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US HR901
Resolution
Status
11/20/2025
Primary Sponsor
Greg Steube
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AI Summary
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Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20) would be expelled from the House of Representatives pursuant to Article I, Section 5 of the Constitution
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A federal grand jury indicted Cherfilus-McCormick on November 19, 2025 for allegedly stealing $5,000,000 in FEMA disaster funds through her family-owned company, Trinity Health Care Services, which received the overpayment for COVID-19 vaccination staffing services in July 2021
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The indictment alleges she laundered the stolen FEMA funds to finance her 2021 congressional campaign through personal loans to her campaign committee and illegal straw donor contributions to evade campaign finance limits
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Charges include theft of government funds, wire fraud, money laundering, unlawful campaign contributions, and false tax filings, carrying a potential maximum sentence of 53 years in federal prison
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The House Ethics Committee has a separate ongoing investigation into alleged campaign finance violations, disclosure failures, and acceptance of improper voluntary services related to her 2022 campaigns
Legislative Description
Providing for the expulsion of Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick from the United States House of Representatives.
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on Ethics.
11/20/2025