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Rep. Sharice Davids at a podium giving a press conference.
April 14, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Sharice Davids (KS-3), Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-2), and Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (MO-5) introduced the Quindaro Townsite National Historic Landmark Act to designate the Quindaro Townsite in Kansas City, Kansas, as a National Historic Landmark. The site served as a critical entry point for anti-slavery settlers and a sanctuary for those escaping bondage via the Underground Railroad prior to and during the U.S. Civil War.


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Representatives from national transit agencies during today’s 2026 FIFA World Cup briefing.
April 14, 2026

Today, Representative Sharice Davids (D-KS-03), founder and co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional FIFA World Cup 2026 Caucus, hosted her second Capitol Hill briefing with transit agencies from across the country to highlight the critical role transportation will play in ensuring the success of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Earlier this year, the U.S.


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April 10, 2026

As NASA’s Artemis II mission prepares to return to Earth today, Representative Sharice Davids is highlighting the critical role Kansas companies — including two in Kansas’ Third District — played in making the mission possible. The Artemis program, which Davids has voted to support multiple times, represents a new era of American leadership in space exploration, and Kansas workers and businesses are helping lead the way.

 


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Rep. Sharice Davids with local small business owners.
April 9, 2026

KANSAS CITY, KS — Today, Representative Sharice Davids hosted a discussion with Wyandotte County small business owners and economic development leaders to talk about the successes and challenges facing local businesses, including the impact of reckless tariffs.

 


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Rep. Sharice Davids with Planned Parenthood Great Plains.
April 8, 2026

KANSAS CITY, KS - Today, Representative Sharice Davids joined Planned Parenthood Great Plains and local health care advocates to highlight ongoing federal efforts to restrict access to reproductive health care and underscore the real-world impact these extreme policies can have on Kansas families.

 

Issues:Health Care

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Rep. Sharice Davids and community partners celebrating new projects.
April 7, 2026

Today, Representative Sharice Davids joined local leaders to celebrate 14 newly secured projects across Kansas’ Third District that will strengthen local economies and keep families safe and healthy. These investments, totaling $17.8 million, will fund new manufacturing lab equipment to train students for the jobs of the future, improve flood mitigation infrastructure and maintain safe roads and bridges to keep Kansans safe, help protect our law enforcement, and support other key community needs.

 


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Rep. Sharice Davids reads to students at El Centro’s Head Start program.
April 6, 2026

Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded the East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corporation’s (ECKAN) Head Start program with a new federal grant.

Issues:Education

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Rep. Sharice Davids with Governor Laura Kelly, Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS), Representative Derek Schmidt (R-KS-02), and others.
April 2, 2026

KANSAS CITY, KS — Today, Representative Sharice Davids celebrated the reopening of the STARBASE facility at the Kansas City Readiness Center, which provides hands-on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) learning experiences for elementary-aged students at no cost to school districts. Davids was joined by Governor Laura Kelly, Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS), Representative Derek Schmidt (R-KS-02), and community leaders, educators, and students.

 


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Rep. Sharice Davids visits Heartland Community Health Center’s mobile dental program in Ottawa.
April 1, 2026

OTTAWA, KS — Today, Representative Sharice Davids visited Heartland Community Health Center’s Healthy Futures mobile dental program at Ottawa High School, which provides dental exams and cleanings to local students.

Issues:Health Care

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Rep. Sharice Davids meeting public safety professionals today
March 31, 2026

KANSAS CITY, KS – Today, Representative Sharice Davids, founder of the bipartisan Congressional FIFA 2026 World Cup Caucus, hosted her latest World Cup Community Conversation focused on public health and safety planning for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, bringing together local, state, regional, and federal leaders, trade professionals, and community experts to coordinate efforts ahead of the tournament.


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May 29, 2026

.Missouri’s Sam Graves and Kansas’ Sharice Davids and Tracey Mann back a new law to use data to stop accidents before they happen.Getty Images

For decades, Congress has treated roadway safety the way too many drivers treat a warning light on the dashboard: Ignore it until something breaks. Federal transportation policy has largely followed suit, funding response over prevention and leaving agencies to document tragedies rather than avert them.


May 27, 2026

Representative Sharice Davids announced she secured a $2.6 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration to support construction of a new air traffic control tower at New Century AirCenter.

 


May 23, 2026

U.S. Congresswoman Sharice Davids (D-KS) says the National Weather Service has failed to respond to her demands for answers about missed weather balloon launches.

 

She adds that seven more tornadoes touched down across the state this week, and critical atmospheric data collection disruptions continue.

 


May 22, 2026

Across Ottawa, Kansas, pieces of the April 13 tornado remain. Buildings like the Knights Inn on Main Street are still in shambles, and those who lived through it are still recovering.

 

A month later, federal officials are questioning whether there should have been more warning for the Ottawa tornado and the others that have ripped through Kansas during this storm season.

 


May 22, 2026

Today, Representative Sharice Davids introduced a bipartisan bill designed to help rural hospitals remain open and improve health care services. The Rural Hospital Revitalization Act would offer interest-free loans through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Community Facilities Program. Hospitals could use the loans, available for up to 10 years, to build new facilities or update older buildings.

 

Issues:Health Care

May 22, 2026

TOPEKA — U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids expressed frustration Friday with the National Weather Service’s failure in the last month to launch three-fourths of the balloons typically sent aloft in Kansas to assess atmospheric conditions and assist with weather forecasting.

 


May 22, 2026

TOPEKA — A coalition of federal lawmakers from Kansas introduced in the U.S. House this week a bipartisan bill that could offer interest-free loans to rural hospitals “hanging on by a thread.”

 

U.S. Reps. Sharice Davids and Tracey Mann of Kansas and representatives from Alabama, Colorado, Hawaii, Michigan, Oregon and West Virginia co-sponsored the Rural Hospital Revitalization Act.

 


May 10, 2026

U.S. Congresswoman Sharice Davids (D-KS) joined officials to mark a $50 million aviation manufacturing expansion in Olathe.

 

Davids says the visit was part of her “Sharice’s Shift” series. Indra Group USA unveiled a new 118,000-square-foot facility at the Great Plains Commerce Center.

 

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May 4, 2026

U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids of Kansas urged the public to contact lawmakers to express opposition to a federal appeals court’s order undercutting a U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulation broadening access to the abortion pill mifepristone.

 

Issues:Health Care

April 28, 2026

U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids (D-KS), a tribal citizen of the Ho-Chunk Nation and one of the first Native women elected to Congress, is introducing new legislation titled the Truth in National Parks Act to ensure National Park Service (NPS) sites preserve historically and culturally accurate information while setting clear limits on the removal or alteration of materials that reflect that history.