Washington, D.C., February 27, 2025 – The Congressional Coalition on Adoption (CCA) Caucus, in partnership with the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI), has named Representative Danny K. Davis (D-IL) the new co-chair of the Adoption Caucus.

The CCA is historically the largest bicameral, bipartisan congressional member organization and works to engage Members of Congress on issues related to family permanency in child welfare. The Caucus and its Institute are deeply committed to bipartisanship and brings together Democrats and Republicans with the shared goal of improving the lives of children and families by uniting to ensure that all children know the love and support of a family through legal permanency in the forms of adoption, reunification, guardianship, and kinship care.

As a longtime champion for children and families, Representative Davis will work alongside fellow Caucus leaders to advance bipartisan initiatives and actively engage their colleagues in Congress in drafting and supporting federal policies that help vulnerable children, youth, and families and strengthen child welfare systems.

“I am deeply honored to lead the Congressional Coalition on Adoption for the 119th Congress with Co-Chairs Amy Klobuchar, Robert Aderholt, and Kevin Cramer,” said Davis. “Our bipartisan goal is to help children and families thrive by promoting policies to support permanency through adoption, reunification, guardianship, or kinship care.  The Coalition’s work educating lawmakers about and supporting policies to strengthen the child welfare system are essential to improving the lives of children and families.  I know first-hand the benefits of the Coalition’s work, and I am proud to serve an active role in this important organization.”

As an active Caucus member, Representative Davis has hosted multiple participants from the CCAI Foster Youth Internship Program® to intern in his congressional office. Over the last decade, Representative Davis has highlighted some of the extraordinary work being done in his district through the CCAI Angels in Adoption® Program.

As the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Work and Welfare for the 119th Congress, Representative Davis is a leader in promoting policies that support vulnerable children and families. The bipartisan subcommittee’s efforts led to the passage of the Supporting America’s Children and Families Act (H.R. 9076), a landmark law strengthening child welfare funding and support services. This legislation marks the first full reauthorization of Title IV-B child welfare programs in over 15 years which ensures critical federal support for family preservation and foster care nationwide.

Additionally, Representative Davis was the lead sponsor of the Foster Youth Driving Act (H.R. 1446) which expands state foster care and adoption assistance programs to provide driving preparation assistance to foster youth, and the Adoption Tax Credit Refundability Act (H.R. 3662), which seeks to make the adoption tax credit fully refundable to ensure that families of all income levels can afford the costs associated with adoption.

Through his leadership in Congress, Davis has consistently advocated for bipartisan solutions to improve adoption and foster care policies, reduce barriers for prospective parents, and ensure that policy barriers are removed that prevent children from finding permanent, safe, and nurturing families. As co-chair of the Adoption Caucus, he will continue to champion these priorities and collaborate with stakeholders to make meaningful progress on behalf of children and families nationwide. Representative Davis joins the CCA’s three current co-chairs: Representative Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), and Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN). 

“I am honored to welcome Congressman Danny Davis as a new Democrat co-chair of the Congressional Coalition on Adoption. His dedication to the well-being of children and families aligns perfectly with the mission of the CCA, and I look forward to working alongside him to promote policies that support adoption and foster care,” said Aderholt. “Ensuring that every child has the opportunity to grow up in a safe, loving, and permanent home is a goal that transcends party lines, and I am confident that Congressman Davis’s leadership will be a tremendous asset to this vital cause.” 

By joining the CCA, Members of Congress have the opportunity to participate in programs and events throughout the year that allow them to interact with children and youth, the families that care for them, organizations that work to support youth and families, and subject matter experts to hear the stories of the challenges and opportunities they experience and to strengthen federal policy with this information. 

“As a member of both the Adoption and Foster Youth Caucuses, Congressman Davis is a leader in improving the lives of vulnerable children, including working to pass bipartisan legislation to support adoption services,” said Klobuchar. “I look forward to continuing to work with Congressman Davis as a co-chair of the Adoption Caucus to help every child find the safe, loving and permanent family they deserve.”

“Danny Davis is a champion for supporting adoptive children and families,” said Cramer. I look forward to working with him and our fellow co-chairs of the Congressional Coalition on Adoption to improve the adoption process, because every child should know a permanent family’s unconditional love and support.”

CCAI, a nonprofit institute, supports the co-chairs and CCA by raising awareness and removing policy barriers about children and youth in need of safe, nurturing, and permanent families.

“CCAI welcomes Representative Davis as our new co-chair,” said CCAI’s Executive Director, Kate McLean. “As Ranking Member of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Work and Welfare, the Congressman has been an effective legislator with a strong track record of advancing policies that promote safety, stability, and permanency for children and families. We are grateful for Representative Davis’s leadership in ensuring more children find safe, permanent families.”

The Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to eliminating barriers that prevent children from being part of safe, nurturing, and permanent families. CCAI has served as a trusted, principal source of the information, expertise, and resources needed by Members of Congress’ Adoption Caucus, Congressional Coalition on Adoption (CCA), on permanency issues both in the United States and around the world for 24 years.

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Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, nonpartisan organization founded in 2001 to eliminate the barriers that prevent children from being part of a safe, nurturing, and permanent family. For more information or to learn about the work of the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, visit https://www.ccainstitute.org or contact info@ccainstitute.org or (202) 544-8500.