A bill to award a congressional gold medal to Dr. Muhammad Yunus, in recognition of his contributions to the fight against global poverty.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

70 cosponsors — 16 Republicans, 52 Democrats, 2 independents

16 of 70 cosponsors (23%) are from the other party.

Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Max Baucus (D-MT), Evan Bayh (D-IN), Mark Begich (D-AK), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Robert Bennett (R-UT), Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Christopher Bond (R-MO), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Sam Brownback (R-KS), Richard Burr (R-NC), Roland Burris (D-IL), Robert Byrd (D-WV), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Bob Casey (D-PA), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Susan Collins (R-ME), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Michael Enzi (R-WY), Russell Feingold (D-WI), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Al Franken (D-MN), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Kay Hagan (D-NC), Thomas Harkin (D-IA) and 40 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Richard Durbin.

• S. 1789 (111th) Fair Sentencing Act of 2010
• S. 1472 (111th) Human Rights Enforcement Act of 2009
• S. 1107 (111th) Judicial Survivors Protection Act of 2009
• S. 234 (111th) A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2105 East Cook Street in Springfield, Illinois, as the…
• S. 520 (111th) A bill to designate the United States courthouse under construction at 327 South Church Street, Rockford, Illinois, as the "Stanley J.…
• S. 987 (111th) International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2010

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress