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March 19, 2021

Washington, DC -- Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) today introduced the Deborah Nixon Special Needs Trust Inclusion Act alongside Representative Gus Bilirakis (FL-12). This important bipartisan legislation would allow veteran participants in the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) to take full advantage of Special Needs Trusts.

Issues:Veterans
March 19, 2021

Parsippany, NJ -- In the days following Representative Mikie Sherrill's (NJ-11) introduction of a resolution highlighting the need to reopen schools for in-person instruction in a manner that's safe for both students and teachers, state leaders and community organizations across the New Jersey 11th Congressional district have risen to support her resolution.

Issues:Education
March 18, 2021

Washington, DC -- Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) today voted for two landmark immigration bills that address key problems in America's current immigration system. H.R.

March 17, 2021

Washington, DC –– Representative Mikie Sherrill voted today in favor of the bipartisan Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021 (VAWA), of which she's an original cosponsor. This bill renews and strengthens the protections and grants established in the landmark 1994 legislation that expired in 2018.

March 17, 2021

Washington, DC -- Representative Mikie Sherrill voted today to remove the deadline for states to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. The bipartisan vote ensures that the fight to enshrine women's rights in the Constitution is able to continue.

March 16, 2021

Washington, DC — Today, Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives in support of the safe reopening of schools, calling for the prioritization of teachers in vaccine distribution, and highlighting the impacts school closures are having on students across the country.

March 16, 2021

Washington, DC – This week, Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) and U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) urged the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to swiftly resolve outstanding issues with the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), a tool used to define areas at high risk for flooding, for the Township of Pequannock.

March 16, 2021

Parsippany, NJ — U.S. Representatives Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) and Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-09) today urged President Biden to include the Peckman River Project in his administration's budget request to Congress for Fiscal Year 2022 at the highest possible level of funding.

March 16, 2021
Washington, DC – Rep. Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), Rep. Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), and Rep. Tom Malinowski (NJ-07) called on the U.S Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) last week to authorize the creation of a sixth Vet Center in New Jersey, which would provide necessary counseling and support services to veterans residing in Morris, Sussex, Warren, and Hunterdon counties.
Issues:Veterans
March 15, 2021

Burlington, NJ — Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) joined First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, Governor Phil Murphy, Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker, and Representatives Frank Pallone (NJ-06) and Andy Kim (NJ-03), at a visit to Samuel Smith Elementary School in Burlington.