From Kirk's Website:
Congressman Kirk is greatly concerned about the growing humanitarian crisis in Darfur. Congressman Kirk is working with a number of his colleagues to address this issue. Congressman is a co-sponsor of Chairman Henry Hyde's (R-IL) Darfur Peace and Accountability Act (HR 3127), which calls the atrocities in Darfur genocide, would intensify sanctions on the Government of Sudan, and states the need for U.S. and international involvement in Darfur. The Darfur Peace and Accountability Act passed the House on April 5, 2006.
Congress Kirk has also called for President Bush to appoint a Special Envoy to Sudan. He wrote a letter to President Bush expressing his support for a Special Envoy and he is a co-sponsor of Congressman Frank Wolf's (R-VA) bill, House Resolution 992, Urging the President to appoint a Presidential Special Envoy to Sudan.
Finally, as a Member of the Appropriations committee, Congressman Kirk has worked to secure funding for the relief programs for Darfur. Recently, the Congress aided the humanitarian disaster in Darfur through the funding in H.R. 4939, which provides for emergency supplemental spending. H.R. 4939 called for an additional $390 million in aid to Darfur. Rep. Michael Capuano (D-MA) offered an amendment to add $50 million in Darfur peacekeeping operations, raising the total Darfur spending level to $440 million. Congressman Kirk supported the Capuano Amendment because the United States should be a leader in funding United Nations peacekeepers to supplement the difficult stability operation performed by African Union troops. The Capuano Amendment passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 213 to 208. Congressman Kirk supported final passage of H.R. 4939 when it passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 348 to 71. This bill was signed into law on June 15, 2006.