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Durbin, Richard J.

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Legislative activity across Congressesfactual — not a ranking
CongressSponsoredCosponsoredRecorded votesParticipation
119th · current22463597%
118th129522——
117th119613——
116th108662——
115th60486——
Descriptive counts per Congress — sponsored/cosponsored measures, recorded votes cast, and participation (votes cast ÷ recorded, shown only where the denominator is ingested). This is not an effectiveness score, alignment, or rank. Recorded votes reflect ingested chambers (House member casts across the supported range; Senate member casts are not linked — see Coverage).
Service history5 Congresses of supported coverage
CongressChamberStateDistrictParty
119th · currentSenateIllinois—Democratic
118thSenateIllinois—Democratic
117thSenateIllinois—Democratic
116thSenateIllinois—Democratic
115thSenateIllinois—Democratic
Congress-specific facts from the authoritative source; current values are not applied retroactively.
Legislative activity · 115th Congress · historical · Senate
Participation
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0/0 cast
Sponsored
60
bills
Cosponsored
486
measures
Sponsored · 115th60
—Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2017s 1837—Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2017s 1845—Affordable College Textbook Acts 1864—Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act of 2017s 1927—SECURE Firearm Storage Acts 1992—POST Act of 2017s 2037—A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking in any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.s 2119—Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2017s 2148—Drug-Price Transparency in Communications Acts 2157—Pay Our Military Act of 2018s 2328—Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2018s 2518—Opioid Quota Reform Acts 2535—Flood Mapping Modernization and Homeowner Empowerment Pilot Program Act of 2018s 2701—Solitary Confinement Reform Acts 2724—Addiction Prevention and Responsible Opioid Practices Acts 2729—DETER Acts 2785—SIREN Act of 2018s 2830—Clean Slate for Kids Online Act of 2018s 2965—Know Before You Owe Private Education Loan Act of 2018s 3205—Humane Treatment of Migrant Children Acts 3263—Haiti and Armenia Reforestation Act of 2018s 3272—SAFE Kids Acts 3319—A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise certain ethylene oxide emissions standards under the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes.s 3671—Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act of 2018s 3686—MOMMA's Acts 3776—Investing in Tomorrow's Workforce Act of 2018s 3784—Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017s 477—Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act of 2017s 553—Fairness in Federal Disaster Declarations Act of 2017s 600—Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2017s 601
Cosponsored · 115th486
—Energy Technology Maturation Act of 2017s 1799—Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area Amendment Acts 1160—Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Acts 936—Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Acts 569—A resolution congratulating Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory on 50 years of groundbreaking discoveries.sres 169—Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Acts 800—Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2018s 3333—Nuclear Energy Leadership Acts 3422—Global War on Terrorism War Memorial Acts 926—Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act of 2017s 97—A joint resolution approving the location of a memorial to commemorate and honor the members of the Armed Forces who served on active duty in support of Operation Desert Storm or Operation Desert Shield.sjres 1—A concurrent resolution supporting America's clean car standards and defending State authority under the Clean Air Act to protect their citizens from harmful air pollution.sconres 42—A resolution expressing no confidence in the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and calling for the immediate resignation of the Administrator.sres 473—Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Act of 2017s 1695—REGION Acts 1474—Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Acts 517—Stop the Asian Carp Now Act of 2017s 1398—Creating American Investment, Redevelopment, and Opportunity Task Force Acts 2363—FRAC Acts 865—Environmental Justice Act of 2017s 1996—A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness.s 820—A resolution expressing the need for bold climate action in response to the release of the United Nations report entitled "Global Warming of 1.5 C, an IPCC special report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty" and the Fourth National Climate Assessment report entitled "Volume II: Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States" by the United States Global Change Research Program.sres 708—Great Lakes Water Protection Acts 3630—Expanding Transparency of Information and Safeguarding Toxics (EtO is Toxic) Act of 2018s 3691—Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2018s 3757—Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2017s 2072—Contaminant and Lead Electronic Accounting and Reporting Requirements (CLEARR) for Drinking Water Act of 2018s 3192—Clean Air, Healthy Kids Acts 767—Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017s 1693—Veterans Small Business Enhancement Act of 2018s 2679
Campaign financefederal · source: FEC
FEC candidate S6IL00151 · DURBIN, RICHARD J. → (Senate IL) · linked deterministic
CycleReceiptsDisbursementsCash on hand
2024$1,106,384$915,337$1,674,787
2022$1,190,534$783,280$1,483,741
2020$7,326,799$8,263,751$1,076,487
2018$2,061,581$867,319$2,013,438
2016$1,151,486$1,073,760$819,176
4 authorized/associated committees · 100 reported independent expenditures. Full campaign-finance record →Reported campaign-finance facts about the linked FEC candidate. This is distinct from the legislative record above and implies nothing about how the member legislated — money and votes are not causally linked here.

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