Richard J. Durbin, D-IL

Richard J. Durbin is a Democratic Senator from Illinois.

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Sponsored Legislation:

The list below shows the pieces of legislation (including bills, resolutions, and amendments) that this legislator has sponsored. Not all pieces of legislation have been brought for a roll call vote.

• sjres147-119 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Statement of Policy Regarding Prohibition on Abusive Acts or Practices".
• sjres186-119 - A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the fundamental right to vote.
• s1469-119 - A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to include food allergy information in existing training modules for local food service personnel. (aka Protecting Children with Food Allergies Act of 2025)
• sres161-119 - A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of April 7 through April 11, 2025, as "National Assistant Principals Week".
• sres642-119 - A resolution celebrating the 175th anniversary of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA).
• s4438-119 - A bill to direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a program to make grants available to States to inform individuals of potential eligibility for the Lifeline program of the Commission, and for other purposes. (aka Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2026)
• s3877-119 - A bill to address the needs of workers in industries likely to be impacted by rapidly evolving technologies. (aka Investing in Tomorrow's Workforce Act of 2026)
• s1528-119 - A bill to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to ensure that businesses and organizations that work with vulnerable populations are able to request background checks for their contractors who work with those populations, as well as for individuals that the businesses or organizations license or certify to provide care for those populations. (aka CHILD Act of 2025)
• s740-119 - A bill to expand the use of open textbooks in order to achieve savings for students and improve textbook price information. (aka Affordable College Textbook Act)
• s3847-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rules relating to inverted corporations. (aka Stop Corporate Inversions Act of 2026)
• s4437-119 - A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to establish additional requirements for dealers, and for other purposes. (aka Puppy Protection Act of 2026)
• s3677-119 - A bill to improve transparency and the availability of information regarding dietary supplements by amending the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require manufacturers of dietary supplements to list dietary supplements with the Food and Drug Administration. (aka Dietary Supplement Listing Act of 2026)
• s2107-119 - A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding proprietary institutions of higher education in order to protect students and taxpayers. (aka POST Act of 2025)
• s1749-119 - A bill to prohibit United States Government recognition of the Russian Federation's claim of sovereignty over Crimea, and for other purposes. (aka No United States Recognition of Russian Sovereignty Over Crimea or Any Other Forcibly Seized Ukrainian Territory)
• s3421-119 - A bill to improve medical device recall notifications by amending the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish an electronic format for device recall notifications, and for other purposes. (aka Medical Device Recall Improvement Act of 2025)
• s1516-119 - A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the Cahokia Mounds, Emerald Mounds, and Pulcher Mounds in the State of Illinois, and for other purposes. (aka Cahokia Mounds Mississippian Culture Study Act)
• s3444-119 - A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service at 1300 East Northwest Highway in Palatine, Illinois, as the "Bernie Bluestein Post Office Building".
• s4008-119 - A bill to reauthorize programs relating to oral health promotion and disease prevention. (aka Promoting Dental Health Act)
• s2759-119 - A bill to enhance our Nation's nurse and physician workforce by recapturing unused immigrant visas. (aka Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act)
• s804-119 - A bill to terminate authorizations for the use of military force and declarations of war no later than 10 years after the enactment of such authorizations or declarations. (aka Accountability for Endless Wars Act of 2025)
• s3960-119 - A bill to give Federal courts additional discretion to determine whether pretrial detention is appropriate for defendants charged with nonviolent drug offenses in Federal criminal cases. (aka Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act of 2026)
• s835-119 - A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to establish a voluntary program to reduce food loss and waste, and for other purposes. (aka Reduce Food Loss and Waste Act of 2025)
• s4979-119 - A bill to establish a process to assure the long-term fiscal stability of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund. (aka PROMISE Act of 2026)
• s3757-119 - A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish fair and consistent eligibility requirements for graduate medical schools operating outside the United States and Canada. (aka Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2026)
• s3768-119 - A bill to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to conduct a grant competition for the development of single- and multi-family homes, and for other purposes. (aka ABODE Act)
• s261-119 - A bill to immediately halt investment by United States persons in the energy sector of Venezuela until the legitimate results of the July 28, 2024, election are respected. (aka Halt All United States Investments in Venezuela’s Energy Sector Act of 2025)
• s437-119 - A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and title 5, United States Code, to permit leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, or adult child, or another related individual, who has a serious health condition, and to allow employees to take, as additional leave, parental involvement and family wellness leave to participate in or attend their children's and grand children's educational and extracurricular activities or meet family care needs. (aka Caring for All Families Act)
