| Nov. 21, 2024
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Durbin, Murray Introduce Legislation To Ensure Victims Of Discrimination Can Seek Damages In Court, Despite Harmful Supreme Court Ruling
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 30, 2024
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Durbin, Hirono, House Leaders Release GAO Report Constrained By AO Blocking Access To Federal Audit Of Sexual Harassment In the Judiciary System
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 28, 2024
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Durbin Leads Group of Senate Democrats Pressing Justice Department and Bureau of Prisons on Voting Access for Incarcerated People
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 28, 2024
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Durbin Leads Group of Senate Democrats Pressing Justice Department and Bureau of Prisons on Voting Access for Incarcerated People
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 18, 2024
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Following Bost Push, VA Officially Halts Reporting Veterans to NICS List without Due Process
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Rep. Mike Bost
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| March 14, 2024
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Durbin Announces Bipartisan Legislation to Reform FISA Section 702 on the Senate Floor
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 14, 2024
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Durbin, Lee Introduce Bipartisan SAFE Act to Reform FISA Section 702
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 12, 2024
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Durbin Questions Witnesses During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Voting Rights
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 12, 2024
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Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Protecting Voting Rights
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 7, 2024
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Chairman Bost: “Our work is nowhere close to being finished.”
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Rep. Mike Bost
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| March 5, 2024
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On Super Tuesday & In Honor Of The Late John Lewis, Durbin Calls On His Republican Colleagues To Join Senate Democrats And Protect The Right To Vote
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 4, 2024
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Ranking Member Scott Statement on New Biden Actions to Combat Taxpayer-Funded Religious Discrimination, Protect Civil Rights
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Feb. 29, 2024
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Durbin, Warnock, Schumer Reintroduce John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Feb. 8, 2024
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Durbin Leads 17 Senators In Urging President Biden To Act Swiftly To Close The Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| Dec. 1, 2023
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Durbin, Kelly Lead Congressional Support For ATF Rule To Expand Background Checks
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Nov. 22, 2023
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Durbin Statement On Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Deal And Hostage Release
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Nov. 13, 2023
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Durbin, Markey Statement On Release Of Philippine Senator Leila De Lima
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Sept. 13, 2023
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Durbin, Grassley, Cohen, Armstrong Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Prohibiting Punishment Of Acquitted Conduct Act
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Sept. 13, 2023
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Durbin Questions Bop Director Peters During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Bureau Of Prisons Oversight
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Sept. 13, 2023
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Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Bureau Of Prisons Oversight
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Sept. 12, 2023
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Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Book Bans And Censorship
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Sept. 12, 2023
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Durbin Questions Illinois Secretary Of State Giannoulias During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Book Bans And Censorship
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Sept. 12, 2023
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Durbin Questions Illinois Secretary of State Giannoulias During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Book Bans And Censorship
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Sept. 12, 2023
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Durbin, Grassley, Manchin, Capito Call On DOJ & BOP To Investigate Reports Of Abusive Treatment At FCC Hazelton
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Sept. 12, 2023
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Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Book Bans and Censorship
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Aug. 8, 2023
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Durbin Meets with FBI Director Wray
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 6, 2023
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Durbin Calls for Abolition of Special Management Unit, Continued Reforms to Prevent Abuse at USP Thomson
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 21, 2023
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During Pride Month, Durbin & Duckworth Join Merkley, Baldwin, Booker To Introduce The Equality Act
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 13, 2023
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Durbin Questions Witnesses During Judiciary Committee Hearing On Oversight Of Section 702 Of The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 13, 2023
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Durbin, Bipartisan Senators Statement Following Inter-American Commission On Human Rights Findings In Oswaldo Paya Death
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 13, 2023
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Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Judiciary Committee Hearing On Oversight Of Section 702 Of The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 8, 2023
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Durbin Meets With Puerto Rico Governor Pedro Pierluisi
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| May 3, 2023
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Gallagher, Krishnamoorthi Send Letters on Forced Labor Concerns to Nike, Adidas, Shein, Temu
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
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| April 28, 2023
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Turner and LaHood: Look Beyond Today's ODNI Report
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Rep. Darin LaHood
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| April 27, 2023
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Ahead Of Senate Vote, Durbin Calls On His Colleagues To Support The Equal Rights Amendment
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| April 27, 2023
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Durbin Statement On Failed Senate Vote On The Equal Rights Amendment
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| April 26, 2023
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Durbin, Ossoff, Braun Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Overhaul Federal Prison Oversight
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| April 17, 2023
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Gallagher, Krishnamoorthi Joint Statement on Arrest of Suspected Chinese Communist Party Operatives
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
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| April 11, 2023
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Gallagher, Krishnamoorthi Joint Statement on Sentencing of Human Rights Lawyers by Chinese Communist Party
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
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| March 6, 2023
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Durbin Speaks On Senate Floor On Eve Of Bloody Sunday Anniversary, Underscores Continued Efforts To Protect Voting Rights
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Dec. 8, 2022
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Tweet - "This is a great day for marriage equality and a historic day for civil rights in our country. The Respect for Marriage Act will ensure that same-sex and interracial marriages will be protected under federal law. Now, onto @POTUS 's desk!"
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Nov. 29, 2022
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Durbin Statement On Senate Passage Of Respect For Marriage Act
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Oct. 21, 2022
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Letter to Mr. Richard C. Visek, Acting Legal Advisor for the US Department of State - Jacobs, Castro Lead Call for Biden Administration to Affirm Global Commitment to Protecting Sexual and Reproductive Rights Post-dobbs
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Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
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| Sept. 20, 2022
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Risch, Rubio, Colleagues Applaud House Passage of Bill to Reauthorize USCIRF
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| Aug. 22, 2022
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Klobuchar, Kennedy, Cicilline, Buck, Durbin, Nadler Release Updated Bipartisan Journalism Bill
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| Aug. 1, 2022
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Letter to Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury, Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - DelBene, Huffman Call on IRS to Review Tax-Exempt "Church Status' for Known Hate Group
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Rep. Sean Casten, ...
