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Rep. Sherrill with the 2018 NJ-11 Congressional App Challenge Winners
August 6, 2019

Parsippany, NJ – Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) is excited to announce that her office is hosting the 2019 Congressional App Challenge (CAC) for students in New Jersey's 11th Congressional District, and the submission portal is now open.

August 5, 2019

Parsippany, NJ -- In the aftermath of two mass shootings this weekend in Texas and Ohio, Representative Sherrill (NJ-11) renewed her call for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to bring commonsense gun safety legislation passed in the House up for a floor vote.

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Representative Sherrill reviews information about the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
July 31, 2019

Washington, DC -- The House of Representatives approved Representative Mikie Sherrill's (NJ-11) and Senator Bob Menendez's (D-NJ) bicameral and bipartisan legislation yesterday, introduced with Representative Fred Upton (R-MI) and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), to reauthorize the Family-to-Family Health Information Centers (F2F HICs) program for five years.

Issues:Health
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Voting
July 26, 2019

Washington, DC -- Representative Sherrill renewed her call for immediate action to secure our election system following the publication of a bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee report that concluded Russia targeted election systems in all 50 states during the 2016 election cycle.

July 18, 2019

Washington, DC – Today, Representative Sherrill voted to raise the wages for up to 33 million Americans and builds upon the $15 minimum wage bill New Jersey signed into law earlier this year.

Issues:Economy
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F-2-F Bill
July 17, 2019

Washington, DC – Today, the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted to advance Representative Mikie Sherrill's (NJ-11) bipartisan legislation, introduced with Representative Fred Upton (R-MI), to reauthorize the Family-to-Family Health Information Centers (F2F HICs) program. Sherrill's bill will be included in H.R.

Issues:Health
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tax form and coins
July 16, 2019
Washington, DC – Today, Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) and Representative Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05) led the introduction of the bipartisan H.J. Res. 72 to overturn harmful U.S. Treasury Department regulations aimed at restricting Americans from deducting charitable contributions from their federal taxes.
Issues:Economy
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Closeup shot of a young man writing on a note pad
July 15, 2019
Washington, DC – Today, Reps. Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), Susie Lee (NV-03), Abby Finkenauer (IA-01), Frederica Wilson (FL-24), and Rodney Davis (IL-13) introduced the bipartisan Protecting Access to Student Transcripts (PAST) Act to prevent higher education institutions from withholding transcripts from students who have defaulted on their student loans.
Issues:Education
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Representative Sherrill joins with September 11th Advocates and members of the NY and NJ delegations after introduction of the Never Forget the Heroes Act
July 12, 2019
Washington, DC – Today, Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) voted to make the September 11th Victims Compensation Fund permanent to ensure care for 9/11 first responders and victims. With overwhelming bipartisan support, the Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act (H.R. 1327) passed the House of Representatives.
Issues:Health
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Representative Sherrill delivers the final speech before passage of the NDAA.
July 12, 2019

Washington, DC – Today, Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) voted in support of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020. Representative Sherrill is a member of the House Armed Services Committee, and her district includes Picatinny Arsenal, the U.S. Army's Joint Center of Excellence for Guns and Ammunition.