• s1009-119 - A bill to establish the Baltic Security Initiative for the purpose of strengthening the defensive capabilities of the Baltic countries, and for other purposes. (aka Baltic Security Initiative Act)
• s1294-119 - A bill to modernize the business of selling firearms. (aka Federal Firearm Licensee Act)
• s4347-119 - A bill to prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in agricultural research. (aka America Grows Act of 2026)
• s4181-119 - A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate certain limitations with respect to pre-production plastic pellet pollution, and for other purposes. (aka Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act)
• s1097-119 - A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to establish an interagency task force between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Food and Drug Administration for purposes of sharing information and providing technical assistance with respect to patents, and for other purposes. (aka Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2025)
• s3959-119 - A bill to focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders. (aka Smarter Sentencing Act of 2026)
• s4157-119 - A bill to prohibit bailouts of digital asset market participants, and for other purposes. (aka No Bailout for Crypto Act)
• s1233-119 - A bill to provide lawful permanent resident status for certain advanced STEM degree holders, and for other purposes. (aka Keep STEM Talent Act of 2025)
• s2026-119 - A bill to provide that chapter 1 of title 9 of the United States Code, relating to the enforcement of arbitration agreements, shall not apply to enrollment agreements made between students and certain institutions of higher education, and to prohibit limitations on the ability of students to pursue claims against certain institutions of higher education. (aka Court Legal Access and Student Support Act of 2025)
• s1211-119 - A bill to amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to provide funding, on a competitive basis, for summer and year-round employment opportunities for youth ages 14 through 24. (aka AID Youth Employment Act)
• s4307-119 - A bill to expand the scope of the Do Not Call rules under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act to include all telephone subscribers, to expand the private right of action for calls in violation of those rules, and to modify the definition of the term "automatic telephone dialing system". (aka Protecting American Consumers from Robocalls Act)
• s4104-119 - A bill to direct the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics to establish a database with respect to corporate offenses, and for other purposes. (aka Corporate Crime Database Act of 2026)
• s229-119 - A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require that direct-to-consumer advertisements for prescription drugs and biological products include an appropriate disclosure of pricing information. (aka Drug-price Transparency for Consumers Act of 2025)
• s816-119 - A bill to increase United States jobs through greater United States exports to Africa and Latin America, and for other purposes. (aka Increasing American Jobs Through Greater United States Exports to Africa and Latin America Act of 2025)
• s2457-119 - A bill to authorize dedicated domestic terrorism offices within the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to analyze and monitor domestic terrorist activity and require the Federal Government to take steps to prevent domestic terrorism. (aka Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2025)
• s4566-119 - A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require coverage under State plans under the Medicaid program for annual lung cancer screening with no cost sharing for individuals for whom screening is recommended by U.S. Preventive Services Task Force guidelines, to expand coverage under Medicaid of counseling and pharmacotherapy for cessation of tobacco use, and for other purposes. (aka Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act)
• s1210-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the work opportunity credit for certain youth employees. (aka Helping to Encourage Real Opportunities (HERO) for Youth Act of 2025)
• s819-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax rate parity among all tobacco products, and for other purposes. (aka End Tobacco Loopholes Act)
• s2093-119 - A bill to establish, within the United States Agency for International Development, a program to promote mobility in rural communities through access to affordable, fit-for-purpose bicycles, to provide support to sustainably increase access to critical services in rural areas, and for other purposes. (aka Bicycles for Rural African Transport Act)
• s4955-119 - A bill to amend the Act of May 17, 1954, to revise the boundary of Gateway Arch National Park. (aka Gateway Arch National Park Boundary Revision Act of 2026)
• s4449-119 - A bill to strengthen Federal data collection regarding the teacher and principal workforce. (aka Strengthening Educator Workforce Data Act)
• s2781-119 - A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions. (aka Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act of 2025)
• s3461-119 - A bill to improve the identification and support of children and families who experience trauma. (aka Resilience Investment, Support, and Expansion from Trauma Act)
• s502-119 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to restore State authority to waive for certain facilities the 35-mile rule for designating critical access hospitals under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. (aka Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act of 2025)
• s5194-119 - A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to improve the maintenance, alteration, and construction of United States courthouses, and for other purposes. (aka Judicial Space and Facilities Management Effectiveness Act of 2026)
