U.S. SENATE

Richard J. Durbin

DemocratIllinoisOutgoing · currently serving

Senate service began on January 3, 1997 Source

How they voted 917

Their recorded votes in Congress, including what was decided and how they voted.

Yea/Aye supports the question being voted on. Nay/No opposes it. Colors describe the recorded choice, not a political rating.

Partial vote history. See collection coverage

All votes (917)Yea / Aye (323)Nay / No (569)Not Voting (25)

Nov 10, 2025Senate vote #617 · 2025H.R. 5371

Yea

Limit debate on H.R. 5371 continuing appropriations bill

AI-assisted summary

The bill provided temporary fiscal year 2026 funding for most federal agencies through January 30, 2026, and full-year funding for agriculture, military construction and veterans affairs, and legislative branch programs. It also addressed federal employee back pay and extensions of expiring programs and authorities. The Senate agreed to limit debate on the bill; this vote did not pass the bill itself.

Context: The background describes the bill version dated November 10, 2025; it may not represent the exact text subject to this vote.

Nov 10, 2025Senate vote #616 · 2025S.Amdt. 3937

Yea

Adopt substitute amendment to continuing appropriations bill

AI-assisted summary

The amendment was a substitute for H.R. 5371, the bill concerning temporary fiscal year 2026 funding and related program extensions. The Senate agreed to the amendment, replacing the bill's text with substitute text for consideration. This vote did not pass H.R. 5371 as a whole.

Context: The amendment record gives no details of the substitute's contents, so its specific policy changes cannot be described.

Nov 10, 2025Senate vote #615 · 2025S.Amdt. 3937

Yea

Limit debate on substitute amendment to appropriations bill

AI-assisted summary

The amendment was a substitute for H.R. 5371, a bill concerning temporary fiscal year 2026 funding and related extensions. The Senate agreed to limit debate on the amendment, allowing consideration to move toward a vote on the amendment itself. This vote did not adopt the amendment or pass the underlying bill.

Context: The amendment record gives no details of the substitute's contents, so its specific policy changes cannot be described.

Nov 10, 2025Senate vote #614 · 2025S.Amdt. 3941

Yea

Set aside amendment to change the hemp definition

AI-assisted summary

The amendment proposed striking a provision that would modify the definition of hemp under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946. The Senate agreed to set aside the motion to strike that provision. This vote concerned that amendment, not passage of the underlying appropriations bill.

Context: The record describes the amendment's purpose but does not provide the full amendment text.

Nov 10, 2025Senate vote #613 · 2025S.Amdt. 3946

Yea

Keep the six-day change to a continuing funding bill amendment in play

AI-assisted summary

The amendment would change “5 days” to “6 days” in an amendment to H.R. 5371, a bill for continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026. The Senate rejected a motion to set this proposed change aside, so the motion to table failed; this vote did not adopt the amendment or pass the bill.

Context: The supplied amendment text is labeled as submitted; it does not establish whether floor changes altered the text pending at the vote.

Nov 10, 2025Senate vote #612 · 2025S.Amdt. 3947

Yea

Keep the seven-day change to a continuing funding bill amendment in play

AI-assisted summary

This amendment would change “6 days” to “7 days” in an amendment to an amendment to H.R. 5371, a bill for continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026. The Senate rejected a motion to set this proposed change aside, so the motion to table failed; this vote did not adopt the amendment or pass the bill.

Context: The supplied amendment text is labeled as submitted; it does not establish whether floor changes altered the text pending at the vote.

Nov 10, 2025Senate vote #611 · 2025H.R. 5371

Yea

Begin considering the 2026 continuing appropriations bill

AI-assisted summary

H.R. 5371 provides temporary fiscal year 2026 funding for most federal agencies and full-year funding for several areas, including agriculture, veterans affairs, and legislative branch programs; it also extends certain programs and authorities. The Senate agreed to begin considering the bill, 60–40. This vote did not pass the bill.

Context: The supplied November 10, 2025 background describes the version labeled “Passed Senate”; it may not establish the exact text before the Senate on this vote.

Nov 9, 2025Senate vote #610 · 2025H.R. 5371

Yea

Limit debate on beginning consideration of the 2026 funding bill

AI-assisted summary

H.R. 5371 concerns temporary fiscal year 2026 funding for federal agencies and extensions of various programs and authorities. The Senate agreed, 60–40, to limit the remaining debate on whether to begin considering the bill; this did not pass the bill or instantly end debate.

Context: The supplied background describes the bill as introduced in the House on September 16, 2025, including a funding deadline of November 21; it does not establish the exact text before the Senate on this vote.

Nov 7, 2025Senate vote #609 · 2025S. 3012

Nay

Limit debate on a bill to pay federal workers during shutdowns

AI-assisted summary

S. 3012 would provide funds to pay federal employees required to work during a government shutdown, and the introduced version also includes certain contractors and active-duty service members. The Senate rejected, 53–43, limiting debate on the motion to begin considering the bill; the motion fell short of the three-fifths threshold. This was not a vote to pass the bill, and cloture would have limited remaining debate rather than ended all debate immediately.

Context: The background summarizes the introduced version dated October 15, 2025; the exact text at this vote is not established.

Nov 6, 2025Senate vote #608 · 2025S.J.Res. 90

Yea

Bring a Venezuela military withdrawal resolution out of committee

AI-assisted summary

The resolution would direct the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela unless Congress had authorized the action, while preserving U.S. defense against an armed attack or imminent threat. The Senate rejected, 49–51, the motion to bring the resolution out of committee. The vote did not enact the resolution or decide the underlying policy.

