Richard J. Durbin
Democrat · U.S. Senator for Illinois
140 sponsored · 510 cosponsored
Age 82 · In office since 1997, in Congress since 1983
Contact their office: (202) 224-2152 · 711 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510 · Official website
Of the bills they sponsored: 2 passed one chamber and wait on the other, 8 were resolutions that are finished, 6 cleared committee and wait for a first vote, 123 are in committee, and 1 has only been introduced.
The paragraph under each bill and the scores beside it were written by an AI model from the bill's text; the rest is the record.
Passed one chamber, waiting for the other to take it up 2 bills
Passed one chamber, and the other has not yet sent it to a committee or put it on its calendar.
Adopted 8 bills
The chamber formally agreed to it, and for a resolution that is the finish line: what it says is now officially the chamber's position, rule or tribute.
- A resolution commending the Chicago Cubs baseball teams as it celebrates its 150th anniversary on August 29, 2026.
- 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.
- A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President should prioritize securing the release of Pastor Jin Mingri, Pastor Gao Quanfu and his wife Pang Yu, Jimmy Lai, Dr. Gulshan Abbas, and Ekpar Asat detained by the People's Republic of China during future engagements with Chinese President Xi Jingping.
- A resolution honoring the life and legacy of Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr., and commending him for his significant leadership during the Civil Rights Movement and his decades of advocacy in pursuit of justice, equality, and human rights.
- A resolution celebrating the 175th anniversary of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA).
- A resolution designating February 2026 as "American Heart Month".
- A resolution honoring the service and memory of Army Staff Sgt. Jose Duenez Jr., Army Staff Sgt. Edvin F. Franco, Army Staff Sgt. Troy S. Knutson-Collins, and Army Pfc. Dante D. Taitano of the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, who died during a recovery mission in support of a regularly scheduled training exercise while serving in Lithuania.
- A resolution designating February 2025 as "American Heart Month".
Cleared committee, waiting for its first floor vote 6 bills
A committee approved it and it is on the calendar of the chamber it started in.
- A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media".
- A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service at 1300 East Northwest Highway in Palatine, Illinois, as the "Bernie Bluestein Post Office Building".
- Cahokia Mounds Mississippian Culture Study Act
- Cameras in the Courtroom Act
- Shawnee National Forest Conservation Act of 2025
- Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2025
In committee 123 bills
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
- Competition in Professional Baseball Act
- National Archives Protection Act
- Immigration Warrants Reform Act of 2026
- CARE for Moms Act
- Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2026
- Judicial Space and Facilities Management Effectiveness Act of 2026
- Child Marriage Prevention Act of 2026
- PROMISE Act of 2026
- Gateway Arch National Park Boundary Revision Act of 2026
- A resolution expressing support for the designation of June 5, 2026, as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" and June 2026 as "National Gun Violence Awareness Month".