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Mark Kirk

Mark Kirk on Criminal Justice

RepublicanIL

Criminal Justice112 votes · 64.6/100 consistent
Reform-orientedPunitive

226 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Criminal Justice. 112 of them counted toward the score above: 30 toward “Reform-oriented” and 82 toward “Punitive”.

The other 114 did not count: 105 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 9 were ones they did not cast a yea or nay on. They are listed below anyway, marked as not scored, because a filtered list of votes is not a voting record.

DateWhat was voted onVotedCounted as
2016-09-28A bill to deter terrorism, provide justice for victims, and for other purposes.S. 2040 · 114th Congress · On Overriding the VetoYeaDirection not readable
2016-07-13To authorize the Attorney General and Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to address the national epidemics of prescription opioid abuse and heroin use, and to provide for the establishment of an inter-agency task force to review, modify, and update best practices for pain management and prescribing pain medication, and for other purposes.S. 524 · 114th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaReform-oriented
2016-07-13To authorize the Attorney General and Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to address the national epidemics of prescription opioid abuse and heroin use, and to provide for the establishment of an inter-agency task force to review, modify, and update best practices for pain management and prescribing pain medication, and for other purposes.S. 524 · 114th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaReform-oriented
2016-06-16To authorize the Attorney General and Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to address the national epidemics of prescription opioid abuse and heroin use, and to provide for the establishment of an inter-agency task force to review, modify, and update best practices for pain management and prescribing pain medication, and for other purposes.S. 524 · 114th Congress · On the MotionYeaReform-oriented
2016-06-16To authorize the Attorney General and Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to address the national epidemics of prescription opioid abuse and heroin use, and to provide for the establishment of an inter-agency task force to review, modify, and update best practices for pain management and prescribing pain medication, and for other purposes.S. 524 · 114th Congress · On the MotionYeaReform-oriented
2016-06-16To authorize the Attorney General and Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to address the national epidemics of prescription opioid abuse and heroin use, and to provide for the establishment of an inter-agency task force to review, modify, and update best practices for pain management and prescribing pain medication, and for other purposes.S. 524 · 114th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaReform-oriented
2016-05-23A bill to reauthorize certain programs established by the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006.S. 2613 · 114th Congress · On Passage of the BillDid not voteNot a yea/nay
2016-04-04A bill to amend chapter 90 of title 18, United States Code, to provide Federal jurisdiction for the theft of trade secrets, and for other purposes.S. 1890 · 114th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaPunitive
2016-03-10A bill to authorize the Attorney General to award grants to address the national epidemics of prescription opioid abuse and heroin use.S. 524 · 114th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaReform-oriented
2016-03-09A bill to authorize the Attorney General to award grants to address the national epidemics of prescription opioid abuse and heroin use.S. 524 · 114th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaReform-oriented
2016-03-07In the nature of a substitute.S. 524 · 114th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaDirection not readable
2016-03-03To strengthen consumer education about the risks of opioid abuse and addiction.S. 524 · 114th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaReform-oriented
2016-03-02To make appropriations to address the heroin and opioid drug abuse epidemic for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016.S. 524 · 114th Congress · On the MotionYeaReform-oriented
2016-03-02To provide for comprehensive provisions for the prevention and enforcement of opioid abuse and treatment of opioid addiction.S. 524 · 114th Congress · On the MotionNayPunitive
2016-03-02To provide the Department of Justice with additional tools to target extraterritorial drug trafficking activity, and for other purposes.S. 524 · 114th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaPunitive
2016-02-29A bill to authorize the Attorney General to award grants to address the national epidemics of prescription opioid abuse and heroin use.S. 524 · 114th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedYeaReform-oriented
2015-12-03To address gun violence, improve the availability of records to the National Instant Criminal background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and trafficking of illegal firearms, and for other purposes.H.R. 3762 · 114th Congress · On the MotionNayDirection not readable
2015-09-22A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect pain-capable unborn children, and for other purposes.H.R. 36 · 114th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedNayDirection not readable
2015-04-22A bill to provide justice for the victims of trafficking.S. 178 · 114th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaPunitive
2015-04-22To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts.S. 178 · 114th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaPunitive
2015-04-22To require the Secretary of Defense to inform the Attorney General of persons required to register as sex offenders.S. 178 · 114th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaPunitive
2015-04-22To direct the Attorney General to increase the amount provided under certain formula grants to States that have in place laws that terminate the parental rights of men who father children through rape.S. 178 · 114th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaPunitive
2015-04-22To reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act.S. 178 · 114th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2015-04-22To reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, and for other purposes.S. 178 · 114th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2015-04-22To strengthen the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act by incorporating additional bipartisan amendments.S. 178 · 114th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaPunitive
