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Richard J. Durbin

D Democrat Senator from Illinois

Seal of Illinois Illinois 711 Hart Senate Office Building 202-224-2152 Born 1944-11-21
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Term Details

Term Start 2021-01-03
Term End 2027-01-03
Terms Served 12
Senate Class 2
State Rank Senior

Committee Assignments

Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Member
Senate Committee on Appropriations
Member
Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Ranking Member

Lobbying Exposure

Total lobbying directed at committees this member serves on

$930.6M
Senate Committee on the Judiciary
$804.2M
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
$101.4M
Senate Committee on Appropriations
$24.9M
2023-Q1 – 2024-Q4

These figures represent total lobbying on issues within each committee’s jurisdiction, not direct contributions to this member.

Recent Activity

Nay
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 7147
2026-02-12 Rejected 52/47
Nay
H.J.Res. 142: Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025.
2026-02-12 Passed 49/47
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S. 3877: A bill to address the needs of workers in industries likely to be impacted by rapidly evolving technologies.
2026-02-12

Introduced: Sponsor: Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] This bill was referred to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions which will consider it before sending it to the Senate floor for consideration.

Nay
Motion to Proceed on H.J.Res. 142: Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025.
2026-02-11 Agreed to 51/46
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S. 3847: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rules relating to inverted corporations.
2026-02-11

Introduced: Sponsor: Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] This bill was referred to the Senate Committee on Finance which will consider it before sending it to the Senate floor for consideration. 3 cosponsors are on that committee.

Yea
Motion to Proceed on S.J.Res. 95: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relat
2026-02-10 Rejected 47/51
Nay
On the Nomination PN726-4: Daniel E. Burrows, of Colorado, to be an Assistant Attorney General
2026-02-10 Confirmed 52/46
Nay
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Daniel E. Burrows to be an Assistant Attorney General: Daniel E. Burrows, of Colorado, to be an Assistant Attorney General
2026-02-09 Agreed to 51/47
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S. 3811: A bill to prohibit the award of Federal Government contracts to inverted domestic corporations, and for other purposes.
2026-02-09

Introduced: Sponsor: Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] This bill was referred to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs which will consider it before sending it to the Senate floor for consideration.

Nay
On the Nomination PN726-11: Justin R. Olson, of Indiana, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana
2026-02-05 Confirmed 50/47

Data from GovTrack.us

Voting Record

Party Loyalty 92.5%
676 votes cast 625 with party 51 against party 18 not voting

Broke with Party (51)

Yea
On the Nomination PN726-12 2026-02-04 · Party voted Nay · Nomination Confirmed
Yea
On the Cloture Motion PN726-12 2026-02-03 · Party voted Nay · Cloture Motion Agreed to
Yea
On the Nomination PN726-5 2026-02-03 · Party voted Nay · Nomination Confirmed
Yea
On the Cloture Motion PN726-5 2026-02-02 · Party voted Nay · Cloture Motion Agreed to
Yea
On the Nomination PN615-2 2026-01-08 · Party voted Nay · Nomination Confirmed
Yea
On the Nomination PN650 2025-12-17 · Party voted Nay · Nomination Confirmed
Yea
On the Cloture Motion PN650 2025-12-17 · Party voted Nay · Cloture Motion Agreed to
Yea
On the Nomination PN520-4 2025-12-04 · Party voted Nay · Nomination Confirmed
Yea
On the Cloture Motion PN520-4 2025-12-03 · Party voted Nay · Cloture Motion Agreed to
Yea
On the Nomination PN520-3 2025-12-03 · Party voted Nay · Nomination Confirmed

Recent Votes

Date Bill Vote Result
2026-02-12 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 7147 Nay Cloture Motion Rejected
2026-02-12 On the Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 142 Nay Joint Resolution Passed
2026-02-11 On the Motion to Proceed H.J.Res. 142 Nay Motion to Proceed Agreed to
2026-02-10 On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 95 Yea Motion to Proceed Rejected
2026-02-10 On the Nomination PN726-4 Nay Nomination Confirmed
2026-02-09 On the Cloture Motion PN726-4 Nay Cloture Motion Agreed to
2026-02-05 On the Nomination PN726-11 Nay Nomination Confirmed
2026-02-05 On the Cloture Motion PN726-11 Nay Cloture Motion Agreed to
2026-02-05 On the Nomination PN726-9 Nay Nomination Confirmed
2026-02-04 On the Cloture Motion PN726-9 Nay Cloture Motion Agreed to
2026-02-04 On the Nomination PN726-2 Nay Nomination Confirmed
2026-02-04 On the Cloture Motion PN726-2 Nay Cloture Motion Agreed to
2026-02-04 On the Nomination PN726-12 Yea Nomination Confirmed âš¡
2026-02-03 On the Cloture Motion PN726-12 Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to âš¡
2026-02-03 On the Nomination PN726-6 Nay Nomination Confirmed
2026-02-03 On the Cloture Motion PN726-6 Nay Cloture Motion Agreed to
2026-02-03 On the Nomination PN726-5 Yea Nomination Confirmed âš¡
2026-02-02 On the Cloture Motion PN726-5 Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to âš¡
2026-01-30 On Passage of the Bill H.R. 7148 Yea Bill Passed
2026-01-30 On the Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Merkley Amdt. No. 4287) Yea Motion Rejected

Data from GovTrack.us · 119th Congress