I am proud to have secured funding for these local projects, and I will continue working to ensure that they are passed by Congress and signed into law.
Continue working to ensure FY2027 federal funding for community projects across Alabama's 7th Congressional District is passed by Congress and signed into law.
Occurrences
"I will continue fighting to bring federal resources home and ensure that our communities receive the investments they deserve." ... "I will continue working with my colleagues in the House and Senate to secure final passage of these critical investments for our communities."
Evidence
Sewell's official FY2027 appropriations page says the deadline for programmatic, language, and community project funding requests has passed, and describes Community Project Funding Requests as requests for specific projects in communities subject to federal nexus and House rules.
The official press-release index lists a June 18, 2026 release titled: Rep. Sewell Secures Additional $6.9 Million for Community Projects Across Alabama's 7th Congressional District in FY27 Funding Bills.
The official press-release index lists a June 16, 2026 release titled: Rep. Sewell Secures $5 Million for Community Projects in Alabama's 7th Congressional District in FY27 Transportation-HUD Funding Bill.
The House Appropriations FY27 Community Project Funding page says members must post every CPF request online, notes a consolidated requested-projects table is forthcoming, and lists posted/final CPF tables for projects included in FY2027 House bills.
The final THUD CPF table lists Sewell-requested Alabama projects including Fultondale fire equipment ($1,000,000), Lisman community facility renovation ($850,000), Center Point Senior Center ($776,000), Irondale Gateway Project ($460,138), and several Birmingham, Camden, Eutaw, Livingston, and Tuscaloosa projects.
The House Appropriations Committee announced all 12 FY2027 bills had been reported through subcommittee and full committee, described this as a milestone and first step, and said members looked forward to working with the Senate and bringing remaining bills to the House floor.
Assessments
The promise requires FY2027 community project funding for Alabama's 7th District to pass Congress and be signed into law. The evidence shows Sewell took concrete same-term steps: collecting FY2027 requests and securing AL-7 community project funding in House appropriations bills and CPF tables. But as of the provided late-June 2026 record, FY2027 appropriations had only advanced through House committee/bill stages, with House floor, Senate, final congressional passage, and presidential signature still pending. Because the required enacted-law outcome has not yet occurred and the process remains active rather than failed, the proper status is unresolved with an effort badge.