DONNELLY, JOE (a Senator from Indiana)
Amendments
Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), S6895 [22SE]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1807 [24MR], S1893, S1924, S1927, S1945, S1953 [25MR], S1969, S1977, S2015, S2044, S2076, S2080 [26MR]
Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S242 [16JA], S361 [21JA], S439, S442 [22JA], S467 [26JA], S527, S528 [27JA]
Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1394 [10MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3630 [2JN], S3699, S3717 [3JN], S3785, S3801, S3806, S3824 [4JN], S3926 [9JN], S4035 [10JN], S4166 [15JN]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), S8889 [18DE]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S5015 [13JY]
IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S2976, S2984 [18MY], S3086 [19MY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S5468, S5471 [22JY], S5683, S5694 [24JY], S5850, S5851 [26JY], S6039 [27JY]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 1735, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S4920 [9JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
American Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 282), S7772 [4NO]
Biden, Joseph R., III (Beau): tribute (see S. Res. 191), S3679 [3JN]
Brooke, Edward W.: tribute (see S. Res. 19), S12 [6JA]
Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see S. 698), S1782 [24MR]
Charleston, SC: condemn attack and offer condolences to the community, families, and victims of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church shooting, and support community efforts towards healing (see S. Res. 212), S4602 [24JN]
Chattanooga, TN: condemn shootings at military sites, honor Armed Forces members who lost their lives, commend those caring for injured and investigating incident, and express condolences to those affected (see S. Res. 227), S5210 [21JY]
Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to participants in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act (see S. 527), S983 [12FE]
——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 862), S2531 [29AP]
——— issue postage stamp in commemoration of Selma to Montgomery, AL, voting rights marches (see S. Con. Res. 8), S1303 [4MR]
Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 1), S10 [6JA]
Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see S. 29), S100 [8JA]
Dept. of Agriculture: amend the fresh fruit and vegetable program under the National School Lunch Program to include canned, dried, frozen, or pureed fruits and vegetables (see S. 2243), S7814 [5NO]
——— authorize a summer electronic benefits transfer for children program under the National School Lunch Program and allow State flexibility in providing summer meals (see S. 1966), S6380 [5AU]
Dept. of Commerce: establish a benefit calculation methodology relative to currency undervaluation for purposes of countervailing duty investigations and reviews (see S. 433), S900 [10FE]
Dept. of Defense Laboratory Day: designate (see S. Res. 182), S3060 [19MY]
Dept. of Education: increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen police officers, firefighters, and other public safety officers (see S. 1352), S2933 [14MY]
——— support continuation of Federal Perkins Loan Program (see S. Res. 267), S7006 [29SE]
Dept. of Energy: modify efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters (see S. 259), S1247 [3MR]
Dept. of HHS: ensure access to screening mammography (see S. 1926), S8161 [19NO]
——— establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see S. 586), S1161 [26FE]
——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see S. 1883), S6189 [30JY]
——— prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see S. 799), S5171 [16JY]
——— revise and extend programs to support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see S. 1299), S2794 [12MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II (see S. 1775), S6383 [5AU]
——— improve homeland security by enhancing requirements for participation in the visa waiver program (see S. 2337), S8380 [3DE]
Dept. of Justice: establish grant program to help State and local law enforcement agencies reduce risk of injury and death from wandering characteristics of some children with autism and other disabilities (see S. 163), S1495 [12MR]
——— extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see S. 125), S2110 [13AP]
Dept. of Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see S. 568), S1304 [4MR]
Dept. of State: allow waiver of visa renewal fees for certain adoptive families (see S. 1300), S3061 [19MY]
——— offer rewards for information on kidnapping and murder of James W. Foley, Abdul-Rahman (Peter) Kassig, Steven J. Sotloff, and Kayla J. Mueller (see S. 555), S1117 [25FE]
Dept. of Transportation: establish a bus state of good repair program (see S. 1813), S5210 [21JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see S. 743), S1528 [16MR]
——— evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (see S. 167), S201 [13JA]
——— improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see S. 865), S6810 [17SE]
Drugs: address prescription opioid and heroin abuse (see S. 1134), S2530 [29AP]
Education: improve early education (see S. 317), S901 [10FE]
Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 5), S985 [12FE]
EPA: establish a program to defer designation of nonattaiment areas by allowing State and local governments to develop early action compacts to achieve national ambient air quality standards for ozone (see S. 2072), S8022 [17NO]
Eximbank: reauthorize and reform (see S. 819), S1660 [19MR] (see S. 2183), S7304 [19OC]
FAA: amend the Pilot’s Bill of Rights to facilitate appeals and to apply to other issued certificates, and revise the third class medical certification regulations (see S. 571), S6810 [17SE]
——— issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see S. 573), S1118 [25FE]
FCC: prevent caller identification spoofing (see S. 1759), S5061 [14JY]
FDA: clarify definition and regulation of combination products (see S. 1767), S7345 [20OC]
——— increase number of individuals allowed to use certain medical devices under the humanitarian device exemption (see S. 2188), S7413 [21OC]
——— provide for expedited development of and priority review for breakthrough devices (see S. 1077), S7345 [20OC]
Financial institutions: allow more small insured depository institutions to qualify for an 18-month on-site examination cycle (see S. 970), S2244 [16AP]
——— enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see S. 812), S1710 [23MR]
——— provide sensible relief to community financial institutions and protect consumers (see S. 1491), S3678 [3JN]
Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 161), S2568 [30AP]
Ford, Wendell H.: tribute (see S. Res. 38), S421 [22JA]
Foreign trade: facilitate administration and enforcement of antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see S. 891), S4603 [24JN]
France: condemn terrorist attacks in Paris, offer condolences to families of the victims, express solidarity with the people of France, and support pursuit of justice against those involved in such attacks (see S. Res. 313), S7966 [16NO]
——— tribute to U.S. citizens and other individuals who helped foil a terrorist attack on a French train (see S. Res. 259), S6810 [17SE]
FRS: increase threshold at which regulated depository institutions are subject to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau direct examination and reporting requirements (see S. 482), S982 [12FE]
Government-sponsored enterprises: establish scorekeeping rule to ensure that increases in guarantee fees of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shall not be used to offset provisions that increase the deficit (see S. 752), S1585 [17MR]
Great Lakes: protect and restore (see S. 504), S983 [12FE]
Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 105), S1660 [19MR]
Griest, Kristen: tribute (see S. Res. 257), S6809 [17SE]
Haver, Shaye: tribute (see S. Res. 257), S6809 [17SE]
Health: enhance patient engagement in medical product development process (see S. 1597), S7492 [26OC]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1121), S2731 [7MY]
Iran: impose and expand sanctions for violations of interim Joint Plan of Action on nuclear weapons or failure to reach final agreement (see S. 269), S541 [27JA]
——— provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see S. 615), S1201 [27FE]
——— provide for greater congressional oversight of Iran’s nuclear program (see S. 2119), S7305 [19OC]
IRS: clarify that all Internal Revenue Code provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in the same manner as other married couples (see S. 1740), S4953 [9JY]
Israel: express solidarity with people, condemn Palestinian terrorist attacks, support right to self-defense, call for a stop to violence by Palestinians and an end to Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see S. Res. 302), S7816 [5NO]
Lafayette, LA: condemn attack and offer condolences to community, families, and victims of movie theater shooting and commend first responders and those caring for the injured and investigating the incident (see S. Res. 231), S5928 [27JY]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see S. 338), S1162 [26FE]
Medicaid: anniversary (see S. Res. 25), S100 [8JA]
Medicare: anniversary (see S. Res. 25), S100 [8JA]
——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 578), S7815 [5NO]
——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see S. 857), S2474 [28AP]
——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see S. 804), S3060 [19MY]
——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see S. 1345), S2933 [14MY]
