Derek Schmidt
U.S. Representative (R) for Kansas, 58 years old, formerly attorney.
- attorney
- J.D. Georgetown University (1996)
- J.D. University of Kansas School of Law (2015)
SCHMIDT, Derek, a Representative from Kansas, born in Independence, Montgomery County, Kans., January 23, 1968; graduated from Independence High School, Independence, Kansas, 1986; attended Independence Community College, Independence, Kans.; B.S., University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kans., 1990; M.A. University of Leicester; Leicester, United Kingdom, 1993; J.D., Georgetown University, Washington, DC, 1996; S.J.D., University of Kansas School of Law, Lawrence, Kansas, 2015; staff, United States Senator Nancy Landon Kassebuam, 1991-1996; staff, United States Senator Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel, 1997-1998; attorney; member of the Kansas state senate, 2001-2011, majority leader, 2005-2011; attorney general of Kansas, 2011-2023; unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Kansas in 2022; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress (January 3, 2025-present).
Source: U.S. Congress Bioguide / public-record corporate filings.
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Oversight committees · 11
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Recent legislative activity · 34 bills
14 sponsored, 20 cosponsored in the 119th Congress. Color-coded by sector — yellow chips mark bills that overlap a sector this politician has actually traded in.
- Lowering Input Costs for American Farmers ActReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- REDI ActReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- Efficiency Adjustment Delay ActReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- State Partnerships to Enhance Removal of Criminal Aliens ActReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Expressing support for the designation of the week of May 3 through May 9, 2026, as "National Small Business Week" to celebrate the contributions of small businesses and entrepreneurs in every community in the United States.Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
- Brake for Kids Act of 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Resolution memorializing law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- United States-Israel FUTURES Act of 2026Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- TRICARE Transition Transparency Act of 2025Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- Recognizing April 2026 as "Distracted Driving Awareness Month" and promoting efforts to help prevent tragic and preventable crashes, deaths, and injuries caused by distracted driving.Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- Supporting the designation of April 19 through April 25, 2026, as "National Crime Victims' Rights Week".Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- HONOR Gold Star Families ActReferred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- Iran Human Rights, Internet Freedom, and Accountability Act of 2026Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of the Buffalo Soldiers.Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- Criminal History Access Act of 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- STOP FRAUD in Medicaid ActReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Pray Safe Act of 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.
- Streamlining Critical Mineral Permitting ActReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.