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Today, Representative Sharice Davids joined the Kansas Office of Broadband Development and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to encourage participation in the FCC's National Broadband Map challenge process. The map of where broadband internet is—and is not—available will guide implementation of $42.4 billion of bipartisan infrastructure law funding to improve high-speed internet access, including a minimum of $100 million to Kansas.
On Saturday, Representative Sharice Davids was sworn in to the 118th Congress, marking the start of her third term as U.S. Representative for the Kansas Third District. The Kansas Third District, which was redrawn during the 2021 redistricting process, includes all of Johnson, Miami, Anderson, and Franklin Counties, along with a southern portion of Wyandotte County.
Davids released a statement following her swearing in, and shared a video to discuss her priorities:
Representative Sharice Davids joined her colleagues on the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee yesterday to call on Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to hold airlines accountable for mass cancellations.
Representative Sharice Davids released the following statement as the Majority's failure to elect a Speaker of the House delays the start of the 118th Congress:
Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced that $31.2 million is coming to the Third District of Kansas to benefit local projects, including updating a police mobile command center, modernizing a traffic-heavy bridge, purchasing necessary medical equipment at the University of Kansas Medical Center, and more. Out of hundreds of bipartisan submissions, 14 Davids-requested projects were passed into law today as part of the broader government funding bill.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids successfully passed critical funding measures and budget increases benefitting tribal communities and Indian Country as a whole, including the longtime priority of securing advanced appropriations for the Indian Health Service (IHS). Davids voted to pass this and other priorities through the overall government funding bill, avoiding a harmful shutdown and sending them to the President's desk to be signed into law.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids shared how her office worked throughout 2022 to make government work for all Kansans, both by passing critical bipartisan legislation and connecting directly with residents of the Kansas Third all year long.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced the opening of a major federal infrastructure program and encouraged state and local communities across the Kansas Third District to apply. The U.S.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids was at the White House as her bipartisan Respect for Marriage Act, which enshrines marriage equality in federal law, was signed into law by President Biden.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids applauded bipartisan passage of legislation she introduced to enshrine marriage equality in federal law. The Respect for Marriage Act passed both the U.S. House and Senate with bipartisan support and now heads to the President's desk to be signed into law.
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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.