——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see S. 258), S773 [4FE]
——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see S. 624), S2474 [28AP]
Mental health: reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders (see S. 1893), S6435 [6AU]
Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see S. 1617), S7594 [28OC]
Motor vehicles: clarify the use of a towaway trailer transportation combination (see S. 1692), S4648 [25JN]
National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see S. Res. 258), S6809 [17SE]
National Apprenticeship Week: designate (see S. Res. 306), S7771 [4NO]
National Bison Day: designate (see S. Res. 300), S7594 [28OC]
National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 276), S7102 [1OC]
National Police Week: designate (see S. Res. 177), S2759 [11MY]
National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 215), S4649 [25JN]
National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 215), S4649 [25JN]
New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see S. 928), S6699 [16SE]
OMB: oversee reforms to improve efficiency, management, and interagency coordination of the Federal permitting process for major capital projects (see S. 280), S1247 [3MR]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (see S. 420), S899 [10FE]
——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see S. 30), S11 [6JA]
——— provide States with flexibility in determining the size of employers in the small group market (see S. 1099), S4104 [11JN]
Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see S. 1500), S3678 [3JN]
Power resources: require approval of construction, operation, or maintenance of oil or natural gas pipelines or electric transmission facilities at U.S. borders for import or export (see S. 1228), S2688 [6MY]
Public buildings: improve energy performance in Federal buildings (see S. 869), S2040 [26MR]
Real estate: provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions (see S. 1711), S4686 [7JY]
Roseburg, OR: express condolences for victims of shooting at Umpqua Community College (see S. Res. 287), S7472 [22OC]
Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical assistance to small public water systems (see S. 611), S2651 [5MY]
Schweiker, Richard S.: tribute (see S. Res. 250), S6533 [9SE]
Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 366), S772 [4FE]
Small business: prevent duplicative regulation of advisers of small business investment companies (see S. 1978), S6380 [5AU]
Small Business Saturday: observance (see S. Res. 304), S7816 [5NO]
Social Security: anniversary (see S. Res. 246), S6381 [5AU]
——— extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 522), S983 [12FE]
Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 405), S1384 [10MR]
Taxation: extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 637), S2173 [14AP]
——— extend the health coverage tax credit (see S. 505), S1076 [24FE]
——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see S. 431), S900 [10FE]
——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see S. 330), S2473 [28AP]
——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 149), S200 [13JA]
——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see S. 2218), S7655 [29OC]
Thompson, Fred: tribute (see S. Res. 309), S7815 [5NO]
Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see S. 441), S7471 [22OC]
Toxic Substances Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 697), S1384 [10MR]
Tritak, Kathleen Alvarez: tribute (see S. Res. 82), S984 [12FE]
Water: revise definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ relative to application of environmental protection regulations (see S. 1140), S2567 [30AP]
World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see S. 1555), S4139 [15JN]
——— award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see S. 2234), S8884 [18DE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: establish a tiered hiring preference for civil service jobs for members of the Reserve components (see S. 594), S1161 [26FE]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 18), S4953 [9JY]
CFTC: provide equal treatment for utility special entities using utility operations-related swaps (see S. 1111), S2473 [28AP]
Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see S. 682), S1383 [10MR]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: conduct a pilot program to assess feasibility and advisability of expanding use of physician assistants specializing in psychiatric medicine (see S. 714), S1438 [11MR]
——— designate certain non-departmental mental health care providers as providers who have particular knowledge of provision of mental health care to Armed Forces members and veterans (see S. 717), S1438 [11MR]
——— improve provision of mental health care to members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see S. 715), S1438 [11MR]
