Press Releases
Duckworth-Led Bipartisan Legislation to Prevent Youth Suicide Passes Senate
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), John Curtis (R-UT), Bernie Moreno (R-OH) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) to help prevent youth suicide successfully passed through the Senate. The Senators’ bipartisan Youth Poisoning Prevention Act would ban high-concentration sodium nitrite from being available to the public. There is no recognized household or consumer use for high-concentration sodium nitrite, yet retailers are still allowed to sell this … Continue Reading
August 05, 2026
Duckworth, Durbin Join Call to Stop Red Tape Requirements in Medicaid
[WASHINGTON D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined all members of the Senate Democratic Caucus in calling on the Trump Administration to withdraw a rule to implement work reporting requirements for Medicaid that will take effect at the beginning of 2027. “We urge CMS to withdraw this rule to ensure that Medicaid can continue its mission of providing health coverage to low-income Americans. Implementing this rule will worsen … Continue Reading
August 05, 2026
Duckworth-Murkowski Bipartisan Bill to Protect Children from Dangers of AI Toys Passes Committee
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) to help protect children from the dangers posed by toys that use artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots successfully passed through the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (CST) today. The Senators’ bipartisan Children’s Artificial Intelligence Toy Safety Act of 2026 would help equip families, pediatricians and policymakers with the independent evidence … Continue Reading
August 04, 2026
Duckworth, Durbin Join Colleagues to Demand Trump Administration Restore Funding for Energy Projects That Were Politically Targeted and Illegally Cancelled
[WASHINGTON D.C.] — U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and Patty Murray (D-WA) to send a letter to U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought demanding that the Trump Administration restore funding for the 223 energy projects canceled in October 2025. The Trump Administration has since admitted to illegally canceling energy grants … Continue Reading
August 04, 2026
Duckworth, McCormick Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Low-Cost Financing for Transportation Infrastructure
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Dave McCormick (R-PA) introduced the Transit for Urban Renewal and Business Opportunities Act (TURBO Act), legislation that would expand and modernize a key federal financing tool used by state and local governments to deliver critical transportation infrastructure through public-private partnerships. “Far too often, roads that need repaving and transportation facilities that need revamping are left unfixed because states and towns … Continue Reading
July 31, 2026
Duckworth, Durbin Challenge FAA’s Decision to Extend Chicago O’Hare’s Flight Cap for a Full Year
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Bryan Bedford to express their concerns regarding the yearlong extension of the daily cap of 2,708 flights per day at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD). In April, the FAA announced that the 2,708 daily flight cap would remain in effect from May to October … Continue Reading
July 30, 2026
Duckworth Joins Warren, Lawmakers in Investigating Reports that DoD Failed to Provide Sufficient Care for Servicemembers Injured in Iranian Strike
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and 11 colleagues sitting on the Congressional Armed Services Committees in opening a new investigation into reports that the Department of Defense (DoD) failed to provide adequate medical care to servicemembers injured in a March drone strike on a U.S. military post at Port Shuaiba in Kuwait. In a new letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the lawmakers asked him to … Continue Reading
July 30, 2026
Duckworth, Wicker, Kelly and Colleagues Honor Gold Star Children’s Day
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ), along with numerous colleagues, in celebrating the passage of a Senate resolution designating August 1, 2026, as Gold Star Children’s Day, which recognizes the children of fallen service members. “This resolution honors Gold Star children for the tremendous sacrifices they make for our nation and the loss they will carry with them forever,” said Senator … Continue Reading
July 30, 2026
Duckworth, Hirono Introduce WARRIOR Act to Codify Women’s Right to Serve in Combat
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) led 15 of their Democratic colleagues in the Senate in introducing the Women Add Resourcefulness and Resilience to Improve Operational Readiness (WARRIOR) Act, which would reinforce the principle that the U.S. military has always relied upon: standards must be based on the demands of the job, not gender. This legislation is critical for maintaining rigorous, gender-neutral … Continue Reading
July 29, 2026
Duckworth Slams Trump Administration for Inhumane ICE Detention Conditions in Illinois and Nationwide
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today called out the Trump Administration’s inhumane conditions in United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facilities, where detainees have been subjected to overcrowding, inadequate medical care and abusive treatment. During her questioning at U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin’s (D-IL) spotlight forum, Duckworth underscored the lack of timely data regarding ICE detainees in the Chicago area, the countless … Continue Reading
July 29, 2026
Duckworth, Blackburn Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Counter People’s Republic of China’s ‘Gray-Zone’ Aggression Against Indo-Pacific Partners
