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Sen. Richard J. Durbin

Democrat from Illinois

Update (1/20/2012): SOPA and PIPA have been indefinitely postponed; see statements by Sen. Harry Reid and Rep. Lamar Smith.

Supports
Stance on PIPA

68
Age

15
Years served in Senate

95.65%
% Votes with Party

Official homepage	http://durbin.senate.gov
Phone	202-224-2152
Fax	202-228-0400
Office	711 Hart Senate Office Building
Twitter	http://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin
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Financial Contributions by Industry

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Industry	Election Cycle	Amount
Computers/Internet	2010	$5,000
	2008	$76,800
TV/Movies/Music	2010	$13,050
	2008	$146,750

Timeline: Sen. Durbin and PIPA

A list of statements and legislative actions made by Sen. Durbin relating to PIPA. Contact us at sopa[at]propublica.org if you have additions or corrections.

Jul 11, 2011 Letter to constituent in defending PIPA

"It is important to note that this legislation seeks to address a serious problem without inappropriately restricting Internet freedom. The Justice Department currently lacks tools to effectively enforce anti-piracy and counterfeiting laws against websites that are dedicated to distributing material in violation of these laws."

Source: pastebin.com

Jun 30, 2011 Co-sponsors PIPA

Source: Library of Congress: THOMAS

May 26, 2011 Votes to move PIPA out of committee

Part of unanimous vote of approval by Senate Judiciary committee to move PIPA forward.

Source: leahy.senate.gov

Nov 18, 2010 Votes to move COICA out of committee

The Senate Judiciary committee voted unanimously to move COICA forward.

Source: Senate Judiciary Committee report

Sep 20, 2010 Cosponsors Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act, S. 3804

COICA contained similar provisions and battle lines as PIPA does. It never reached a full Senate vote and was re-written in 2011 as the PROTECT-IP Act (i.e. PIPA).