• s2374-119 - A bill to establish the Climate Change Advisory Commission to develop recommendations, frameworks, and guidelines for projects to respond to the impacts of climate change, to issue Federal obligations, the proceeds of which shall be used to fund projects that aid in adaptation to climate change, and for other purposes. (aka Climate Change Resiliency Fund for America Act of 2025)
• s3252-119 - A bill to make technical corrections to amendments made by the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act to allow the Food and Drug Administration to assess and collect food-related reinspection fees and recall fees, and for other purposes. (aka FSMA Fee Technical Corrections Act)
• s2548-119 - A bill to designate the Camp Hutchins Wilderness and establish Special Management Areas in the Shawnee National Forest in the State of Illinois, and for other purposes. (aka Shawnee National Forest Conservation Act of 2025)
• s3253-119 - A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to extend the interest rate limitation on debt entered into during military service to debt incurred during military service to consolidate or refinance student loans incurred before military service, and for other purposes. (aka Servicemember Student Loan Affordability Act of 2025)
• s4244-119 - A bill to amend chapter 423 of title 49, United States Code, to provide protections with respect to frequent flyer programs and co-branded credit cards, and for other purposes. (aka Protect Your Points Act of 2026)
• s2523-119 - A bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes. (aka John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025)
• s1193-119 - 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 State of Utah for the benefit of present and future generations of people in the Unites States. (aka America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act)
• s2171-119 - A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking on the premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.
• s3483-119 - A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the consideration of acquitted conduct at sentencing.
• s4494-119 - A bill to prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in biomedical research. (aka American Cures Act)
• s3484-119 - A bill to amend section 3634 of title 18, United States Code, to extend the period for First Step Act reports.
• s710-119 - A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to prevent fraudulent transactions at virtual currency kiosks, and for other purposes. (aka Crypto ATM Fraud Prevention Act of 2025)
• s4092-119 - A bill to amend the Social Security Act to prohibit the Social Security Trust Funds from investing in cryptocurrency. (aka No Crypto in Social Security Act)
• s4608-119 - A bill to prohibit the imposition of the death penalty for any violation of Federal law, and for other purposes. (aka Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act)
• s1146-119 - A bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings. (aka Cameras in the Courtroom Act)
• s3485-119 - A bill to expand eligibility for and provide judicial review for the Elderly Home Detention Pilot Program, and to make other technical corrections. (aka Safer Detention Act of 2025)
• s1742-119 - A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit employment of children in tobacco-related agriculture as oppressive child labor. (aka Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act)
• s3482-119 - A bill to reform sentencing laws and correctional institutions, and for other purposes. (aka First Step Implementation Act of 2025)
• s3811-119 - A bill to prohibit the award of Federal Government contracts to inverted domestic corporations, and for other purposes. (aka American Business for American Companies Act of 2026)
• s2937-119 - A bill to establish legal standards for advanced artificial intelligence products. (aka AI LEAD Act)
• s579-119 - A bill to amend the National Quantum Initiative Act to provide for a research, development, and demonstration program, and for other purposes. (aka Department of Energy Quantum Leadership Act of 2025)
• s3422-119 - A bill to establish the Federal Food Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services. (aka Federal Food Administration Act of 2025)
• s1381-119 - A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies. (aka Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2025)
• s4056-119 - A bill to establish the Proprietary Education Interagency Oversight Committee and to facilitate the disclosure and reporting of information regarding complaints and investigations related to proprietary institutions of higher education eligible to receive Federal education assistance. (aka Proprietary Education Oversight Task Force Act)
• s2485-119 - A bill to amend section 455(m) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 in order to allow adjunct faculty members to qualify for public service loan forgiveness. (aka Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act of 2025)
• s652-119 - A bill to provide for the regulation of certain communications regarding prescription drugs. (aka Protecting Patients from Deceptive Drug Ads Act)
• s2889-119 - A bill to promote minimum State requirements for the prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports, and for other purposes. (aka Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act of 2025)
• s3707-119 - A bill to provide for a wage differential program to support new nursing school faculty members. (aka Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act of 2026)
• s5060-119 - A bill to comprehensively combat child marriage in the United States. (aka Child Marriage Prevention Act of 2026)
• s3307-119 - A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, relative to the powers of the Inspector General of the Department of Justice. (aka Inspector General Access Act of 2025)
• s3797-119 - A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish new prohibited acts relating to dietary supplements. (aka Prohibiting Tianeptine and Other Dangerous Products Act of 2026)
