In an official press release on Tuesday, U.S. Senator Katie Britt, R-Alabama, reflected on the legislative actions she has taken during the first seven months of the 119th Congress, including in her roles on the Senate Judiciary, Appropriations, Banking, and Rules Committees.
“Each and every day in the Senate, I am fighting diligently for Alabamians. When I began this Congress, I was committed to securing our southern border, growing opportunity and prosperity for hardworking Americans, unleashing American energy dominance, restoring peace through strength, and putting our families back in the driver’s seat. While there is certainly more I hope to accomplish in our nation’s capital, I’m proud to have already delivered significant wins from moving the needle on child care accessibility and affordability, to strengthening interior immigration enforcement and supporting our law enforcement officers, to addressing our nation’s housing crisis and slashing bureaucratic red tape to help Alabamians achieve their American Dream. My promise to Alabama to be a tireless advocate and ensure our state has the best possible seat at the table remains steadfast. I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to continue to deliver for our state,” Britt said.
First and foremost, Britt touted her passage of the Laken Riley Act, which became the first piece of legislation signed by President Donald Trump under his second term back in January.
Perhaps both the most important and most controversial legislative action of Britt’s political career thus far, the Laken Riley Act dramatically increases the responsibility of the Department of Homeland Security to detain suspected undocumented immigrants. That increased responsibility includes the mandated detention of individuals who are simply arrested for, but not even charged with, “any burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting offense.” The legislation is arguably a driving factor behind the record number of detentions and deportations being carried out by DHS and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, under the second Trump administration–a trend which has inspired substantial public backlash and declining approval for Trump’s immigration policy.
However, Britt also celebrated several rebukes of Trump administration policy in her Tuesday press release, including her protection of the Montgomery Bus Station and Freedom Rides Museum, the 1890 Scholars Program (which provides federal scholarships to agriculture students at 1890 Land-Grant Institutions), and critical NIH research funding — all of which were under threat of losing federal support under the Trump administration’s “government efficiency” and anti-DEI initiatives.
Britt also noted that she joined several Republican colleagues “in calling on the Trump Administration to release delayed formula funding for education programs that had been appropriated to states and local communities.” Following the outcry from Britt and her colleagues, the administration released more than $50 million of the illegally withheld funding.
Additionally, Britt celebrated her current work to secure investments for several Alabama-related projects and programs through appropriations legislation for the 2026 fiscal year.
“Returning Alabamians’ hard-earned taxpayer dollars back to Alabama remains a top priority for Senator Britt. The strategic funding she advanced invests in Alabama’s defense capabilities and military installations, rural health services, child care, veterans, family farmers, law enforcement, and our local communities,” Britt’s press release stated.
The FY26 funding legislation, which Britt helped pass through the Senate this month, includes $28.4 million for Fort Rucker, $4 million for Maxwell Air Force Base, $55 million for Redstone Arsenal and $32 million for Anniston Army Depot. Additionally, Britt voted in favor of $6.25 million in upgrades for emergency communications capabilities, drinking and wastewater infrastructure, and firefighting equipment; more than $150.5 million for 1890 Institutions; and more than $28.6 million for medical centers and hospitals throughout the state, the Alabama Community College System, Tuskegee University, the University of Montevallo, the University of West Alabama, the University of North Alabama, and Southern Research Institute.
Britt has also focused on passing legislation on housing issues during the 119th Congress.
“Recently, several of Senator Britt’s priorities unanimously advanced out of the Senate Banking Committee as part of the first bipartisan housing markup in over a decade,” the senator’s press release notes. “The Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream (ROAD) to Housing Act of 2025 included Senator Britt’s Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act (HUDVA) to ensure disabled veterans experiencing homelessness maintain access to crucial housing support; her Housing Supply Expansion Act of 2025 to remove the permanent chassis requirement on manufactures homes to allow for expanded production; and her Helping More Families Save Act. This legislation establishes a pilot program to expand participation in the HUD Family Self-Sufficiency Program to help move families off of government assistance and toward economic independence.”
Britt has also introduced the bipartisan Homeless Children and Youth Act, HCYA, to “align the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) definition of homelessness with other federal agencies to reflect a dynamic form of homelessness experienced by children, youth, and families.”
According to the senator, another focus of her agenda during the 119th Congress has been “supporting Alabama families.” To that end, Britt noted the recent passage of several improved child care tax credits which she advocated for alongside U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, as a part of the Trump administration’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.”
Britt also celebrated her reintroduction of the Stop the Scroll Act, which would create a mental health warning label requirement for social media platforms, and the Kids Off Social Media Act, which would set a minimum age of 13 to use social media platforms and prevent social media companies from feeding algorithmically-targeted content to users under the age of 17. The senator also won Senate passage of Lulu’s Law last month, a bill that would create a national warning alert system for shark attacks through the Federal Communications Commission.
Lastly, Britt reflected on multiple infrastructure investments she has fought for during the 119th Congress.
Through the bipartisan Water Research Optimization Act of 2025, which Britt introduced alongside U.S. Senator Peter Welch, D-Vermont, the 13 River Forecast Centers in the U.S. would be placed under the supervision and oversight of the Office of Water Prediction, OWP. The legislation would also reauthorize the National Water Center, NWC, located in Tuscaloosa, as the primary center within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, for research, development and coordination of water-related operational activities between various departments within the Federal Government.
Britt also secured greater funding for Alabama infrastructure priorities in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Fiscal Year 2025 Work Plan. This includes increased funds for Mobile Harbor, the Selma Bank Stabilization Project, and operations and management funding for infrastructure on Alabama’s waterways. Additionally, Britt has implemented provisions in several pieces of legislation that support the expansion of the Port of Mobile.
Besides her legislative actions, Britt’s press release also touted awards and recognitions the senator has received from several policy and interest groups during the 119th Congress. Those include an Outstanding New Member of Congress Award from the American Farm Bureau Federation, the 2025 U.S. Metalcasting Industry Congressional Champion Award from the American Foundry Society, an A+ rating from the Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America’s Candidate Fund for Britt’s anti-abortion stances, and a high rating from NumbersUSA for her anti-immigration policy.
Not included in Britt’s press release was an acknowledgement of her role in the passage of the massive “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”–the landmark domestic policy bill which, among other things, has made significant cuts to federal Medicaid and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP, funding. Critics have warned that those cuts could severely harm working people in Alabama and across the country, resulting in millions of Americans losing Medicaid coverage and food assistance benefits. Without Britt’s supportive vote, the legislation would have failed to pass through the Senate.
Also absent from Britt’s retrospective was her voting record on foreign affairs issues, which has included support for the continued sale of arms to Israel despite growing international outcry over human rights abuses and accusations that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s administration is committing a genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.
