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March 15, 2021

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Vice Chair Sharice Davids has introduced the "Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act'' with Ranking Member Garret Graves (R-LA) to promote innovation and growth in American aviation.


March 15, 2021

Today, United States Representatives Sharice Davids (D-KS), Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), and Sam Graves (R-MO), along with Senators Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Jerry Moran (R-KS), applauded the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' (USCIS) announcement that it would restore 500 positions that had been eliminated due to financial constraints and the COVID-19 pandemic. The announcement comes after a year-long bipartisan effort from lawmakers to protect jobs and ensure continuity of operations at USCIS facilities in the Greater Kansas City Metro Area.


March 11, 2021

Representative Sharice Davids applauded House passage of two critical bills, H.R. 8 and H.R. 1446, to prevent gun violence in our communities and help save lives.


March 10, 2021

Today, Representative Sharice Davids voted to pass the American Rescue Plan, an urgently needed package that will combat the coronavirus and economic crisis and get relief to Kansans. The bill, which the Senate passed last week with minor changes, will now go to President Biden's desk for his signature.


March 9, 2021

Representative Sharice David (KS-03) and Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar (FL-27) have introduced the Economic Injury Disaster Loan Relief Act, a bipartisan bill that extends the deadline for small businesses to repay Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) loans for one year. The extension will provide additional relief for businesses as the COVID-19 pandemic remains ongoing.


March 5, 2021

Representative Sharice Davids helped introduce bipartisan legislation to improve the Small Business Administration's 504 Loan Program. This legislation, the 504 Modernization and Small Manufacturer Enhancement Act, was introduced with Representatives Steve Chabot (R-OH), Angie Craig (D-MN) and Young Kim (R-CA) to improve the loan guaranteed loan program and enhance the ability of small manufacturers to access affordable capital.


March 4, 2021

Today, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Vice Chair Sharice Davids (KS-03) discussed key infrastructure priorities during a White House meeting with President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, and a bipartisan group of Committee members.

The group discussed the need to create and pass an infrastructure package that would build back the U.S. economy with materials made in America, create good-paying jobs, and combat the effects of climate change.


February 26, 2021

Representative Sharice Davids issued the following statement on her vote to pass the American Rescue Plan, a COVID relief package that would help get the virus under control and provide the relief that Kansans desperately need:


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Davids presiding over House floor.
February 25, 2021

Representative Sharice Davids issued the following statement on the passage of the Equality Act, which would ensure LGBTQ Americans are guaranteed the full protections of federal civil rights laws. Davids presided over the House floor during debate on the landmark legislation.


In the News

April 17, 2026

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.

 


April 15, 2026

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.


April 14, 2026

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.

 


April 9, 2026

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.

 

Issues:Agriculture

April 7, 2026

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.


April 7, 2026

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.

 


April 6, 2026

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.

 


April 6, 2026

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.

 


April 3, 2026

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.

 


March 23, 2026

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.

 

Issues:Agriculture