Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) introduced the
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) announced that he secured a provision in the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026 authorizing $50 million in federal funding to address critical water and wastewater infrastructure across the Second Congressional District. The bill passed the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee today and will now advance to the House floor for a vote.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) introduced the Affordable Youth Enrichment Opportunities Act, a bill to provide a federal tax deduction for parents who pay out-of-pocket expenses for enrichment opportunities for their children. |
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) delivered a speech honoring the life and legacy of Mikhail Torrance, a Mobile native, former star basketball player for the University of Alabama, and community leader who tragically passed away last week.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) announced that funding for four rural hospitals in Alabama’s Second District successfully passed the House Appropriations Committee, bringing the Congressman one step closer to again delivering millions of dollars for critical community projects in Alabama. |
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representatives Shomari Figures (D-AL) and Dave Taylor (R-OH) introduced a bipartisan House resolution expressing support for the designation of May 31 through June 6, 2026, as “Our Roads, Our Safety Week.” Members of the Congressional Trucking Caucus joined Figures and Taylor in the introduction of this resolution, including Representatives Mike Bost (R-IL), Dina Titus (D-NV), Harriet Hageman (R-WY), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Jefferson Shreve (R-IN), Addison McDowell (R-NC), and Mary Miller (R-IL).
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the State of Alabama could use its 2023 congressional map:
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) issued the following statement after the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting Alabama from implementing a new congressional district map:
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Shomari C. Figures (AL-02), Vice Ranking Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, announced that he secured several legislative victories, particularly for Mobile, to improve local bridge conditions, strengthen port infrastructure, enhance bus driver safety, and more through the Build America 250 Act, a bipartisan, five-year surface transportation reauthorization bill. The bill advances to the House Floor for a vote. |
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court lifted the injunction preventing Alabama from using discriminatory district maps: