DONNELLY, JOE (a Representative from Indiana)

Addresses

University of Barcelona Honorary Degree Receipt: John Brademas, E182 [3FE]

Amendments

Dept. of Energy: provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (H.R. 3246), H9584 [16SE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2647, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strength, H10488 [6OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: authorize producers on a farm to produce fruits and vegetables for processing on the base acres of the farm (see H.R. 800), H920 [3FE]

Alabama: express condolences to families of victims of shooting rampage (see H. Res. 341), H4689 [22AP]

Armed Forces: commend the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Arkansas National Guard upon its completion of a second deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H. Con. Res. 21), H2836 [25FE]

———ensure those killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX, are treated in the same manner as those killed or wounded in combat zones, terrorist attacks, or in a contingency operation (see H.R. 4088), H13068 [17NO]

———express condolences to families and friends of victims of shooting at the combat stress clinic at Camp Liberty, Iraq (see H. Res. 471), H6013 [21MY]

———improve diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injury in members and former members and expand Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs telehealth and telemental health programs (see H.R. 667), H4583 [21AP]

———mint coins in commemoration of Army Five-Star Generals and alumni of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (see H.R. 1177), H13354 [19NO]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1209), H3835 [24MR]

———provide vouchers for postal benefits for personal correspondence and small parcels to members serving or hospitalized overseas, and make such vouchers transferable (see H.R. 707), H1159 [10FE]

———recognize vital role family readiness volunteers play in supporting service members and their families (see H. Res. 408), H9900 [23SE]

———require that each member receive employment assistance, job training assistance, and other Dept. of Labor transitional services before that member separates from active duty service (see H.R. 1851), H4396 [1AP]

Averett University: anniversary (see H. Res. 347), H5668 [14MY]

Black Music Month: anniversary (see H. Res. 476), H6013 [21MY]

Budget: extend discretionary spending caps and pay-as-you-go for direct spending (see H.R. 2116), H4839 [27AP]

———reinstitute and update the pay-as-you-go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration (see H.R. 2920), H6971 [17JN]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 39), H196 [13JA]

Chicago, IL: encourage selection by the International Olympic Committee to host 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games (see H. Res. 538), H7447 [25JN]

Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: require child care providers to provide parents information on whether such providers carry current liability insurance (see H.R. 1662), H4525 [2AP]

China: support detained human rights activists Huang Qi and Tan Zuoren relative to investigation of the role poor construction and corruption played in death of children in school collapses during Sichuan earthquake (see H. Res. 877), H12141 [29OC]

Chula Vista, CA: tribute to Chula Vista Park View Little League baseball team (see H. Res. 725), H9671 [16SE]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H7251 [24JN]

Computers: prohibit installation of certain peer-to-peer file sharing software without first providing notice and obtaining consent from the owner or authorized user of the computer (see H.R. 1319), H3438 [16MR]

Construction industries: recognize importance and sustainability of U.S. hardwoods industry and urge such products be given full consideration in programs for constructing environmentally preferable buildings (see H. Res. 81), H485 [22JA]

DEA: enhance ability to combat methamphetamine (see H.R. 2923), H6972 [17JN]

Dept. of Defense: adopt a screening program to detect mental health injuries acquired during deployment in support of a contingency operation and ultimately to reduce suicide among veterans (see H.R. 1308), H5485 [12MY]

———develop a secure electronic method of forwarding the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty to the appropriate State or local office of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 1872), H5400 [7MY]

———establish registries of current and former Armed Forces members exposed to occupational and environmental health chemical hazards and provide health care to veterans exposed to such hazards (see H.R. 2389), H5580 [13MY]

Dept. of Education: provide grants for innovative teacher retention programs (see H.R. 1161), H2631 [24FE]

Dept. of Energy: increase amount of direct loans provided to improve facilities for advanced technology vehicles manufacturing (see H.R. 2150), H4914 [28AP]

Dept. of HHS: establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 1362), H5097 [4MY]

———provide for osteoporosis and related bone disease education, research, and surveillance (see H.R. 3856), H11514 [20OC]

Dept. of HUD: provide Federal grants to urban areas for the rehabilitation of critically needed recreational areas and facilities and development of improved recreation programs (see H.R. 3734), H11714 [22OC]

Dept. of the Interior: allow acquisition of lands for Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore by payment of delinquent taxes (see H.R. 1574), H3526 [17MR]

———authorize leasing of a portion of the Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center for use as a visitor center for the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (see H.R. 1287), H2925 [3MR]

———clarify authority to accept donations of lands that are contiguous to the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (see H.R. 1286), H2925 [3MR]

Dept. of Transportation: establish voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (see H.R. 1550), H3835 [24MR] (see H.R. 2640), H6012 [21MY] (see H.R. 2751), H6415 [9JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve appeals process and establish a commission to study judicial review of the determination of veterans' benefits (see H.R. 4121), H13352 [19NO]

