Dick Durbin

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Dick Durbin

Illinois - Sen - D

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-$1.7 Billion
H.R. 6395: William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense A...

Authorizes FY2021 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities...

December 07, 2020

Biography

Richard Joseph "Dick" Durbin is a Senator from Illinois. Born in East St. Louis, IL, in 1944, he graduated from Assumption High School in 1962 before earning his B.S. from Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in 1966. He was an intern in the office of Illinois Senator Paul Douglas during his senior year in college, and earned his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 1969.

He served as legal counsel to Illinois Lieutenant Governor Paul Simon from 1969-1972, and as legal counsel to the Illinois State senate judiciary committee from 1972-1982. In 1978, he was the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois. He was an associate professor at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1984, 1988, 1992, and 1996.

He was elected to the 98th and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1983-January 2, 1997) and elected to the United States Senate in 1996. You can track Dick Durbin's spending on SpendingTracker.org

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  • Provides funding, establishes programs, and otherwise modifies provisions relating to a broad array of areas, including education, labor, child care, health care, taxes, immigration, and the environment. (The bill is commonly referred to as the Build Back Better Act.) For...

  • Authorizes Department of Defense (DOD) activities for FY2023 and addresses other issues. For example, the bill authorizes the procurement of various items, including destroyers and aircraft; modifies inventory requirements for various Air Force programs; authorizes DOD to furnish electric vehicle...

  • Authorizes FY2022 appropriations for military activities and programs of the Department of Defense (e.g., personnel; research, development, test, and evaluation; and procurement of items such as aircraft, missiles, and ammunition). It also prescribes military personnel strengths for FY2022.

  • Reauthorizes through FY2028 and expands programs under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). The bill also revises workforce investment, vocational rehabilitation, employment, training, and literacy programs for eligible individuals. For example, the bill increases workforce representation on...

  • Reauthorizes the National Science Foundation (NSF) through FY2026 and authorizes programs and activities at the NSF. The bill establishes requirements for the NSF, including to enter into a contract with the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine to...

  • Provides FY2023 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 6 of the 12 regular FY2023 appropriations bills: the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023; the Ag...

 

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