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WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled that Trump’s tariff scheme is illegal without Congressional authorization.
ROCKFORD, IL – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) met with educators from across Illinois’ 17th District this week for a roundtable discussion focused on the future of federal education funding and the challenges facing local schools.
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) is proud to announce that he secured over $200 million in federal funding to support several initiatives at Rock Island Arsenal that will protect jobs, support servicemembers, and expand the Arsenal’s Manufacturing Center of Excellence.
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) is joining bipartisan legislation to raise pay for federal correctional officers and improve safety inside federal prisons, including facilities serving Illinois. The Federal Correctional Officer Paycheck Protection Act of 2026 would provide a 35 percent base pay increase for eligible Bureau of Prisons employees, helping address chronic staffing shortages, excessive mandatory overtime, and high turnover rates.
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: