Terri A. Sewell
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Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, Sewell has a recorded vote on 60 laws that passed, and 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law.
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The record in plain language
Of the 118 laws passed since January 3, 2025, 60 came to a recorded vote on passage in the House while Sewell is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. Sewell votes No on H.Res. 590, the resolution that passed the Rescissions Act of 2025 in the House. The rest passed the House by voice vote or without objection, which records no individual votes.
Sewell votes Yes on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention, the HALT Fentanyl Act, the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar), the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026 and the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.
On funding the government, Sewell votes Yes on the January 2026 funding law for science, energy, Interior and the EPA; the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies; and the September 2026 funding extension, and No on the March 2025 full-year funding law and the November 2025 law that ended the 43-day shutdown.
Sewell votes No on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax and spending law; the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law; and the Russia and Iran sanctions law.
Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the House in that time. Sewell votes to cancel 1 and against cancelling 23. The rules Sewell votes to cancel come from: Environmental Protection Agency (1).
Sewell votes differently from most House Democrats on 4 of 60 Yes and No votes: Yes on the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies, Yes on the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar), Yes on the law that cancels the EPA approval that let California phase out sales of new gasoline-only cars by 2035 and Yes on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention.
Votes on laws that passed
Most recent
Authorizes and expands sanctions and tariffs on Russia and extends existing sanctions on Iran.
Requires the federal prison system to act on sexual harassment and assault of its staff by incarcerated people.
Adds College Station, Texas, and El Centro, California, to the places where federal court can sit.
Keeps the federal government funded at about last year's levels through December 11, 2026.
Most recent No votes
Authorizes and expands sanctions and tariffs on Russia and extends existing sanctions on Iran.
Gives the Department of Homeland Security extra money for border and immigration enforcement, in seven amounts that add up to $69.545 billion.
Votes on a resolution that passed a law
Cancels about $9 billion that Congress had already approved: roughly $8 billion in foreign aid and about $1 billion for public broadcasting.
What this member says about laws and orders
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2 excerpts
- Modernizing Payments To and From America's Bank AccountMarch 24, 2026
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.”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActJanuary 15, 2026
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”
Member-requested spending
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.
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sumter County Commission | Public Law 119-37 | Community Center Construction and ImprovementsRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | AL | $750,000 |
| Perry County Commission | Public Law 119-37 | Community Center ImprovementsRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | AL | $500,000 |
| City of Aliceville | Public Law 119-37 | Public Safety Facility ConstructionRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | AL | $1,000,000 |
| Rural Health Medical Program, Inc | Public Law 119-37 | Facility ImprovementsRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | AL | $1,015,000 |
| City of Brighton | Public Law 119-74 | Project Brighton S.E.T: Strengthening Brighton's Police Force for a Safer CommunityDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $750,000 |
| Craig Field Airport and Industrial Authority | Public Law 119-75 | Craig Field Airport ImprovementsDepartment of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | AL | $250,000 |
| City of Selma | Public Law 119-75 | Alabama Avenue Redevelopment ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | AL | $1,656,000 |
| Bessemer Housing Authority | Public Law 119-75 | Bessemer Dream CenterDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | AL | $850,000 |
| City of Pleasant Grove | Public Law 119-75 | Pleasant Grove Sidewalk & Safety UpgradesDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | AL | $700,000 |
| City of Tuscaloosa | Public Law 119-75 | Tuscaloosa Public LibraryDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | AL | $250,000 |
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| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn University | Public Law 119-75 | Selma Resilient HousingDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | AL | $500,000 |
| City of Hueytown | Public Law 119-75 | Hueytown StreetscapingDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | AL | $850,000 |
| Jefferson County Greenways Commission | Public Law 119-75 | Red Mountain ParkDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | AL | $250,000 |
| City of Homewood | Public Law 119-75 | Homewood Culvert ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | AL | $250,000 |
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Reported stock trades
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- Report 20034384, filed April 21, 2026 · Typed report, rows not read yet · The Clerk's file
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