Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-02) today announced Topeka High Student Cooper Martin as the winner of the 2025 Kansas Second District Art Competition. His photo will hang in the U.S. Capitol, where it will be seen by hundreds of people from across the world every day over the next year.

WASHINGTON, DC: Representatives Derek Schmidt (KS-02) and Harriet Hageman (WY-AL) today introduced the Wrongful Injunction Accountability Act. The legislation builds upon an executive action taken in March by President Donald Trump to discourage the filing of requests for injunctions against the federal government.

WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-02) recently led fellow Kansas City area Representatives Sharice Davids (KS-03) and Emanuel Cleaver (MO-05) in encouraging the National Park Service to designate the Quindaro Townsite in Wyandotte County as a National Historic Landmark. The Kansas City, Kansas 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, DC: The U.S. House of Representatives has now voted to overturn 15 bureaucratic rules adopted in the final days of the Biden administration. Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-02) today released the following statement highlighting the House’s work to dismantle the administrative state:

WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-02) today announced he has cosponsored the Trafficking Survivors Relief Act. The bipartisan legislation would provide federal criminal record relief to survivors of human trafficking who committed a non-violent offense as a direct result of having been a victim of trafficking.

WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-02) announced today he has cosponsored the Voter Eligibility Verification Act. Introduced by Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne (TX-24), the Voter Eligibility Verification Act would require the federal government to cooperate with states seeking to verify the eligibility of voters.

WASHINGTON, DC: Today, Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-02) announced he has cosponsored the States Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment (SHARE) Act. This bipartisan legislation aims to make it easier for qualified healthcare providers to work across state lines by streamlining states’ licensing processes.

WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-02) released the following statement after the House today passed the No Rogue Rulings Act (NORRA), which he cosponsored.