Drugs: combat heroin and methamphetamine trafficking across the Southern border of the U.S. (see S. 392), S832 [5FE]
Education: improve knowledge about the best practices for teaching financial literacy (see S. 781), S1628 [18MR]
EPA: expand ethanol waiver for the Reid vapor pressure limitations of motor vehicle fuels (see S. 1239), S2730 [7MY]
FDA: establish a third-party quality system assessment program for medical devices (see S. 2187), S7413 [21OC]
Financial institutions: expand eligibility to the Federal Home Loan Bank System to privately-insured credit unions to facilitate more loan opportunities (see S. 1367), S2971 [18MY]
GAO: develop and submit a report on the current state of the skills gap that includes an analysis of the effectiveness of efforts to close the skills gap and recommendations to improve such efforts (see S. 1920), S6296 [4AU]
Hesburgh, Theodore M.: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 9), S1303 [4MR]
International Year of Soils: designate (see S. Con. Res. 10), S1585 [17MR]
Transportation: ensure each State receives a fair percentage of total Federal highway funding (see S. 2103), S7046 [30SE]
Remarks
African Americans: anniversary of voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, AL, S7249 [8OC]
Allison Transmission Inc.: anniversary, S6647 [15SE]
Appropriations: making continuing, S6836 [21SE]
Berne, IN: South Adams High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S8541 [9DE]
Bloomington, IN: anniversary of Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce, S2035 [26MR]
Bosma Enterprises (organization): anniversary, S4248 [17JN]
Carmel, IN: Our Lady of Mount Carmel recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S8541 [9DE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3761 [4JN], S4014 [10JN]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: conduct a pilot program to assess feasibility and advisability of expanding use of physician assistants specializing in psychiatric medicine, S4014 [10JN]
——— designate certain non-departmental mental health care providers as providers who have particular knowledge of provision of mental health care to Armed Forces members and veterans, S4014 [10JN]
——— improve provision of mental health care to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, S4014 [10JN]
Economy: importance of job creation, S6836 [21SE]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S5036 [14JY]
Eximbank: reauthorize, S4534 [23JN], S6836 [21SE]
Families and domestic relations: strengthen families’ engagement in the education of their children, S5036 [14JY]
Ferdinand, IN: anniversary, S4683 [7JY]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S6836 [21SE]
Granger, IN: Prairie Vista Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S8541 [9DE]
——— St. Pius X Catholic School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S8541 [9DE]
Indiana: tribute to Vietnam veterans, S8592 [10DE]
Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne: anniversary, S2648 [5MY]
Indianapolis, IN: anniversary of Crispus Attucks High School boys’ basketball 1955 championship, S7250 [8OC]
——— anniversary of Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, S1155• [26FE]
Iran: disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6565 [10SE]
——— violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions relative to ballistic missile testing, S8768 [17DE]
Kiwanis International: anniversary, S4101• [11JN]
Lafayette, IN: Murdock Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S8482 [8DE]
Martinsville, IN: Centerton Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S8436 [7DE]
Mount Vernon, IN: Farmersville Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S8436 [7DE]
Muncie, IN: anniversary, S5923 [27JY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.J. Res. 61), S6565 [10SE]
Poseyville, IN: North Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S8482 [8DE]
South Bend, IN: anniversary, S3177 [20MY]
Szubin, Adam J.: nomination to be Under Sec. of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Crimes, S8768 [17DE]
University of Southern Indiana: anniversary, S6235• [3AU]
Valparaiso, IN: Memorial Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S8436 [7DE]
Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary, S8592 [10DE]
Water: revise definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ relative to application of environmental protection regulations (S. 1140), motion to proceed, S7691 [3NO]
Westfield, IN: Oak Trace Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S8483 [8DE]
Tributes
Ammerman, Matthew R., S3029 [19MY]
Hesburgh, Theodore M., S1194 [27FE]
Keesling, Gregg, S4014 [10JN]
Logsdon, Thomas (Al), S8540 [9DE]
Spears, Jordan L., S3029 [19MY]
Townsend, Wayne, S6647 [15SE]
Umbarger, R. Martin, S3054• [19MY]
Winnefeld, James A., Jr., S5184 [21JY]