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May 19, 2022

Last night, Representative Sharice Davids voted to allow law enforcement officers to access disability benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health challenges that arise as a result of their service.


May 18, 2022

This week, Representative Sharice Davids led her colleagues to call on the IRS to increase a tax deduction used by small business owners and the self-employed.


May 17, 2022

Today, Representative Sharice Davids introduced bipartisan legislation that extends the federal government's authority to auction off wireless spectrum, reauthorizing an important source of revenue for the U.S. Treasury. The Extending America's Spectrum Auction Leadership Act of 2022 is co-sponsored by Representatives John Joyce (R-PA), Peter Welch (D-VT), and Bill Johnson (R-OH).


May 17, 2022

After announcing that more than $15.7 million is coming to projects in the Third District of Kansas, Representative Sharice Davids completed a Community Project Tour of all eight project sites to see


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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September 3, 2025


Two bills that aim to strengthen the country's emergency response systems championed by U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids have advanced to the House floor.

 


September 3, 2025

Freedom’s Frontier has received the half-million dollars the federal government held hostage for six months, ensuring the organization can continue for another year to preserve the story of the struggle for freedom through historic sites across Kansas and Missouri.

 


August 28, 2025

Today, the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (USGLC) hosted a conversation with Representative Sharice Davids (D-KS-03), “America and the World: How Kansas Wins,” bringing together veteran, business, community, agricultural, and faith leaders at Johnson Community College. Rep. Davids was joined by former U.S.


August 18, 2025

The six members of the Kansas congressional delegation urged President Donald Trump on Monday to approve the governor’s request for federal assistance to help the state recover from damaging weather in early June.

 


August 18, 2025

Two community projects in Olathe are among 3rd District Rep. Sharice Davids 2026 House Appropriations Committee bills, meaning they may receive federal funds if approved.

 

The first is a request for $884,466 for sewer rehabilitation within the city. This would be used to replace old, worn out pipes and manhole covers.


August 15, 2025

Representative Sharice Davids announced that 14 community projects from Kansas’ Third District she submitted have been included in the Fiscal Year 2026 U.S. House Appropriations Committee bills.


July 17, 2025

Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, led a bipartisan call to restore a federal suicide hotline for LGBTQ youth after the federal government ended the program.

 


July 17, 2025

The same morning President Donald Trump’s administration officially ended the LGBTQ+ component of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, a bipartisan group of lawmakers stood a few feet from the Capitol steps in Washington, D.C., to decry the decision and demand that the specialized “Press 3” option be restored.


July 14, 2025

Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-04) and Congresswoman Sharice Davids (KS-03) led their colleagues in calling for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to restore the Not Invisible Act Commission Report to their website.


July 11, 2025

 

Two Kansas City-area members of Congress announced Friday that federal funding has been approved to help cities keep visitors safe when they attend the World Cup matches next year.