DURBIN, RICHARD J. (a Senator from Illinois)

Amendments

Dept. of HUD: expand low-income housing tax credit, provide tenant support through expanded rental assistance, combat homelessness, and prohibit discrimination based on income and limited English proficiency (H.R. 6644), S766 [3MR], S891, S893, S894 [5MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access (S. 1383), S1395 [19MR], S1453, S1455, S1456, S1457 [20MR], S1549, S1550 [23MR]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and the Interior, energy and water development, environment, science, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6938), S138 [12JA], S259 [15JA]

Appointments

Committee to escort the President, H2287 [24FE]

Articles and editorials

Mass Deportation by the Numbers—ICE Arrests Are Growing But Fewer Have a Criminal History, Wall Street Journal, S311 [28JA]

Un-American Assault on Minnesota—Federal Officials Are Lying. My State’s Corrections Department Honors All Immigration Detainers, Tim Walz, Wall Street Journal, S310 [28JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities against Iran (see S.J. Res. 104), S733 [2MR]

Bankruptcy: modify certain bankruptcy eligibility requirements (see S. 3977), S762 [3MR]

Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 615), S681 [25FE]

Campbell, Ben Nighthorse: tribute (see S. Res. 585), S257 [15JA]

Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to Capitol personnel on anniversary of January 6, 2021, attack on U.S. Capitol (see S. Res. 574), S50 [6JA]

Career and Technical Education Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 617), S707 [26FE]

Courts: modify delayed notice requirements relative to certain warrants (see S. 3663), S883 [5MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend eligibility of new moms for Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (see S. 4191), S1614 [25MR]

——— restore competition in meatpacking industry by reducing excessive concentration and market power and ultimately reduce prices for American consumers (see S. 4007), S881 [5MR]

Dept. of Defense: restrict sale and procurement of certain weapons and ammunition (see S. 4015), S881 [5MR]

Dept. of Education: provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see S. 3777), S489 [4FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish rural provider demonstration program to provide payments on eligible loans for individuals eligible for National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see S. 4208), S1614 [25MR]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit payment of certain legal settlements to any individual convicted of assaulting law enforcement officer during attack on U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 (see S. 3581), S49 [6JA]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds to compensate individuals who were prosecuted for involvement in attack on U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 (see S. 3582), S49 [6JA]

——— recover certain payments made to President Trump (see S. 4094), S1047 [12MR]

——— strengthen review of antitrust settlements and ensure they protect consumers, workers, and small businesses (see S. 4107), S1090 [17MR]

Dept. of Labor: ensure that certain caregiving employees are no longer exempted from overtime and minimum wage protections (see S. 4081), S1046 [12MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: require Sec. of the Treasury testify before Congress (see S. 3940), S706 [26FE]

Employment: allow employees to earn paid sick time to address their health needs, health needs of their families, or to seek assistance relative to domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault (see S. 3869), S609 [12FE]

——— prevent workplace harassment, end mandatory arbitration and pre-employment non-disclosure agreements, expand civil rights protections, empower workers who report harassment, and eliminate tipped minimum wage (see S. 3865), S609 [12FE]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit appointment of political appointees as Inspectors General (see S. 3687), S257 [15JA]

FERC: promote creation of data center load queues and data center-specific rate classes to mitigate impact of data centers on other electricity consumers (see S. 3682), S257 [15JA]

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: reinforce by establishing statute of limitations period of ten years for antibribery offenses (see S. 4029), S915 [9MR]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: reform certain authorities and provide greater transparency and oversight (see S. 3893), S626 [23FE]

FRS: require Board of Governors to prescribe regulations relative to network competition in credit card transactions (see S. 3623), S161 [13JA]

FTC: report to Congress on unfair or deceptive acts or practices that may be prevalent in advertising or marketing of firearms and issue regulations to prohibit such acts or practices (see S. 3875), S609 [12FE]

International Year of the Woman Farmer: designate (see S. Res. 592), S377 [29JA]

Iran: express support for Iranian people protesting for free and democratic Iran and condemn use of violence to suppress protests (see S. Res. 606), S578 [11FE]

IRS: codify Direct File program (see S. 3948), S706 [26FE]

Law enforcement: hold Federal law enforcement agencies liable in civil actions for deprivation of civilians’ constitutional rights (see S. 3470), S610 [12FE]

