U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) this week was named Gun Violence Prevention Hero of the Week by the Brady Campaign for the introduction of the Prevent Family Fire Act. Davis joined five of his colleagues to introduce this bipartisan bill to promote the safe storage of firearms and encourage the sale of more gun safes through a tax incentive. "It's going to take members who are willing to look at every aspect of this issue and set politics aside to find solutions and that's exactly what we are do...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today announced that the BN Parents organization facilitated by Chestnut Health Systems, Inc. is the recipient of a Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program grant through the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). The continuing grant award is for the amount of $125,000. BN Parents is a community coalition with a mission of reducing substance use through parent-teen communication on the issue. Additional information can be found at www.BNParents.org. T...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today announced that the Piatt County Mental Health Center's I.M.P.A.C.T Coalition is the recipient of a Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program grant through the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). The grant award is for the amount of $125,000. The DFC Program was developed to support communities as they mobilize individuals and organizations to prevent youth substance use, based on the premise that local problems need local solutions. At a time w...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today released this statement after there was bipartisan opposition to the House resolution authorizing an impeachment inquiry of President Trump. “Today, I was asked to vote for an impeachment inquiry based on testimony and documents I cannot even see because I do not serve on the three committees that are privy to this information,” said Davis. “I voted no because we have seen no proof of a crime to even warrant these impeachment proceedings, the resolution allo...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today testified before the House Natural Resources Committee subcommittee hearing on the importance of his bill to make the site of the 1908 Springfield Race Riots a national monument. The hearing follows Davis' announcement last month that the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) recently found the site to be suitable for designation as a National Historic Monument. “This hearing is another step forward in this very long process to ensure the 1908 Springfield Race R...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today joined his colleagues to introduce a resolution to ensure all members of the U.S. House of Representatives have access to impeachment hearing documents. The Let Everyone Access a Copy of the Transcripts Resolution would make a change to House rules to require all closed hearing documents and recordings to be available to all members on the same schedule and basis. Currently, only members who serve on the House Foreign Affairs, Intelligence, and Oversight and...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.), and Antonio Delgado (D-N.Y.), members of the House Committee on Agriculture, led a bipartisan letter with 46 of their House colleagues calling on the Senate and House appropriators to prioritize funding to support high-speed broadband internet infrastructure projects across rural America. The bipartisan group of members urged appropriators to increase federal investment in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Rural eConnectivi...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) this week honored the life of Tom Tracy, Jr. on the House floor. Tracy, President and CEO of Farm Credit Illinois, passed away unexpectedly last month at the age of 47. Click image or here to watch Davis' prepared remarks: Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor my friend Tom Tracy Jr., an active and beloved community member who passed away unexpectedly last month at the age of 47. Tom grew up in Ivesdale, Illinois and, after graduating from Bement High School, went on...
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Marisa's Story: The Opioid Crisis in Illinois Click to Play U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today announced that his bill, H.R. 4810, the Opioid Prescription Verification Act, will be part of a larger package of bipartisan bills that Republicans will be pushing to build on last year’s monumental legislation to address the opioid crisis (H.R. 6). Today is the anniversary of H.R. 6 being signed into law. H.R. 4810 was inspired by the Normal Police Department in Davis' district to help law enforce...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today announced several organizations within the 13th Congressional District will receive a total of $502,000 in grants from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office on Violence Against Women. These funds are authorized through the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). In April 2019, Davis crossed party lines and voted in favor of VAWA, which passed the house 263-158. He was one of 33 Republicans to vote for the bill. According to the Centers for Disease Control, ...
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