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Today, Representative Sharice Davids introduced legislation to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), enshrining marriage equality in federal law. The Respect for Marriage Act would also provide additional legal protections for marriage equality from those seeking to undermine it at the state level.
Last night, Representative Sharice Davids voted to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23), which invests in our nation's service members, innovation and technology, allies and partners, and diversity to strengthen our national security. The NDAA is passed by congress annually to update defense policies and determine how military funding is spent. The bill passed with large bipartisan support.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids joined Senators Angus King (ME), Chris Van Hollen (MD), and Amy Klobuchar (MN), as well as White House American Rescue Plan Coordinator Gene Sperling and U.S. Department of the Treasury Chief Recovery Officer Jacob Leibenluft to announce Kansas has received $83.5 million for increased broadband accessibility projects. The U.S.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids welcomed the announcement that Panasonic Energy's application to build an electric vehicle battery plant in Kansas has been approved and a potential site in De Soto, Kansas has been selected. Davids worked closely with Governor Laura Kelly and local leaders in government and business to help attract the $4 billion investment, which is expected to create 4,000 jobs.
GARDNER, KS - Today, Representative Sharice Davids toured the Gardner wastewater infrastructure project, which was recently approved for federal funding. The project is aimed at creating new space for residential and commercial development as Gardner has the highest projected population growth rate in Johnson County through 2030. Davids was joined by Gardner Mayor Todd Winters and City Administrator Jim Preutting.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Kansas families could soon have more information about savings and investment options for their children under bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Reps. Derek Schmidt, and Sharice Davids.
The Born to Invest Act would create a nationwide framework based on a program recently established in Kansas. The goal is to help parents and guardians learn about tax-advantaged accounts that can be used to save for children’s futures.
Representatives Sharice Davids and Gabe Evans announced the introduction of bipartisan legislation aimed at making it easier for families to apply for Social Security survivor benefits. The Survivor Benefits Application Modernization Act would require the Social Security Administration to create an online system for scheduling appointments and applying for survivor benefits.
Rep. Sharice Davids announced an $8.3 million federal award for the Kansas State Department of Education through the U.S. Department of Education’s Teacher and School Leader Incentive Program.
The funding includes about $2.9 million in base funding and $5.5 million in additional funding for fiscal year 2026.
After Congress passed the "21st Century ROAD to Housing Act" this week, President Donald Trump said he wouldn't sign it into law unless lawmakers also passed an unrelated bill focused on voting restrictions. Johnson County Rep. Sharice Davids joined KCUR's Up To Date to share her reactions and to discuss what could come next.
In a rare bipartisan feat, Republicans and Democrats in Congress overwhelmingly passed the "21st Century ROAD to Housing Act" earlier this week.
The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed bipartisan legislation that would permanently establish the Small Business Administration's Office of Native American Affairs, a move supporters say would strengthen federal support for Native entrepreneurs and tribal economic development.
U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids held a roundtable in Shawnee with local officials and stakeholders about bison herd restoration as part of her America 250 week here in town.
She said the discussion helped her appreciate the importance of both preserving the American bison and increasing the large mammal’s population.
Last spring, as Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency employed slash-and-burn tactics to bring federal agencies to heel, local farm service centers in Kansas were hit especially hard.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture lost some 24,000 employees from September 2024 to December 2025, federal data shows. In Kansas, more than 500 workers were terminated or took buyouts — a 32% scale-back that constituted the region’s largest USDA staffing reduction.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids says she’s hearing from Kansas residents who are struggling to make ends meet. In an interview with KCUR's Up To Date, Davids said President Trump went to war in Iran "without a clear strategy," and it's adding to the high cost of living.
Keeping Iran from having a nuclear weapon is a top priority for Democratic U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids. But the congresswoman from Kansas’ 3rd Congressional District disagrees with how the Trump administration is trying to eliminate that threat.
A Kansas healthcare leader and a U.S. Representative are questioning why funding needed to continue essential scientific research isn’t being paid out.
“More than halfway through fiscal 2026, the National Institutes of Health has allocated only 33% of the $26 billion it normally awards to universities,” wrote University of Kansas Chancellor Douglas Girod with Ron Daniels, Johns Hopkins University president, in a Wall Street Journal column in May.
There are 13 Johnson County students headed to U.S. service academies this summer.
On Friday, U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids celebrated the 13 students and their families with a send-off event on Friday at Corporate Woods Founders Park.
For Vance Provost, a 2025 Olathe North alumnus, his appointment to West Point and the May 29 send-off is the culmination of three years of work.