National FFA Week: designate (see S. Res. 622), S707 [26FE]

National Freedom Day: observance (see S. Res. 603), S552 [10FE]

National Mentoring Month: observance (see S. Res. 600), S510 [5FE]

National Public Schools Week: designate (see S. Res. 621), S707 [26FE]

National Quantum Initiative Act: reauthorize (see S. 3597), S115 [8JA]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 596), S489 [4FE]

National Speech and Debate Education Day: designate (see S. Res. 626), S802 [4MR]

National Trafficking and Modern Slavery Prevention Month: observance (see S. Res. 603), S552 [10FE]

National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 601), S510 [5FE]

Nuclear weapons: express support for continued value of arms control agreements and negotiated constraints on Russian and Chinese strategic nuclear forces (see S. Res. 61), S379 [29JA]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 3991), S802 [4MR]

Senate: provide authority to initiate litigation for actions by President and Dept. of Justice officials inconsistent with their duties under U.S. laws relative to Epstein Files Transparency Act (see S. Res. 597), S509 [5FE]

Social Security: affirm importance to people of U.S. and express that it must be preserved, protected, and strengthened for current and future generations (see S. Res. 579), S115 [8JA]

SSI: update eligibility (see S. 4001), S881 [5MR]

Tariff: provide for refund of duties imposed under International Emergency Economic Powers Act (see S. 3905), S651 [24FE]

Taxation: deny interest and depreciation deductions for certain taxpayers (see S. 3904), S650 [24FE]

——— make certain modifications to tax income required to fund basic living expenses (see S. 4083), S1046 [12MR]

Trade Act: repeal section relating to balance-of-payments authority (see S. 4049), S1048 [12MR]

TSA: making continuing appropriations for essential pay and operations during Federal Government shutdown (see S. 4073, 4127), S1484 [21MR]

U.S. Sentencing Commission: include Federal defender as nonvoting member (see S. 4136), S1205 [18MR]

Ukraine: recognize anniversary of Russian invasion, reaffirm support for Ukrainian people, and emphasize importance of robust U.S. security guarantees within transatlantic commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty (see S. Res. 612), S651 [24FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

American Heart Month: designate (see S. Res. 614), S681 [25FE]

Bureau of Justice Statistics: establish database to collect, aggregate, analyze, and publish comprehensive data on Federal corporate criminal enforcement actions (see S. 4104), S1056 [16MR]

CDC: reauthorize programs relating to oral health promotion and disease prevention (see S. 4008), S881 [5MR]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: disapprove withdrawal of rule entitled ‘‘Statement of Policy Regarding Prohibition on Abusive Acts or Practices’’ (see S.J. Res. 147), S1615 [25MR]

Courts: give Federal courts additional discretion to determine whether pretrial detention is appropriate for defendants charged with nonviolent drug offenses in Federal criminal cases (see S. 3960), S731 [2MR]

Cryptocurrency: prohibit bailouts of digital asset market participant (see S. 4157), S1367 [19MR]

Dept. of Education: establish fair and consistent eligibility requirements for graduate medical schools operating outside U.S. and Canada to receive Federal student aid (see S. 3757), S442 [2FE]

Dept. of HHS: provide for wage differential program to support new nursing school faculty members (see S. 3707), S290 [27JA]

Dept. of HUD: conduct grant competition for development of single- and multi-family homes (see S. 3768), S470 [3FE]

Dept. of Labor: address needs of workers in industries likely to be impacted by rapidly evolving technologies (see S. 3877), S609 [12FE]

Dept. of State: submit report on emerging threats posed to Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see S. 4139), S1205 [18MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize provision of produce prescriptions to veterans (see S. 3706), S290 [27JA]

Drugs: focus limited Federal resources on most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see S. 3959), S731 [2MR]

EPA: phase out production of nonessential uses of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and prohibit releases of all per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (see S. 4153), S1367 [19MR]

——— promulgate certain limitations relative to pre-production plastic pellet pollution (see S. 4181), S1580 [24MR]

FDA: establish new prohibited acts relative to dietary supplements (see S. 3797), S509 [5FE]

——— require manufacturers of dietary supplements to list dietary supplements (see S. 3677), S257 [15JA]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit awarding of contracts to inverted domestic corporations (see S. 3811), S533 [9FE]

