Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Derek Schmidt recently met with Leo Norman, the winner of this year’s Congressional Art Competition for Kansas’s Second District and a recent graduate of Pittsburg High School.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives today passed the Main Street Competes Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Representatives Derek Schmidt (KS-02) and Hillary Scholten (MI-03). The bill would help level the playing field for small businesses. The bill would require federal agencies to report to Congress each year on how antitrust laws are working, how they are helping small businesses compete, and what changes in antitrust law or policy could better support small business growth.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Derek Schmidt (KS-02) and Representative Sharice Davids (KS-03) introduced the USDA Field Office Stability Act, bipartisan legislation to prevent the closure or relocation of critical U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) field offices that serve farmers, ranchers, and rural communities across Kansas and the nation.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the Main Street Competes Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Representatives Derek Schmidt (R-KS-02) and Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03), passed unanimously out of the House Small Business Committee (SBC).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Bipartisan legislation to strengthen background checks for law enforcement officers, led by Republican Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-02) and Democrat Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02), was passed today by the House of Representatives with strong bipartisan support.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-02) has joined in a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture urging immediate action to address staffing shortages at local Farm Service Agency and Natural Resources Conservation Service offices.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-02) and Representative Deborah Ross (NC-02) introduced the Criminal History Access Act, bipartisan legislation to ensure that state law enforcement training and certification agencies can access the criminal history information they need to properly scree
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-2), Congresswoman Sharice Davids (KS-3), and Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (MO-5) introduced the Quindaro Townsite National Historic Landmark Act to designate the Quindaro Townsite in Kansas City, Kansas, as a National Historic Landmark. The site served as a critical entry point for anti-slavery settlers and a sanctuary for those escaping bondage via the Underground Railroad prior to and during the U.S. Civil War.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-2) released the following statement:
"Since U.S. combat operations in Iran began, I have expressed support for our servicemembers in harm’s way but have taken care not to rush to judgment. Engaging American military forces in combat is a matter of enormous consequence. Every person in a position of public responsibility should assess his or her duty with serious mind and with only the best interests of our country for a guide.