Joe Donnelly on Defense & War Powers

DemocratIN

Defense & War Powers128 votes · 80.6/100 consistent

Military restraintMilitary expansion

600 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Defense & War Powers. 128 of them counted toward the score above: 107 toward “Military expansion” and 21 toward “Military restraint”.

The other 472 did not count: 472 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 0 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.

Date	What was voted on	Voted	Counted as
2014-03-27	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.H.R. 3979 · 113th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Direction not readable
2014-03-10	A bill to provide for additional enhancements of the sexual assault prevention and response activities of the Armed Forces.S. 1917 · 113th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Military expansion
2014-03-06	A bill to provide for additional enhancements of the sexual assault prevention and response activities of the Armed Forces.S. 1917 · 113th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Military expansion
2014-03-06	A bill to reform procedures for determinations to proceed to trial by court-martial for certain offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, and for other purposes.S. 1752 · 113th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Military restraint
2014-02-27	A bill to improve the provision of medical services and benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.S. 1982 · 113th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Military expansion
2014-02-27	A bill to improve the provision of medical services and benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.S. 1982 · 113th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Military expansion
2014-02-25	A bill to improve the provision of medical services and benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.S. 1982 · 113th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Military expansion
2014-02-12	An act to ensure that the reduced annual cost-of-living adjustment to the retired pay of members and former members of the Armed Forces under the age of 62 required by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 will not apply to members or former members who first became members prior to January 1, 2014, and for other purposes.S. 25 · 113th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Military expansion
2014-02-10	A bill to repeal section 403 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013.S. 1963 · 113th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Military expansion
2013-12-19	An act to authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Bennie G. Adkins and Donald P. Sloat of the United States Army for acts of valor during the Vietnam Conflict and to authorize the award of the Medal of Honor to certain other veterans who were previously recommended for award of the Medal of Honor.H.R. 3304 · 113th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Direction not readable
2013-12-19	An act to authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Bennie G. Adkins and Donald P. Sloat of the United States Army for acts of valor during the Vietnam Conflict and to authorize the award of the Medal of Honor to certain other veterans who were previously recommended for award of the Medal of Honor.H.R. 3304 · 113th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Direction not readable
2013-12-18	An act to authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Bennie G. Adkins and Donald P. Sloat of the United States Army for acts of valor during the Vietnam Conflict and to authorize the award of the Medal of Honor to certain other veterans who were previously recommended for award of the Medal of Honor.H.R. 3304 · 113th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Direction not readable
2013-11-21	An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.S. 1197 · 113th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Military expansion
2013-11-19	To propose an alternative to section 1033, relating to a limitation on the transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.S. 1197 · 113th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2013-11-19	To propose alternative requirements and limitations applicable to individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.S. 1197 · 113th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2013-11-18	An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.S. 1197 · 113th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Military expansion
2012-12-31	Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013S. 3454 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Military expansion
2012-12-30	Dignified Burial and Other Veterans’ Benefits Improvement ActS. 3202 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-12-30	To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop a comprehensive policy to improve outreach and transparency to veterans and members of the Armed Forces through the provision of information on institutions of higher learningH.R. 4057 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-12-20	To designate the facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 9800 West Commercial Boulevard in Sunrise, Florida as the “William ’Bill’ Kling VA Clinic”H.R. 6443 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-12-20	To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Spokane, Washington as the “Mann-Grandstaff Department of Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center”H.R. 3197 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-12-20	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013H.R. 4310 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Conference Report	Yea	Military expansion
2012-12-20	Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R. 4310, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013H.Res. 840 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-12-20	Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R. 4310, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013H.Res. 840 · 112th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-12-19	Public Interest Declassification Board Reauthorization ActS. 3564 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-12-13	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013H.R. 4310 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Permit Closed Conference Meetings	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-12-13	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013H.R. 4310 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-09-13	Stolen Valor ActH.R. 1775 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-07-19	Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposesH.R. 5856 · 112th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Military expansion
2012-07-19	Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5856 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-07-19	Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5856 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-07-19	Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5856 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-07-19	Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5856 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-07-19	Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5856 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-07-19	Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5856 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-07-19	Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5856 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-07-19	Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5856 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-07-19	Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5856 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-07-19	Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5856 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-07-19	Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5856 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-07-18	Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5856 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-07-18	Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5856 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-07-18	Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5856 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-07-18	Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5856 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-07-18	Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5856 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-07-18	Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5856 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-07-18	Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5856 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-07-18	Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5856 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-07-18	Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5856 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-07-18	Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5856 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-07-18	Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5856 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-07-18	Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5856 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-07-18	Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5856 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-07-18	Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5856 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-07-18	Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5856 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-05-31	Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposesH.R. 5854 · 112th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Military expansion
2012-05-31	Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposesH.R. 5854 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-05-31	Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5854 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-05-31	Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5854 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-05-31	Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013H.R. 5743 · 112th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Military expansion
2012-05-31	Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013H.R. 5743 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-05-30	Servicemember Family Protection ActH.R. 4201 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-05-18	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013H.R. 4310 · 112th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Military expansion
2012-05-18	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013H.R. 4310 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-05-18	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013H.R. 4310 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-05-18	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013H.R. 4310 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-05-18	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013H.R. 4310 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-05-18	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013H.R. 4310 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-05-18	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013H.R. 4310 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-05-18	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013H.R. 4310 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-05-18	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013H.R. 4310 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-05-18	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013H.R. 4310 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-05-18	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013H.R. 4310 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-05-18	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013H.R. 4310 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-05-18	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013H.R. 4310 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-05-18	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013H.R. 4310 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-05-18	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013H.R. 4310 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-05-18	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013H.R. 4310 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-05-18	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013H.R. 4310 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-05-18	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013H.R. 4310 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-05-18	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013H.R. 4310 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-05-18	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013H.R. 4310 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-05-18	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013H.R. 4310 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-05-18	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013H.R. 4310 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-05-17	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013H.R. 4310 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-05-17	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013H.R. 4310 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-05-17	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013H.R. 4310 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-05-17	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013H.R. 4310 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-05-17	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013H.R. 4310 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-05-17	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013H.R. 4310 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-05-17	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013H.R. 4310 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-05-17	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of preventing the Government of Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons capabilityH.Res. 568 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-05-17	Providing for further consideration of H.R. 4310, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013H.Res. 661 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-05-17	Providing for further consideration of H.R. 4310, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013H.Res. 661 · 112th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-05-16	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4970) to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4310) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013H.Res. 656 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-05-16	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4970) to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4310) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013H.Res. 656 · 112th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-05-16	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4970) to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4310) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013H.Res. 656 · 112th Congress · On Question of Consideration of the Resolution	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-04-26	To provide for the sharing of certain cyber threat intelligence and cyber threat information between the intelligence community and cybersecurity entities, and for other purposesH.R. 3523 · 112th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-04-26	To provide for the sharing of certain cyber threat intelligence and cyber threat information between the intelligence community and cybersecurity entities, and for other purposesH.R. 3523 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-04-26	Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection ActH.R. 3523 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable

Sorted newest first. “Counted as” is which end of the Military restraint / Military expansion axis the vote moved this member toward, using the direction recorded for this issue on that roll call. Open any row to see the full measure, the tally, and the reason that direction was assigned.