Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) is proud to announce that two community projects in Illinois’ 17th District are included in the FY26 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD), and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.
The legislation includes $500,000 in Community Project Funding secured by Congressman Sorensen to support public safety and infrastructure improvements in Rockford and Peoria.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) announced his nominations for outstanding students from Illinois’ 17th Congressional District to the United States Service Academies as members of the Class of 2030. Service academy nominations are among a Member of Congress’s most honorable responsibilities, opening the door for students to attend institutions that develop future leaders for the U.S. Armed Forces.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) joined Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) and fellow Democratic Members of the House Agriculture Committee in the introduction of the Farm and Family Relief Act.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) reintroduced bipartisan legislation with Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-02) to preserve and restore the Driftless Area between Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. By empowering farmers with voluntary conservation tools, the Driftless Area Landscape Conservation Initiative (DALCI) Act reduces flood risk, improves water quality, and expands recreation and tourism activities in the Driftless Area.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) released the following statement on the one-year mark of the Trump administration:
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) announced that he has signed on as a co-sponsor of articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. He was among the first 50 Democrats in the House of Representatives to hold Secretary Noem accountable for her leadership of the Department of Homeland Security.
Rep. Eric Sorensen released the following statement on his decision to co-sponsor the impeachment articles:
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) announced today that he has secured more than $33 million in federal Community Project Funding for communities across Illinois’ 17th Congressional District, with $4 million invested directly in the Rockford region to strengthen critical water and sewer infrastructure.
The federal funding is a part of a broader bipartisan government funding bill that passed the U.S. House of Representatives last week. Next, it goes to the Senate, where it will debated and voted on before being signed by the President and enacted.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) announced today that he has secured more than $33 million in federal Community Project Funding (CPF) for communities across Illinois’ 17th Congressional District, with more than $2 million invested directly in the Peoria and Bloomington-Normal region to strengthen critical wastewater and flood infrastructure.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) announced today that he has secured more than $33 million in federal Community Project Funding for communities across Illinois’ 17th Congressional District, with over $25 million invested directly in the Quad Cities region to strengthen critical water, sewer, and river infrastructure.
STERLING, IL – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) is proud to announce the City of Sterling has been awarded $138,788 through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Fiscal Year 2024 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program.
The funding will support operations and safety improvements, helping ensure local firefighters have the tools and resources needed to protect the Sterling community.