2015-04-22To improve the bill.S. 178 · 114th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2015-03-19A bill to provide justice for the victims of trafficking.S. 178 · 114th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaPunitive
2015-03-19A bill to provide justice for the victims of trafficking.S. 178 · 114th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaPunitive
2015-03-18A bill to provide justice for the victims of trafficking.S. 178 · 114th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaPunitive
2015-03-17A bill to provide justice for the victims of trafficking.S. 178 · 114th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaPunitive
2015-03-17A bill to provide justice for the victims of trafficking.S. 178 · 114th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaPunitive
2015-02-11A bill to amend section 2259 of title 18, United States Code, and for other purposes.S. 295 · 114th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaPunitive
2014-11-18A bill to reform the authorities of the Federal Government to require the production of certain business records, conduct electronic surveillance, use pen registers and trap and trace devices, and use other forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes, and for other purposes.S. 2685 · 113th Congress · On the Cloture MotionNayPunitive
2013-04-18To reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders.S. 649 · 113th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaReform-oriented
2013-04-18To withhold 5 percent of Community Oriented Policing Services program Federal funding from States and local governments that release sensitive and confidential information on law-abiding gun owners and victims of domestic violence.S. 649 · 113th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2013-04-17To regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices.S. 649 · 113th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2013-04-17To protect the Second Amendment rights of veterans and their families.S. 649 · 113th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2013-04-17To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes.S. 649 · 113th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2013-04-17To allow reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms.S. 649 · 113th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2013-04-17To increase public safety by punishing and deterring firearms trafficking.S. 649 · 113th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaPunitive
2013-04-17To address gun violence, improve the availability of records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and trafficking of illegal firearms, and for other purposes.S. 649 · 113th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2013-04-17To protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process.S. 649 · 113th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2013-04-11A bill to ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale, and for other purposes.S. 649 · 113th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedYeaDirection not readable
2013-02-12A bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.S. 47 · 113th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaReform-oriented
2013-02-12To amend the requirements for speedy notice to victims and to require a report to Congress.S. 47 · 113th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2013-02-12To more quickly resolve rape cases and reduce the deficit by consolidating unnecessary duplication within the Department of Justice.S. 47 · 113th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2013-02-12To clarify that child victims of sex trafficking are eligible to receive assistance under grants provided to enhance the safety of youth and children.S. 47 · 113th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaReform-oriented
2013-02-12To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2014 through 2017 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, to enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons, and for other purposes.S. 47 · 113th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2013-02-11To reaffirm the inalienable rights of every American citizen guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States.S. 47 · 113th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2013-02-07In the nature of a substitute.S. 47 · 113th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2013-02-04A bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.S. 47 · 113th Congress · On the Motion to ProceedYeaReform-oriented
2012-12-28A bill to extend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 for five years.H.R. 5949 · 112th Congress · On Passage of the BillDid not voteNot a yea/nay
2012-12-28To require a report on the impact of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 on the privacy of the people of the United States.H.R. 5949 · 112th Congress · On the AmendmentDid not voteNot a yea/nay
2012-12-27To ensure adequate protection of the rights under the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.H.R. 5949 · 112th Congress · On the AmendmentDid not voteNot a yea/nay
2012-12-27To require the Attorney General to disclose each decision, order, or opinion of a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court that includes significant legal interpretation of section 501 or 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 unless such disclosure is not in the national security interest of the United States.H.R. 5949 · 112th Congress · On the AmendmentDid not voteNot a yea/nay
2012-12-27In the nature of a substitute.H.R. 5949 · 112th Congress · On the AmendmentDid not voteDirection not readable
2012-04-26A bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.S. 1925 · 112th Congress · On Passage of the BillDid not voteNot a yea/nay
2012-04-26In the nature of a substitute.S. 1925 · 112th Congress · On the AmendmentDid not voteDirection not readable
2012-04-26To amend title 18 of the United States Code and other provisions of law to strengthen provisions of the Violence Against Women Act and improve justice for crime victims.S. 1925 · 112th Congress · On the AmendmentDid not voteDirection not readable
2012-04-26To provide Debbie Smith grants for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs.S. 1925 · 112th Congress · On the AmendmentDid not voteDirection not readable
2011-10-20To establish the National Criminal Justice Commission.H.R. 2112 · 112th Congress · On the AmendmentNayPunitive
