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Congressman Richard Durbin from Illinois

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Congressman Richard J. Durbin
Democrat
Next Election: 2026
Richard J. Durbin
Illinois
202-224-2152

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Latest Announcements:

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Latest Votes:

Dec 7 2023

Voted Yes On the Cloture Motion on PN904

Richard E.N. Federico, of Kansas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit

Dec 7 2023

Voted Yes On the Motion to Proceed on HR2670

A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, ...

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Campaign Finance Summary:

Contributions: $430,318
Individual $146,305
PAC & SuperPac $32,750
Disbursements: $260,666
Individual Refunds $-7,656
Committee Refunds $0
Debts Owed $0
Cash on Hand $1,653,392

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Recently Sponsored Bills:

s3416 - Dec 6 2023

A bill to establish the Climate Change Advisory Commission to develop recommendations, frameworks, and guidelines for projects to respond to the impacts of climate change, to issue Federal obligations, the proceeds of which shall be used to fund projects that aid in adaptation to climate change, and for other purposes.

Cosponsors
0

s3404 - Dec 5 2023

A bill to require certain protections for student loan borrowers, and for other purposes.

Cosponsors
6

s3404 - Dec 5 2023

A bill to require certain protections for student loan borrowers, and for other purposes.

Cosponsors
6

s3356 - Nov 29 2023

A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to modify the role and duties of United States Postal Service police officers, and for other purposes.

Cosponsors
12

s3356 - Nov 29 2023

A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to modify the role and duties of United States Postal Service police officers, and for other purposes.

Cosponsors
12

s5277 - Dec 15 2022

A bill to reform the financing of Senate elections, and for other purposes.

Senate Finance Committee

Cosponsors
7

s5172 - Dec 1 2022

A bill to designate the Department of Energy Integrated Engineering Research Center Federal Building located at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois, as the "Helen Edwards Engineering Research Center".

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee

Cosponsors
1

s5155 - Nov 30 2022

A bill to establish the Proprietary Education Interagency Oversight Coordination Committee and facilitate the disclosure and reporting of information regarding complaints and investigations related to proprietary institutions of higher education eligible to receive Federal education assistance.

Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Cosponsors
2

s5141 - Nov 29 2022

A bill to direct the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics to establish a database with respect to corporate offenses, and for other purposes.

Senate Judiciary Committee

Cosponsors
1

s5111 - Nov 16 2022

A bill to require Transmission Organizations to accept bids from aggregators of certain retail customers, and for other purposes.

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Cosponsors
0

s5111 - Nov 16 2022

A bill to require Transmission Organizations to accept bids from aggregators of certain retail customers, and for other purposes.

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Cosponsors
0

s5098 - Nov 15 2022

A bill to ensure that significantly more students graduate college with the international knowledge and experience essential for success in today's global economy through the establishment of the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program in the Department of State.

Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Cosponsors
1

s5098 - Nov 15 2022

A bill to ensure that significantly more students graduate college with the international knowledge and experience essential for success in today's global economy through the establishment of the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program in the Department of State.

Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Cosponsors
1

s4962 - Sep 27 2022

A bill to establish within the Office of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment of the United States Agency for International Development a rural mobility program to promote mobility in rural communities through access to affordable, fit-for-purpose bicycles, to provide support to sustainably increase access to rural areas, and for other purposes.

Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Cosponsors
0

s4962 - Sep 27 2022

A bill to establish within the Office of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment of the United States Agency for International Development a rural mobility program to promote mobility in rural communities through access to affordable, fit-for-purpose bicycles, to provide support to sustainably increase access to rural areas, and for other purposes.

Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Cosponsors
0

s4962 - Sep 27 2022

A bill to establish within the Office of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment of the United States Agency for International Development a rural mobility program to promote mobility in rural communities through access to affordable, fit-for-purpose bicycles, to provide support to sustainably increase access to rural areas, and for other purposes.

Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Cosponsors
0

sres775 - Sep 20 2022

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that violence and threats of violence against the employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation are unacceptable and should be condemned.

Cosponsors
2

sres775 - Sep 20 2022

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that violence and threats of violence against the employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation are unacceptable and should be condemned.

Cosponsors
2

sres775 - Sep 20 2022

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that violence and threats of violence against the employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation are unacceptable and should be condemned.

