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Terri A. Sewell

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The saved record holds 845 recorded votes by Terri A. Sewell, from 2011 to 2026.

760 Yes · 57 No · 28 Did not vote
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116th Congress, 2019 and 2020

DDemocratHouse · Alabama · January 3, 2019 to January 3, 2021

63 Yes · 1 No on 64 laws of this Congress.

Yes
Public Law 116-260 · House vote on Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
Yes
Public Law 116-226 · House vote on Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021
Yes
Public Law 116-225 · House vote on Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021
Yes
Public Law 116-272 · House vote on FACE Act
Yes
Public Law 116-336 · House vote on Julius Rosenwald and the Rosenwald Schools Act of 2020
Yes
Public Law 116-278 · House vote on TEAM Veteran Caregivers Act
Yes
Public Law 116-215 · House vote on Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, and Other Extensions Act
Yes
Public Law 116-288 · House vote on Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative Act of 2020
Yes
Public Law 116-270 · House vote on HBCU PARTNERS Act
Yes
Public Law 116-205 · House vote on Wounded Veterans Recreation Act
Yes
Public Law 116-212 · House vote on Improving Safety and Security for Veterans Act of 2019
Yes
Public Law 116-159 · House vote on Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act
Yes
Public Law 116-160 · House vote on CHARGE Act
Yes
Public Law 116-156 · House vote on Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act
Yes
Public Law 116-152 · House vote on Great American Outdoors Act
Yes
Public Law 116-142 · House vote on Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020
Yes
Public Law 116-145 · House vote on Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020
Yes
Public Law 116-139 · House vote on Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act
Yes
Public Law 116-127 · House vote on Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Yes
Public Law 116-134 · House vote on Support for Veterans in Effective Apprenticeships Act of 2019
Yes
Yes
Public Law 116-338 · House vote on Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act
Yes
Public Law 116-294 · House vote on GLRI Act of 2019
Yes
Public Law 116-337 · House vote on Protect and Restore America's Estuaries Act
Yes
Public Law 116-141 · House vote on Never Again Education Act
Yes
Public Law 116-113 · House vote on United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act
Yes
Public Law 116-93 · House vote on Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
Yes
Public Law 116-94 · House vote on Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
Yes
Public Law 116-187 · House vote on Identifying Barriers and Best Practices Study Act
Yes
Public Law 116-92 · House vote on National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
Yes
Public Law 116-91 · House vote on FUTURE Act
Yes
Public Law 116-254 · House vote on DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act of 2019
Yes
Public Law 116-105 · House vote on Pallone-Thune TRACED Act
Yes
Public Law 116-76 · House vote on Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019
Yes
S. 2710 · House vote on Public Law 116-77
Yes
Public Law 116-104 · House vote on Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2019
Yes
H.R. 2385 · House vote on Public Law 116-107
Yes
Public Law 116-59 · House vote on Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019
Yes
Public Law 116-61 · House vote on Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2019
Yes
Public Law 116-37 · House vote on Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019
Yes
Public Law 116-53 · House vote on National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Extension Act of 2019
Yes
Public Law 116-20 · House vote on Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2019
Yes
H.R. 2940 · House vote on Public Law 116-27
Yes
Public Law 116-184 · House vote on Intercountry Adoption Information Act of 2019
Yes
H.R. 2379 · House vote on Public Law 116-18
Yes
Public Law 116-23 · House vote on Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019
Yes
Public Law 116-246 · House vote on Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021
Yes
H.R. 829 · House vote on Public Law 116-44
Yes
H.R. 540 · House vote on Public Law 116-42
Yes
Public Law 116-64 · House vote on Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel Exercise Act of 2019
Yes
S. 49 · House vote on Public Law 116-10
Yes
Public Law 116-9 · House vote on John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act
Yes
Public Law 116-13 · House vote on Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act
Yes
Public Law 116-6 · House vote on Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019
Yes
Public Law 116-50 · House vote on CASES Act
Yes
Public Law 116-57 · House vote on Reviving America's Scenic Byways Act of 2019
Yes
Public Law 116-1 · House vote on Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019
Yes

What this member says about laws and orders

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2 excerpts

  1. After No Response, Reps. Sewell and Davis Blast Treasury on Growing Delayed Refund Crisis

    “In March of 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14247, mandating electronic payments of tax refunds. Last year, the National Taxpayer Advocate reported that over 10 million individual taxpayers received their refunds by paper check and may be unbanked, have impairments, or face systemic or geographic challenges that make providing electronic deposit information difficult.”

    Named by: order number · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint ae4165bd7ae79982

  2. Rep. Sewell Calls on DHS to Reverse Policy Threatening Health Care Workforce

    “Especially as providers are facing rising costs due to the Big Ugly Law’s (P.L. 119-21) cuts to Medicaid and the expiration of the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium tax credits, our health care providers cannot afford these additional fees. These visa fees will be especially burdensome for providers in rural and underserved areas, which are already under threat of closure”

    Named by: public law number · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 22864514d6a5f4bf

Member-requested spending

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Congress printed 14 spending items this member requested, $9,571,000 in all, in the lists read for 4 laws.

Laws read: Public Law 119-37, Public Law 119-74, Public Law 119-75, Public Law 119-86.

RecipientLawPurposeStateAmount
Sumter County CommissionPublic Law 119-37Community Center Construction and ImprovementsRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities ProgramAL$750,000
Perry County CommissionPublic Law 119-37Community Center ImprovementsRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities ProgramAL$500,000
City of AlicevillePublic Law 119-37Public Safety Facility ConstructionRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities ProgramAL$1,000,000
Rural Health Medical Program, IncPublic Law 119-37Facility ImprovementsRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities ProgramAL$1,015,000
City of BrightonPublic Law 119-74Project Brighton S.E.T: Strengthening Brighton's Police Force for a Safer CommunityDOJ · OJP--ByrneNone printed$750,000
Craig Field Airport and Industrial AuthorityPublic Law 119-75Craig Field Airport ImprovementsDepartment of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for AirportsAL$250,000
City of SelmaPublic Law 119-75Alabama Avenue Redevelopment ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundAL$1,656,000
Bessemer Housing AuthorityPublic Law 119-75Bessemer Dream CenterDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundAL$850,000
City of Pleasant GrovePublic Law 119-75Pleasant Grove Sidewalk & Safety UpgradesDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundAL$700,000
City of TuscaloosaPublic Law 119-75Tuscaloosa Public LibraryDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundAL$250,000
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RecipientLawPurposeStateAmount
Auburn UniversityPublic Law 119-75Selma Resilient HousingDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundAL$500,000
City of HueytownPublic Law 119-75Hueytown StreetscapingDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundAL$850,000
Jefferson County Greenways CommissionPublic Law 119-75Red Mountain ParkDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundAL$250,000
City of HomewoodPublic Law 119-75Homewood Culvert ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundAL$250,000

Read from the lists Congress printed for 4 laws. An item requested by several members appears under each of them, so sums across members count such an item more than once. A list the Congressional Record printed on two days is counted once, from the later printing. A requester is tied to a member only when exactly one member serving in that chamber on that day has the printed name.

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Reported stock trades

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Source: Periodic Transaction Reports filed with the Clerk of the House. The Clerk's index for 2025 and 2026 was saved October 8, 2026.

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