Richard J. Durbin

To honor the life and death of Richard Clarence Clark, former Senator for the State of Iowa.

Honoring the life and legacy of Dianne Feinstein, the late Senator for the State of California.

Designating October 4, 2023, as Energy Efficiency Day in celebration of the economic and environmental benefits that have been driven by private sector innovation and Federal energy efficiency policies.

Expressing support for the designation of October 1 through October 7, 2023, as National 4–H Week.

To provide back pay to Federal contractors, and for other purposes.

Honoring the life of James L. Buckley, former Senator for the State of New York.

Calling for the immediate release of Evan Gershkovich, a United States citizen and journalist, who was wrongfully detained by the Government of the Russian Federation in March 2023.

Expressing support for the recognition of the week of September 25 through October 1, 2023, as Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Week.

Designating the week of September 17 through September 23, 2023, as Community School Coordinators Appreciation Week.

Expressing concern about the spreading problem of book banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States.

Recognizing Hispanic Restaurant Week and the contributions of Hispanic restaurant owners and employees to the restaurant industry.

To defer student loan payments for survivors of sex-based harassment.

To establish the Prairie du Rocher French Colonial National Historical Park in the State of Illinois, and for other purposes.

Designating September 2023 as National Voting Rights Month.

To permit employees to request changes to their work schedules without fear of retaliation and to ensure that employers consider these requests, and to require employers to provide more predictable and stable schedules for employees in certain occupations with evidence of unpredictable and unstable scheduling practices that negatively affect employees, and for other purposes.

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to provide for same day voter registration.

Designating the week beginning on September 11, 2023, as National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week.

To direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to support early college high schools and dual or concurrent enrollment programs, and for other purposes.

To promote and support collaboration between Hispanic-serving institutions and local educational agencies with high enrollments of Hispanic or Latino students, and for other purposes.

To strengthen and expand the Green Ribbon Schools Program at the Department of Education by boosting the capacity of participating States to expand the number of schools, applicants, and nominees engaged around environmental, environmental literacy, and environmental health goals, and for other purposes.