KIRK, MARK STEVEN (a Representative from Illinois)

Addresses

Cardiovascular Risk and Kidney Disease: George Bakris, E2186 [7DE]

Amendments

Budget: establish discretionary spending limits and pay-as-you-go requirement for mandatory spending (H.R. 4663), H4997, H5044 [24JN]

National security: reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H8863 [8OC]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), H2036 [1AP]

Appointments

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): investigative subcommittees, H1277 [18MR]

Conferee: H.R. 4818, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H9699 [16NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Dental Association: commend Give Kids a Smile program, emphasize need to improve access to dental care for children, and thank dentists for volunteering time to provide needed dental care (see H. Res. 567), H1594 [25MR]

Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons (see H.R. 3831), H632 [25FE]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H304 [3FE]

Benwell, Dylan B.: condemn abduction by grandparents and call for return (see H. Res. 821), H8167 [5OC]

Bob Michel Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Peoria, IL: designate (see H.R. 4608), H4391 (see H.R. 4608), H4506 [17JN]

Bucher, Lloyd M. (Pete): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 367), H831 [3MR] (see H. Con. Res. 407), H2265 [21AP]

Burma: urge the U.N. Security Council to take appropriate action to respond to the threat that the ruling State Peace and Development Council poses to Southeast Asia (see H. Res. 768), H7580 [24SE]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 95), H2488 [29AP] (see H.J. Res. 97), H3780 [3JN]

China, People's Republic of: support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see H. Res. 530), H574 [24FE]

China, Republic of: participation in WHO (see H.R. 3793), H1117 [16MR]

Civil rights: anniversary of murder of civil rights organizers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Neshoba County, MS (see H. Con. Res. 457), H8169 [5OC]

Clean Air Act: reduce the proliferation of boutique fuels (see H.R. 5165), H7863 [29SE]

Crime: protect children from criminal recidivists (see H.R. 4150), H2152 [2AP]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 4204), H7945 [30SE]

Dept. of HHS: give grant preference to States that require schools to allow students to self-administer medication for asthma or anaphylaxis (see H.R. 2023), H2658 [5MY]

———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (see H.R. 4578), H6128 [20JY]

Dept. of State: establish an Office To Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism and require annual reports on acts of anti-Semitism around the world (see H.R. 4230), H2482 [28AP]

———increase counter-terrorist and narco-terrorist rewards program payments, expand award eligibility criteria, authorize nonmonetary awards, and publicize existence of rewards program (see H.R. 3782), H396 [6FE]

Education: recognize contributions of military-impacted schools, teachers, adminstration, and staff for their role in the education of military children (see H. Res. 598), H2406 [27AP]

Endangered species: protect the remaining herd of wild and genetically pure American Buffalo (see H.R. 3446), H90 [21JA]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 4433), H3785 [4JN]

Firearms: combat illegal gun trafficking (see H.R. 2946), H752 [2MR]

———regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 3832), H632 [25FE]

Great Lakes Protection and Restoration Committee: establish (see H.R. 4416), H3606 [1JN]

Health: establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (see H.R. 716), H2373 [22AP]

———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see H.R. 3858), H1323 [18MR]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H4926 (see H.R. 4682), H5070 [24JN]

Hong Kong: support freedom (see H. Res. 667), H4766 [22JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3802), H927 [9MR]

Insurance: prohibit discrimination in life insurance based on a person's previous lawful travel experiences (see H.R. 3927), H4392 (see H.R. 3927), H4507 [17JN]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 5193), H9051 [8OC]

———human rights violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 319), H4392 (see H. Con. Res. 319), H4507 [17JN]

James E. Worsham Carrier Annex Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 3340), H2919 [12MY]

James E. Worsham Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 3340), H2919 [12MY]

Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see H.R. 3734), H127 [27JA]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H7234 [15SE]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H304 [3FE]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 2959), H2728 [6MY]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3859), H699 [26FE]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 1316), H6899 [8SE]

Nguyen Van Ly, Thaddeus: call for release by Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 378), H1117 [16MR]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 84), H245 [28JA]

Senator Paul Simon Federal Building, Carbondale, IL: designate (see H.R. 3713), H88 [21JA]

Simon, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 489), H35 [20JA]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H36 [20JA]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 4881), H6555 [21JY]

Sudan: condemn attacks against civilians in the Darfur region (see H. Con. Res. 403), H2266 [21AP]

Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 462), H4928 (see H. Con. Res. 462), H5072 [24JN]

Taxation: expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see H.R. 1818), H3873 [9JN]

———increase child tax credit (see H.R. 4359), H3015 [13MY]

———permanently extend certain income tax rate brackets (see H.R. 4275), H2656 [5MY]

———permanently extend the increased standard deduction and certain income tax rate bracket expansions for married taxpayers filing joint returns (see H.R. 4181), H2406 [27AP]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H393 [4FE]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (see H.R. 3717), H576 [24FE]

Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 4334), H3230 [18MY]

