Portrait of Richard J. Durbin

MEMBER OF CONGRESS

Sen. Richard J. Durbin [D-IL]

Senate · serving since 1983

2,174SPONSORED
10,492COSPONSORED

Lobbying activity on Richard's bills

20 orgs

Orgs and lobbyists with LDA disclosures naming Richard's recent bills — derived across 1 bill of the 18 most recent sponsored/cosponsored bills with disclosed activity. This is who is in the room on Richard's legislation.

Orgs lobbying these bills

Tsg Advocates Dc, LLC1 bill · 4 filings
Ms. Karen Johnson1 bill · 3 filings
Sl Strategies, LLC1 bill · 3 filings
Ascend Consulting1 bill · 2 filings
Cascade Public Affairs1 bill · 2 filings
Geoffrey P. Gray1 bill · 2 filings
Hilltop Advocacy1 bill · 2 filings
Jim Massie & Partners, LLC1 bill · 2 filings

Lobbyists in the room

Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP
Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP
Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP
Ms. Karen Johnson · Assistant Secretary Congressional Affairs
Sl Strategies, LLC · U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP
Sl Strategies, LLC · U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations
Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP
Sl Strategies, LLC
Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP
Sustainable Strategies Dc
Ascend Consulting · U.S. Senator Jon Kyl / Senior Advisor, Department of Justice
Per-bill breakdown (1)
113 orgs · 229 lobs

Committee assignments

Richard's current Senate committee + subcommittee assignments. Source: unitedstates/congress-legislators (daily-updated).

Senate Committee on the JudiciaryRanking Member
Senate Committee on Appropriations
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Crime and Counterterrorism · Senate Committee on the JudiciaryRanking Member
Commodities, Derivatives, Risk Management, and Trade · Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Department of Defense · Senate Committee on Appropriations
Energy and Water Development · Senate Committee on Appropriations
Financial Services and General Government · Senate Committee on Appropriations
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs · Senate Committee on Appropriations
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies · Senate Committee on Appropriations
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies · Senate Committee on Appropriations
Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety · Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Office

711 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510

Policy footprint (recent bills)

Issue areas across Richard's last 25 sponsored and last 25 cosponsored bills.

Sponsored

Crime and Law Enforcement2
Government Operations and Politics1
Health1
Education1
Emergency Management1
International Affairs1

Cosponsored

Health1

Recent sponsored bills

2,174

S.Res. 799

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.

2026-06-24: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S3220-3221)

S.Res. 756

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".

2026-06-08: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S2665-2666)

Showing 15 of 2,174 sponsored bills. Full list on Congress.gov ↗.

Recent cosponsored bills

10,492

S. 4926

A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide grants for State firearms dealer licensing programs, and for other purposes.

2026-06-24: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

S. 4914

A bill to strengthen and expand the Green Ribbon Schools Program at the Department of Education by boosting the capacity of participating States to expand the number of schools, applicants, and nominees engaged around…

2026-06-24: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

S.J.Res. 198

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Se…

2026-06-24: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 446.

S. 4919

A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 to prevent wage theft and assist in the recovery of stolen wages, to authorize the Secretary of Labor to administer grants to p…

2026-06-24: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

S.Res. 790

A resolution recognizing and honoring the 27th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Olmstead v L.C.

2026-06-24: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S3216-3217)

S. 4937

A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit mandatory pre-dispute arbitration agreements, and for other purposes.

2026-06-24: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

S.Res. 789

A resolution recognizing June 2026, as "LGBTQ Pride Month".

2026-06-24: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S3215-3216)

Showing 15 of 10,492 cosponsored bills.