———make certain improvements in insurance and health care programs (see H.R. 3219), H8183 [15JY]

———provide training, support, and medical care to family members of disabled veterans who serve as caregivers to such veterans (see H.R. 3155), H7946 [9JY]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see H.R. 1016), H4734 [23AP]

———provide wartime disability compensation for certain veterans with Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1428), H6266 [4JN]

———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 775), H4840 [27AP]

Disasters: ensure availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance coverage for catastrophic events (see H.R. 2555), H6009 [21MY]

Diseases: increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see H.R. 1740), H4061 [26MR]

Federal Accounting Oversight Board: establish (see H.R. 1349), H3528 [17MR]

Federal agencies and departments: require review of Government programs for purposes of assessing their performance and improving their operations, and establish the Performance Improvement Council (see H.R. 2142), H14743 [10DE]

Financial institutions: authorize depository institutions and holding companies to lease foreclosed property held by such institutions and companies (see H.R. 2529), H5891 [20MY]

———return a sense of fairness and accountability to the deposit insurance premium assessment process (see H.R. 2897), H13002 [16NO]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (see H. Res. 357), H4916 [28AP]

Foreign trade: clarify that fundamental exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is actionable under U.S. countervailing and antidumping duty laws (see H.R. 2378), H8009 [10JY]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H8008 [10JY]

Health: encourage programs of health promotion or disease prevention (see H.R. 3688), H10455 [1OC]

———establish nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed to offer a choice of health plans and make health coverage more affordable and accessible (see H.R. 2360), H5668 [14MY]

———provide for the licensure of biosimilar and interchangeable biological products (see H.R. 1548), H3525 [17MR]

———recognize orthopedic industry for innovation in providing devices that relieve pain of, and restore mobility to, members of Armed Forces, veterans, and patients from all walks of life (see H. Res. 577), H8101 [14JY]

———support efforts to reduce infant mortality (see H. Res. 260), H6156 [3JN]

Hillerich & Bradsby Co.: anniversary of production of Louisville Slugger baseball bat (see H. Res. 314), H6016 [21MY]

History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star-Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2097), H8009 [10JY]

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 3025), H8026 [13JY]

House Rules: require each standing committee to hold periodic hearings on waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement in Government programs that committee may authorize (see H. Res. 40), H196 [13JA]

Immigration: combat the crime of alien smuggling and related activities (see H.R. 1029), H3527 [17MR]

———reform by securing borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program (see H.R. 3308), H8706 [23JY]

Indianapolis Motor Speedway: anniversary (see H. Res. 608), H7740 [7JY]

Insurance: prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 1558), H5063 [30AP]

Iran: expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H7706 [26JN]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 1409), H3144 [10MR]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 2296), H7947 [9JY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 49), H2926 [3MR]

McCourt, Frank: tribute (see H. Res. 743), H9962 [24SE]

Members of Congress: deny automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 156), H71 [7JA]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 156), H33 [6JA] (see H.R. 4255), H14982 [15DE]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2421), H6415 [9JN]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 35), H1080 [9FE]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see H.R. 2245), H8025 [13JY]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 2554), H6008 [21MY]

National Brain Injury Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 178), H3749 [23MR]

National Child Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 438), H5666 [14MY]

National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 373), H7447 [25JN]

National Nutrition Month: designate (see H. Res. 274), H4027 [25MR]

National Safe Place Week: observance (see H. Res. 217), H3642 [18MR]

Nobel Prize: recognition of President Obama for peace (see H. Res. 864), H13002 [16NO]

Nuclear weapons: support a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see H. Res. 790), H10456 [1OC]

Olympic Day: observance (see H. Res. 538), H7447 [25JN]

Otis Bowen Comfort Home, Indianapolis, IN: designate (see H.R. 3414), H9205 [30JY]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1243), H4064 [26MR]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 47), H1160 [10FE]

Pittsburgh Penguins (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 594), H7705 [26JN]

Postal Service: allow payment of share of contributions for annuitants' health benefits out of the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund (see H.R. 22), H3835 [24MR]

Pouillon, Jim: tribute (see H. Res. 759), H9962 [24SE]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H5096 [4MY]

Real estate: impose a moratorium on the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (see H.R. 3044), H9962 [24SE]

Real Salt Lake (soccer team): tribute (see H. Res. 942), H13466 [2DE]

Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (see H. Res. 441), H9808 [22SE]

Rialto, CA: tribute to Eisenhower High School boys' basketball team (see H. Res. 321), H4689 [22AP]

Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish (see H.R. 1557), H3526 [17MR]

Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see H.R. 2006), H8185 [15JY]

Social Security: ensure certain disability determinations on the basis of SSA hearings are made on a timely basis and monitor number of disability determinations under reconsideration (see H.R. 3469), H9276 [31JY]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H3527 [17MR]

Taxation: allow deduction for real property taxes on the principal residences to all individuals whether or not they itemize other deductions (see H.R. 1716), H4026 [25MR]

