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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Sharice Davids (KS-03), Rep. French Hill (AR-02), Rep. Jim Costa (CA-21), Rep. Donald Davis (NC-01), Rep. Max Miller (OH-07), and Rep. Blake Moore (UT-01) introduced the bipartisan Ticket to Work Awareness Act to increase awareness of an existing program that helps Americans with disabilities access job training, employment services, and support without risking their benefits.
OLATHE, KS – Today, Representative Sharice Davids (KS-03) visited an Olathe-based aerospace manufacturer to highlight the strength of Kansas manufacturing and her work to protect programs that help local businesses grow and create jobs.
This week, as we marked the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Representative Sharice Davids voted against two partisan bills presented as measures to support parents but instead would misdirect federal resources, stigmatize reproductive health care, and make it harder for Kansans to receive the reproductive health care they need to stay safe.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids (D-KS-03), founder and co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional FIFA World Cup 2026 Caucus, announced that the U.S. House passed $100 million to help transit agencies cover costs associated with hosting the FIFA World Cup 2026.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids voted to pass a bipartisan funding agreement that includes nine of her project requests aimed at improving road, water, and aviation infrastructure across Kansas’ Third District. She applauded the cooperative effort as another critical step toward avoiding another costly government shutdown while making smart, targeted investments in communities.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced the winner of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge for Kansas’ Third District: Drake Semchyshyn, a twelfth grader at Blue Valley West High School. Semchyshyn’s winning app, Catalyst, is designed to improve students’ academic experience within Canvas, a widely used learning management system.
On the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump’s second term as president, Representative Sharice Davids reflected on her work delivering bipartisan results for Kansans while continuing to push back against policies that threaten families, farmers, workers, and vulnerable communities.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids (D-KS-03) led a bipartisan, bicameral Kansas–Missouri delegation in thanking U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio for his collaborative efforts to swiftly develop a new Kansas City Passport Agency.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced a $1.4 million investment coming to Kansas’ Third District to improve roadway safety and prevent fatal crashes in rural and suburban communities. The Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant Program was established by the bipartisan infrastructure law, which Davids was the only member of the Kansas delegation to support.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded a total of $1,516,174 for infrastructure upgrades at two local airports in Johnson County. This new funding was made possible by the bipartisan infrastructure law, which Davids was the only member of the Kansas delegation to support.
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A Kansas City, Kansas, Underground Railroad site that sheltered enslaved people lacks federal recognition, and local lawmakers just introduced a bill to change that.
Why it matters: Quindaro Townsite is not open to the public, and the federal funding that comes with a National Historic Landmark designation would make that possible.
All members of the Kansas House delegation including Democrat Sharice Davids and Republicans Tracey Mann, Ron Estes and Derek Schmidt voted in favor of the bill.
An aviation safety bill seeking to address lessons learned from last year’s midair collision of a jet from Wichita with an Army helicopter near the nation’s capital was approved by the House Tuesday, but key senators and the families of the 67 victims think the bill still needs to be strengthened.
Transportation officials gathered on Capitol Hill to prepare for the 2026 FIFA World Cup’s massive visitor influx.
U.S. Representative Sharice Davids (D-KS) said she hosted the second in a series of Capitol Hill briefings on Tuesday, April 14.
Increases in diesel and gasoline prices are already impacting farmers as they plant crops in Sumner County. Kansas State University economist Gregg Ibendahl estimates that the average Kansas grain farm will spend an additional $10,000 on fuel this season.
Kansas State-Olathe campus representatives joined other local governments Tuesday to highlight new federal funding secured in February by 3rd District Rep. Sharice Davids and Sen. Jerry Moran.
K-State Olathe is set to receive $5 million later this year to purchase lab equipment for the school’s supply chain research and advanced manufacturing curriculum. The equipment will support a $4 million expansion the campus opened in January for those programs.
On April 7, Rep. Sharice Davids joined local leaders to announce 14 projects in Kansas’ Third District totaling $17.8 million. The funding will support workforce training, flood mitigation, road and bridge safety, law enforcement, and other community priorities.
The FDA gave accelerated approval for a groundbreaking drug that helps treat Hunter syndrome, a rare disease that affects fewer than 500 people in the United States. It's mainly diagnosed among boys.
Hunter syndrome has not had an FDA-approved treatment in 20 years, until now.
Rep. Sharice Davids announced Monday that the Department of Health and Human Services has awarded the East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corporation’s (ECKAN) Head Start program with a new federal grant.
The $3.7 million will be used to continue providing early education opportunities and family support services to children and families in Anderson and Miami counties.
Representative Sharice Davids celebrated the reopening of the STARBASE facility at the Kansas City Readiness Center. The program offers hands-on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) learning for elementary students at no cost to schools. Governor Laura Kelly, Senator Roger Marshall, Representative Derek Schmidt, and local leaders, teachers, and students joined the event.
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.