U.S. Congress - Senator Dick Durbin, Illinois (D) 
Senator Richard Durbin
Democrat • Illinois • 10th Term • Sworn In 1983
- 27 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 29 of 100) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 13 of 100)
- 208 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 7 of 100) 3 Made Into Law (Ranks 6 of 100)
- Most often votes with:
- Sen. Frank Lautenberg
- Sen. Susan Collins
- Least often votes with:
- Sen. Ben Nelson
- Sen. Jim DeMint
- Votes with party 95%
- Abstains: 1%
Sponsored Bills
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S.2032 - Protecting Our Students and Taxpayers ActIntroduced Jan 23, 2012 74 Views
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding proprietary institutions of higher education in order to protect students and taxpa...
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S.1945Introduced Feb 09, 2012 358 Views
A bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings.
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S.1884 - School Access to Emergency Epinephrine ActIntroduced Nov 17, 2011 38 Views
A bill to provide States with incentives to require elementary schools and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to admin...
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S.Res.271Senate Passed Sep 19, 2011 15 Views
A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Charles H. Percy, former Senator for the State of Illinois.
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S.1573 - Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2012Introduced Sep 15, 2011 50 Views
An original bill making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for ot...
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S.1452 - Main Street Fairness ActIntroduced Jul 29, 2011 48 Views
A bill to promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes.
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S.1454 - Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2011Introduced Jul 29, 2011 23 Views
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for extended months of Medicare coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidn...
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S.1310 - Dietary Supplement Labeling Act of 2011Introduced Jun 30, 2011 67 Views
A bill to improve the safety of dietary supplements by amending the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require manufacturers of dietary s...
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S.1283 - Family and Medical Leave Inclusion ActIntroduced Jun 28, 2011 52 Views
A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to permit leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult...
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S.1275 - Social Security Number Protection Act of 2011Introduced Jun 23, 2011 15 Views
A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to remove social security account numbers from Medicare identification card and c...
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S.1259 - Trafficking Victims Enhanced Protection Act of 2011Introduced Jun 22, 2011 13 Views
A bill to amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to prohibit the provision of peacekeeping o...
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S.1230 - Protecting Taxpayers in Transportation Asset Transfers ActIntroduced Jun 16, 2011 24 Views
A bill to secure public investments in transportation infrastructure.
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S.1102 - Fairness for Struggling Students Act of 2011Introduced May 26, 2011 31 Views
A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, with respect to certain exceptions to discharge in bankruptcy.
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S.1023 - Haiti Reforestation Act of 2011Introduced Feb 14, 2012 45 Views
A bill to authorize the President to provide assistance to the Government of Haiti to end within 5 years the deforestation in Haiti and restor...
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S.979 - America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2011Introduced May 12, 2011 11 Views
A bill to designate as wilderness certain Federal portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Great Basin Deserts in the ...
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S.952 - DREAM Act of 2011Introduced Jun 28, 2011 109 Views
A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term United States residents a...
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S.856 - Medicare Spending Transparency Act of 2011Introduced Apr 14, 2011 10 Views
A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to make available to the public aggregate data on providers of services and suppliers unde...
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S.850 - Autism Services and Workforce Acceleration Act of 2011Introduced Apr 14, 2011 14 Views
A bill to provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders and their families.
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S.809 - All Students Achieving through Reform Act of 2011Introduced Apr 13, 2011 25 Views
A bill to provide high-quality public charter school options for students by enabling such public charter schools to expand and replicate.
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S.750 - Fair Elections Now ActIntroduced Apr 12, 2011 97 Views
A bill to reform the financing of Senate elections, and for other purposes.
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S.749 - Fair Elections Revenue Act of 2011Introduced Apr 12, 2011 10 Views
A bill to establish a revenue source for fair elections financing of Senate campaigns by providing an excise tax on amounts paid pursuant to c...
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S.707 - Puppy Uniform Protection and Safety ActIntroduced Mar 31, 2011 27 Views
A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to provide further protection for puppies.
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S.Res.105Senate Passed Mar 17, 2011 11 Views
A resolution to condemn the December 19, 2010, elections in Belarus, and to call for the immediate release of all political prisoners and for ...
