Representative Joe Donnelly (D-IN-02)

Representative Joe Donnelly (D-IN-02)
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H.R.6805 Joe Donnelly 3 Cosponsors 5 points	Biofuels Pipeline Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain income and gains relating to fuels as qualifying income for publicly traded partnerships. Referred to House committee on Friday, August 1, 2008
H.RES.1010 Joe Donnelly 1 Cosponsors 1 points	Recognizing the importance of manufactured housing in the United States. Referred to House committee on Thursday, February 28, 2008
H.R.5172 Joe Donnelly 14 Cosponsors 5 points	Immediate Financial Assistance for America's Seniors Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide recovery rebates to certain individuals receiving social security benefits. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, January 29, 2008
H.R.4219 Joe Donnelly 1 Cosponsors 5 points	Immediate Benefits for Wounded Warriors Act of 2007 To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to assign a temporary disability rating to certain members of the Armed Forces upon separation, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, November 16, 2007
H.R.3897 Joe Donnelly 1 Cosponsors 5 points	Brownfields Redevelopment Promotion Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the deduction for environmental remediation costs. Referred to House committee on Thursday, October 18, 2007

H.RES.687 Joe Donnelly 102 Cosponsors 5 points	Resolution recognizing Reverend Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., for his contributions to the civil rights movement in the United States, his tireless work to reduce the threat of nuclear conflict, and his efforts to secure the peaceful resolution of international conflicts. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, October 9, 2007
H.R.3210 Joe Donnelly 1 Cosponsors 5 points	Wounded Warriors Expansion of Care Act of 2007 To provide medical care and other benefits for members and former members of the Armed Forces with severe injuries or illnesses. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, September 25, 2007
H.R.2048 Joe Donnelly 9 Cosponsors 5 points	Traumatic Brain Injury Access to Options Act To facilitate the provision of care and services for members of the Armed Forces for traumatic brain injury, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, June 28, 2007
H.R.2139 Joe Donnelly 29 Cosponsors 30 points	FHA Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act of 2007 To modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program under title I of the National Housing Act. Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, June 26, 2007
H.R.2505 Joe Donnelly 7 Cosponsors 5 points	E-85 PUMP Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase and extend the vehicle refueling property credit, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, May 24, 2007
H.R.2190 Joe Donnelly 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Advisory Committee on Rural Veterans Act of 2007 To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Advisory Committee on Rural Veterans. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, May 11, 2007
H.R.1911 Joe Donnelly 8 Cosponsors 5 points	Tax Relief for Working Caregivers Act of 2007 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the credit for expenses for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, April 18, 2007
H.R.1490 Joe Donnelly 19 Cosponsors 5 points	To provide for a presumption of service-connectedness for certain claims for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Tuesday, April 17, 2007

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H.R.6817 Jim Matheson 5 Cosponsors 3 points	Fulfilling U.S. Energy Leadership Act of 2008 To increase domestic energy production and diversify America's energy portfolio. Referred to House committee on Friday, August 1, 2008
H.R.6732 John Hall 11 Cosponsors 3 points	To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the meaning of "combat with the enemy" for purposes of service-connection of disabilities. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 31, 2008
H.RES.896 Joe Baca 119 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the need to pursue research into the causes, a treatment, and an eventual cure for primary lateral sclerosis, supporting the goals and ideals of Primary Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month, and for other purposes. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, July 30, 2008
H.RES.1259 Mike Arcuri 31 Cosponsors 3 points	Congratulating the Hamilton College Continentals on winning the NCAA Division III women's lacrosse championship. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, July 15, 2008
H.RES.1323 Harry Mitchell 26 Cosponsors 1 points	Commending the Arizona State University softball team for their victory in the 2008 Women's College World Series. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, July 15, 2008

H.RES.1067 Joe Courtney 35 Cosponsors 3 points	Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the crossing of the North Pole by the USS Nautilus (SSN 571) and its significance in the history of both our Nation and the world. Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, July 14, 2008
H.RES.1333 Mike Arcuri 40 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of Tay-Sachs Awareness Month. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 10, 2008
