Bills About Armed Forces And National Security Sponsored by Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.)

Sen. Durbin sponsored 43 bills about armed forces and national security in the 116th Congress (2019-20).

Introduced	Number	Title	Cosponsors	Cosponsor Party	Latest Action
June 18, 2020	S.4002	A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to extend the interest rate limitation on debt entered into during military service to debt incurred during military service to consolidate or refinance student loans incurred before military service.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text: CR S3104)
Feb. 25, 2020	S.3339	A bill to restore military priorities, and for other purposes.	35	Bipartisan	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 431.
Nov. 14, 2019	S.2865	A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking on the premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.	12	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text: CR S6607)
July 11, 2019	S.2106	A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking on the premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.	12	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text: CR S4809)
May 2, 2019	S.1315	A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to establish, or expand upon, master's degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics, and for other purposes.	8	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text: CR S2618)
May 2, 2019	S.1316	A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to award grants to fund research on orthotics and prosthetics, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text: CR S2618-2619)
March 13, 2019	S.791	A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for clarification regarding the children to whom entitlement to educational assistance may be transferred under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program, and for other purposes.	16	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text: CR S1850)
Jan. 19, 2018	S.2328	A bill making continuing appropriations for military pay and death benefits in the event of a Government shutdown.	48	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Nov. 13, 2017	S.2119	A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking in any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.	6	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7178)
July 24, 2017	S.1619	A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to extend the interest rate limitation on debt entered into during military service to debt incurred during military service to consolidate or refinance student loans incurred before military service.	4	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4137-4138)
June 28, 2017	S.1467	A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to establish, or expand upon, master's degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics, and for other purposes.	10	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3832-3833)
June 28, 2017	S.1466	A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to award grants to fund research on orthotics and prosthetics, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3832)
June 11, 2015	S.1557	A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to extend the interest rate limitation on debt entered into during military service to debt incurred during military service to consolidate or refinance student loans incurred before military service, and for other purposes.	7	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4107-4108)
April 23, 2015	S.1070	A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for clarification regarding the children to whom entitlement to educational assistance may be transferred under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2403)
April 21, 2015	S.1022	A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to award grants to fund research on orthotics and prosthetics, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2303-2304)
April 21, 2015	S.1021	A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to establish, or expand upon, master's degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics, and for other purposes.	2	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2302-2303)
March 4, 2015	S.657	A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend to all veterans with a serious service-connected injury eligibility to participate in the family caregiver services program.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1305-1306; text of measure as introduced: CR S1306)
Nov. 13, 2014	S.2921	A bill to designate the community based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 310 Home Boulevard in Galesburg, Illinois, as the "Lane A. Evans VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic".	1	All Republicans	Became Public Law No: 113-234.
Feb. 11, 2014	S.2014	A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for clarification regarding the children to whom entitlement to educational assistance may be transferred under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and for other purposes.	0		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S943)
Nov. 19, 2013	S.1736	A bill to amend titles 5 and 38, United States Code, to clarify the veteran status of an individual based on the attendance of the individual at a preparatory school of a service academy, and for other purposes.	4	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8193)
Aug. 1, 2013	S.1429	An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes.	0		Committee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on Department of Defense. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-260.
July 30, 2013	S.1399	A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to extend the interest rate limitation on debt entered into during military service to debt incurred during military service to consolidate or refinance student loans incurred before military service.	0		Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280.
Sept. 27, 2013	S.1559	A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the method of determining whether Filipino veterans are United States residents for purposes of eligibility for receipt of the full-dollar rate of compensation under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.	2	All Democrats	Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280.
Feb. 7, 2013	S.262	A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals entitled to educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs who are pursuing programs of education at institutions of higher learning, and for other purposes.	0		Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-111.
March 11, 2013	S.522	A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to establish, or expand upon, master's degree or doctoral degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics, and for other purposes.	5	Bipartisan	Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-203.
March 11, 2013	S.521	A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to award grants to fund research on orthotics and prosthetics.	3	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1596-1597)
June 27, 2012	S.3348	A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the multifamily transitional housing loan program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4682)
May 9, 2012	S.3054	A bill to provide strategic workload to Army arsenals in their function as a critical component of the organic defense industrial base.	7	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as intoduced: CR S3046)
June 23, 2009	S.1322	A bill to provide for the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in Lake County, Illinois, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6942-6944)
March 6, 2009	S.543	A bill to require a pilot program on training, certification, and support for family caregivers of seriously disabled veterans and members of the Armed Forces to provide caregiver services to such veterans and members, and for other purposes.	14	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2867-2869)
Jan. 14, 2009	S.246	A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the quality of care provided to veterans in Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities, to encourage highly qualified doctors to serve in hard-to-fill positions in such medical facilities, and for other purposes.	0	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Nov. 20, 2008	S.3713	A bill to provide for the integration of the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center and the Great Lakes Naval Health Clinic, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10746-10747)
March 5, 2008	S.2705	A bill to authorize programs to increase the number of nurses within the Armed Forces through assistance for service as nurse faculty or education as nurses, and for other purposes.	18	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Nov. 16, 2007	S.2377	A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the quality of care provided to veterans in Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities, to encourage highly qualified doctors to serve in hard-to-fill positions in such medical facilities, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S14625-14627)
May 9, 2007	S.1349	A bill to ensure that the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs provide to members of the Armed Forces and veterans with traumatic brain injury the services that best meet their individual needs, and for other purposes.	9	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5875-5877)
March 28, 2007	S.1018	A bill to address security risks posed by global climate change and for other purposes.	9	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4060-4061)
Feb. 27, 2007	S.698	A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and enhance educational assistance for survivors and dependents of veterans.	2	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2282-2283)
Oct. 26, 2005	S.1924	A bill to strengthen civil-military relationships by permitting State and local governments to enter into lease purchase agreements with the United States Armed Forces.	0	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
July 21, 2005	S.1448	A bill to improve the treatment provided to veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.	2	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8680)
May 12, 2005	S.1019	A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to increase benefits for members of the Armed Forces who, after September 11, 2001, serve on active duty outside the United States or its territories or possessions as part of a contingency operation (including a humanitarian operation, peacekeeping operation, or similar operation) or a combat operation.	0	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Nov. 14, 2003	S.1859	A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to revise the age and service requirements for eligibility to receive retired pay for non-regular service.	0	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR 11/14/2003 S14811)
March 27, 2003	S.737	A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to increase the rate of imminent danger special pay and the amount of the family separation allowance.	2	All Democrats	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11637)
June 27, 1997	S.980	A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to close the United States Army School of the Americas.	15	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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