He will work to promote accountability and transparency in law enforcement, support community policing initiatives, and advocate for reforms to address systemic racism and bias in policing.
Work to promote accountability and transparency in law enforcement, support community policing initiatives, and advocate reforms to address systemic racism and bias in policing.
Occurrences
Evidence
The campaign platform says Davis would work to promote accountability and transparency in law enforcement, support community policing initiatives, and advocate reforms to address systemic racism and bias in policing.
Congress.gov shows H.R. 5361 was introduced on September 15, 2025 and its official title was to hold law enforcement accountable for misconduct in court, improve transparency through data collection, and reform police training and policies. The bill remained in introduced status and was referred to committee.
Congress.gov lists Rep. Danny K. Davis as a cosponsor of H.R. 5361 on September 15, 2025.
Davis said the elimination of federal funding for 50 police officers through the COPS program would undercut Chicago's efforts to build safer communities through smart, community-based policing and undermine trust between law enforcement and the people they serve.
Davis announced he introduced the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025, saying the legislation supports people returning from incarceration with housing, career development, and behavioral health services.
Assessments
The promise was framed as an advocacy/work commitment rather than a guarantee that policing reforms would become law. In the same term, Davis cosponsored H.R. 5361, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2025, which directly addressed law-enforcement accountability, transparency, training, and bias reform. He also publicly defended COPS/community-policing funding for Chicago. Although the major reform bill did not become law, the documented actions satisfy the pledged work to promote, support, and advocate these reforms.