H.R.1423 Peter Visclosky 1 Cosponsors 18 points	Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center Lease Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a partnership with the Porter County Convention, Recreation and Visitor Commission regarding the use of the Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center as a visitor center for the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, July 9, 2008
H.RES.1260 Melissa Bean 100 Cosponsors 3 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Internet Safety Month". Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, July 9, 2008
H.CON.RES.195 Zach Wamp 54 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sense of the Congress that a National Dysphagia Awareness Month should be established. Referred to Senate committee on Friday, June 27, 2008
H.R.3546 Hank Johnson 57 Cosponsors 24 points	To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Received in the Senate on Thursday, June 26, 2008
H.RES.1231 Heath Shuler 66 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of Vietnam Veterans Day and calling on the American people to recognize such a day. Passed/agreed to in House on Thursday, June 26, 2008
H.R.2721 Dennis Cardoza 15 Cosponsors 0 points	To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop, and the Secretary of Defense to distribute to members of the Armed Forces upon their discharge or release from active duty, information in a compact disk read-only memory format that lists and explains the health, education, and other benefits for which veterans are eligible under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. House committee/subcommittee actions on Thursday, June 26, 2008
H.R.2818 Ed Perlmutter 134 Cosponsors 0 points	To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of epilepsy centers of excellence in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Received in the Senate on Wednesday, June 25, 2008
H.RES.111 Peter King 277 Cosponsors 0 points	Establishing a Select Committee on POW and MIA Affairs. Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr on Tuesday, June 24, 2008
H.R.6330 Bart Stupak 45 Cosponsors 3 points	Prevent Unfair Manipulation of Prices Act of 2008 To provide for regulation of certain transactions involving energy commodities, to strengthen the enforcement authorities of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission under the Natural Gas Act and the Federal Power Act, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Friday, June 20, 2008
H.R.634 Dennis Moore 296 Cosponsors 0 points	American Veterans Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States. Resolving differences -- House actions on Wednesday, June 18, 2008
H.R.6266 Jerry Moran 2 Cosponsors 3 points	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Secretary of the Treasury to waive the penalties for failure to disclose reportable transactions, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, June 12, 2008
H.R.1343 Gene Green 247 Cosponsors 0 points	Health Centers Renewal Act of 2007 To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide additional authorizations of appropriations for the health centers program under section 330 of such Act, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, June 5, 2008
H.R.6045 Peter Visclosky 149 Cosponsors 3 points	Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2008 To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend the authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program through fiscal year 2012. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, June 3, 2008
H.R.3819 Zack Space 48 Cosponsors 0 points	Veterans Emergency Care Fairness Act of 2007 To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reimburse veterans receiving emergency treatment in non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities for such treatment until such veterans are transferred to Department facilities, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, May 22, 2008
H.R.1157 Nita Lowey 269 Cosponsors 0 points	Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2007 To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to make grants for the development and operation of research centers regarding environmental factors that may be related to the etiology of breast cancer. House committee/subcommittee actions on Wednesday, May 21, 2008
H.RES.1132 Ted Poe 69 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of Peace Officers Memorial Day. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, May 21, 2008
H.RES.1026 Sanford Bishop 80 Cosponsors 1 points	Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Congressional Club. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, May 21, 2008
H.R.2894 Dutch Ruppersberger 296 Cosponsors 0 points	Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the "Star Spangled Banner" and the War of 1812, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Monday, May 19, 2008
H.R.980 Dale Kildee 278 Cosponsors 0 points	Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Senate floor actions on Thursday, May 15, 2008
H.R.1783 Rahm Emanuel 114 Cosponsors 0 points	Elder Justice Act To amend the Social Security Act to enhance the social security of the Nation by ensuring adequate public-private infrastructure and to resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Wednesday, May 14, 2008
