REP. DAVIS ANNOUNCES HIS COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE 118TH CONGRESS – Including the House Ways and Means Committee

    Washington – U. S. Rep. Danny K. Davis is pleased to announce that House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and the House Steering and Policy Committee members appointed him to the House Ways and Means Committee. The U.S. Constitution requires that all bills regarding taxation must originate in the House of Representatives. The Committee of Ways and Means is the chief tax-writing Committee of the United States House of Representatives.  The Committee has jurisdiction over all taxation, tariffs, and other revenue-raising measures, as well as a number of other programs.

      Today, the House Ways and Means Committee appointed Davis to Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on  Worker and Family Support during the 118^th Congress. Davis said, “We have done some very important work on this Subcommittee. Including the bill passed into law that reauthorizes the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program for five years. Over that five years, the bill would double the federal investment in evidence-based home visiting from $400 million to $800 million, bringing home visiting to more families and communities.”

     The Ways and Means Subcommittee on Work and Welfare authorizes and oversees a range of critical supports for workers, children, and families. Specifically, the Subcommittee oversees the federal-state unemployment insurance program, the child support enforcement program, the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, the Child Care Entitlement, the Social Services Block Grant, foster care and other services provided to help abused or neglected children, the Supplemental Security Income program (SSI), and the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program (MIECHV).

     Davis was also appointed to the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health. Davis said, “The assignment to the U. S. House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health is important because there are 23 hospitals in the 7^th Congressional District. Of these, 13 are teaching, and 12 are safety nets. These institutions serve over 7.5 million people yearly for inpatient and outpatient care. Healthcare is one of the most essential human needs to lead a productive life. I am honored to serve to assist in this nationwide effort.”