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July 9, 2022

Yesterday, Representative Sharice Davids welcomed Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02), Chair of the U.S. House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure's Aviation Subcommittee, to Kansas' Third District. Davids and Larsen spoke with local aviation leaders and community partners and toured a manufacturing facility and the Kansas City International Airport (MCI). Davids serves as the Vice Chair of the U.S. House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure.


July 5, 2022

Yesterday, on Independence Day, Representative Sharice Davids penned a guest column in the Kansas City Star onmaking more goods in America, supporting our local workforce and manufacturing, and fixing our supply chain.


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A picture of Rep. Davids at the Central Avenue bridge.
July 1, 2022

Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced 15 Davids-sponsored projects have been approved by the House Appropriation subcommittees, from updates to a police mobile command center to the modernization of a traffic-heavy bridge. The projects, totaling $32 million in federal funding, will be included in a larger appropriations package to be voted on in the House.


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Rep. Sharice Davids announces her “State of our Systems: Safety” report in Westwood, Kansas.
June 30, 2022

Today, Representative Sharice Davids released a new report examining the state of transportation safety in the Third District of Kansas, the fourth installment in her office's "State of our Systems" series.


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Rep. Davids shadows a Rodriguez Mechanical apprentice at the Shamrock Trading Corp. expansion
June 28, 2022

OVERLAND PARK, KS – Today, Representative Sharice Davids shadowed construction apprentices at Shamrock Trading Corp. to highlight her work on pro-manufacturing supply chain legislation. Davids is one of two Kansas lawmakers selected to serve on the leadership committee working to finalize this legislation, which would expand the Registered Apprentice Program that helps place workers in jobs at Shamrock and dozens of other companies in the Kansas Third.


June 24, 2022

Today, Representative Sharice Davids voted to pass historic, bipartisan gun violence prevention legislation, the Safer Communities Act. This bill, which passed the Senate last night, will protect Kansas children, keep our schools safe, and reduce the threat of violence across the country. This passage comes after Davids urged the Senate to act on critical gun safety measures following recent mass shootings.


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Rep. Davids with Zero Suicide
June 24, 2022

Wednesday, the House passed Representative Sharice Davids' bipartisan legislation to renew federal mental health grant programs for health centers, schools, and law enforcement. The REACHING Improved Mental Health Outcomes for Patients Act is led by Representatives Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Claudia Tenney (R-NY) and Angie Craig (D-MN) along with Davids.


June 23, 2022

Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced President Biden appointed Christy Davis as the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director for Kansas. Davis, a fifth-generation Kansan, will help create jobs, foster economic development, and support essential services in rural Kansas.


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Davids joins local experts to call for action on mental health and opioid use legislation.
June 22, 2022

Today, Representative Sharice Davids joined local experts to urge action on upcoming legislation aimed at tackling the mental health and addiction crisis. As the House prepares to vote on a package that includes Davids' bipartisan legislation to renew federal mental health grant programs, local advocates shared how those programs have helped create healthier, safer communities in Kansas.

Issues:Health Care

June 22, 2022

As President Biden prepares to announce today that he is calling on Congress to instate a federal gas tax holiday—as Representative Sharice Davids first proposed in February—she released the following statement:


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January 6, 2026

Originally, they were told it would be an extra seven days than expected. Their flight, along with hundreds of others, were cancelled due to the FAA shutting down airspace over the Caribbean.

 

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Some wouldn’t be too upset about extra days in paradise, but the Bernards were ready to get home and back to work, especially with some medication running low.


December 13, 2025

This month, President Donald Trump called affordability a “hoax,” a “con job” and a “scam.” Meanwhile, Kansas families are struggling to keep up with skyrocketing costs, especially during the holidays.

 

In Washington, too many decision-makers simply don’t feel these price increases themselves. When you’re wealthy and insulated, affordability becomes just another message in a polished campaign ad — not a reality you have to live with.


December 12, 2025

Lawmakers from both parties and businesses spanning the airline and farming industries want sustainable aviation fuel to take off.

 

A bill introduced by Republican and Democratic lawmakers this week would strengthen a credit for SAF producers that was recently pruned, while also aiming to create thousands of jobs in agriculture and other areas.

 


December 11, 2025

U.S. Representatives Tracey Mann (KS-01), Mike Flood (NE-01), Sharice Davids (KS-03), and Troy Carter (LA-02) introduced the Securing America’s Fuels (SAF) Act, bipartisan legislation that strengthens the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry, creates economic opportunities for farmers, and reduces emissions in the transportation sector.

 


December 9, 2025

U.S. Representative Sharice Davids, along with three other lawmakers, has introduced the Securing America’s Fuels (SAF) Act. This bipartisan bill aims to strengthen the sustainable aviation fuel industry, create new opportunities for farmers, and cut emissions from transportation.

 


November 21, 2025

TOPEKA — U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids of Kansas joined five dozen colleagues requesting a House vote on legislation extending federal tax credits set to expire at the end of December that were implemented to moderate Affordable Care Act insurance costs.

 

Issues:Health Care

November 21, 2025

TOPEKA — U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids of Kansas joined five dozen colleagues requesting a House vote on legislation extending federal tax credits set to expire at the end of December that were implemented to moderate Affordable Care Act insurance costs.

 


November 20, 2025

Representative Sharice Davids and 58 other House Democrats are calling for an immediate vote to extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits, matching a promise already made in the Senate. They say this is urgent because, without action, Kansans could see their monthly health insurance premiums jump by an average of 77 percent, putting coverage at risk for millions of Americans.

 

Issues:Health Care

November 19, 2025

With the government reopened and the end of ObamaCare open enrollment fast approaching, House Democrats are calling on House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to hold a vote on extending the law’s enhanced premium tax credits.

 

Issues:Health Care

November 14, 2025

It was a balmy, beautiful fall Friday afternoon as dozens of community members, elected officials, and parks staff gathered at two neighborhood parks in eastern Kansas City, Kansas to celebrate over $1.5 million in park improvements that officials say will be a milestone for historically underserved areas of Wyandotte County.