Terri A. Sewell

Overview

Terri Sewell represents Alabama in the U.S. House and has built a voting record across 565 recorded votes that reflects strong alignment with Democratic Party positions. Her record shows particular consistency in areas like foreign policy, defense, infrastructure, and education, where she has supported a majority of measures that came to a vote. At the same time, her low support rates on budget and banking/finance bills suggest she frequently opposes fiscal proposals brought by the Republican majority. On healthcare, her most active policy area with 76 votes, Sewell has supported roughly half of the measures considered. Her recent healthcare votes include supporting Democratic motions to recommit on Medicaid and health insurance premium legislation, suggesting she favors Democratic alternatives on healthcare policy. In energy and environment, she voted against a measure to disapprove California's harbor craft emissions standards, indicating support for state-level environmental regulation, while also supporting water resources development and ratepayer protection. Sewell's defense and foreign policy votes stand out for their high support rates — 70% and 91% respectively. She voted in favor of veterans' care legislation and supported a War Powers Resolution measure regarding U.S. forces in Lebanon. Her agriculture votes are evenly split, and her immigration record also shows an even divide, suggesting she evaluates these issues on a case-by-case basis rather than voting in a single direction.

Key Positions

• •Consistently supports veterans' programs, voting for the Take Care of America's Veterans Act in July 2026.
• •Voted in favor of War Powers Resolution measures regarding U.S. military involvement in Lebanon, supporting congressional oversight of military deployments abroad.
• •Opposed the FY2027 congressional budget resolution and continuing appropriations measures, voting against Republican-led fiscal plans.
• •Supported Democratic alternatives on healthcare by voting for motions to recommit on Medicaid and health insurance premium legislation in December 2025.
• •Voted against a congressional resolution to disapprove California's harbor craft emissions standards, supporting the state's authority to set its own environmental regulations.
• •Supported water resources and infrastructure development, voting for the Water Resources Development Act in September 2026.
• •Shows strong engagement on foreign policy with a 91% support rate across 11 votes, indicating broad support for bipartisan foreign policy measures.
• •Voted for the Retire through Ownership Act and National Fraud Enforcement Division Act in September 2026, supporting consumer protection and retirement policy measures.