Richard J. Durbin

DemocratILSenatorServing since 2021

Sponsored

96

Cosponsored

309

Amendments

40

Votes cast

217

Committees

12

Sponsored bills

S. 5194In committee

A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to improve the maintenance, alteration, and construction of United States courthouses, and for other purposes.

S. 1516Reported

Cahokia Mounds Mississippian Culture Study Act

S.Res. 815In committee

A resolution commending the Chicago Cubs baseball teams as it celebrates its 150th anniversary on August 29, 2026.

S. 5060In committee

A bill to comprehensively combat child marriage in the United States.

S. 3925In committee

Julius Rosenwald and Rosenwald Schools National Historical Park Act

S.Res. 799Agreed to

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

S. 4979In committee

PROMISE Act of 2026

S. 4955In committee

Gateway Arch National Park Boundary Revision Act of 2026

Vote record

On the Resolution
S.Res. 817
Jul 30, 2026 · Resolution Agreed to
nay
Unspecified
S.J.Res. 181
Jul 30, 2026 · Unspecified
yea
On the Motion to Proceed
S.J.Res. 199
Jul 30, 2026 · Motion to Proceed Rejected
yea
On the Cloture Motion
S.Res. 817
Jul 29, 2026 · Cloture Motion Agreed to
nay
On the Motion to Proceed
H.R. 5334
Jul 29, 2026 · Motion to Proceed Agreed to
yea
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed
H.R. 5334
Jul 28, 2026 · Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to
yea
On the Nomination
Jul 28, 2026 · Nomination Confirmed
nay
On the Cloture Motion
Jul 27, 2026 · Cloture Motion Agreed to
nay
On the Nomination
Jul 23, 2026 · Nomination Confirmed
yea
On the Nomination
Jul 23, 2026 · Nomination Confirmed
nay

Amendments

To repurpose funds previously appropriated for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the timely processing of DACA applications and related employment authorization documents and to prohibit the use of funds to arrest, detain, deport, or remove DACA recipients.

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July 2026

Bill cosponsorship · Jul 27

Diversity Jurisdiction Inflation Adjustment Act

Member vote · Jul 23Yea

Voted Yea — On the Nomination: PN999-5

Member vote · Jul 23Nay

Voted Nay — On the Nomination: PN999-6

Member vote · Jul 23Yea

Voted Yea — On the Motion to Discharge: S.J.Res. 180

Bill cosponsorship · Jul 23

A bill to protect and expand nationwide access to assisted reproductive technology, including in vitro fertilization.

Bill cosponsorship · Jul 23

UNLOCK AUKUS Act

Bill cosponsorship · Jul 23

A bill to amend chapter 57 of title 28, United States Code, to provide for a code of conduct for justices and judges of the courts of the United States, establish an Ethics Investigations Counsel, and require disclosure of recusals.

Bill cosponsorship · Jul 23

A bill to establish the Office of the Ombudsperson for Immigrant Children in Immigration Custody, and for other purposes.

Bill cosponsorship · Jul 23

A resolution recognizing the importance of independent living and economic self-sufficiency for individuals with disabilities made possible by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and calling to protect the right of individuals with disabilities to live in their own homes and communities.

Bill introduced · Jul 23

A resolution commending the Chicago Cubs baseball teams as it celebrates its 150th anniversary on August 29, 2026.

Member vote · Jul 22Nay

Voted Nay — On the Cloture Motion: PN999-6

Member vote · Jul 22Yea

Voted Yea — On the Cloture Motion: PN999-5

Member vote · Jul 22Yea

Voted Yea — On the Nomination: PN999-3

Member vote · Jul 22Yea

Voted Yea — On the Cloture Motion: PN999-3

Member vote · Jul 22Nay

Voted Nay — On the Nomination: PN938-1

Bill cosponsorship · Jul 22

A bill to establish, under Article I of the Constitution of the United States, a court of record, which shall be known as the United States Immigration Courts.

Bill cosponsorship · Jul 22

A bill to provide protections for children in immigration custody, and for other purposes.

Member vote · Jul 21Nay

Voted Nay — On the Nomination: PN851-8

Bill introduced · Jul 21

A bill to comprehensively combat child marriage in the United States.

Bill cosponsorship · Jul 21

SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act

Committee assignments

Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
member
Commodities, Derivatives, Risk Management, and Trade
member
Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety
member
Senate Committee on Appropriations
member
Department of Defense
member
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
member
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
member
Energy and Water Development
member
Financial Services and General Government
member
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
member
Senate Committee on the Judiciary
ranking member
Crime and Counterterrorism
ranking member

Service history

U.S. Senate · IL
Democrat · 2021–2027
U.S. Senate · IL
Democrat · 2015–2021
U.S. Senate · IL
Democrat · 2009–2015
U.S. Senate · IL
Democrat · 2003–2009
U.S. Senate · IL
Democrat · 1997–2003
U.S. House · IL-20
Democrat · 1995–1997
U.S. House · IL-20
Democrat · 1993–1995
U.S. House · IL-20
Democrat · 1991–1993
U.S. House · IL-20
Democrat · 1989–1991
U.S. House · IL-20
Democrat · 1987–1989
U.S. House · IL-20
Democrat · 1985–1987
U.S. House · IL-20
Democrat · 1983–1985