
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Senator|Democrat|Illinois
Richard J. Durbin
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Voting Record — 779
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 · 121 sponsored · 332 cosponsored
Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.
Yesterday, Congressional Republicans announced that they finally agreed to stop obstructing a bill that would end the TSA & FEMA shutdown.
But today, House Republicans chose NOT to pass the bill they JUST agreed on. Because of their chaos government employees will continue to miss their paychecks.
President Trump’s tariff taxes have hurt American farmers, businesses, and families. On the one-year anniversary of the President’s so-called “Liberation Day,” it is clear that the President’s tariffs have accomplished nothing but create hardships for working families.
Read my statement on the President firing Attorney General Bondi.
One year ago today, the President announced his “Liberation Day” tariffs to restore domestic manufacturing & lower prices.
One year later, manufacturing jobs are down by 98,000 & consumers have paid $1,000 more on their purchases because of Trump’s tariffs. His policy has been a complete failure.
The data is clear. The majority of people detained during ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ had no criminal history. The Trump Administration’s mass deportation operations terrorized our city, separated families, and endangered U.S. citizens—all to detain and deport mostly nonviolent immigrants.
President Trump’s address tonight does not change reality. The Iranian regime is still intact, and it maintains the power to shut down the Strait of Hormuz and skyrocket oil and gas prices. The President’s war with Iran is NOT what Americans voted for.
Chag Pesach Sameach! Tonight, Jewish families across the world will begin to gather for the Passover Seder to tell the story of liberation and pray for a peaceful future.
Cutting $1 trillion from Medicaid wasn’t enough for Congressional Republicans.
Now they’re considering cutting your health care to fund President Trump’s war with Iran. Americans are paying the price for this Administration’s erratic foreign policy.
April is National Social Security Month. Created to lift America out of the Great Depression, Social Security remains a bedrock promise of retirement. It is our foundational responsibility to ensure that Americans can continue to rely on the earned benefit of Social Security for generations to come.
Today’s Supreme Court case is personal.
I am the son of an immigrant, and the children of Dreamers and immigrants make this country great.
Protect birthright citizenship.
Congress made its argument to the Supreme Court.
Birthright citizenship is the law of the land.
SCOTUS must rule accordingly.
At the root of our nursing shortage is too few faculty. I secured funding to help McKendree University launch a program to train nursing educators. This spring, the first class of master-level nurses will graduate. Yesterday, we celebrated this progress in supporting our rural nursing workforce.
Tens of thousands of cases, including investigations into drug trafficking, white-collar crime, and terrorism have been dropped by the Trump Administration to make way for its mass deportation campaign. Americans are less safe because of the President’s anti-immigrant agenda.
Tens of thousands of cases, including investigations into drug trafficking, white-collar crime, and terrorism have been dropped by the Trump Administration to make way for its mass deportation campaign. Americans are less safe because of the President’s anti-immigrant agenda.
It’s outrageous: the U.S. and New Zealand are the only two developed nations that allow drug ads on TV. I joined Senator Marshall to urge FDA to review certain drug ads before they are aired so patients are not misled by the flood of deceptive telehealth & Big Pharma commercials.
People are dying in ICE custody.
14 people died this year. 30+ died last year.
ICE needs serious reforms.
Today, gas prices hit $4 a gallon, the highest price in nearly four years. President Trump’s war with Iran is costing Americans at home, & endangering our service members abroad. Yet Congressional Republicans want to give this Admin a blank check for a war that seems to have no end strategy.
I joined @duckworth.senate.gov to demand answers for why President Trump pulled America into a war with Iran, while at the same time easing sanctions on the very same adversary and Russia. This conflict is costing Americans money and service members their lives. We need answers now.
I joined Senator Blackburn to reintroduce our bipartisan Rural America Health Corps Act. This bill would provide new funding and support for rural communities so we can attract & retain doctors, nurses, physician assistants, dentists, & behavioral health specialists in every corner of our state.
Read my statement on the Senate passage of legislation to fund the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with the exception of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
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Voting History779 total votesExpandCollapse
Voting History
779 total votes
Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Party Maj | Align? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-01 | S.J. Res. 31 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Joint Resolution Passed (52-46) |
| 2025-05-01 | H.J. Res. 75 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Joint Resolution Passed (52-45) |
| 2025-04-30 | S.J. Res. 31 (119th) | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (52-40) |
| 2025-04-30 | S.J. Res. 49 (119th) | Kill the motion | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Table Agreed to (49-49, Vice President of the United States, voted Yea) |
| 2025-04-30 | S.J. Res. 49 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Joint Resolution Defeated (49-49) |
| 2025-04-30 | H.J. Res. 75 (119th) | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (52-46) |
| 2025-04-30 | H.J. Res. 42 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Joint Resolution Passed (52-46) |
| 2025-04-29 | H.J. Res. 42 (119th) | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (52-46) |
| 2025-04-29 | — | Confirm nominee | YES | YES | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (83-14) |
| 2025-04-29 | — | End debate | YES | YES | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (84-13) |
| 2025-04-29 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (60-36) |
| 2025-04-29 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (62-36) |
| 2025-04-29 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (59-39) |
| 2025-04-29 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (59-39) |
| 2025-04-29 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (67-29) |
| 2025-04-28 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (64-27) |
| 2025-04-11 | — | Confirm nominee | YES | NO | ✕↔ | Nomination Confirmed (60-25) |
| 2025-04-11 | — | End debate | YES | NO | ✕↔ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (60-25) |
| 2025-04-11 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (59-26) |
| 2025-04-11 | — | End debate | YES | NO | ✕↔ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (59-25) |
| 2025-04-10 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (50-46) |
| 2025-04-10 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-46) |
| 2025-04-10 | H.J. Res. 20 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Joint Resolution Passed (53-44) |
| 2025-04-09 | H.J. Res. 20 (119th) | Begin consideration | NOT_VOTING | NO | — | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (52-42) |
| 2025-04-09 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (52-44) |
| 2025-04-09 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (51-45) |
| 2025-04-09 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (49-46) |
| 2025-04-09 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (60-37) |
| 2025-04-09 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (53-46) |
| 2025-04-09 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-45) |
| 2025-04-08 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-42) |
| 2025-04-08 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-44) |
| 2025-04-08 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (60-37) |
| 2025-04-08 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-46) |
| 2025-04-08 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (66-32) |
| 2025-04-08 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (67-32) |
| 2025-04-08 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (54-45) |
| 2025-04-07 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-39) |
| 2025-04-05 | H. Con. Res. 14 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (48-51) |
| 2025-04-05 | H. Con. Res. 14 (119th) | Accept House changes | NO | NO | ✓ | Concurrent Resolution Agreed to (51-48) |
| 2025-04-05 | H. Con. Res. 14 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (47-52) |
| 2025-04-05 | H. Con. Res. 14 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (49-50) |
| 2025-04-05 | H. Con. Res. 14 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (48-51) |
| 2025-04-05 | H. Con. Res. 14 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (48-51) |
| 2025-04-05 | H. Con. Res. 14 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (49-50) |
| 2025-04-05 | — | Motion (Motion to Waive Section 305(b)(2) of the CBA re: Cortez Masto Amdt. No. 1690) | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion Rejected (49-50, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-04-05 | H. Con. Res. 14 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (47-52) |
| 2025-04-05 | H. Con. Res. 14 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (49-50) |
| 2025-04-05 | H. Con. Res. 14 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (48-51) |
| 2025-04-04 | H. Con. Res. 14 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (49-50) |
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.