{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.donnelly.senate.gov/newsroom/press/icymi-donnelly-discusses-sexton-act-on-morning-joe", "ICYMI: Donnelly Discusses Sexton Act on Morning Joe", "2014-12-22", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "IN", "Joe Donnelly", "D000607", "www.donnelly.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "ICYMI: Donnelly Discusses Sexton Act on Morning Joe\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tMonday, December 22, 2014\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tIndianapolis, Ind. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly discussed his military suicide prevention legislation, the Jacob Sexton Military Suicide Prevention Act \u2013 now law \u2013 on MSNBC\u2019s Morning Joe. The Sexton Act, introduced by Donnelly, was signed into law on Friday as part of the national defense bill. \u00a0\r\nThe Sexton Act will require annual mental health assessments for all servicemembers\u2014Active, Reserve, and Guard; maintain strong privacy protections for servicemembers; and require a Pentagon report to evaluate existing military mental health practices and provide recommendations for improvement.\u00a0\r\n\r\nWatch the full interview here.\r\nFor more information on the Sexton Act, visit: www.donnelly.senate.gov/Jacob-Sexton-Act.\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t Press Contact \n\t\t\t\t\tDonnelly_Press@Donnelly.Senate.Gov", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.donnelly.senate.gov/newsroom/press/icymi-donnelly-discusses-sexton-act-on-morning-joe"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5296880155801773, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}