Mar 5, 2025Sponsored
John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025
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DemocratAlabama · U.S. Representative
Terri
Sewell
U.S. Representative for Alabama
In office
15 yrsSince Jan 2011
Next election
2027Re-elected 2021
Age
61Born Jan 1, 1965
Party
Democrat
What they stand for
Sewell has spent years focused on a few core fights. Each is tied to bills actually introduced or votes actually cast.
- 01Federal voting rights protections should be strengthenedSewell has sponsored the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act in multiple Congresses, introducing it as HR.14 in both 2023 and 2025. Each version has attracted more than 200 cosponsors. The legislation is named for the late congressman and civil rights figure and addresses federal oversight of election law changes.
- 02Graduate medical education capacity should be expandedSewell has repeatedly sponsored the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act, introducing versions as HR.2389 in 2023 and HR.4731 and HR.3890 in 2025. These bills would increase the number of Medicare-supported graduate medical education positions, a measure directed at addressing physician shortages, including in underserved areas such as those in her district.
- 03Vaccine access for pregnant individuals warrants federal actionSewell has introduced the Maternal Vaccination Act in multiple sessions, as HR.3348, HR.8153, and HR.8024. The legislation addresses coverage and access to vaccines for pregnant individuals. Each reintroduction reflects sustained attention to maternal health policy.
- 04Medicare home health reimbursement policy should be preservedSewell sponsored the Preserving Access to Home Health Act of 2023 (HR.5159), which attracted between 50 and 99 cosponsors. The bill addresses Medicare reimbursement rates for home health services, a coverage type particularly relevant to elderly and low-income patients in rural and underserved communities.
- 05Domestic semiconductor manufacturing merits congressional supportSewell voted in favor of S.2228, the Building Chips in America Act of 2023, which became law. Her vote was recorded as crossing party lines relative to the majority of her caucus on that measure, supporting legislation to facilitate domestic semiconductor chip manufacturing.
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01 · Background
Who they are, where they came from
Terri A. Sewell represents Alabama's 7th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives, a seat she has held since January 2011. The district encompasses most of Alabama's Black Belt region as well as predominantly African American portions of Birmingham and Tuscaloosa. Sewell is a lawyer by training and a member of the Democratic Party. Among her sponsored legislation, she has introduced the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act in successive Congresses (HR.14), a measure aimed at restoring and updating federal voting rights protections. She has also introduced multiple versions of the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (HR.2389, HR.4731, HR.3890), which would expand graduate medical education positions, and the Maternal Vaccination Act (HR.3348, HR.8153, HR.8024), addressing vaccine access for pregnant individuals. Additional sponsored legislation includes the Preserving Access to Home Health Act (HR.5159), which addresses Medicare home health reimbursement, the Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act (HR.3882), related to trade enforcement, the Rosa Parks Day Act (HR.308, HR.964), the Bridge to Medicaid Act (HR.3257), and measures addressing rural health training (HR.5377) and rural development loan provisions (HR.7921). She voted in favor of S.2228, the Building Chips in America Act of 2023, which became law. One of her sponsored bills, a postal facility designation measure (HR.7893), was enacted into law.
02 · Recent significant work
What they’ve done lately
Apr 9, 2024Sponsored
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 306 Pickens Street in Marion, Alabama, as the "Albert Turner, Sr. Post Office Building".
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Jul 23, 2025Sponsored
Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025
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Sep 19, 2023Sponsored
John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2023
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Mar 27, 2026Sponsored
Maternal Vaccination Act
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03 · What's coming up
Bills they’ll vote on next
Bills that have cleared committee and are heading for a floor vote. See all upcoming votes →
House·HR.1071Reported to floor
No Censors on our Shores Act of 2025
Would bar entry and allow deportation of foreign officials who suppressed U.S. citizens' speech.
House·HR.151Reported to floor
Equal Representation Act of 2025
Would base House seat apportionment on citizen population rather than total population.
House·HR.2071Reported to floor
Save Our Shrimpers Act
Would bar U.S. funds to international institutions financing foreign shrimp operations.
House·HR.2076Reported to floor
Lulu’s Law
Would require the FCC to explicitly authorize wireless emergency alerts for shark attacks.
House·HR.2159Reported to floor
Count the Crimes to Cut Act
Would require public databases listing all federal criminal statutory and regulatory offenses.
04 · Money
Where the campaign funds come from
Sewell raised $1.5M this cycle, with PAC contributions accounting for 84.3% of receipts and individual donors providing the remaining 15.6% — nearly all of it from itemized contributions. Top PAC contributors include New Democrat Coalition PAC, Drummond Company PAC, American Hospital Association PAC, Unum Group PAC, Protective Life Corp. PAC, and American Sugar Cane League PAC. Top employer concentrations among individual donors include GRAIL, Urology Nevada, and Arkansas Urology.
Total raised · 2026
$1.5M
Cash on hand
$3.7M
Spent
$1.3M
By source
- Individuals$237K · 15.6%
- PACs$1.3M · 84.3%
Individual donor mix
Small-donor share (under $200)12.7%
Top PAC contributors
- NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION PACFEC ↗$13K
- DRUMMOND COMPANY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DPAC)FEC ↗$10K
- AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PACFEC ↗$10K
- UNUM GROUP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEFEC ↗$10K
- PROTECTIVE LIFE CORP. PACFEC ↗$10K
- AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PACFEC ↗$10K
- L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PACFEC ↗$8K
- HUMANA INC. PACFEC ↗$8K
- FRATERNITY & SORORITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEFEC ↗$8K
- UNITEDHEALTH GROUPFEC ↗$5K
Top employer concentrations
- GRAIL$11K· 3 donors
- UROLOGY NEVADA$6K· 6 donors
- ARKANSAS UROLOGY$6K· 8 donors
Self-reported employer data. Categories like “Retired” and “Not Employed” are excluded — these reflect demographic patterns rather than industry concentrations.
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