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June 12, 2020

Funding that Johnson County received from the CARES Act, a federal relief package backed and voted for by Representative Sharice Davids, will help significantly increase the County's COVID-19 testing, contact tracing, and epidemiology division capacity, including more testing supplies.


June 11, 2020

Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced her support for the Justice in Policing Act, as well as a slate of police and criminal justice reform bills to help increase accountability in policing, protect public safety, and build trust between law enforcement and communities.


June 11, 2020

Representatives Sharice Davids (KS-03) and Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-5) are pushing to save Kansas City area jobs after news broke of potential layoffs for 1,000 workers at the National Benefits Center due to coronavirus-related revenue shortfalls. It would be among the largest mass layoffs in the Kansas City area.


June 8, 2020

Representatives Sharice Davids (KS-03) and Andy Kim (NJ-03) have introduced legislation requiring the release of a list of businesses that have received emergency small business loans through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), helping to ensure there is transparency and oversight of this critical program. Davids and Kim are both members of the House Small Business Committee.


June 4, 2020

Representative Sharice Davids issued her support for the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America (INVEST in America) Act, introduced earlier today. The legislation would help the Kansas Third undertake transformative infrastructure projects that are smarter, safer and made to last.


June 1, 2020

Today, Congresswomen Sharice Davids (KS-03) and Deb Haaland (NM-01), the first two Native American women to serve in Congress, released the following statement in solidarity with the Black community:


May 28, 2020

Representative Sharice Davids voted today to pass a critical, bipartisan bill to improve the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) in order to make it more accessible and usable to the Kansas small businesses that need it the most.


May 20, 2020

Representative Sharice Davids called on the Department of Transportation (DOT) to put consumers first and ensure that airlines are issuing full refunds for cancelled flights, as is required under federal law. Davids is the vice-chair of the Aviation Subcommittee, under the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.


May 15, 2020

Representative Sharice Davids issued the following statement on her opposition of the HEROES Act and the need for bipartisan, bicameral cooperation:


May 11, 2020

Representative Sharice Davids announced today that her office has returned more than $1 million to Kansas Third District constituents, and has helped over 1,000 Kansans resolve issues ranging from stalled tax refunds to backlogged Veterans' benefits and more.


In the News

October 20, 2025

Thousands of federal workers in the Kansas City metro are missing paychecks, picking up side gigs and turning to food banks as the government shutdown enters its third week.

 


October 16, 2025

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Kansas Rep. Sharice Davids sat down with nearly a dozen furloughed federal workers Thursday in an emotional meeting where employees were brought to tears speaking about their struggles.


October 11, 2025

As the global hunger crisis intensifies, affecting millions across continents, Kansas legislators Sharice Davids and Roger Marshall have raised urgent alarms regarding important delays in food aid distribution by the United States Agency for International Growth (USAID).

Issues:Agriculture

October 7, 2025

Representative Sharice Davids announced her support for legislation designed to allow the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to continue operating and paying employees during a government shutdown.


October 5, 2025

In May 2017, Dawn Wheeler’s older sister informed her that she had just been diagnosed with breast cancer.

 

Wheeler’s involuntary response to the message likely saved her own life.

 

Issues:Health Care

September 30, 2025

TOPEKA — Dawn Wheeler, a small business owner in Edwardsville, receives treatment for her metastatic breast cancer almost weekly.

 

One shot, which she gets every other week to treat cancer in her liver, costs around $10,000, she said.


September 19, 2025

More than $1 million will be invested in improvements for new bike and walking trails, playground equipment, safety surfacing and more in Roeland Park.

 

The U.S. Department of the Interior has awarded the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks with a $1.5 million federal grant to update and improve Nall Park.


September 17, 2025

Soon Native American Tribes across the United States could have greater autonomy in the way their citizens are distributed food. House Bill 3956, or the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) Act of 2025, will amend the 2018 Farm Bill by authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into self-determination contracts with Tribes.


September 16, 2025

The Congresswoman from Kansas has urged leadership to ensure that millions of Americans are not forced to pay more for healthcare.

 

Issues:Health Care

September 15, 2025

Last week, Representative Sharice Davids met with local, state, and federal law enforcement leaders at a summit focused on the growing threat of fentanyl, the leading cause of overdose deaths in the U.S. Rep. Davids received updates on current efforts and discussed challenges, tools, and long-term solutions with officials.