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MOLINE, IL – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) will host a Service Academy Night on September 8, 2026, to help students and their families learn more about opportunities at the nation’s service academies and the congressional nomination process. The event will be held from 5-6:30 p.m. at the Moline Public Library, 3210 41st St, Moline, IL 61265.  

JOSLIN, IL — U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and U.S. Representative Eric Sorensen (D-IL-17) today released the following statement on the announced closure of the Tyson Foods plant in Joslin, Illinois, which will result in the loss of about 2,500 union jobs in the region:

WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) announced that applications for U.S. Service Academy nominations are now open for students interested in attending one of the nation’s prestigious military service academies. Students seeking a congressional nomination from Congressman Sorensen must submit their application through the online portal by Saturday, November 1, 2026.

WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) joined Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) in introducing the Strengthening Access to Flood-resilient Environments for Rural Communities Act (SAFE Rural Act), to help rural communities better prepare for flooding before disasters strike.

WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) announced that Chestnut Health Systems has been awarded more than $2.3 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support drug use and addiction research.

The funding includes two grants totaling $2,327,679 through HHS' Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs. 

WASHINGTON, DC — Congressmen Eric Sorensen (IL-17) is celebrating an important step forward for his bipartisan Quashing Unwanted and Interruptive Electronic Telecommunications (QUIET) Act. The legislation was recently included in a House Energy and Commerce Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing focused on protecting communications networks and combating illegal robocalls and robotexts.

WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, spoke on the House floor in opposition to Amendment #316 to the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), warning that it could lead to the loss of 200,000 Department of Defense civilian jobs, including at places like the Rock Island Arsenal.

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressmen Eric Sorensen (IL-17) and Mike Flood (R-NE) launched the Weather Enterprise Caucus for the 119th Congress. This bipartisan caucus serves as a forum to inform Members of Congress about all things weather forecasting and research – particularly the economic, societal, and national security value of the United States Weather Enterprise.