savings account with a generous government match to assist low and moderate-income workers seeking to retrain or upskill over the course of their careers.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, November 29, Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell (D-AL) released the following statement congratulating Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) on his election as Caucus Leadership Representative, a leadership position for Members who have served five terms or less.
Sewell calls for transparency and accountability in the investigation of the fatal shooting by Hoover Police
BIRMINGHAM, AL – On Thursday, November 22, a Hoover police officer fatally shot Mr. Emantic Fitzgerald “EJ” Bradford, Jr. of Hueytown, AL at the Riverchase Galleria in Hoover. Following the shooting, the Hoover Police Department mistakenly claimed EJ Bradford had fired shots at the mall, injuring two other people.