The record · Canonical bills
Every bill, with sources.
Bill number, sponsor, cosponsors, status, a plain-English explainer, and a link to the official Congress.gov record. The on-the-record version of what Doc has filed and voted on.
Agriculture
- S. 4418 Lowering Input Costs for American Farmers Act Cuts phosphate fertilizer costs for American growers by roughly 20 to 25%, about $150 per ton, by ending the Biden-era duties on imports from Morocco.
- S. 222 Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act Puts whole and 2% milk back on the menu in the National School Lunch Program for the first time since 2010. Signed into law January 14, 2026.
- S. 3099 DIRECT Act Lets Kansas's state-inspected meat and poultry processors ship directly to customers across state lines, with retail quantity caps. Doc is the lead Senate sponsor.
Rural healthcare
- S. 1816 Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act Puts hard 24- and 72-hour decision deadlines on Medicare Advantage prior-authorization requests so Kansas seniors stop waiting weeks for care a doctor already prescribed.
- S. 1261 CONNECT for Health Act Makes the pandemic-era Medicare telehealth coverage permanent so a Kansan in a frontier county can keep seeing a specialist by video instead of driving two hours.
- S. 2355 Patients Deserve Price Tags Act Requires hospitals, surgery centers, imaging centers, and clinical labs to publish real upfront prices for the services patients actually use, with penalties for noncompliance. Codifies and strengthens the Trump administration's hospital price-transparency rules.
Border & security
- S. 5 Laken Riley Act Requires ICE detention of unauthorized immigrants charged with theft, burglary, assault on a law enforcement officer, or any offense causing death or serious injury. First bill signed into law in Trump's second term.
- S. 42 Build the Wall Act Pays to build and maintain physical barriers on the southern border by redirecting unspent COVID-era state and local stimulus funds into a dedicated DHS construction fund.
- S. 331 HALT Fentanyl Act Permanently classifies fentanyl and its chemical cousins as the most tightly controlled drugs in federal law, closing the loophole chemists used to stay one step ahead of the DEA.
Energy
- S. 593 Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act Makes year-round nationwide E15 sales permanent in federal law, locking in what Trump's executive order opened administratively. Doc is a cosponsor.
- S. 143 Natural Gas Tax Repeal Act Repeals the Biden-era methane fee on oil and natural gas in federal law so Kansas ratepayers don't see the cost passed through on their heating bills.
Veterans
- S. 1032 Major Richard Star Act Lets combat-injured veterans who were medically retired collect both their military retirement pay and their VA disability compensation, instead of being forced to choose.
- PL 116-115 Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act Opens federal STEM scholarship, fellowship, and outreach programs to veterans transitioning into civilian careers.