Cosponsors
2

sres774 - Sep 19 2022

A resolution designating September 2022 as National Democracy Month as a time to reflect on the contributions of the system of government of the United States to a more free and stable world.

Senate Judiciary Committee

Cosponsors
1

sres774 - Sep 19 2022

A resolution designating September 2022 as National Democracy Month as a time to reflect on the contributions of the system of government of the United States to a more free and stable world.

Senate Judiciary Committee

Cosponsors
1

s4674 - Jul 28 2022

A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve system to prescribe regulations relating to network competition in credit card transactions, and for other purposes.

Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

Cosponsors
1

s4624 - Jul 26 2022

A bill to amend the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2018 to support multijurisdictional task forces that investigate and disrupt illegal firearm trafficking and straw purchasing, and for other purposes.

Senate Judiciary Committee

Cosponsors
1

s4624 - Jul 26 2022

A bill to amend the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2018 to support multijurisdictional task forces that investigate and disrupt illegal firearm trafficking and straw purchasing, and for other purposes.

Senate Judiciary Committee

Cosponsors
1

sres711 - Jul 14 2022

A resolution expressing the condolences of the Senate and honoring the memory of the victims of the mass shooting at the Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, on July 4, 2022.

Cosponsors
1

sres711 - Jul 14 2022

A resolution expressing the condolences of the Senate and honoring the memory of the victims of the mass shooting at the Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, on July 4, 2022.

Cosponsors
1

sres708 - Jul 13 2022

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the political repression in Belarus on the two-year anniversary of the August 2020, fraudulent presidential election.

Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Cosponsors
9

s4430 - Jun 16 2022

A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to establish an interagency task force between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Food and Drug Administration for purposes of sharing information and providing technical assistance with respect to patents, and for other purposes.

Senate Judiciary Committee

Cosponsors
2

sres651 - May 26 2022

A resolution expressing support for the designation of June 3, 2022, as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" and June 2022 as "National Gun Violence Awareness Month".

Senate Judiciary Committee

Cosponsors
12

sres651 - May 26 2022

A resolution expressing support for the designation of June 3, 2022, as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" and June 2022 as "National Gun Violence Awareness Month".

Senate Judiciary Committee

Cosponsors
12

s4255 - May 18 2022

A bill to authorize dedicated domestic terrorism offices within the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to analyze and monitor domestic terrorist activity and require the Federal Government to take steps to prevent domestic terrorism.

Senate Judiciary Committee

Cosponsors
12

s4089 - Apr 26 2022

To restore entitlement to educational assistance under Veterans Rapid Retraining Program in cases of a closure of an educational institution or a disapproval of a program of education, and for other purposes.

Cosponsors
0

s4089 - Apr 26 2022

A bill to restore entitlement to educational assistance under Veterans Rapid Retraining Program in cases of a closure of an educational institution or a disapproval of a program of education, and for other purposes.

Cosponsors
0

s4089 - Apr 26 2022

A bill to restore entitlement to educational assistance under Veterans Rapid Retraining Program in cases of a closure of an educational institution or a disapproval of a program of education, and for other purposes.

Cosponsors
0

s4090 - Apr 26 2022

A bill to improve transparency and availability of information regarding dietary supplements by amending the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require manufacturers of dietary supplements to list dietary supplements with the Food and Drug Administration.

Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Cosponsors
1

s4089 - Apr 26 2022

A bill to restore entitlement to educational assistance under Veterans Rapid Retraining Program in cases of a closure of an educational institution or a disapproval of a program of education, and for other purposes.

Cosponsors
0

s4089 - Apr 26 2022

A bill to restore entitlement to educational assistance under Veterans Rapid Retraining Program in cases of a closure of an educational institution or a disapproval of a program of education, and for other purposes.

Cosponsors
0

s3950 - Mar 29 2022

A bill to establish the Baltic Security and Economic Enhancement Initiative for the purpose of increasing security and economic ties with the Baltic countries and to establish the Baltic Security Initiative for the purpose of deepening security cooperation with the Baltic countries, and for other purposes.

Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Cosponsors
14

s3938 - Mar 28 2022

A bill to reauthorize the READ Act.

Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Cosponsors
1

s3869 - Mar 17 2022

A bill to add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program.

Senate Judiciary Committee

Cosponsors
1