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC)—and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) today introduced bipartisan legislation to improve our nation’s capabilities to counter the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) intimidation and coercion tactics in the Indo-Pacific, which actively threaten the safety of our partners in the region as well as our national security. Known as ‘gray-zone tactics,’ these actions are aimed at disrupting … Continue Reading
July 29, 2026
Duckworth, Markey, Colleagues Raise Alarm About Trump’s Threats to Send ICE, Other Federal Agents to Polling Sites During November Elections
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] — Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and 10 colleagues in demanding answers on whether the Trump Administration plans to deploy armed federal law enforcement officers at polling sites during the November 2026 elections. Beginning in October 2025, the Democratic National Committee submitted 11 Freedom of Information Act requests seeking records concerning the possible deployment of federal law enforcement officers to polling … Continue Reading
July 27, 2026
Duckworth, Durbin Call on GSA to Act with Urgency to Address Ongoing Maintenance Issues at Dirksen & Roszkowski Courthouses
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) sent a letter to General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator Ed Forst calling on GSA to act with urgency to complete longstanding maintenance issues at the Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse and the Stanley J. Roszkowski U.S. Courthouse in the Northern District of Illinois. The Senators first wrote to Administrator Forst on April 27, 2026 and GSA has since made recent progress … Continue Reading
July 24, 2026
Duckworth, Schakowsky Lead Bill to Provide Accessible Housing for Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities and Aging Americans
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-09) today reintroduced bicameral legislation to reduce housing accessibility barriers and improve mobility for people with disabilities. The Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act would require all newly constructed single-family homes, townhouses and multi-level dwelling units built with federal funding include at least one accessible (or “zero step”) entrance into the home, doorways wide enough … Continue Reading
July 24, 2026
Duckworth, Durbin Help Introduce Legislation to Bring Transparency to Corporate Abuse of Tax Havens, Job Offshoring
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth and Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin joined U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) in reintroducing the Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act, legislation to provide transparency around corporations’ use of tax havens and incentives to jobs. This offshore bill would require public companies to disclose their financial reporting on a country-by-country basis. Ensuring public access to this information would both provide investors the tools … Continue Reading
July 23, 2026
Duckworth, Durbin Introduce Resolution Celebrating 150 Years of the Chicago Cubs Baseball Team
[WASHINGTON D.C.]- U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today introduced a resolution commending the Chicago Cubs baseball team as it celebrates its 150th anniversary on August 29, 2026. The resolution notes that since 1876, more than 182,000,000 fans have attended games of the Chicago Cubs and millions more have listened to games on the radio and watched games on television across the United States and the world. U.S. Representative Mike Quigley … Continue Reading
July 23, 2026
Duckworth Leads Congressional Democrats in Renewed Push to Establish a Nationwide Right to IVF and Lower IVF Costs for Families
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Nearly two years after President Donald Trump promised free IVF for all Americans on the campaign trail, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) and are reintroducing the Right to IVF Act, a sweeping legislative package that would make it easier to access in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reproductive technology (ART) for the millions of hopeful … Continue Reading
July 22, 2026
Duckworth, McCormick Lead Bipartisan Push to Renew ASAP Program Helping Make Transit Accessible for All
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Ahead of the 36th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Dave McCormick (R-PA) today introduced bipartisan legislation to renew the All Stations Accessibility Program (ASAP)—a program Duckworth championed in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law—that is helping make public transit stations across the nation more accessible and inclusive for all Americans, including people with disabilities. Building on … Continue Reading
July 22, 2026
Duckworth-Hoeven-Durbin-Britt Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Aviation Safety Passes Committee
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (CST) and Ranking Member of the Aviation Subcommittee—and U.S. Senators John Hoeven (R-ND), Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Katie Britt (R-AL) to strengthen aviation safety and support our aviation workforce by fostering transparency surrounding medication guidelines successfully passed committee today. The Aviation Medication Transparency … Continue Reading
July 22, 2026
Duckworth Joins Blumenthal in Introducing Bill Strengthening Social Security
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and her colleagues in introducing the Social Security 2100 Act, legislation to increase Social Security benefits and make the critical system financially stable throughout the 21st Century. As our nation’s bedrock social insurance program, Social Security is the most important source of retirement income for 4 out of 5 seniors and provides vital protections for disabled workers and families … Continue Reading