Sen. Richard Durbin

Recent Activity

• Jan. 26 Cosponsored S2924: Boys & Girls Clubs Centennial Reauthorization Act of 2009

• Jan. 25 Cosponsored SCONRES49: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued to honor the life of Elijah Parish Lovejoy.

• Cosponsored SRES397: A resolution relative to the death of Charles McCurdy ("Mac") Mathias, Jr., former United States Senator for the State of Maryland.

• Jan. 20 Cosponsored SRES392: A resolution expressing the Sense of the Senate on the humanitarian catastrophe caused by the January 12, 2010 earthquake in Haiti.

• Cosponsored SRES394: A resolution congratulating the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine for its 150 years of commitment to advancing science and improving health.

• Jan. 19 Cosponsored S2931: A bill to accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for the relief of victims of the earthquake in Haiti.

• Dec. 20 Cosponsored S1810: A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to publish physical activity guidelines for the general public, and for other purposes.

• Dec. 16 Cosponsored S2904: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require emergency contraception to be available at all military health care treatment facilities.

• Cosponsored S1345: A bill to aid and support pediatric involvement in reading and education.

• Dec. 15 Cosponsored SRES376: A resolution honoring the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the 10th anniversary of the accession to the throne of His Majesty King Abdullah II Ibn Al Huss…

• Dec. 14 Cosponsored S1535: A bill to amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft, and for other purposes.

• Cosponsored S2882: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rules relating to the treatment of individuals as independent contractors or employees, and for other purposes.

• Cosponsored S2760: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an increase in the annual amount authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans.

• Dec. 08 Cosponsored S2858: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish an Office of Mitochondrial Disease at the National Institutes of Health, and for other purposes.

• Dec. 07 Cosponsored S1660: A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce the emissions of formaldehyde from composite wood products, and for other purposes.

• Dec. 03 Cosponsored SRES370: A resolution relative to the death of Paula F. Hawkins, former United States Senator for the State of Florida.

• Cosponsored S1629: A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the archeological site and surrounding land of the New Philadelphia town site in the state of Illinois, and for other purposes.

• Dec. 02 Cosponsored S2833: A bill to provide adjusted Federal medical assistance percentage rates during a transitional assistance period.

• Cosponsored SRES356: A resolution calling upon the Government of Turkey to facilitate the reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate's Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay.

• Dec. 01 Cosponsored S2824: A bill to establish a small dollar loan-loss guarantee fund, and for other purposes.