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| July 20, 2022
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Rep. García's Statement on His Vote on the Puerto Rico Status Act
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Rep. Chuy Garcia
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| July 19, 2022
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Rep. Casten Votes to Protect Marriage Equality Amid Right-Wing Threats
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Rep. Sean Casten
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| July 19, 2022
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Foster Votes to Protect Marriage Equality
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Rep. Bill Foster
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| July 12, 2022
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Members of the Latino Jewish Caucus Condemn Antisemitic Attack on Jewish Community in Massachusetts
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Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
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| June 19, 2022
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Tweet - "Reminder: It was over 2 years after the Emancipation Proclamation & 2 months after the end of the Civil War when news of emancipation finally reached the deepest corners of the former Confederacy on #Juneteenth--a delay which represents a gap in justice that still persists today."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 17, 2022
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Tweet - "#PrideMonth is about celebrating the LGBTQ community--but without meaningful steps toward true equality, #Pride will always be a protest. That includes addressing the disproportionate violence LBGTQ Americans, and especially Black trans women, face."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 1, 2022
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Tweet - "Happy #Pride2022 to the LGBTQ community in Illinois and across the country! #PrideMonth is rooted in challenging the status quo. We've made enormous strides in the past few decades, but until everyone can be who they are and love who they love, #Pride will always be a protest."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| May 18, 2022
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Wasserman Schultz Leads House in 420-1 Vote to Condemn Antisemitism
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Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
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| May 17, 2022
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Durbin, Rubio, Members Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Condemning Detention Of Russian Dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza, Call For His Release
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| May 13, 2022
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Letter to Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States, Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense, Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Durbin, Leahy Seek Clarification of Administration's Position on Use of Torture-Derived Evidence
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| April 26, 2022
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Duckworth Re-introduces Legislation to Expand Voting Rights and Improve Civic Participation
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth
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| March 28, 2022
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Tweet - "Due to the nature of their subjects, these investigations present heightened constitutional and civil liberties concerns and therefore merit greater scrutiny and supervision. Glad to join my friend and colleague, Senator Grassley, in this important oversight work."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 8, 2022
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Durbin Statement On Senate Passage Of The Emmett Till Antilynching Act
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 8, 2022
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Tweet - "Al-Qahtani "was tortured so badly that he was ineligible to be tried at the war crimes court." This transfer is an important step toward finally ending indefinite detention at Guantanamo, which violates human rights & has prevented us from bringing 9/11 conspirators to justice."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 7, 2022
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Tweet - "The 1955 lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till serves as a stark reminder of what happens when hate and bigotry go unchecked. We must never forget--and never diminish--the history of lynching in America."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 7, 2022
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Tweet - "Today marks the anniversary of Bloody Sunday--and our second without my friend, John Lewis. 57 years later, we can still join him on that bridge, and walk with his legacy as we work toward equal access to the ballot box. Finishing his fight is our moral mission."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Feb. 24, 2022
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Tweet - "His name was George Floyd. He was a father, a brother, a son, a friend. He died with the knee of a police officer on his neck--an image that haunts me to this day. The injustice of his killing is undeniable, but I hope today's verdict gives his loved ones some semblance of peace."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Feb. 22, 2022
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Casten Introduces Legislation Banning Inequitable Calculations of Civil Damages
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Rep. Sean Casten
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| Feb. 22, 2022
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Tweet - "Today, our system held these men accountable, but for too many Americans--especially Black & Brown Americans--justice remains elusive. We must continue to confront & root out the kind of hate bias that caused this tragedy and ensure accountability for perpetrators of these crimes."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Feb. 16, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting Commissioner Social Security Administration - Larson, Davis Urge Social Security to Reconsider Use of Facial Recognition Technology
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Rep. Danny Davis, ...
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| Feb. 10, 2022
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Letter to Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States - Commending Commitment to Appoint the First Black Woman to the Supreme Court
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Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
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| Feb. 8, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General Dept. of Justice - Pressley, Clyburn, Jones Lead Congressional Black Caucus Members in Urging DOJ to Aggressively Increase Efforts to Protect Voting Rights
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Rep. Danny Davis, ...
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| Feb. 4, 2022
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Letter to Catherine Lhamon, Assistant Secretary of the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights - Rep Lieu Leads Bipartisan Letter Urging Education Department to Address Antisemitism on College Campuses
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Rep. Danny Davis, ...
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| Feb. 1, 2022
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Letter to Merrick Garland, Attorney General Dept. of Justice - Durbin, Duckworth Urge DOJ To Share Update On Civil Rights Investigation Into Murder Of Laquan McDonald
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Jan. 27, 2022
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Rep. Wild Leads Call for Action Against Philippines Human Rights Violations
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
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| Jan. 19, 2022
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Duckworth Urges Senators to Vote for Critical Election Protection & Voting Rights Bill
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth
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| Jan. 19, 2022
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Duckworth on Republicans Blocking Critical Election Protection & Voting Rights Bill
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth
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| Jan. 11, 2022
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Durbin Continues Calling For Closure Of Guantanamo Bay On 20th Anniversary Of The Arrival Of The First Detainees
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Jan. 3, 2022
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Letter to Michael Carvajal, Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons - Higgins, Greene Demand Humane Treatment for January 6 Prisoners
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Rep. Mary Miller, ...
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