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Today, Representative Sharice Davids reintroduced her Empowering Parents’ Healthcare Choices Act, a bipartisan bill designed to cut insurer red tape, avoid surprise medical bills, and give parents decision-making power over their infant’s health care — not the insurance company. She was joined by Congressman Gabe Evans (R-CO-08).
Last week, ahead of the 60th anniversary of the landmark Griswold v. Connecticut decision affirming the constitutional right to contraception, U.S. Representatives Sharice Davids (KS-03), Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), Judy Chu (CA-27), and Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) demanded the Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced a federal grant to help two rural Kansas nursing and rehabilitation centers lower their energy costs through solar power. The investments, totaling nearly $200,000, are part of the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), which helps small businesses and farms in rural areas make energy-efficient upgrades. Davids was the only member of Kansas’ Congressional Delegation to vote for the Inflation Reduction Act, which supports this program.
Last night, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Representative Sharice Davids’ bipartisan legislation to address the impact of substance use on America’s workforce.
Today, during Pride Month, Representative Sharice Davids reintroduced her legislation to improve mental health support for at-risk LGBTQI+ youth. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) survey of American teenagers found that LGBTQI+ students report significantly worse mental health than other students.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids led a moment of silence on the U.S. House Floor in honor of Sarah Milgrim, a Prairie Village native, and her partner, Yaron Lischinsky, who were fatally shot outside the Capital Jewish Museum earlier this month. Milgrim was a 2017 graduate of Shawnee Mission East High School and earned her degree from the University of Kansas in 2021.
SHAWNEE, KS – Today, Representative Sharice Davids visited the City of Shawnee Fire Station Headquarters to see the new solar panels installed with federal resources she secured.
OVERLAND PARK, KS – Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced that 13 students from the Kansas Third District have successfully received their appointments to a U.S. Service Academy. In a send-off event in Overland Park this week, Davids presented students with a certificate acknowledging their incredible achievement.
PRARIE VILLAGE, KS – Today, Representative Sharice Davids visited The Learning Tree in Prairie Village to hear firsthand how President Donald Trump’s reckless and unpredictable tariffs are raising costs for Kansas small businesses and families.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced 15 community projects across Kansas’ Third District that she has submitted to the U.S. House Appropriations Committee for Fiscal Year 2026 funding. These locally driven requests — totaling $42,207,012.13 — focus on rebuilding aging roads and bridges, strengthening public safety and law enforcement response, expanding water access during extreme weather, and addressing other urgent community needs.
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Farm-state Dems say Argentina beef measure brings volatility, not lower prices
Two Ag Committee Democrats will argue to President Donald Trump and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins today that recent efforts to increase imports of Argentinian beef will do little to lower prices while spurring market volatility.
Sixteen years after the passage of the Affordable Care Act, concerns about healthcare affordability persist in Kansas, as some lawmakers and residents point to rising costs following the expiration of federal tax credits.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - More than $13 million in federal funding is headed to Kansas City to upgrade its public transit fleet and facilities.
Congresswoman Sharice Davids (D-KS) announced on Monday, March 9, that the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded $13.3 million to the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority.
SHAWNEE, Kan. - A Kansas family said a call to their congresswoman’s office helped bring their daughter and son-in-law home after they were stranded overseas with an unmet critical medical need.
Janet Fulgham said her daughter Laura and Laura’s husband Adam had been traveling in the UAE when an attack on Iran disrupted their plans to return home.
U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids said ahead of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday she was concerned about his promises of lower costs, stability and support for American families.
Drake Semchyshyn turned a personal pain point at school into an award-winning app.
The Blue Valley West senior created Catalyst — designed to improve students’ academic experience within Canvas, a widely used learning management system — winning the 2025 Congressional App Challenge for Kansas’ Third District.
The rising cost of fertilizer and other supplies is putting pressure on Kansas farmers.
It was a key issue that came up Thursday, when Congresswoman Sharice Davids (D-Kansas) visited Spring Hill.
She toured the Ottawa Co-op and met with producers from across the agriculture supply chain.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Kansas lawmakers are pushing sweeping aviation safety reforms, one year after a midair collision killed 67 people.
U.S. Congresswoman Sharice Davids (D-KS) and Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) have each introduced bipartisan bills aimed at modernizing the Federal Aviation Administration.
TOPEKA — U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids of Kansas endorsed federal legislation mandating upgrades to civilian and military collision-avoidance technology, changes to helicopter flight routes and improvement to air traffic control training inspired by a 2025 midair collision that killed 67 people.
The crash of a U.S. Army helicopter and an American Airlines commercial jet that had departed Wichita occurred over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C.
As farmers feel the effects of trade wars and look ahead to the next farm bill, a Kansas congresswoman has invited a state agricultural leader to President Donald Trump's upcoming State of the Union address.
Nick Levendofsky, executive director of the Kansas Farmers Union, will be a guest of U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, for the president's Feb. 24 speech in Washington, D.C.