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August 21, 2015

Congressman Danny K. Davis (IL-07) today issued the following statement reiterating his support for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the nuclear agreement reached between the P5+1 nations and Iran.

“This month marks the 70th anniversary of the nuclear age. The dangers of nuclear war remain very real but the path to contain the nuclear demon has not been easy. The Iran Nuclear Agreement is the latest attempt to reduce the nuclear danger and perhaps one of the most complex set of issues ever confronted in shaping an international agreement.”

August 4, 2015

Thursday, August 6, 2015

7:00pm-9:00pm TOWN HALL MEETING (Oak Park, River Forest & Forest Park Residents) at Oak Park Village Hall, 123 Madison, Oak Park, IL.

Monday, August 10, 2015

7:00pm-9:00pm BERWYN TOWN HALL MEETING at Berwyn Council Chambers, 6700 West 26th Street, Berwyn

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

7:00pm-9:00pm COMMUNITY AWARENESS TOWN HALL MEETING at Hermitage Park, 5838 S. Woods, Chicago

Monday, August 17, 2015

7:00pm-9:00pm BELLWOOD TOWN HALL MEETING - Bellwood Village Hall, 3200 Washington, Bellwood

July 28, 2015

I strongly support consumers in their desire to know what is in their food and this bill is the best option to provide that information to the American consumer. The national standards created under H.R. 1599 will provide information to the public in an efficient, consistent, and comprehendible manner that is preferable to the inconsistency and confusion created by the states.

July 16, 2015

H.R. 3087, the Education Stability for Foster Youth Act

Congressman Danny K. Davis and Congresswoman Karen Bass

Issues:Education
July 16, 2015

Representatives Davis and Bass Introduce Legislation to Help Foster
Youth Stay in School

WASHINGTON, DC—In the ongoing national effort to provide better
opportunities for the nearly 400,000 young people in the U.S. foster
care system, Congressman Danny K. Davis (D-IL) and Congresswoman Karen
Bass (D-CA) today introduced the “Education Stability for Foster Youth
Act,” legislation that would address some of the education challenges
foster youth face when they enter the foster care system and are
forced to change homes and schools or school districts.

Issues:Education
May 21, 2015

Davis and Edwards Introduce Pell Grants for Prisoners Bill

Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Donna F. Edwards (MD-4), along with Reps. Danny K. Davis (IL-7), Barbara Lee (CA-13), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-3), Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3), and Cedric Richmond (LA-2), introduced the Restoring Education and Learning (REAL) Act today, legislation that would reinstate Pell Grant eligibility for federal and state prisoners.

May 19, 2015

Representatives Davis, Connolly, and Lee Introduce Bill to Cut Child Poverty in Half in 10 Years



Washington, D.C.- On May 19, 2015, Congressman Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Congressman Gerald E. Connolly, and Congresswoman Barbara Lee introduced the Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2015 to develop evidence-based policies to cut child poverty by half in 10 years.


May 19, 2015

Reps. Davis, Black, McDermott and Franks Introduce Bipartisan Adoption Tax Credit Refundability Act of 2015

April 30, 2015

Congressman Danny K. Davis

HEALTH CARE TOWN HALL MEETING


AGENDA
* Disparities of Organ Transplants
* Disparities of Organ Transplantation In Minority Communities
* Revisiting Regulations That Impact Organ Transplantation


Tuesday, May 5th, 2015 at 7:00 PM
UIC Student Center West
828 S. Wolcott (2nd Floor)
Chicago, Illinois 60612


For Additional Information Please Call 773-533-7520 or email nicole.harvey@mail.house.gov

February 27, 2015
Congressman Danny K. Davis (D-IL) announced that he is leading a publicity campaign to encourage eligible students and families to take the education tax breaks for which they qualify.
Issues:Education