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Rep. Sharice Davids (D), co-chair of the Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus, is prepared to introduce legislation Wednesday broadening mental health support for at-risk LGBTQ+ youth.
The "Pride in Mental Health Act" would amend existing child abuse law to include explicit protections for LGBTQ+ and Two Spirit youth and their families, according to a copy of the bill obtained by Changing America.
Last week, the House of Representatives passed the Women's Business Centers Improvement Act with bipartisan support.
Why it matters: Sponsored by Rep. Sharice Davids, the bill would increase funding to the 150 Women Business Centers across the country, including a Kansas City organization based in Overland Park.
The details: Two years ago, Congress passed the Women's Business Centers Improvement Act with unanimous bipartisan support.
Abortions may soon be banned in Missouri and across many other states if the Supreme Court decides to overturn Roe v. Wade, as indicated by a draft decision leaked and published Monday night.
How did elected officials around Kansas City react to the potential of a Roe v. Wade reversal?
"I am sad and I am concerned. Americans have long had faith in the third branch. It has now been shaken by leaks and an even more troubling divorce from precedent and rights" Mayor Quinton Lucas tweeted.
More than $13 billion went to businesses in Kansas and Missouri for COVID-19 assistance last year, according to the Small Business Administration.
On Tuesday, Kansas Rep. Sharice Davids met with small business owners like Jennifer Pugh in Mission, Kansas, to see how they're doing now.
"When you're seen, you're heard," Jennifer Pugh, owner of Lulu's Boutique said.
Pugh explained how federal money helped her during the pandemic and the challenges she now faces.
"It has been a little bit of a train wreck, but we are doing better," Pugh said.
U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, D-3rd Dist., recently visited Stryten Energy, a manufacturer of advanced battery technology, as part of her Made in Kansas tour to promote domestic manufacturing and supply chain solutions.
The company has a location in the Fairfax area of Kansas City, Kansas.
A group of centrist House Democrats is urging leadership to put nearly two dozen health-care bills on the floor for votes.
The endorsement for the swath of legislation will be rolled out with a social media push Thursday and is part of the New Democrat Coalition's broader effort to encourage the party to pass as many bipartisan bills as possible before the midterm elections—while they still control the House, Senate, and White House.
The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to approve a bill that would increase funding to Women Business Centers through the U.S. Small Business Association, marking another attempt to get additional funding for a program proponents say helps create more female entrepreneurs.
The bill cleared the House on a voice vote, a sign of uncontroversial legislation that has bipartisan approval.
During House Floor remarks on Tuesday, Rep. Sharice Davids (D-KS) spoke about a bill to support women entrepreneurs.
Funding awarded to five local schools or districts through the American Rescue Plan
Five school districts in the 3rd Congressional District will receive a grant from the Federal Communication Commission's Emergency Connectivity Fund program to help students access the internet while attending school from home, according to U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, D-3rd Dist.
U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, D-3rd DIst., launched her Made in Kansas tour Tuesday to promote domestic manufacturing and supply chain solutions at A&K Railroad Materials in Kansas City, Kansas.
Davids announced the tour after being selected as a key negotiator for the House as lawmakers finalize a major, bipartisan supply chain package in Congress.