Sen. Joe Donnelly
Former Senator for Indiana
pronounced joh // DAW-nuh-lee
![Photo of Sen. Joe Donnelly [D-IN, 2013-2018]](/static/legislator-photos/412205-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2018 Report Card for Donnelly.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Donnelly is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the Senate in 2019 positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Donnelly sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2013 to Jan 2, 2019. See full analysis methodology.
Enacted Legislation
Donnelly was the primary sponsor of 4 bills that were enacted:
- S. 2101 (115th): USS Indianapolis Congressional Gold Medal Act
- S. 2524 (115th): Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Act of 2018
- S. 867 (115th): Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act of 2017
- S. 744 (115th): Protecting Veterans Credit Act of 2017
Does 4 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.
We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Donnelly sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Armed Forces and National Security (22%) Finance and Financial Sector (15%) Education (15%) Health (12%) Crime and Law Enforcement (12%) Agriculture and Food (10%) Housing and Community Development (7%) Government Operations and Politics (7%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Donnelly recently introduced the following legislation:
- S. 3600 (115th): Travel Trailer and Camper Technical Correction Act
- S. 3380 (115th): A bill to direct the Office of National Drug Control Policy to …
- S. 3323 (115th): Senior Security Act of 2018
- S. 2982 (115th): TAA for Automation Act of 2018
- S.Res. 494 (115th): A resolution congratulating the Hoosiers of Indiana University for winning the 2018 …
- S.Res. 493 (115th): A resolution congratulating the Fighting Irish of the University of Notre Dame …
- S. 2590 (115th): INVEST to Prevent Crime Act
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2013 to Dec 2018, Donnelly missed 15 of 1,758 roll call votes, which is 0.9%. This is better than the median of 1.5% among the lifetime records of senators serving in Dec 2018. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses, major life events, and running for higher office.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
