U.S. Representative — Illinois's 7th District
Danny Davis
Democrat · Illinois
Democrat U.S. Representative for Illinois's 7th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Legislative Record
Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)
- H.R.8887 — Julius Rosenwald and Rosenwald Schools National Historical Park Act (Introduced, May 19, 2026)
- H.R.7689 — Earl N. Williams, Sr., First Chance Act (Introduced, Feb 25, 2026)
- H.R.7690 — Dr. William W. Sullivan TRIO Upward Bound Student Stipend Support Act (Introduced, Feb 25, 2026)
- H.R.7639 — For the relief of Roberto Carlos Lopez. (Introduced, Feb 20, 2026)
This bill provides for the relief of Roberto Carlos Lopez. - H.R.7529 — Fresh Starts for Foster Youth Act (Introduced, Feb 12, 2026)
- H.R.6625 — RISE from Trauma Act (Introduced, Dec 11, 2025)
- H.R.6181 — John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act (Introduced, Nov 20, 2025)
- H.R.5372 — DEMO Act (Introduced, Sep 16, 2025)
Recent floor votes (100 on record)
- Voted Nay on H.R.8884 — Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
- Voted Yea 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 Nay 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 Nay on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Yea on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Nay on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Yea on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted No on H.R.8800 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)
- H.R.9849 — Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
- H.R.9932 — Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- H.R.9941 — Right to IVF Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- H.R.9944 — TPS Review Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- H.R.9833 — Ensuring Kids Have Access to Medically Necessary Dental Care Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
- H.R.9874 — Get Foreign Money Out of United States Elections Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
- H.R.1628 — 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
- H.R.9832 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of dental services under the Medicare program. (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
Voting analysis
The last item on Danny Davis's filing list is a bill for the relief of one named person. Private bills are the oldest thing Congress does — legislation that applies to a single human being, usually someone whose immigration or claims case has run out of ordinary remedies, and for whom the only route left is an act of the legislature. They have become rare. One sits here among his five.
Of the 50 most recent of those, 50 currently sit at Introduced.
Named for people
Three of the other four also carry names. A national historical park for a man and the schools that bear his name. A first chance act titled after someone. A student stipend programme titled after a doctor. Only the foster youth measure is named for the people it serves rather than for a person who prompted it.
Read together, the list is a record built out of individuals — a way of legislating that treats particular lives as the unit of account rather than populations.
A very large output
Health leads his classified subjects with taxation behind, and his sponsored total ranks among the biggest counted anywhere in this data. He is ranking member on work and welfare at Ways and Means; the Illinois Republican who chairs that same subcommittee also has a page here.
Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Danny Davis's cluster into: Health (9), Taxation (8), Families (6), Social Welfare (6), Education (5), Private Legislation (4).
Where he broke ranks
Five times, and never on procedure — every one is a completed measure. He refused a children's online safety act, an organised retail crime bill and a resolution on Iran, all of which passed. He supported a war powers resolution that failed and a fuel retailing act that passed.
| Roll call | Date | Outcome | Their vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R.7757 KIDS Act On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 228 | Jun 29, 2026 | Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
| H.Con.Res.84 Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from Lebanon On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll call 201 | Jun 4, 2026 | Failed | Yea (party: Nay) |
| H.R.1346 Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act On Passage · roll call 164 | May 13, 2026 | Passed | Yea (party: Nay) |
| H.R.2853 Combating Organized Retail Crime Act On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 157 | May 12, 2026 | Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
| H.Res.1099 Reaffirming Iran remains the largest state sponsor of terrorism On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree · roll call 84 | Mar 5, 2026 | Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
Below the Illinois Democrats
His figure comes in below what Illinois's Democratic House members average together.
Among the 14 Democrats in the Illinois delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 3.4%. Danny Davis is below that average at 2.4%.
Tenure and attendance
Fifteen terms since the late nineteen-nineties. He is absent somewhat more often than the typical member here.
First elected in 1997, now serving across 15 terms. Danny Davis falls in the veteran cohort.
By the numbers
In the 119th Congress, Danny Davis has 407 bills sponsored, 7703 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- House Committee on Ways and Means: Health
- House Committee on Ways and Means: Work and Welfare (Ranking Member)
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