H.RES.789 Michele Bachmann 63 Cosponsors 4 points	Honoring public child welfare agencies, nonprofit organizations and private entities providing services for foster children. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, May 14, 2008
H.R.2774 Gabrielle Giffords 19 Cosponsors 0 points	Solar Energy Research and Advancement Act of 2007 To support the research, development, and commercial application of solar energy technologies, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Tuesday, May 6, 2008
H.RES.952 Ron Klein 149 Cosponsors 3 points	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a National Teacher Day to honor and celebrate teachers in the United States. Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, May 5, 2008
H.R.5830 Barney Frank 43 Cosponsors 3 points	FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention Act of 2008 To create a voluntary FHA program that provides mortgage refinancing assistance to allow families to stay in their homes, protect neighborhoods, and help stabilize the housing market. Placed on the Union Calendar on Monday, May 5, 2008
H.R.5684 Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 43 Cosponsors 0 points	Veterans Education Improvement Act of 2008 To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the basic educational assistance program administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Wednesday, April 30, 2008
H.R.5892 John Hall 3 Cosponsors 1 points	Veterans Disability Benefits Claims Modernization Act of 2008 To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to modernize the disability benefits claims processing system of the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure the accurate and timely delivery of compensation to veterans and their families and survivors, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Wednesday, April 30, 2008
H.RES.892 Charlie Wilson 74 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing support for designation of a "National Funeral Director and Mortician Recognition Day". Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, April 29, 2008
H.R.3192 Lincoln Davis 38 Cosponsors 3 points	Pregnant Women Support Act To provide for programs that reduce the need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents. House committee/subcommittee actions on Friday, April 25, 2008
H.R.5437 Mike Ross 7 Cosponsors 0 points	American-Made Energy Act of 2008 To promote alternative and renewable fuels, domestic energy production, conservation, and efficiency, to increase American energy independence, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, April 25, 2008
H.R.5899 Allen Boyd 9 Cosponsors 1 points	Iraq Shared Investment Act To require funding under the Iraq Security Forces Fund to be provided in the form of loans and to require the Government of Iraq to provide matching funds under the Commanders' Emergency Response Program to be used for agreed-upon purposes which enable military commanders in Iraq to respond to urgent humanitarian relief and reconstruction requirements. Referred to House committee on Thursday, April 24, 2008
H.R.5825 Devin Nunes 237 Cosponsors 3 points	Hubbard Act To amend titles 5, 10, 37, and 38, United States Code, to ensure the fair treatment of a member of the Armed Forces who is discharged from the Armed Forces, at the request of the member, pursuant to the Department of Defense policy permitting the early discharge of a member who is the only surviving child in a family in which the father or mother, or one or more siblings, served in the Armed Forces and, because of hazards incident to such service, was killed, died as a result of wounds, accident, or disease, is in a captured or missing in action status, or is permanently disabled, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, April 16, 2008
H.R.5595 Chris Carney 65 Cosponsors 0 points	Make Our Veterans Smile Act of 2008 To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide dental care to veterans with service-connected disabilities, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Tuesday, April 15, 2008
H.R.1237 Bart Gordon 173 Cosponsors 0 points	Cytology Proficiency Improvement Act of 2007 To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide revised standards for quality assurance in screening and evaluation of gynecologic cytology preparations, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, April 9, 2008
H.RES.838 Thaddeus McCotter 80 Cosponsors 1 points	Welcoming His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI on his first apostolic visit to the United States. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, April 9, 2008
H.R.1418 Bill Pascrell 46 Cosponsors 0 points	Reauthorization of the Traumatic Brain Injury Act To provide for the expansion and improvement of traumatic brain injury programs. Placed on the Union Calendar on Tuesday, April 8, 2008
H.RES.1020 Peter Welch 60 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the tremendous service that members of the Armed Forces have given to the Nation, especially those who have been wounded in combat. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, April 8, 2008
H.R.2040 John Lewis 311 Cosponsors 0 points	Civil Rights Act of 1964 Commemorative Coin Act To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the semicentennial of the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, April 2, 2008
