Joe Donnelly on Spending & Budget

DemocratIN

Spending & Budget357 votes · 90.3/100 consistent

Fiscal expansionFiscal restraint

1,516 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Spending & Budget. 357 of them counted toward the score above: 286 toward “Fiscal expansion” and 71 toward “Fiscal restraint”.

The other 1,159 did not count: 1,157 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 2 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
2013-03-22	To prohibit the consideration of a budget resolution that includes revenue increases while the civilian unemployment rate is above 5.5 percent, the administration's prediction for the unemployment rate without the stimulus.S.Con.Res. 8 · 113th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Fiscal expansion
2013-03-21	To protect Americans from a $1,000,000,000,000 tax increase and provide for pro-growth revenue-neutral comprehensive tax reform.S.Con.Res. 8 · 113th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2013-03-21	To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect Medicare's guaranteed benefits and to prohibit replacing guaranteed benefits with the House passed budget plan to turn Medicare into a voucher program.S.Con.Res. 8 · 113th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2013-03-21	To promote innovation, preserve high-paying jobs, and encourage economic growth for manufacturers of lifesaving medical devices and cutting edge medical therapies.S.Con.Res. 8 · 113th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2013-03-21	To amend the resolution.S.Con.Res. 8 · 113th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2013-03-21	An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023.S.Con.Res. 8 · 113th Congress · On the Motion to Recommit	Nay	Direction not readable
2013-03-20	Amend the title to read: "An Act making consolidated appropriations and further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013."H.R. 933 · 113th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2013-03-20	Amend the title to read: "An Act making consolidated appropriations and further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013."H.R. 933 · 113th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2013-03-20	In the nature of a substitute.H.R. 933 · 113th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2013-03-20	To increase by $25,000,000 the amount appropriated for Operation and Maintenance for the Department of Defense for programs, projects, and activities in the continental United States, and to provide an offset.H.R. 933 · 113th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2013-03-20	To transfer appropriations from the National Heritage Partnership Program to fund the resumption of public tours of the White House and visitor services and maintenance at national parks and monuments.H.R. 933 · 113th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2013-03-20	To prohibit Urban Area Security Initiative grant recipients from funding projects that do not improve homeland security.H.R. 933 · 113th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Fiscal restraint
2013-03-18	In the nature of a substitute.H.R. 933 · 113th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Direction not readable
2013-03-14	To temporarily freeze the hiring of nonessential Federal employees.H.R. 933 · 113th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Fiscal expansion
2013-03-14	Of a perfecting nature.H.R. 933 · 113th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2013-03-13	To strike certain authorities relating to the use for grants of funds of the Office of Economic Assistance of the Department of Defense.H.R. 933 · 113th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2013-03-13	To prohibit the use of funds to carry out the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.H.R. 933 · 113th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Fiscal expansion
2013-03-05	To strike supplemental staff funding available only to a limited number of Senators in a time of sequestration.S.Res. 64 · 113th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Fiscal restraint
2013-02-28	A bill to appropriately limit sequestration, to eliminate tax loopholes, and for other purposes.S. 388 · 113th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2013-02-28	A bill to provide for a sequester replacement.S. 16 · 113th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2013-02-12	To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2014 through 2017 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, to enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons, and for other purposes.S. 47 · 113th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2013-01-31	A bill to ensure the complete and timely payment of the obligations of the United States Government until May 19, 2013, and for other purposes.H.R. 325 · 113th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2013-01-31	A bill to ensure the complete and timely payment of the obligations of the United States Government until May 19, 2013, and for other purposes.H.R. 325 · 113th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Fiscal restraint
2013-01-31	To prohibit the sale, lease, transfer, retransfer, or delivery of F-16 aircraft, M1 tanks, or certain other defense articles or services to the Government of Egypt.H.R. 325 · 113th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Direction not readable
2013-01-31	To protect Social Security benefits and military pay and require that the United States Government prioritize all obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt limit is reached.H.R. 325 · 113th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Direction not readable
2013-01-31	To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for automatic continuing resolutions.H.R. 325 · 113th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Direction not readable
2013-01-31	To require that any debt limit increase be balanced by equal spending cuts over the next decade.H.R. 325 · 113th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2013-01-28	A bill making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes.H.R. 152 · 113th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2012-12-20	Spending Reduction Act of 2012H.R. 6684 · 112th Congress · On Passage	Nay	Fiscal expansion
2012-12-20	Spending Reduction Act of 2012H.R. 6684 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-09-19	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions, and to provide for the return of previously distributed funds for deficit reductionH.R. 5912 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Fiscal restraint
2012-09-13	Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2013, and for other purposesH.J.Res. 117 · 112th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2012-09-13	Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2013, and for other purposesH.J.Res. 117 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-09-13	National Security and Job Protection ActH.R. 6365 · 112th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2012-09-13	National Security and Job Protection ActH.R. 6365 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-09-13	Providing for consideration of H.J. Res. 117, making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes; H.R. 6365, the National Security and Job Protection ActH.Res. 778 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-09-13	Providing for consideration of H.J. Res. 117, making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes; H.R. 6365, the National Security and Job Protection ActH.Res. 778 · 112th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question	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	Fiscal expansion
