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At a Glance
Seat
U.S. Senator from Illinois
Born
November 21, 1944
Age 81
Phone
(202) 224-2152
Office
711 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510, Washington 20515
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Senator|Democrat|Illinois

Richard J. Durbin

Richard Joseph Durbin is an American politician and attorney serving as the senior United States senator from the state of Illinois, a seat he has held since 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, Durbin is in his fifth Senate term and has served since 2005 as the Senate Democratic Whip and since 2025 as the Senate minority whip. He is the longest-serving Democratic whip since the position was established in 1913. Durbin chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee from 2021 to 2025, and led the Ketanji Brown Jackson Supreme Court nomination hearings.

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Voting Record — 783
Yes34%
No64%
Present0%
Not Voting3%
Party align93%
Cross-party6%
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Richard J. Durbin
U.S. SenatorDemocratIllinois
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Richard J.'s ATmosphere Activity
20 recent posts · 124 sponsored · 336 cosponsored
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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

Pleased to see that the Senate Energy Committee will be holding a Subcommittee hearing today on my REDUCE Act. This bill would put money back in the pockets of Americans doing their part to conserve energy, reducing our reliance on fossil fuels while delivering savings to homeowners and businesses.
I spent my morning with U of I System students, faculty, and leaders to welcome them to the Capitol. These bright students and staff are visiting Congress to advocate for increased federal investment into research and education, both of which I am a strong supporter of.
What does the Democratic Whip from Illinois, Senator from Missouri, & New Mexico Attorney General have in common? A commitment to protect our kids from Big Tech. Proud to have joined Senator Hawley & AG Raúl Torrez to demand Congress do more to shield kids from online abuse and exploitation.
People who defraud Americans and facilitate drug smuggling should face the consequences of their actions. But President Trump pardoned these very individuals because they supported his family business. The President is putting his wealth over the safety of Americans.
Sen. DURBIN: DOJ closed more than 23,000 criminal investigations, including into drug trafficking and terrorism, in the first six months of the Trump Administration. At the same time, the President pardoned wealthy allies who defrauded Americans and founded dark web drug markets.
People who defraud Americans and facilitate drug smuggling should face the consequences of their actions. But President Trump pardoned these very individuals because they supported his family business. The President is putting his wealth over the safety of Americans.
On Yom HaShoah, we remember the six million Jews and millions of others who were killed in the Holocaust, as well as the strength and resiliency of those who fought back against Nazi oppression. May we keep their memory alive and continue their fight against hate and tyranny.
The Trump Admin purged DOJ & FBI of qualified employees because they worked on investigations into the President. The Department is now warning that DOJ is critically understaffed while we are engaged in a conflict with Iran. The President’s revenge campaign is making you less safe.
The Trump Admin purged DOJ & FBI of qualified employees because they worked on investigations into the President. The Department is now warning that DOJ is critically understaffed while we are engaged in a conflict with Iran. The President’s revenge campaign is making you less safe.
Sen. DURBIN: Acting AG Todd Blanche recently announced that all the employees at DOJ and FBI who worked on investigations into the President are gone. The Department also said that it is facing unprecedented personnel constraints at a time when our country is at war with Iran.
The Department of Justice exists to bring safety and peace to America. But the President has used it to wage a campaign of retribution. The next Attorney General must restore the Department to its original mission.
Unions are the bedrock of the American Dream. A union job in a meat packing plant put me through college. It was hard work, but it taught me lessons I would never forget. Six decades later, I am honored to receive a lifetime membership card from the United Food & Commercial Workers Local 881.
O’Hare is the nation’s busiest airport, and it should have the resources and federal support that matches its status. Yesterday, I joined @duckworth.senate.gov to speak with FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford about how FAA can invest in O’Hare to ensure it remains in a league of its own.
I asked GAO to investigate FDA and DOJ’s progress in combatting illegal & addictive vapes. The conclusion is troubling. Insufficient coordination, a lack of enforcement, and diversion of resources to mass deportations. More must be done to protect our children from the grips of big tobacco.
Someone is dying in ICE custody every week. Republicans want to use the reconciliation process to give ICE a blank check. I say: Let’s negotiate basic reforms instead.
Congratulations to the Hungarian people on a smooth election process. The United States welcomes a closer relationship with our NATO ally and Hungary’s new government in standing up to Putin and helping Ukraine.
President Trump’s 2027 budget includes cuts to energy assistance, cancer research, and infrastructure to help pay for more funding for ICE and his mass deportation agenda. The President’s animus toward immigrants will mean less assistance for the Americans who need it most.
The United States is $39 trillion in debt. Yet President Trump plans the largest increase in defense spending since the Korean War, adding another $6.9 trillion over the next 10 years, including funding for his dubious war with Iran.
NIH research has supported nearly every new drug in the past decade, but President Trump wants to cut its budget by $5 billion next year. The President’s cuts will take cures away from patients and hope away from families.
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Voting History
783 total votes
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Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.