FEMA: require rulemaking to address considerations in evaluating need for public and individual disaster assistance (see S. 3895), S650 [24FE]

Information technology: require data center operators to submit reports on data center energy and water use (see S. 4213), S1614 [25MR]

Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: tribute (see S. Res. 629), S915 [9MR]

Julius Rosenwald and Rosenwald Schools National Historical Park: establish (see S. 3925), S681 [25FE]

National Assistant Principals Week: designate (see S. Res. 658), S1544 [23MR]

National Social and Emotional Learning Week: designate (see S. Res. 624), S731 [2MR]

Proprietary Education Interagency Oversight Coordination Committee: establish (see S. 4056), S1009 [11MR]

SSA: prohibit Social Security Trust Funds from investing in cryptocurrency (see S. 4092), S1047 [12MR]

Taxation: modify rules relative to inverted corporations in order to prevent tax avoidance by domestic companies moving operations to foreign countries (see S. 3847), S577 [11FE]

YMCA: anniversary (see S. Res. 642), S1047 [12MR]

Cloture motions

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access (S. 1383), S1466 [21MR]

——— establish Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access (S. 1383), House amendment, S1348 [19MR]

Remarks

Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities against Iran, S947 [10MR]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities against Iran (S.J. Res. 104), S721 [2MR], S772 [4MR]

Bailey, Sara: nomination to be Office of National Drug Control Policy Director, S24 [6JA]

Burrows, Daniel E.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for Office of Legal Policy, S542 [10FE]

Congress: advance policy priorities that will break gridlock (H.R. 1834), S123 [12JA]

Courts: improve rights to relief for individuals affected by non-consensual activities involving intimate digital forgeries (S. 1837), S143, S145, S146 [13JA]

——— improve rights to relief for individuals affected by non-consensual activities involving intimate digital forgeries (S. 1837), unanimous-consent request, S144 [13JA]

Cryptocurrency: prevent fraudulent transactions at virtual currency kiosks, S948 [10MR]

——— prevent Government bailout of cryptocurrency companies, S949 [10MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: deployment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to airports to provide assistance due to TSA staff shortages during partial Government shutdown, S1529 [23MR]

——— making appropriations, S721 [2MR], S908 [9MR], S981 [11MR], S1600 [25MR]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 7147), S633–S635 [24FE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 7147), motion to proceed, S519 [9FE], S1422 [20MR], S1529 [23MR], S1593 [25MR]

——— require immigration enforcement officers to show visible identification, prohibit from wearing masks, and adopt stricter use-of-force policies, S981 [11MR]

——— U.S. Customs and Border Protection funding, S908 [9MR], S981 [11MR]

——— U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding, S311 [28JA], S433 [2FE], S519 [9FE], S633–S635 [24FE], S721 [2MR], S908 [9MR], S981 [11MR], S1422 [20MR], S1593 [25MR]

Dept. of HUD: expand low-income housing tax credit, provide tenant support through expanded rental assistance, combat homelessness, and prohibit discrimination based on income and limited English proficiency (H.R. 6644), S948 [10MR]

Dept. of Justice: attempted indictment of Members of Congress for recording video message urging servicemembers to resist unlawful orders, S561 [11FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access (S. 1383), House amendment, S947 [10MR], S1314, S1333 [19MR], S1423 [20MR], S1562 [24MR], S1593 [25MR]

Depts. of Defense, Education, Homeland Security, HHS, HUD, Labor, and Transportation: making appropriations (H.R. 7148), motion to proceed, S311 [28JA]

Domestic policy: lower cost of consumer products and increase affordability, S972 [11MR]

FAA: anniversary of smoking ban on commercial airlines, S670 [25FE]

FBI: operations in Fulton County, GA, to seize 2020 Presidential election ballots, S561 [11FE]

Foreign countries: call for release of political prisoners, S1594 [25MR]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: reform certain authorities and provide greater transparency and oversight (S. 3893), S1022 [12MR]

FRS: require Board of Governors to prescribe regulations relative to network competition in credit card transactions (S. 3623), S230–S232 [15JA]

Ganjei, Nicholas J.: nomination to be district judge, S451 [3FE]

Great Lakes: Asian carp eradication funding, S971 [11MR]

Immigration: authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens who are long-term U.S. residents and who entered U.S. as children (S. 3348), S635 [24FE]