2012-07-18	Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012H.R. 5872 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-06-29	Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposesH.R. 5972 · 112th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2012-06-29	Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposesH.R. 5972 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-06-29	Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5972 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-06-29	Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5972 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-06-29	Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5972 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-06-29	Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5972 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-06-29	Providing for consideration of H.R. 5856, Defense Appropriations for FY 2013; consideration of H.R. 6020, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations for FY 2013; consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R. 4348, the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012, Part IIH.Res. 717 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-06-27	Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5972 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-06-27	Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5972 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-06-27	Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5972 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-06-27	Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5972 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-06-27	Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5972 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-06-27	Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5972 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-06-27	Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5972 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-06-27	Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5972 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-06-27	Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5972 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-06-27	Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5972 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-06-27	Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5972 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-06-27	Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5972 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-06-27	Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5972 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-06-26	Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5972 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-06-26	Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5972 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-06-26	Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5972 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-06-26	Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5972 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-06-26	Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5972 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-06-26	Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5972 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-06-26	Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5972 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-06-26	Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5972 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-06-26	Providing for consideration of H.R. 5973, Agriculture Appropriations 2013, and providing for consideration of H.R. 5972, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations 2013H.Res. 697 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-06-26	Providing for consideration of H.R. 5973, Agriculture Appropriations 2013, and providing for consideration of H.R. 5972, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations 2013H.Res. 697 · 112th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-06-08	Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposesH.R. 5882 · 112th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2012-06-08	Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposesH.R. 5882 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-06-07	Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposesH.R. 5855 · 112th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2012-06-07	Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposesH.R. 5855 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-06-07	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 436) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on medical devices, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5882) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposesH.Res. 679 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-06-07	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 436) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on medical devices, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5882) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposesH.Res. 679 · 112th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-06-06	Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposesH.R. 5325 · 112th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2012-06-06	Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposesH.R. 5325 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-06-06	Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5325 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-06-06	Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5325 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-06-06	Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5325 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-06-06	Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5325 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-06-06	Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5325 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-06-06	Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5325 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-06-06	Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5325 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-06-06	Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5325 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-06-06	Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5325 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-06-06	Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5325 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-06-06	Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5325 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-06-06	Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5325 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-06-06	Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5325 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-06-06	Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5325 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-06-06	Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5325 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-06-06	Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5325 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-06-06	Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5325 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-06-06	Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5325 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-06-06	Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5325 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-06-06	Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5325 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-06-06	Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5325 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-06-05	Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5325 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2012-06-05	Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013H.R. 5325 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Did not vote	Direction not readable

Sorted newest first. “Counted as” is which end of the Fiscal expansion / Fiscal restraint 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.