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Richard J. Durbin

U.S. Senator for Illinois

Democratic

Current term began Jan 3, 2021

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From Congress.gov and official rosters. This record was last updated Oct 26, 2026. About our data

Record summary

Committees
12 seats
Bills sponsored
132
Resolutions
7

Also added their name to 476 bills as a cosponsor. Most bills never become law. For Congress, these counts cover only the current Congress, which began in January 2025, and only the bills Agora holds from it. They may not include every bill this member has sponsored or cosponsored.

What they work on

Based on the 130 bills Richard J. Durbin has sponsored that carry a topic, of 139 in total.

  • Other30 bills
  • Public Safety & Policing22 bills
  • Health & Public Health19 bills
  • Education16 bills
  • Budget & Taxes10 bills
  • Elections & Government Reform8 bills
  • Economy & Jobs7 bills
  • Environment & Climate5 bills

Counted from the public record of bills they sponsored. It describes what they have worked on, not where they stand.

Committees

  • Commodities, Derivatives, Risk Management, and Trade
  • Crime and Counterterrorism, ranking
  • Department of Defense
  • Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
  • Energy and Water Development
  • Financial Services and General Government
  • Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety
  • Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry361 bills
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations81 bills
  • Senate Committee on the Judiciary, ranking1,460 bills
  • State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
  • Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies

The bill count is what is currently before each committee, not what this member filed.

Legislation sponsored, most recent first

Recent recorded votes

Contact the office

Website
www.durbin.senate.gov (opens in a new tab)
Phone
(202) 224-2152
Office
711 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510, Washington, 20515