Lea, Brian C.: nomination to be district judge, S503 [5FE]

McDonald, Colin: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for National Fraud Enforcement Division, S1566 [24MR]

Medicaid: funding, S65 [7JA]

Medicare: implementation of drug price negotiation program, S65 [7JA]

Minneapolis, MN: shooting of Alex Pretti by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents, S309 [28JA]

——— shooting of Renee N. Good by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, S309 [28JA]

Mullin, Senator: nomination to be Sec. of Homeland Security, S1529 [23MR]

Oakley, Ralph M.: National Association of Broadcasters Chuck Sherman Television Leadership Award recipient, S642 [24FE]

Olson, Justin R.: nomination to be district judge, S505 [5FE]

One Big Beautiful Bill Act: impact, S188 [14JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: anniversary, S1528 [23MR]

——— enhanced tax credits funding, S65 [7JA], S123 [12JA], S1529 [23MR]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S972 [11MR]

Russia: impose sanctions and other measures if Russia refuses to negotiate peace agreement with Ukraine, violates any such agreement, or initiates another military invasion of Ukraine (S. 1241), S1161 [18MR]

Senate: withhold pay during Government shutdown (S. Res. 526), S1600, S1601 [25MR]

——— withhold pay during Government shutdown (S. Res. 526), unanimous-consent request, S1601 [25MR]

St. John, Anna: nomination to be district judge, S1065 [17MR]

Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, S211 [14JA]

Technology: provide for regulation of digital assets, S123 [12JA]

Trump, President: deployment of Federal agents and/or military personnel to conduct law enforcement operations in U.S. cities, S112 [8JA], S309, S310 [28JA], S433 [2FE], S484 [4FE], S519–S521 [9FE], S908 [9MR]

——— evaluation of administration relative to cryptocurrency, S948 [10MR]

——— evaluation of administration relative to democracy and rule of law, S561 [11FE]

——— evaluation of administration relative to economy, S188 [14JA]

——— evaluation of administration relative to energy policy, S973 [11MR]

——— evaluation of administration relative to foreign trade, S633 [24FE]

——— evaluation of administration relative to immigration, S189 [14JA]

——— evaluation of administration relative to Iran, S721 [2MR], S772 [4MR], S909 [9MR], S947 [10MR], S972 [11MR], S1423 [20MR]

TSA: making continuing appropriations for essential pay and operations during Federal Government shutdown, S1529 [23MR]

Ukraine: anniversary of Russian invasion, S1161 [18MR]

Venezuela: U.S. military and intelligence operation to capture Nicolas Maduro and his wife and extradite them to U.S. to face Federal drug, terrorism, and weapons charges, S65 [7JA]

Voting: require proof of U.S citizenship to register to vote in Federal elections, S947 [10MR], S1314, S1333 [19MR], S1423 [20MR], S1562 [24MR], S1593 [25MR]

——— require voters to provide photo identification as condition of casting ballot, S1593 [25MR]

Texts of

S. 3677, Dietary Supplement Listing Act, S259 [15JA]

S. 3706, Produce Prescriptions for Veterans Act, S292 [27JA]

S. 3707, Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act, S292 [27JA]

S. 3768, Advancing Better Options for Dwellings Everywhere (ABODE) Act, S472 [3FE]

S. 3797, Prohibiting Tianeptine and Other Dangerous Products Act, S512 [5FE]

S. 3811, American Business for American Companies Act, S535–S537 [9FE]

S. 3847, Stop Corporate Inversions Act, S579 [11FE]

S. 3877, Investing in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act, S611 [12FE]

S. 3925, Julius Rosenwald and Rosenwald Schools National Historical Park Act, S685–S687 [25FE]

S. 4008, Promoting Dental Health Act, S887 [5MR]

S. 4056, Proprietary Education Oversight Task Force Act, S1011–S1015 [11MR]

S. 4104, Corporate Crime Database Act, S1057 [16MR]

S. 4139, Baltic Security Assessment Act, S1207 [18MR]

S. 4181, Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act, S1583 [24MR]

S. 4213, Data Center Water and Energy Transparency Act, S1616 [25MR]

Tributes

Altenburg, Rana, S334 [28JA]

Harris, William W., S113 [8JA]

Jackson, Jesse L., Sr., S633 [24FE]

Puri, Sunil, S1039 [12MR]