The Kansas Statehouse isn’t the only building where lawmakers are active.
The US Capitol has seen several bills championed by Kansas lawmakers:
*In the US Senate, Roger Marshall has introduced the Defining Male and Female Act of 2025, designed to set “the legal definitions of male, female, and sex to ensure they are based on biological reality rather than radical, left-wing ideology.”
*Marshall has also introduced the Dietary Guidelines Reform Act, which would amend the National Nutrition Monitoring & Related Research Act of 1990 with updated and evidence-based nutrition information if passed and signed by President Trump.
*Senator Jerry Moran has introduced the HOPE for Heroes Act, short for Helping Optimize Prevention and Engagement. If passed, this will increase federal grant money earmarked to prevent veteran suicide, require the Department of Veterans Affairs to coordinate communication plans between the VA and grant recipients and would mandate VA-conducted training for grantees.
*Marshall and Moran, along with Missouri Senator Josh Hawley, have introduced the Southwestern Power Administration Fund Establishment Act. the senators say this will help to stabilize energy rates while bolstering the power grid in Kansas and other states by letting the SWPA operate on a self-funding, revolving fund. If passed, SWPA would also have the authority to plan long-term projects related to infrastructure and power replacement.
*In the US House, Representative Derek Schmidt says he supports the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which is written to let Kansans carry concealed guns nationwide. Schmidt has also cosponsored the Death Tax Repeal Act, which he says will benefit farms and small businesses
