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July 15, 2022

Washington, DC–– Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) released the following statement after House passage of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2023 (NDAA) package today:

January 24, 2022

Washington, DC– Last week, Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) voted to pass legislation through the House that would require the automatic enrollment of eligible veterans in the Department of Veterans Affairs' patient enrollment system.

Issues:Veterans
December 7, 2021

Washington, DC–– Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) released the following statement following House passage of the final National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) package today:

July 29, 2021

Washington, DC–– Today, Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) voted for emergency supplemental funding to reimburse the United States Capitol Police and the National Guard for expenses incurred protecting the Capitol after the insurrection on January 6th and to expand and streamline the Afghan SIV program.

September 2, 2021

Washington, DC – Today, Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) participated in the extensive committee mark-up of and voted in support of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022.

July 22, 2021

Washington, DC –– Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) today voted for the bipartisan Averting Loss of Life and Injury by Expediting SIVs (ALLIES) Act, which she cosponsored.

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Rep. Sherrill speaks at a press conference with Vietnam Veteran Walter Parker and his service dog, Jackson, at the Capitol last year
June 13, 2019

Washington, DC – Today, Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) voted in support of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020 in the House Armed Service Committee:

Issues:Veterans
August 2, 2021

Washington, DC -- Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) led a group of Members of Congress on a bipartisan letter to the Program Administrator for the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP), Dr. John Howard, to request a speedy decision on the inclusion of uterine cancer as a covered condition within the WTCHP.

February 3, 2020
Parsippany, NJ -- Today, Representative Mikie Sherrill urged her colleagues to support the Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) for Veterans Therapy Act (H.R. 4305). The bipartisan PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act will create a pilot program within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to give veterans access to treatment derived from working with service dogs. Representative Sherrill is a lead sponsor of the PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act alongside its author, Representative Steve Stivers (R-OH). The House is expected to vote on the legislation this week.
Issues:Veterans