1st Congressional District

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Jerry Carl plans to join Brooks in challenging presidential election results

Carl plans to join a small group of House Republicans in challenging the 2020 presidential election results.

December 31, 2020

Congressman-elect Jerry Carl says he opposes another lockdown

Carl said he wants “a return to normalcy,” in an interview with Fox News last week.

December 29, 2020

House passes National Defense Authorization Act

The NDAA includes an amendment authorizing the construction of an additional ship by Austal USA in Mobile.

December 9, 2020

Byrne calls vote to decriminalize marijuana a “waste of time”

“This is reckless, irresponsible, and a waste of time," he said.

December 8, 2020

Byrne donates congressional records to University of South Alabama

Byrne’s term representing the 1st Congressional District will end at the end of the year when the 116th Congress ends.

November 13, 2020

Tuberville appoints Stan McDonald to chair his transition team

Stan McDonald is a Huntsville attorney and will be chair of Tuberville's transition team.

November 12, 2020

Byrne introduces bill to protect underwater forest

This is the only known site where a coastal ice age forest this old has been preserved in place, with thousands of trees still rooted in the dirt they were growing millennia ago before being reclaimed by the Gulf of Mexico.

October 28, 2020

Congressman Gary Palmer endorses congressional candidate Jerry Carl

“Jerry Carl is a man of integrity who will represent First District Alabamians well in Washington,” Palmer said.

October 21, 2020

Congressman Byrne: States that locked down shouldn’t get federal aid

Republicans in the Congress have been strongly resisting calls to reimburse city and state governments for their lost revenues due to the economic shutdowns.

October 15, 2020

Brooks, Byrne vote against latest version of House coronavirus relief bill

This version was $2.2 trillion, slimmed down in an effort to reach an agreement with Republicans who have offered only a $1 trillion proposal in negotiations.

October 2, 2020