Press Releases
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.