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Dec 6, 2019
Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) praised the House passage of H.R. 4, her Voting Rights Advancement Act.
Dec 5, 2019
Press Release
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) took to the House floor today in support of H.R. 4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act, an advance of the bill’s consideration on Friday.
Nov 25, 2019
Press Release
Washington, D.C. – On Friday, U.S. Reps. Terri Sewell (AL-07), Tom Reed (NY-23) and Diana DeGette (CO-01) introduced the Diabetic Vision Loss and Blindness Prevention Act, legislation that allows primary care physicians to perform eye tests on Medicare enrollees in an effort to encourage the early detection of diabetes-related vision loss.
Nov 21, 2019
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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) announced today the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Health and Human Services (HHS) and U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded more than $10.5 million in federal grant funding for infrastructure, health care and education projects throughout Alabama’s 7th Congressional District.
Nov 19, 2019
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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Terri Sewell (AL-07) and David McKinley (WV-01) introduced the Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction in the Nation (NOPAIN) Act (H.R. 5172) today, legislation to help address barriers to non-opioid pain management for those enrolled in Medicare, thereby helping stem the opioid epidemic across the nation.
Nov 19, 2019
Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) introduced the Carbon Capture and Sequestration Extension Act (H.R. 5156), legislation that extends the Section 45Q tax credit to incentivize and make more affordable the deployment of carbon capture projects.
Oct 31, 2019
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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) today voted to support H. Res. 660, a resolution that establishes the format for public hearings that will be conducted by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence as part of the House’s ongoing impeachment inquiry and authorizes the public release of the Intelligence Committee’s deposition transcripts.
Oct 23, 2019
Press Release
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) announced the inclusion of a provision in H.R. 3, the Lower Prescription Drug Costs Now Act, that she authored to allow seniors enrolled in a Medicare Part D prescription drug plan to pay their out-of-pocket drug costs in equal installments over 12 months, rather than all at once.
Oct 23, 2019
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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) voted Wednesday in support of H.R. 4617, the SHIELD Act (Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for A Lasting Democracy Act), legislation to protect against foreign interference in America’s elections, including by foreign governments.