Richard J. Durbin

To improve the reproductive assistance provided by the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs to certain members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and their spouses or partners, and for other purposes.

To increase child care options for working families and support child care providers.

To provide Federal-local community partnership construction funding to local educational agencies eligible to receive payments under the Impact Aid program.

To prevent a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm.

To provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes.

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 to prevent wage theft and assist in the recovery of stolen wages, to authorize the Secretary of Labor to administer grants to prevent wage and hour violations, and for other purposes.

To exempt juveniles from the requirements for suits by prisoners, and for other purposes.

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to provide increased protections for election workers and voters in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide appropriate standards for the inclusion of a term of supervised release after imprisonment, and for other purposes.

To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to build safer, thriving communities, and save lives, by investing in effective community-based violence reduction initiatives, and for other purposes.

To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purposes of making adverse employment decisions.

To amend section 249 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to render available to certain long-term residents of the United States the benefit under that section.

To amend the Research Facilities Act and the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to address deferred maintenance at agricultural research facilities, and for other purposes.

To provide for the long-term improvement of public school facilities, and for other purposes.

To establish the Office of Press Freedom, to create press freedom curriculum at the National Foreign Affairs Training Center, and for other purposes.

Recognizing the importance of independent living for individuals with disabilities made possible by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and calling for further action to strengthen home and community living for individuals with disabilities.

To provide for increases in the Federal minimum wage, and for other purposes.

To amend title 31, United States Code, to modify False Claims Act procedures, and for other purposes.

Recognizing the historic significance of the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Department of Defense State Partnership Program.

To expand Americans’ access to the ballot box and reduce the influence of big money in politics, and for other purposes.