- KIRK, MARK STEVEN
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- Experience: Senate: 2010-Present
- Home State: Illinois
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Personal
- Full Name: Mark Steven Kirk
- Gender: Male
- Family: Divorced
- Birth Date: 09/15/1959
- Birth Place: Champaign-Urbana, IL
- Home City: Highland Park, IL
- Religion: Congregationalist
Education
- Attended, Blackburn College
- Attended, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
- JD, Georgetown University, 1992
- MS, London School of Economics, 1982
- BA, Cornell University, 1981
Political Experience
- Senator, United States Senate, 2011-present
- Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2000-2010
Current Legislative Committees
- Appropriations, Member
- Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Member
- Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, Member
- Special Committee on Aging, Member
- Subcommittee on Children and Families, Member
- Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, Member
- Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety, Member
- Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, Member
- Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development, Member
- Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Member
- Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, Member
- Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, Chair
- Subcommittee on National Security and International Trade and Finance, Chair
- Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, Member
- Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment, Member
- Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, Member
- Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, Member
Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees
- Member, 21st Century Health Caucus
- Member, Air Power Caucus
- Co-Chair, Albanian Issue Caucus
- Member, Army Caucus
- Member, Coalition for Autism Research and Education
- Member, Co-Chair, Nuclear Fuel Safety Caucus
- Member, Congressional Andean Region Caucus
- Member, Congressional Arts Caucus
- Member, Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus
- Member, Congressional Biotechnology Caucus
- Member, Congressional Boating Caucus
- Member, Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues
- Member, Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues
- Member, Congressional Caucus on India and Indian-Americans
- Member, Congressional Caucus on Korea
- Member, Congressional Climate Change Caucus
- Vice Chair, Congressional Diabetes Caucus
- Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus
- Member, Congressional Kidney Caucus
- Member, Congressional Spina Bifida Caucus
- Member, Congressional Taiwan Caucus
- Member, Congressional Task Force Against Anti-Semitism
- Member, Congressional Task Force on International HIV/AIDS
- Member, Congressional Vision Caucus
- Member, Electronic Warfare Working Group
- Member, Global AIDS Emergency Task Force
- Member, Great Lakes Task Force
- Member, House Commuter Caucus
- Member, House Navy-Marine Corps Caucus
- Member, House Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus
- Member, House Republican Israel Caucus
- Member, Intelligent Transportation Systems Caucus
- Member, International Conservation Caucus
- Member, Iran Working Group
- Member, Medical Technology Caucus
- Member, National Landscape Conservation System Caucus
- Member, Silk Road Caucus
- Member, Special Operations Forces Caucus
- Member, Suburban Agenda Caucus
- Co-Chair, Task Force Against Illegal Guns
- Member, United States-Bangladesh Caucus
- Member, United States-China Working Group
- Member, United States-United Kingdom Caucus
Professional Experience
- Served, United States Naval Reserve, 1989-present
- Commander, United States Naval Reserve, present
- Counsel, International Relations Committee, United States House of Representatives, 1995-1999
- Attorney, Baker and MacKenzie, 1993-1995
- Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary for Inter-American Affairs, United States Department of State,
1992-1993
- Administrative Assistant, United States House of Representatives, Representative John Porter, 1984-1990
- Officer, World Bank, International Finance Corporation, 1990
- Parliamentary Assistant, British House of Commons, Office of Julian Critchley, Member of Parliament,
1982-1983
- Teacher, The Milestone School, 1982-1983
Religious, Civic, and other Memberships
- Member, Blackburn Alumni Association
- Member, Cornell Alumni Association
- Co-chair, Grand Old Party Tuesday Group
- Member, Illinois Bar Association
- Member, Impact Aid Coalition
- Member, London School of Economics Alumni Association
- Member, Naval Reserve Association
- Member, New Trier Republican Organization
Total: 6
07/29/2015
By Rick Pearson | Chicago Tribune
07/06/2015
By Timothy Cama | The Hill
06/24/2015
By Ted Barrett | CNN
06/15/2015
Chicago Tribune
06/12/2015
By John Kass | CHICAGO TRIBUNE
06/11/2015
By Jessica Chasmar | The Washington Times
General Survey
Total: 263
Introduced Date | Bill Number | Bill Title | Last Action |
---|---|---|---|
10/08/2015 | S.2180 | Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act | 10/08/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions) |
10/07/2015 | S.2160 | Military Enlistment Opportunity Act of 2015 | 10/07/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
08/05/2015 | S.1978 | SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2015 | 08/05/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (All Actions) |
08/05/2015 | S.1972 | Airline Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act of 2015 | 08/05/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (All Actions) |
08/05/2015 | S.1967 | A bill to provide for the conveyance of land of the Illiana Health Care System of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Danville, Illinois. | 08/05/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions) |
07/27/2015 | S.1871 | Medicare Common Access Card Act of 2015 | 07/27/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
07/27/2015 | S.1863 | Timothy Nugent Congressional Gold Medal Act | 07/27/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (All Actions) |
07/09/2015 | S.1734 | Expedite Transit Act of 2015 | 07/09/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (All Actions) |
06/25/2015 | S.1684 | Volunteer Organization Protection Act of 2015 | 06/25/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
06/25/2015 | S.1682 | Iran Sanctions Relief Oversight Act of 2015 | 06/25/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (All Actions) |
06/18/2015 | S.1636 | Just Google It Act | 06/18/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (All Actions) |
06/16/2015 | S.1586 | Great Lakes Water Protection Act | 06/16/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (All Actions) |
06/11/2015 | S.1566 | Cancer Drug Coverage Parity Act of 2015 | 06/11/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions) |
05/22/2015 | S.1465 | FAST Act | 05/22/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
05/12/2015 | S.1287 | Viral Hepatitis Testing Act of 2015 | 05/12/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions) |
06/04/2015 | S.819 | Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015 | 06/04/2015 Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. (All Actions) |
06/03/2015 | S.Res.190 | A resolution encouraging reunions of Korean Americans who were divided by the Korean War from relatives in North Korea. | 06/03/2015 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions) |
06/03/2015 | S.297 | Frontlines to Lifelines Act of 2015 | 06/03/2015 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. (All Actions) |
05/22/2015 | S.1466 | Ensuring Equal Access to Treatments Act of 2015 | 05/22/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
04/30/2015 | S.1164 | End Discriminatory State Taxes for Automobile Renters Act of 2015 | 04/30/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
Total: 2280
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