Context: The background describes the introduced resolution dated October 16, 2025; it does not establish the exact text at this vote.

Nov 5, 2025Senate vote #607 · 2025Nomination PN25-37

Nay

Confirm Caleb Orr as assistant secretary of state

AI-assisted summary

The Senate confirmed Caleb Orr, of Texas, to be Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs. The nomination was confirmed, 57–43.

Context: Official Senate roll call held on November 5, 2025. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Nov 5, 2025Senate vote #606 · 2025Nomination PN25-37

Nay

Limit debate on Caleb Orr’s assistant secretary nomination

AI-assisted summary

Caleb Orr was nominated to be Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs. The Senate agreed, 57–41, to limit the remaining debate on his nomination; this vote did not confirm him.

Context: Official Senate roll call held on November 5, 2025. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Nov 5, 2025Senate vote #605 · 2025Nomination PN400-3

Nay

Confirm Eric Chunyee Tung as Ninth Circuit judge

AI-assisted summary

The Senate confirmed Eric Chunyee Tung, of California, to be a United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit. The nomination was confirmed, 52–45.

Context: Official Senate roll call held on November 5, 2025. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Nov 4, 2025Senate vote #604 · 2025Nomination PN400-1

Nay

Confirm Joshua D. Dunlap as First Circuit judge

AI-assisted summary

The Senate confirmed Joshua D. Dunlap, of Maine, to be a United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit. The nomination was confirmed, 52–46.

Context: Official Senate roll call held on November 4, 2025. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Nov 4, 2025Senate vote #603 · 2025H.R. 5371

Nay

Limit debate on starting consideration of fiscal 2026 funding bill

AI-assisted summary

H.R. 5371 concerns temporary fiscal 2026 funding for federal agencies and extensions of several programs and authorities. The Senate rejected limiting debate on the proposal to begin considering it, so this vote did not decide whether to pass the bill. The recorded vote was 54–44, short of the required three-fifths majority.

Context: The background describes the version introduced in the House on September 16, 2025; the exact text before the Senate on the vote date may have differed.

Nov 3, 2025Senate vote #602 · 2025Nomination PN400-3

Nay

Limit debate on Eric Tung’s Ninth Circuit judge nomination

AI-assisted summary

The nomination is for Eric Chunyee Tung of California to serve as a United States circuit judge for the Ninth Circuit. The Senate agreed to limit debate on the nomination, which sets up a later decision but does not confirm him. The vote was 51–46.

Context: Official Senate roll call held on November 3, 2025. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Oct 30, 2025Senate vote #601 · 2025Nomination PN400-1

Nay

Limit debate on Joshua Dunlap’s First Circuit judge nomination

AI-assisted summary

The nomination is for Joshua D. Dunlap of Maine to serve as a United States circuit judge for the First Circuit. The Senate agreed to limit debate on the nomination; this was not a vote to confirm him. The vote was 51–47.

Context: Official Senate roll call held on October 30, 2025. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Oct 30, 2025Senate vote #600 · 2025S.J.Res. 88

Yea

End the emergency behind global tariffs

AI-assisted summary

The Senate passed a joint resolution to terminate the national emergency declared on April 2, 2025, that imposed tariffs on imports worldwide. This vote approved the resolution in the Senate; it did not itself establish that the emergency had ended in law. The official summary describes the emergency as imposing a 10% tariff on most imports and additional duties on specified trading partners.

Context: The supplied background summarizes the version dated October 30, 2025.

Oct 30, 2025Senate vote #599 · 2025S.J.Res. 80

Nay

Disapprove Alaska reserve oil and gas management rule

AI-assisted summary

The joint resolution would nullify the Bureau of Land Management’s 2022 plan for managing the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. That plan closed about 48% of the reserve to oil and gas leasing to protect surface resources and uses; the resolution would remove those protections and return to the 2020 plan. The Senate passed the resolution, 52–45.

Context: The background describes the 2022 plan and the effect of nullifying it.

Oct 29, 2025Senate vote #598 · 2025S.J.Res. 77

Yea

End the emergency behind tariffs on Canadian imports

AI-assisted summary

The Senate passed a joint resolution to terminate the national emergency declared on February 1, 2025, that imposed additional duties on imports from Canada. The official summary describes a 25% tariff on most Canadian imports, with an additional 10% tariff on Canadian energy or energy resources. This vote passed the resolution in the Senate; it was not a vote on a separate measure to enact those tariffs.

Context: The supplied background is an introduction-stage summary dated September 16, 2025, not confirmation of the exact text approved at this vote.

BACKGROUND

About Richard J. Durbin

Education: Georgetown (B.S.); Georgetown Law (J.D.)
Experience: Illinois State Senate parliamentarian; legal counsel to Illinois lieutenant governor
First elected: U.S. House, 1982; U.S. Senate, 1996

Leadership

Democratic Whip

Committees 119th Congress

Appropriations
Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry
Judiciary · Ranking member

Subcommittees (9)

Department of Defense
Departments of Labor, Health & Human Services & Education & Related Agencies
Energy & Water Development
Financial Services & General Government
State, Foreign Operations & Related Programs
Transportation, Housing & Urban Development & Related Agencies
Commodities, Derivatives, Risk Management & Trade
Livestock, Dairy, Poultry & Food Safety
Crime & Counterterrorism · Ranking member

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Identity last checked 11/11/2026.

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