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May 16, 2022

Today, Representative Sharice Davids and Representative Ruben Gallego (AZ-07) called on Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles Rettig to increase the mileage rate deduction used by small business owners who operate a vehicle for their business.

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May 12, 2022

Today, Representative Sharice Davids testified before the House Natural Resources Committee on her bipartisan bill, the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act. Today's hearing on her legislation, which aims to understand and heal from the impact of federal Indian boarding school policies, directly follows the release of Volume 1 of the Depar


May 12, 2022

Today, Representative Sharice Davids delivered opening remarks at the first bipartisan leadership committee meeting on upcoming pro-manufacturing supply chain legislation.


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Rep. Davids in the House Small Business Committee markup hearing.
May 11, 2022

Today, Representative Sharice Davids voted to ensure law enforcement agencies have the time and resources to fully investigate fraud cases involving pandemic relief programs.


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May 9, 2022

Today, Representative Sharice Davids, Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall, M.D., and Representative Jake LaTurner announced the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission awarded $2 million to Ducks Unlimited to conserve and restore more than 7,301 acres of wetland and associated upland habitats across Kansas.


May 6, 2022

LENEXA, KS – Today, Representative Sharice Davids worked a ‘Sharice's Shift' delivering packages with UPS in Lenexa.


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Official portrait of Representative Sharice Davids
May 4, 2022

Today, Representative Sharice Davids introduced legislation to improve foster care services and mental health supports for at-risk LGBTQ+ youth. The Pride in Mental Health Act has been endorsed by the Congressional Equality Caucus, The Trevor Project, Human Rights Campaign, National Center for Transgender Equality, National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance, and GLSEN.


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Rep. Davids visits Garage Door Apparel Co. with owner Becky Fankhauser.
May 3, 2022

MISSION, KS – Today, Representative Sharice Davids held a "Main Street Stroll" in Downtown Mission to celebrate National Small Business Week, visiting four small businesses and hosting the owners for a roundtable discussion. During the roundtable, they discussed how federal relief programs helped them stay open through the pandemic and the challenges they still face.


April 28, 2022

Last week, Representative Sharice Davids visited three local manufacturers as part of her Made in Kansas tour, hearing directly from local businesses as she works to pass bipartisan supply chain and manufacturing policy in Congress.


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In January, Davids hosted a roundtable at the Kansas City Womens’ Business Center with local business owners.
April 26, 2022

Today, the House passed Representative Sharice Davids' bipartisan Women's Business Centers Improvement Act, which would increase access to resources and opportunities for female entrepreneurs in Kansas and across the country. Davids reintroduced this bill in January along with Representative Claudia Tenney (R-NY) and today it passed with strong bipartisan support.