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S.641 - Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2011Introduced Mar 17, 2011 45 Views
A bill to provide 100,000,000 people with first-time access to safe drinking water and sanitation on a sustainable basis within six years by i...
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S.560 - Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2011Introduced Mar 10, 2011 5 Views
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices under the Medicare p...
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S.386 - Unemployment Insurance Solvency Act of 2011Introduced Feb 17, 2011 22 Views
A bill to provide assistance to certain employers and States in 2011 and 2012, to improve the long-term solvency of the Unemployment Compensat...
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S.414 - International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2011Introduced Feb 14, 2012 84 Views
A bill to protect girls in developing countries through the prevention of child marriage, and for other purposes.
Co-sponsored Bills
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S.Res.368Senate Passed Feb 06, 2012 85 Views
A resolution recognizing the anniversary of the tragic earthquake in Haiti on January 12, 2010, honoring those who lost their lives in that ea...
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S.Res.356Introduced Jan 30, 2012 75 Views
A resolution expressing support for the people of Tibet.
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S.Con.Res.34Senate Passed Jan 31, 2012 73 Views
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress in honor of the life and legacy of Vaclav Havel.
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S.2036Introduced Jan 26, 2012 49 Views
A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
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S.Res.349Senate Passed Dec 17, 2011 69 Views
A resolution commemorating and honoring the service and sacrifice of members of the United States Armed Forces and their families as the offic...
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S.2017 - Democracy Restoration Act of 2011Introduced Dec 16, 2011 27 Views
A bill to secure the Federal voting rights of persons when released from incarceration.
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S.2007Introduced Dec 15, 2011 50 Views
A bill to amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend the third-country fabric rule, to add South Sudan to the list of countries el...
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S.2003 - Due Process Guarantee Act of 2011Introduced Dec 15, 2011 274 Views
A bill to clarify that an authorization to use military force, a declaration of war, or any similar authority shall not authorize the detentio...
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S.Res.347Senate Passed Dec 15, 2011 46 Views
A resolution recognizing the 40th anniversary of the National Cancer Act of 1971 and the more than 12,000,000 survivors of cancer alive today ...
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S.1983 - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011Introduced Dec 13, 2011 181 Views
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, to incr...
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S.1944 - Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2011Introduced Dec 08, 2011 48 Views
A bill to create jobs by providing payroll tax relief for middle class families and businesses, and for other purposes.
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S.1946 - Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2011Introduced Dec 05, 2011 34 Views
A bill to require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the United States to establish registered agents in the United States who ar...
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S.1925 - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011Introduced Feb 07, 2012 569 Views
A bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.
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S.1917 - Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2011Introduced Dec 01, 2011 67 Views
A bill to create jobs by providing payroll tax relief for middle class families and businesses, and for other purposes.
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S.1902 - New Philadelphia, Illinois, Study ActIntroduced Nov 17, 2011 4 Views
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the archeological site and surrounding land of the Ne...
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S.1903 - STOCK bill ("STOCK Act")Introduced Dec 01, 2011 62 Views
A bill to prohibit commodities and securities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress, to require additional reporting by ...
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S.1891 - Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2011Introduced Nov 17, 2011 46 Views
A bill to provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System.
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S.1900 - Urban Medicare-Dependent Hospitals Preservation Act of 2011Introduced Nov 17, 2011 11 Views
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to urban Medicare-dependent hospitals.
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S.Res.322Senate Passed Nov 14, 2011 37 Views
A resolution designating November 2011 as "COPD Awareness Month".
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S.1832 - Marketplace Fairness ActIntroduced Nov 09, 2011 17 Views
A bill to restore States' sovereign rights to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws, and for other purposes.
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S.1829 - Empowering States' Rights To Protect Consumers ActIntroduced Nov 08, 2011 6 Views
A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to empower the States to set the maximum annual percentage rates applicable to consumer credit transa...
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S.1804 - Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2011Introduced Nov 03, 2011 38 Views
A bill to amend title IV of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for the continuation of certain unemployment benefits, and fo...
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S.1782Introduced Nov 02, 2011 8 Views
A bill to provide for the reduction in unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, and the promotion of healthy r...
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S.J.Res.29Introduced Nov 01, 2011 128 Views
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affe...