2011-05-24A bill to extend the expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 until June 1, 2015, and for other purposes.S. 1038 · 112th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaReform-oriented
2011-05-23A bill to extend the expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 until June 1, 2015, and for other purposes.S. 1038 · 112th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedYeaPunitive
2011-02-15A bill to extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 relating to access to business records, individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers, and roving wiretaps until December 8, 2011.H.R. 514 · 112th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaPunitive
2011-01-26A resolution honoring the victims and heroes of the shooting on January 8, 2011 in Tucson, Arizona.S.Res. 14 · 112th Congress · On the ResolutionYeaDirection not readable
2010-11-16Recognizing Gail Abarbanel and the Rape Treatment CenterH.Res. 716 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and AgreeYeaDirection not readable
2010-09-23Ultralight Smuggling Prevention ActH.R. 5307 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedYeaPunitive
2010-07-29Senior Financial Empowerment Act of 2010H.R. 3040 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedYeaDirection not readable
2010-07-27Northern Border Counternarcotics Strategy Act of 2010H.R. 4748 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedYeaPunitive
2010-07-22Child Protection Improvements Act of 2010H.R. 1469 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedYeaPunitive
2010-07-21Prevention of Interstate Commerce in Animal Crush Videos Act of 2010H.R. 5566 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedYeaPunitive
2010-06-16Honoring the Department of Justice on the occasion of its 140th anniversaryH.Res. 1422 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and AgreeYeaDirection not readable
2010-05-19Juvenile Accountability Block Grants Program Reauthorization Act of 2009H.R. 1514 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassDid not voteDirection not readable
2010-05-18Katie Sepich Enhanced DNA Collection Act of 2010H.R. 4614 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedDid not voteNot a yea/nay
2010-05-11Supporting the goals and ideals of Peace Officers Memorial DayH.Res. 1299 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and AgreeDid not voteDirection not readable
2010-05-05Attempted Terrorist Attack in Times Square on May 1, 2010H.Res. 1320 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as AmendedYeaDirection not readable
2010-04-21Supporting the mission and goals of 2010 National Crime Victims’ Rights WeekH.Res. 1104 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and AgreeYeaDirection not readable
2010-03-17Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking ActS. 1147 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassYeaPunitive
2010-03-03Expressing concern regarding the suicide plane attack on Internal Revenue Service employees in Austin, TexasH.Res. 1127 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and AgreeYeaDirection not readable
2010-02-25Supporting the goals and ideals of National Urban Crimes Awareness WeekH.Con.Res. 227 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as AmendedYeaDirection not readable
2009-12-16Preventing Harassment through Outbound Number Enforcement (PHONE) Act of 2009H.R. 1110 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedYeaPunitive
2009-12-15Human Rights Enforcement Act of 2009S. 1472 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassYeaPunitive
2009-07-21A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery Center ActH.R. 1933 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassYeaDirection not readable
2009-06-10Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the National Center for Missing and Exploited ChildrenH.Res. 454 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and AgreeYeaDirection not readable
2009-06-09Condemning the murder of Dr. George Tiller, who was shot to death at his church on May 31, 2009.H.Res. 505 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and AgreeYeaDirection not readable
2009-06-09Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2009H.R. 1741 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedYeaDirection not readable
2009-05-21Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking ActH.R. 1676 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedYeaPunitive
2009-05-18Fraud Enforcement and Recovery ActS. 386 · 111th Congress · Suspend Rules and Agree to S Adt to House AdtsYeaPunitive
2009-05-06Fraud Enforcement and Recovery ActS. 386 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedYeaPunitive
2009-04-29Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention ActH.R. 1913 · 111th Congress · On PassageYeaPunitive
2009-04-29Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention ActH.R. 1913 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with InstructionsYeaDirection not readable
2009-04-29National Crime Victims’ Rights WeekH.Res. 109 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and AgreeDid not voteDirection not readable
2009-04-23COPS Improvements Act of 2009H.R. 1139 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedYeaDirection not readable
2009-04-01Honoring the lives, and mourning the loss, of Sergeant Mark Dunakin, Sergeant Ervin Romans, Sergeant Daniel Sakai, and Officer John Hege, members of the Oakland Police Department in California who were brutally slain in the line of dutyH.Res. 290 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and AgreeYeaDirection not readable
2009-03-31Dextromethorphan Distribution ActH.R. 1259 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassYeaPunitive
2009-03-04Raising awareness and promoting education on the criminal justice system by establishing March as “National Criminal Justice Month”.H.Res. 45 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and AgreeYeaDirection not readable
2009-02-25Supporting the goals and ideals of Peace Officers Memorial DayH.Res. 47 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and AgreeYeaDirection not readable
2009-02-11Elder Abuse Victims ActH.R. 448 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedYeaDirection not readable
2009-02-04Death in Custody Reporting ActH.R. 738 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassYeaReform-oriented
2009-02-03Supporting the goals and ideals of National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention WeekH.Res. 103 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and AgreeYeaDirection not readable

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