H.RES.1061 John Lewis 25 Cosponsors 3 points	Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and encouraging people of the United States to pause and remember the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and for other purposes. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, April 1, 2008
H.R.5552 Gabrielle Giffords 20 Cosponsors 3 points	Border Security Accountability Act of 2008 To require a report on the efforts of the United States Government to increase border security. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, March 31, 2008
H.R.2833 Joe Courtney 32 Cosponsors 0 points	Preexisting Condition Exclusion Patient Protection Act of 2007 To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional limitations on preexisting condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets. House committee/subcommittee actions on Thursday, March 20, 2008
H.R.5611 David Scott 45 Cosponsors 3 points	National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2008 To reform the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, March 13, 2008
H.R.4088 Heath Shuler 153 Cosponsors 3 points	Border Law Enforcement Act To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mrs on Tuesday, March 11, 2008
H.R.1424 Patrick Kennedy 270 Cosponsors 15 points	Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans, to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, and for other purposes. Read the second time on Friday, March 7, 2008
H.R.5467 Patrick Murphy 29 Cosponsors 0 points	Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2008 To amend the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note) in order to prevent the loss of billions in taxpayer dollars. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, March 6, 2008
H.RES.951 Scott Garrett 263 Cosponsors 0 points	Condemning the ongoing Palestinian rocket attacks on Israeli civilians by Hamas and other Palestinian terrorist organizations, and for other purposes. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, March 5, 2008
H.RES.1018 Baron Hill 12 Cosponsors 0 points	Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish the House Ethics Commission. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, March 4, 2008
H.CON.RES.255 Mike Ferguson 58 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the United States commitment to preservation of religious and cultural sites and condemning instances where sites are desecrated. House committee/subcommittee actions on Wednesday, February 27, 2008
H.RES.988 Jim Matheson 74 Cosponsors 0 points	Designating the month of March 2008 as "MRSA Awareness Month". Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, February 14, 2008
H.RES.987 Brian Baird 108 Cosponsors 0 points	Encouraging Americans to join others across the country in using their rebate checks to invest in renewable energy and energy-efficient products and services in order to save money, stimulate the economy, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, February 14, 2008
H.RES.985 Lee Terry 21 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing support for the designation of March 7 as National Information and Referral Services Day. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, February 13, 2008
H.RES.954 Zoe Lofgren 36 Cosponsors 3 points	Honoring the life of senior Border Patrol agent Luis A. Aguilar, who lost his life in the line of duty near Yuma, Arizona, on January 19, 2008. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, February 12, 2008
H.R.5265 Eliot Engel 123 Cosponsors 0 points	Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Community Assistance, Research, and Education Amendments of 2008 To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy, including Becker, congenital, distal, Duchenne, Emery-Dreifuss facioscapulohumeral, limb-girdle, myotonic, and oculopharyngeal, muscular dystrophies. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, February 7, 2008
H.RES.943 Paul Hodes 69 Cosponsors 3 points	Remembering the space shuttle Challenger disaster and honoring its crew members, who lost their lives on January 28, 1986. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, February 6, 2008
H.RES.942 Al Green 57 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the significance of Black History Month. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, February 6, 2008
H.R.5180 Dave Loebsack 112 Cosponsors 0 points	Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for the Department of Justice's Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, January 29, 2008
H.RES.908 Betty McCollum 31 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Mentoring Month. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, January 23, 2008
H.RES.916 Dan Lipinski 55 Cosponsors 1 points	Honoring the contributions of Catholic schools. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, January 23, 2008
H.RES.937 Michael Burgess 4 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the emergency communications services provided by the American Red Cross are vital resources for military service members and their families. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, January 23, 2008
H.R.5110 Brian Higgins 36 Cosponsors 0 points	To amend title VII of the Social Security Act to require the President to transmit the annual budget of the Social Security Administration without revisions to Congress, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, January 23, 2008
H.RES.934 Gene Green