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S.1769 - Rebuild America Jobs ActIntroduced Nov 03, 2011 153 Views
A bill to put workers back on the job while rebuilding and modernizing America.
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S.1706 - STOP ActIntroduced Oct 13, 2011 15 Views
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce tobacco smuggling, and for other purposes.
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S.1670 - End Racial Profiling Act of 2011Introduced Oct 13, 2011 71 Views
A bill to eliminate racial profiling by law enforcement, and for other purposes.
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S.Res.287Senate Passed Oct 05, 2011 25 Views
A resolution designating October 2011 as "Filipino American History Month".
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S.Res.285Introduced Oct 03, 2011 5 Views
A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of World Habitat Day, October 3, 2011.
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S.1626 - ARRM Act of 2011Introduced Sep 23, 2011 33 Views
A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to reform agricultural programs by establishing the aggregate risk and revenue ...
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S.Con.Res.29Senate Passed Oct 03, 2011 13 Views
A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the rotunda of the United States Capitol for an event to present the Congressional Gold Medal, ...
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S.1621 - Livable Communities Act of 2011Introduced Sep 22, 2011 85 Views
A bill to create livable communities through coordinated public investment and streamlined requirements, and for other purposes.
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S.1597 - Fix America's Schools Today Act of 2011Introduced Sep 21, 2011 49 Views
A bill to provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary school and secondary school buildings in public schoo...
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S.1591 - Raoul Wallenberg Centennial Celebration ActIntroduced Sep 21, 2011 19 Views
A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Raoul Wallenberg, in recognition of his achievements and heroic actions during the Holocaust.
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S.1585 - Global Democracy Promotion ActIntroduced Sep 20, 2011 20 Views
A bill to prohibit the application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations with respect to th...
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S.Res.272Introduced Sep 20, 2011 4 Views
A resolution designating November 1, 2011, as "National Jobs Day".
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S.Res.268Senate Passed Sep 15, 2011 15 Views
A resolution relative to the death of the Honorable Malcolm Wallop, former Senator for the State of Wyoming.
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S.Res.269Senate Passed Sep 15, 2011 14 Views
A resolution designating the week beginning September 19, 2011, as "National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week".
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S.Res.267Senate Passed Sep 14, 2011 9 Views
A resolution recognizing the Hispanic Heritage Month and celebrating the heritage and culture of Latinos in the United States and the immense ...
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S.Res.261Senate Passed Sep 23, 2011 5 Views
A resolution designating the month of October 2011 as "National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month".
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S.1534 - Identify Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention ActIntroduced Sep 08, 2011 40 Views
A bill to prevent identity theft and tax fraud.
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S.1527Introduced Sep 08, 2011 20 Views
A bill to authorize the award of a Congressional gold medal to the Montford Point Marines of World War II.
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S.1522Introduced Sep 07, 2011 4 Views
A bill to establish a joint select committee of Congress to report findings and propose legislation to restore the Nation's workforce to full ...
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S.Res.257Senate Passed Sep 06, 2011 18 Views
A resolution relative to the death of the Honorable Mark O. Hatfield, former United States Senator for the State of Oregon.
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S.1472 - Syria Sanctions Act of 2011Introduced Aug 02, 2011 36 Views
A bill to impose sanctions on persons making certain investments that directly and significantly contribute to the enhancement of the ability ...
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S.Res.245Introduced Jul 29, 2011 12 Views
A resolution designating November 2011 as "Stomach Cancer Awareness Month" and supporting efforts to educate the public about stomach cancer.
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S.Res.240Senate Passed Jul 27, 2011 9 Views
A resolution condemning the horrific attacks on government buildings in Oslo, Norway, and a youth camp on Utoya Island, Norway, on July 22, 20...
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S.1433 - Federal Aviation Employees Protection Act of 2011Introduced Jul 27, 2011 12 Views
A bill to pay personnel compensation and benefits for employees of the Federal Aviation Administration.
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S.Res.237Senate Passed Jul 22, 2011 17 Views
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding coming together as a Nation and ceasing all work or other activity for a moment of r...
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S.1399 - Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections for Separated Children ActIntroduced Jul 21, 2011 28 Views
A bill to protect children affected by immigration enforcement actions, and for other purposes.
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