DateBillQuestionPositionParty MajAlign?Result
2025-02-21S. Con. Res. 7 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (47-52)
2025-02-21S. Con. Res. 7 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (49-51)
2025-02-21S. Con. Res. 7 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (48-52)
2025-02-21S. Con. Res. 7 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (48-52)
2025-02-21Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Van Hollen Amdt. No. 233)YESYESMotion Rejected (49-51, 3/5 majority required)
2025-02-21S. Con. Res. 7 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (47-53)
2025-02-21S. Con. Res. 7 (119th)Vote on amendmentNONOAmendment Rejected (24-76)
2025-02-21S. Con. Res. 7 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (47-53)
2025-02-21Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Reed Amdt. No. 172)YESYESMotion Rejected (49-51, 3/5 majority required)
2025-02-20Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Baldwin Amdt. No. 276)YESYESMotion Rejected (48-52, 3/5 majority required)
2025-02-20Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Wyden Amdt. No. 1156)YESYESMotion Rejected (47-53, 3/5 majority required)
2025-02-20S. Con. Res. 7 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (49-51)
2025-02-20Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Schumer Amdt. No. 776)YESYESMotion Rejected (49-51, 3/5 majority required)
2025-02-20S. Con. Res. 7 (119th)Vote on amendmentNONOAmendment Agreed to (51-49)
2025-02-20S. Con. Res. 7 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (48-52)
2025-02-20S. Con. Res. 7 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (48-52)
2025-02-20Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Hickenlooper Amdt. No. 925)YESYESMotion Rejected (47-53, 3/5 majority required)
2025-02-20S. Con. Res. 7 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (47-53)
2025-02-20Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Warner Amdt. No. 130)YESYESMotion Rejected (47-53, 3/5 majority required)
2025-02-20S. Con. Res. 7 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (48-52)
2025-02-20Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Klobuchar Amdt. No. 494)YESYESMotion Rejected (48-52, 3/5 majority required)
2025-02-20Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Schumer Amdt. No. 454)YESYESMotion Rejected (47-52, 3/5 majority required)
2025-02-20Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (51-49)
2025-02-20End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (51-47)
2025-02-19Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (52-46)
2025-02-18S. Con. Res. 7 (119th)Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (50-47)
2025-02-18Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (51-45)
2025-02-18Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (48-45)
2025-02-13End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (51-43)
2025-02-13End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (52-45)
2025-02-13Confirm nomineeYESNONomination Confirmed (72-28)
2025-02-13Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (52-48)
2025-02-12End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (53-47)
2025-02-12Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (52-48)
2025-02-10End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (52-46)
2025-02-06Begin considerationNOT_VOTINGNOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (53-45)
2025-02-06Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (53-46)
2025-02-06Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (52-46)
2025-02-06Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (51-46)
2025-02-06Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (52-46)
2025-02-06Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (52-46)
2025-02-06Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (52-47)
2025-02-06Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (52-47)
2025-02-06Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (52-46)
2025-02-06Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (52-47)
2025-02-06Kill the motionNONOMotion to Table Agreed to (52-47)
2025-02-06Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (53-47)
2025-02-05End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (53-47)
2025-02-05Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (55-44)
2025-02-04End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (55-45)

Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.

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