Voting Rights Act of 1965 by providing increased oversight of voting changes, updating the pre-clearance formula to oversee contemporary discrimination patterns, and expanding the Attorney General's power to send federal observers to jurisdictions in areas at risk of voting discrimination. In 2019, Sewell co-sponsored the For the People Act of 2019. LGBT rights Sewell voted for the Equality Act and the Respect for Marriage Act. Tourism Sewell co-sponsored and voted for the National Heritage Area Act of 2022, which would create a National Heritage Area system and designate 19 counties in the Alabama Black Belt as a National Heritage Area. Education Sewell co-sponsored the Student Non-Discrimination Act in 2013 which, if enacted, would have protected LGBT students from anti-gay bullying and discrimination in public schools. In 2019, she sponsored a bill, which passed, granting historically black colleges $70 million for capital improvements and to support their educational work. Energy policy Sewell opposes offshore drilling and opposes allowing the EPA to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. Foreign policy Sewell supported Obama's decisions on Afghanistan, citing "trust" of his policies. She was part of a bipartisan delegation that accompanied Nancy Pelosi on a two-day trip to Afghanistan in May 2012. While there, they spent time "with American service-members and meeting local officials to discuss security and women's issues." Sewell opposed removing armed forces from Afghanistan in 2011. Government reform Sewell co-sponsored the STOCK Act in 2011 and the DISCLOSE Act in 2012. The same year, she also co-sponsored the SIMPLE Voting Act, to require a minimum of 15 days of nationwide early voting. Gun policy In 2019, Sewell voted for the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019, requiring background checks on anyone seeking to buy a firearm. Health care Sewell voted for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). She supports Medicaid expansion and offering incentives for states to do so. She is currently sponsoring bills to lower prescription drug costs, expand funding for rural hospitals, and to support more health studies on African American health disparities. In March 2021, Sewell voted for the American Rescue Plan, which included $475 million in funding for Sewell's district including vaccination support, city employee overtime pay, and hazard pay for COVID-19 response work. Homeland security Sewell supported extending the PATRIOT Act's wiretapping. She voted against funding to support Trump's wall. Kay Ivey When Alabama governor Kay Ivey shared that she had performed in a college