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U.S. Representative — Kansas's 2nd District

Derek Schmidt

Republican · Kansas

Republican U.S. Representative for Kansas's 2nd congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (17 on record)

  • H.R.9794 — To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish the Senator Robert J. Dole Greatest Generation Education Program. (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)
  • H.R.9298 — Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act (Introduced, Jun 11, 2026)
  • H.R.9108 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to adjust the eligibility for the rural emergency hospital designation under the Medicare program. (Introduced, Jun 2, 2026)
  • H.R.8352 — Criminal History Access Act of 2026 (Introduced, Apr 16, 2026)
    Criminal History Access Act of 2026 This bill authorizes a new type of entity—peace officer standards and training agencies—to access criminal history record information maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The term peace officer standards and training agency means an agency of a…
  • H.R.8276 — Quindaro Townsite National Historic Landmark Act (Introduced, Apr 14, 2026)
  • H.R.8065 — Restoring Executive Branch Authorities to Oversee Offices of the United States Attorneys Act of 2026 (Reported, Mar 24, 2026)
  • H.R.7752 — Kelsey Smith Act (Introduced, Mar 2, 2026)
  • H.R.7664 — State Partnerships to Enhance Removal of Criminal Aliens Act (Introduced, Feb 24, 2026)

Recent floor votes (100 on record)

  • Voted Yea on H.R.8884 — Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.Con.Res.89 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.Con.Res.113 — Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Aye on H.R.8800 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)

Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)

  • H.R.3597 — Protecting Circuit Boards and Substrates Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • H.R.9005 — Rural Hospital Revitalization Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • H.R.8990 — Protect Domestic Oil and Gas Small Business Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
  • H.R.9802 — MARA Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
  • H.R.9801 — ABLE MATCH (Making Able a Tool to Combat Hardship) Act (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
  • H.R.8375 — Medicare Advantage Improvement Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)
  • H.R.6998 — Renewed Hope Act (Reported, Jul 20, 2026)
  • H.R.4305 — DUMP Red Tape Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2025)

Voting analysis

One of Derek Schmidt's filings would designate a townsite as a national historic landmark. The place in question was a settlement on the Missouri river with a documented role in helping people escape slavery, and a landmark designation is the mechanism by which a piece of ground becomes officially historic rather than merely old. It is an unusual entry on a first-term Republican's list, and it sits directly beside a bill on criminal history access.

17
Bills sponsored
313
Bills cosponsored

Of all 17, 15 currently sit at Introduced.

Defence, health and law tie at the head of his classified subjects — a genuinely flat distribution rather than a specialism. The remaining bills establish an education programme named for a former senator, restrict certain torts, and adjust eligibility for a rural emergency hospital designation.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Derek Schmidt's cluster into: Armed Forces and National Security (3), Health (3), Law (3), Crime and Law Enforcement (2), Congress (1), Government Operations and Politics (1).

Where he broke ranks

Eight amendment votes, two of which carried, in nearly every case an aye against a conference no. Then two completed measures he opposed and his conference passed: the resolution directing the ethics committee to preserve and publish records, and higher education access for students from the territories.

Both of those have now drawn Republican noes from several members on this site. Neither is a partisan question in the ordinary sense, which may be why they divide a conference more than the headline votes do.

5.0%
Votes against the Republican majority
219
Roll calls where a party majority formed
76 of 218
Rank among House Republicans, most defections first
The 10 most recent of 11 roll calls where Derek Schmidt voted against the House Republican majority.
Roll callDateOutcomeTheir vote
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 264		Jul 21, 2026FailedAye (party: Nay)
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 258		Jul 21, 2026Agreed toAye (party: Nay)
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 257		Jul 21, 2026FailedAye (party: Nay)
H.R.8595
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 241		Jul 15, 2026FailedAye (party: Nay)
H.R.8469
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 174		May 15, 2026FailedAye (party: Nay)
H.R.7567
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 151		Apr 30, 2026FailedNo (party: Yea)
H.R.7567
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 148		Apr 30, 2026Agreed toAye (party: Nay)
H.R.7567
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 147		Apr 30, 2026FailedAye (party: Nay)
H.Res.1100
Directing the Committee on Ethics to preserve and publicly release records of the Committee’s review of violations or alleged violations of clause 9 (as it pertains to acts of sexual harassment) and clause 18 of rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives.
On Motion to Refer · roll call 83		Mar 4, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.R.6472
Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 82		Mar 4, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)

Above the Kansas Republicans

He departs more than the state's three House Republicans do on average, and no gavel is recorded for him.

Among the 3 Republicans in the Kansas delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 3.4%. Derek Schmidt is above that average at 5.0%.

Tenure and attendance

First term, and he misses almost nothing.

First elected in 2025, now serving across 1 terms. Derek Schmidt falls in the freshman cohort.

0.5%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
220
Roll calls eligible to vote on
1
Recorded as not voting

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, Derek Schmidt has 17 bills sponsored, 313 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Armed Services
  • House Committee on Small Business
  • House Committee on the Judiciary
  • House Committee on Armed Services: Military Personnel
  • House Committee on Armed Services: Readiness
  • House Committee on Armed Services: Tactical Air and Land Forces
  • House Committee on Small Business: Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Workforce Development
  • House Committee on Small Business: Rural Development, Energy, and Supply Chains
  • House Committee on the Judiciary: Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement
  • House Committee on the Judiciary: Oversight
  • House Committee on the Judiciary: The Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust

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