McCormick of Florida resigned from Congress Tuesday moments before a House Ethics Committee meeting to determine whether any punishment was warranted for her alleged misconduct. She has been charged with stealing nearly $5 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency funds for her campaign and pleaded not guilty.

Democratic congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida is facing a critical moment in her political career

America Reports' co-anchor Sandra Smith reports on Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick stepping down before a formal disciplinary hearing by the House as part of an ethics investigation.

Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick is resigning rather than be formally disciplined by the House as part of an ethics investigation into her use of campaign funds.

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FLA) appears for a hearing of the House Ethics Committee on Capitol Hill on March 26, 2026 in Washington, DC. Ch

An investigation found she committed more than 20 ethics violations, including breaking campaign finance laws.

Fla., resigned moments before the House Ethics Committee was set to consider recommending she be expelled from Congress.

Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick said she will resign from Congress after facing an expulsion threat tied to more than two dozen alleged ethics violations.