Sherrill’s Amendments on Tutoring and Women’s Health Adopted in Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill
Washington, DC— Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) successfully secured the adoption of two amendments in the FY2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.
The amendments provide federal funding related to two bills Rep. Sherrill introduced this Congress – the Expanding Access to High-Impact Tutoring Act and the HEART Act – to address pandemic-related learning loss and improve women’s cardiovascular health.
“I’ve remained committed to my responsibilities to govern throughout the 118th Congress, despite the chaos caused by the House Majority, by introducing legislation that will make life better for New Jerseyans. Today, funding for two of my top priorities were included in budget legislation as work continues to have these bills become law. With these amendments, we are putting kids first by providing our schools with the resources they need to enact proven, evidence-based tutoring programs that will help students recover from the pandemic and are also investing women’s health by better preparing medical professionals to diagnose, prevent, and treat cardiovascular illnesses,” said Rep. Sherrill.
Rep. Sherrill introduced the Expanding Access to High-Impact Tutoring Act in June to address the significant learning loss caused by COVID-19-related disruptions to children’s education. This legislation would provide grant funding to States for the purpose of implementing, administering, and evaluating programs in K-12 school districts that provide intensive, high-dosage tutoring to students, and provide funding for the Department of Education and States to develop a nationwide tutoring workforce.
Rep. Sherrill introduced the HEART Act in February as part of her Jersey STRONG Agenda, a legislative package which prioritizes issues that are front and center for New Jersey families. This legislation would create a grant program to help hospitals, community health centers, public health departments, and medical and health professional schools design accredited Continuing Medical Education (CME) programs specific to heart disease in women, which will give doctors the tools they need to treat women in our communities.
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