Trajkovski, Boris: express condolences for the death of Macedonian President (see H. Res. 540), H753 [2MR]

Transportation: increase rail and public transportation security (see H.R. 5217), H8167 [5OC]

Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for a one-year open season under that plan (see H.R. 3763), H391 [4FE]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 3438), H10079 [19NO]

World War II: anniversary of Battle of the Bulge (see H.J. Res. 110), H9746 [16NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: reform procedures, provide budget discipline, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 3925), H1010 [10MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit each State to provide a statue of an individual representing that State for display in the Capitol Visitor Center (see H.R. 5038), H6996 [9SE]

Fort Sheridan, IL: convey certain environmentally sensitive land to ensure permanent protection of the land (see H.R. 4196), H2371 [22AP]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H3965 [15JN], H6445 [21JY], H7445 [23SE], H8861 [8OC]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4766), H5553, H5590 [13JY]

Aldinger, William F.: Friends of Adam Smith (organization) Business Citizen Medal recipient, E662 [27AP]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H10191 [20NO]

Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H3351 [19MY]

Budget: balance, H710 [2MR]

———deficit, H710 [2MR]

———establish discretionary spending limits and pay-as-you-go requirement for mandatory spending (H.R. 4663), H4997, H5059, H5061, H5062 [24JN]

———improve forecasting for entitlement spending programs, H4997 [24JN]

———reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs, H5059, H5061, H5062 [24JN]

———reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs (H.R. 3800), H1357, H1358, H1359, H1360, H1362 [23MR]

———reform procedures, provide budget discipline, and account for accurate Government agency costs (H.R. 3925), H1357, H1358, H1359, H1360, H1362 [23MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), H1357, H1358, H1359, H1360, H1362 [23MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit each State to provide a statue of an individual representing that State for display in the Capitol Visitor Center (H.R. 5038), H6905 [9SE]

Chicago, IL: tribute to Chicago Botanic Garden for development of Orange Meadowbrite plant, H256 [3FE]

China, People's Republic of: U.S. policy, H3773-H3777 [3JN]

CIA: report on intelligence community progress in utilizing open source intelligence, H4866 [23JN]

Congress: tribute to Republican House Members-elect, H9705 [16NO]

Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, E1516 [22JY]

———U.N. peace talks on Turkish occupation, H757 [3MR]

DEA: integration into the intelligence community, H8863, H8864 [8OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit Federal funding for buyout of tobacco producers or quota holders, H5590 [13JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), H3351 [19MY], H3408 [20MY]

———repeal delay on implementing recommendations on military installation closures and realignments and require a report to Congress on future closures and realignments, H3408 [20MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: high threat grants funding for urban areas security initiative, H4494 [17JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), H4494 [17JN]

Dept. of State: increase counter-terrorist and narco-terrorist rewards program payments, expand award eligibility criteria, authorize nonmonetary awards, and publicize existence of rewards program (H.R. 3782), H1134 [17MR], H1280 [18MR], H10224 [20NO]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), H5816 [15JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4818), conference report, H10191 [20NO]

Fort Sheridan, IL: convey certain environmentally sensitive land to ensure permanent protection of the land (H.R. 4196), E638 [22AP]

Friends of the Des Plaines Public Library (organization): anniversary, E564 [20AP]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, E478 [30MR]

Hazardous substances: require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators to reduce mercury emissions, H601 [25FE]

House of Representatives: establishment of Sugar Reform Caucus, H8644 [7OC]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4548), H4866 [23JN], E1873 [11OC]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4755), H5491 [12JY]

National security: reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H8863, H8864 [8OC]

Peace Corps Week: observance, E313 [4MR]

Pledge of Allegiance: inclusion of phrase ``under God'', H2412 [28AP]

Railroads: State authority to govern whistles and horns on trains approaching public highway-rail grade crossings, H2036 [1AP]

Senate: legislative program, H6458 [21JY]

Terrorism: expand awards program to include capture of narco-terrorists, H62 [21JA]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), H2036 [1AP]

Votes: position on missed, H667 [26FE], H4824 [23JN], H4923 [24JN], H5440 [9JY], H6678 [22JY], H7351 [22SE], H8048 [5OC]

Waukegan, IL: cleanup of contaminated sediment from Waukegan Harbor, H10191 [20NO]

World Bank Group: funding, H5816 [15JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H6697 [22JY]

Special order: granted, H87 [21JA], H512 [11FE], H561 [24FE], H630 [25FE], H1319 [18MR], H6895 [8SE], H10230 [20NO]

Tributes

Ben Ali, Zine El Abidine, E155 [10FE]

Bereuter, Representative, H5553 [13JY]

Gaughan, Jeremy, E1567 [8SE]

Mann, Michael, E1567 [8SE]

McCarthy, Paul T., E1231 [24JN]

Ogonowski, John, H5553 [13JY]

Parks, C. Douglas, E565 [20AP], E614 [22AP]

Rodewald, Bruce, E1397 [16JY]

Schreiner, Kevin, E1567 [8SE]