———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 1205), H10520 [6OC]

———exempt certain farmland from the estate tax (see H.R. 173), H163 [9JA]

———exempt certain shipping from harbor maintenance tax (see H.R. 3486), H10457 [1OC]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H13520 [3DE]

———modify the first-time homebuyer credit (see H.R. 1993), H10408 [30SE]

———provide a credit to facilitate accelerated development and deployment of advanced safety systems for commercial motor vehicles (see H.R. 2024), H11458 [15OC]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 275), H5308 [6MY]

Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 692), H9492 [14SE]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H3401 [12MR]

Treaties and agreements: review existing trade agreements, renegotiate such agreements based on the reviews, set terms for future agreements, and strengthen congressional trade policymaking (see H.R. 3012), H12457 [5NO]

Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see H.R. 1078), H1605 [13FE]

U.S. Military Academy: Forbes (publication) America's Best College honoree (see H. Res. 747), H11384 [14OC]

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: prohibit recommendations from being used to deny health insurance coverage of mammography services and other items or services (see H. Res. 971), H14981 [15DE]

Veterans: clarify meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-connection of disabilities (see H.R. 952), H1157 [10FE]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H8873 [27JY]

———increase dependency and indemnity compensation payable to surviving spouses (see H.R. 2243), H5168 [5MY]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 1513), H3436 [16MR]

Veterans Day: encourage greater recognition (see H. Res. 89), H7948 [9JY]

Warner Robins, GA: tribute to Warner Robins Little League softball team (see H. Res. 742), H9962 [24SE]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 234), H3749 [23MR]

Women: establish programs to decrease need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents (see H.R. 2035), H4686 [22AP]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442d Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army (see H.R. 347), H922 [3FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of the Treasury: allow discretion to not impose a penalty for failure to disclose reportable transactions when there is reasonable cause for such failure and to modify such penalty (see H.R. 2143), H4914 [28AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make certain improvements in the service disabled veterans' insurance program (see H.R. 2713), H6263 [4JN]

Hungary: condemn awarding of national radio licenses to politically-connected companies and encourage respect for rule of law, fair treatment of foreign investors, and maintenance of a free and independent press (see H. Res. 915), H13266 [18NO]

Manufactured and Modular Housing Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 584), H7446 [25JN]

Taxation: extend deduction for qualified motor vehicle taxes for motor homes (see H.R. 4366), H15500 [16DE]

———extend first-time homebuyer tax credit for taxpayers who have entered into a binding contract before termination of such credit (see H.R. 3921), H11739 [23OC]

———modify credit for expenses for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment (see H.R. 3434), H9206 [30JY]

Remarks

Bourbon, IN: tribute to Triton Junior-Senior High School boys' basketball team, E1126 [12MY]

Budget: reinstitute and update the pay-as-you-go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration (H.R. 2920), H8525 [22JY]

Dept. of Energy: include recreational vehicles under the medium and heavy-duty commercial and transit vehicles research and development program, H9584 [16SE]

———provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (H.R. 3246), H9584 [16SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: reform the Troubled Asset Relief Program and ensure accountability under such Program (H.R. 384), H292 [14JA]

Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (H.R. 3435), H9238 [31JY]

Elkhart, IN: anniversary of Elkhart General Hospital, E2662 [29OC]

Financial institutions: authorize depository institutions and holding companies to lease foreclosed property held by such institutions and companies (H.R. 2529), H8972, H8973 [29JY]

Hungary: condemn awarding of national radio licenses to politically-connected companies and encourage respect for rule of law, fair treatment of foreign investors, and maintenance of a free and independent press (H. Res. 915), H13564, H13565 [8DE]

Michigan City, IN: anniversary of Safe Harbor school-based mentoring program, H169 [13JA]

National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 41), H169 [13JA]

Parseghian, Ara: National Multiple Sclerosis Society Indiana chapter Kate's Hope Award recipient, E2274 [15SE]

Rochester, IN: tribute to Rochester High School boys' basketball team, E903 [21AP]

South Bend, IN: tribute to Adams High School mock trial team, E1235 [21MY]

———tribute to Washington High School girls' basketball team, E902 [21AP]

St. Joseph County, IN: anniversary of St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce, E637 [11MR]

Taxation: include loans for recreational vehicles when providing incentives to consumers and lenders for the purchase of a passenger vehicle, H292 [14JA]

———provide financing for automobile dealer floor plan loans, H292 [14JA]

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: prohibit recommendations from being used to deny health insurance coverage of mammography services and other items or services (H. Res. 971), H14914 [15DE]

Votes: position on missed, H6782 [15JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H6803 [15JN]

Tributes

Andersen, Paul E., E2530 [14OC]

Babcock, Cameron, H5783 [19MY]

Brademas, John, E182 [3FE]

Brunette, Pam, E1275 [2JN]

DeCrow, Justin M., E2774 [16NO]

Ford, Joseph, H5783 [19MY]

Stabnik, Randy, H5783 [19MY]