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WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-02) today announced he has cosponsored the Credit for Caring Act. The legislation would ensure family caregivers can financially continue to provide care services for their loved ones by establishing an annual tax credit of up to $5,000.

WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-02) issued the following statement regarding passage of the budget reconciliation bill by the U.S. House of Representatives, also called the “One Big Beautiful Bill”:

“Last November, Americans voted for change in Washington, D.C. Today, Congress is delivering much of the change promised by President Trump’s America First agenda that voters in our Second Congressional District chose by a large margin.

WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-02) released the following statement after the United States Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision today to limit district court judges’ ability to issue nationwide injunctions.

WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Schmidt (KS-02) today released the following statement celebrating Congress’s recent passage of the HALT Fentanyl Act. The legislation permanently classifies fentanyl-related substances (FRS) as a schedule I drug, ensuring law enforcement has the tools it needs to keep these harmful substances off the streets and out of communities in Kansas and across the country.

WASHINGTON, DC: Today, Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-02) announced he has introduced the Congressional Review Reform Act. This legislation would eliminate the Congressional Review Act’s 60 legislative day lookback period, allowing Congress to disapprove of any federal agency rule, regardless of when it was implemented.

WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-02) today announced he has cosponsored H.R. 3926, the Terrorist Inadmissibility Codification Act. The legislation – originally introduced by Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) – would expand federal law to prohibit people belonging to or associated with multiple terrorist organizations from entering the United States.

WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-02) today released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025. The legislation claws back $9.4 billion taxpayer dollars earmarked for unnecessary spending.

WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-02) today announced he has joined Congressmen Adrian Smith (NE-03) and Randy Feenstra (IA-04) in encouraging United States Trade Ambassador Jamieson Greer to prioritize gaining improved market access for American agricultural exports – specifically U.S. ethanol, distillers’ dried grains with solubles (DDGS), and soybean meal (SBM) – in India.