Prioritize mental health and substance abuse treatment and prevention initiatives.

Danny K. Davis · Illinois · Democratic

spending impact 0.76 specificity 0.81 extraction confidence 98%

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He will prioritize mental health and substance abuse treatment and prevention initiatives, ensuring that individuals receive the care and support they need to lead healthy and fulfilling lives.

Promises expanded mental health and substance use services.

PLATFORM | Danny K. Davis
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Signed into law in 2008, the Second Chance Act fundamentally reshaped federal reentry policy by investing in job training, housing support, substance use treatment, mentoring, and community-based services designed to reduce recidivism and improve long-term outcomes.

The release describes Second Chance Act investments, including substance use treatment and community-based reentry services, as the basis for expanded reentry policy.

CONGRESSMAN DANNY K. DAVIS MARKS ANNIVERSARY OF SECOND CHANCE ACT WITH CALL TO EXPAND REENTRY INVESTMENTS | Congressman Danny K. Davis
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Evidence

Congress.gov records H.R. 6 as Public Law 115-271 and summarizes opioid, substance-use treatment, Medicaid, Medicare, and CHIP mental-health provisions.

A major substance-use and mental-health treatment/prevention package became federal law, showing policy delivery on the promise area.

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H.R.6 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, 115th Congress
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The Clerk lists H.R. 6 as passed 396-14, with Davis, Danny, Democratic, Illinois, voting Yea.

Davis voted for the SUPPORT Act before it became Public Law 115-271, tying him directly to enacted substance-use and mental-health legislation.

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Office of the Clerk, Roll Call 288, H.R. 6, 115th Congress
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Congress.gov lists H.R. 2483 as Public Law 119-44 and titled it a reauthorization of opioid use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery programs.

Congress reauthorized federal opioid prevention, treatment, and recovery initiatives during Davis's later federal service.

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H.R.2483 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025, 119th Congress
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The Clerk lists H.R. 2483 as passed 366-57, with Davis (IL), Democratic, Illinois, voting Yea.

Davis voted for the 2025 SUPPORT reauthorization, which later became law and continued opioid prevention, treatment, and recovery programs.

delivered unknown A for effort

Office of the Clerk, Roll Call 151, H.R. 2483, 119th Congress
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Congress.gov shows Davis sponsored H.R. 8885 to create grants addressing substance-use needs of families in the child welfare system.

Davis introduced a concrete substance-use treatment/prevention funding bill, but it remained introduced/referred and did not become law by the end of the 118th Congress.

partial unknown A for effort

H.R.8885 - Partnership Grants to Strengthen Families Affected by Parental Substance Use Disorder Act of 2024
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Congress.gov shows Davis sponsored H.R. 1757 to address psychological, developmental, social, and emotional needs of traumatized children, youth, and families.

Davis advanced a mental-health prevention and trauma-informed care initiative, but the bill stayed at introduced/referred status rather than becoming law.

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H.R.1757 - Trauma-Informed Care for Children and Families Act of 2017
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Assessments

delivered unknown A for effort

The promise was broad, but the evidence shows enacted federal action squarely in the promised area: Davis voted for the 2018 SUPPORT Act, which became Public Law 115-271 and addressed opioid, substance-use, mental-health, Medicaid, Medicare, and CHIP treatment/prevention provisions. He also voted for the 2025 SUPPORT reauthorization, listed as Public Law 119-44, continuing opioid prevention, treatment, and recovery programs. His sponsorship of related substance-use and trauma-informed care bills further supports serious prioritization, though those specific bills did not pass. Because the payload does not identify the campaign cycle or promise date, exact same-term versus later-term timing cannot be determined.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%