• s1837-119 - A bill to improve rights to relief for individuals affected by non-consensual activities involving intimate digital forgeries, and for other purposes. (aka DEFIANCE Act of 2025)
• s4541-119 - A bill to ensure that significantly more students graduate college with the international knowledge and experience essential for success in today's global economy through the establishment of the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program in the Department of State. (aka Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2026)
• s3569-119 - A bill to establish a Federal multi-agency task force to combat illegal importation, distribution, and sale of e-cigarettes. (aka S.T.O.P. Illicit Vapes Act)
• s299-119 - A bill to establish a competitive grant program to support the establishment, expansion, or enhancement of youth mentoring programs for eligible youth, and to provide for social and emotional learning, employability skill development, career exploration, work-based learning, and other youth workforce opportunities. (aka Mentoring to Succeed Act of 2025)
• s468-119 - A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to require federally licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, and dealers to meet certain requirements with respect to securing their firearms inventory, business records, and business premises. (aka Safety Enhancements for Communities Using Reasonable and Effective Firearm Storage Act)
• s2620-119 - A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to approval of abbreviated new drug applications. (aka Reforming Evergreening and Manipulation that Extends Drug Years Act)
• s3706-119 - A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the provision of produce prescriptions to veterans, and for other purposes. (aka Produce Prescriptions for Veterans Act)
• s696-119 - A bill to provide temporary Ukrainian guest status for eligible aliens, and for other purposes. (aka Protecting Our Guests During Hostilities in Ukraine Act)
• s3192-119 - A bill to require Transmission Organizations to allow aggregators of retail customers to submit to organized wholesale electric markets bids that aggregate demand flexibility of customers of certain utilities, and for other purposes. (aka REDUCE Act)
• s4515-119 - A bill to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to carry out a pilot program to enhance the mapping of urban flooding and associated property damage and the availability of that mapped data to homeowners, businesses, and localities to help understand and mitigate the risk of such flooding, and for other purposes. (aka Flood Mapping Modernization and Homeowner Empowerment Pilot Program Act of 2026)
• s4153-119 - A bill to phase out production of nonessential uses of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, to prohibit releases of all perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes. (aka Forever Chemical Regulation and Accountability Act of 2026)
• s1676-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to address the teacher and school leader shortage in early childhood, elementary, and secondary education, and for other purposes. (aka RETAIN Act)
• s3925-119 - A bill to establish the Julius Rosenwald and Rosenwald Schools National Historical Park, and for other purposes. (aka Julius Rosenwald and Rosenwald Schools National Historical Park Act)
• s614-119 - A bill to designate the area of Sumner Row between 16th Street and Northwest and L Street Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, as "Alexi Navalny Way".
• s1276-119 - A bill to prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in basic science research. (aka American Innovation Act)
• s3348-119 - A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes. (aka Dream Act of 2025)
• s3324-119 - A bill to confirm and clarify the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's obligation to assess and mitigate the impacts to climate change and environmental justice communities from projects approved pursuant to the Natural Gas Act, and for other purposes. (aka FERC Greenhouse Gas and Environmental Justice Policy Act of 2025)
• s4139-119 - A bill to require the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, to submit a report on emerging threats posed to Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, and for other purposes. (aka Baltic Security Assessment Act of 2026)
• s2915-119 - A bill to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish an emerging developer fund program to provide competitive grants to nonprofit housing organizations and community development financial institutions, and for other purposes. (aka Sparking Production of Urban and Rural Housing Act)
• s2712-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a carbon fee to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes. (aka America's Clean Future Fund Act)
• s905-119 - A bill to require the establishment within the Department of Defense of a pilot program on arsenal workload sustainment, and for other purposes. (aka Arsenal Workload Sustainment Act)
• s3895-119 - A bill to require rulemaking by the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to address considerations in evaluating the need for public and individual disaster assistance, and for other purposes. (aka Fairness in Federal Disaster Declarations Act of 2026)
• s994-119 - A bill to provide for accountability in higher education. (aka Preventing Risky Operations from Threatening the Education and Career Trajectories of Students Act of 2025)
• s4213-119 - A bill to require data center operators to submit to States or the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretaries of Energy and Agriculture reports on data center energy and water use, and for other purposes. (aka Data Center Water and Energy Transparency Act of 2026)
• s367-119 - A bill to prohibit the importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of .50 caliber rifles, and for other purposes. (aka Stop Arming Cartels Act of 2025)
• sres260-119 - A resolution expressing support for the designation of June 6, 2025, as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" and June 2025 as "National Gun Violence Awareness Month".
• sres462-119 - A resolution recognizing Nobel Prize winner Maria Corina Machado and reaffirming support for democracy in Venezuela.
• sres93-119 - A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the operations of the National Institutes of Health should not experience any interruption, delay, or funding disruption in violation of the law and that the workforce of the National Institutes of Health is essential to sustaining medical progress.
• sres658-119 - A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of April 6 through April 10, 2026, as "National Assistant Principals Week".
• sres748-119 - A resolution condemning the Department of Justice and Internal Revenue Service settlement agreement in Trump v. Internal Revenue Service, under which $1,776,000,000 in taxpayer money may be used to financially benefit individuals who assaulted law enforcement officers on January 6, 2021, and President Trump, his family, and his political allies.
• sres110-119 - A resolution condemning Russia's illegal abduction of Ukrainian children.
• sres568-119 - A resolution recognizing the schools selected as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2025 and celebrating the history of the Blue Ribbon Schools Program.
• sres799-119 - A resolution expressing the condolences of the Senate and honoring the memory of the victims on the fourth anniversary of the mass shooting at the Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, on July 4, 2022.
• sres87-119 - A resolution designating February 2025 as "American Heart Month".
• sres629-119 - A resolution honoring the life and legacy of Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr., and commending him for his significant leadership during the Civil Rights Movement and his decades of advocacy in pursuit of justice, equality, and human rights.
• sres237-119 - A resolution honoring the service and memory of Army Staff Sgt. Jose Duenez Jr., Army Staff Sgt. Edvin F. Franco, Army Staff Sgt. Troy S. Knutson-Collins, and Army Pfc. Dante D. Taitano of the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, who died during a recovery mission in support of a regularly scheduled training exercise while serving in Lithuania.
• sres310-119 - A resolution recognizing Tunisia's leadership in the Arab Spring and expressing support for upholding its democratic principles and norms.
• sres316-119 - A resolution expressing condolences of the Senate and honoring the memory of the victims on the third anniversary of the mass shooting at the Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, on July 4, 2022.
• sres721-119 - A resolution honoring the life and legacy of Robert S. Mueller III and commending him for a life dedicated to public service and the defense of the democracy of the United States.
• sres728-119 - A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President should prioritize securing the release of Pastor Jin Mingri, Pastor Gao Quanfu and his wife Pang Yu, Jimmy Lai, Dr. Gulshan Abbas, and Ekpar Asat detained by the People's Republic of China during future engagements with Chinese President Xi Jingping.
• sres108-119 - A resolution affirming the rule of law and the legitimacy of judicial review.
• sres506-119 - A resolution honoring Wadee Alfayoumi, a 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy, murdered as a victim of a hate crime for his Palestinian-Muslim identity, in the State of Illinois.
• sres350-119 - A resolution recognizing widespread decades-long human rights abuses in Eritrea, including indefinite imprisonment, inhumane prison conditions, and the absence of democratic institutions, and expressing support for the rights and freedom of the Eritrean people.
• sres136-119 - A resolution affirming the rule of law and the legitimacy of judicial review.
• sres107-119 - A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of March 3 through March 7, 2025, as "National Social and Emotional Learning Week" to recognize the critical role social and emotional learning plays in supporting the academic success and overall well-being of students, educators, and families.
• sres756-119 - A resolution expressing support for the designation of June 5, 2026, as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" and June 2026 as "National Gun Violence Awareness Month".
• sres624-119 - A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of March 2 through March 6, 2026, as "National Social and Emotional Learning Week" to recognize the critical role social and emotional learning plays in supporting the academic success and overall well-being of students, educators, and families.
• sres677-119 - A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President should prioritize securing the release of Pastor Jin Mingri, Pastor Gao Quanfu and his wife Pang Yu, Dr. Gulshan Abbas, and Jimmy Lai detained by the People's Republic of China during future engagements with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
• sres442-119 - A resolution condemning Russian incursions into NATO territory and reaffirming Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty.
• sres614-119 - A resolution designating February 2026 as "American Heart Month".
• sres815-119 - A resolution commending the Chicago Cubs baseball teams as it celebrates its 150th anniversary on August 29, 2026.

Vote Summary

The chart below shows all the votes cast by this legislator. The bars are color-coded by party. Red bars indicate votes cast in support of Republican-sponsored legislation or against Democrat-sponsored legislation; blue bars indicate the opposite.

See the about page for the methodology we use to determine what is and is not a party-line vote.