RUPPERSBERGER, C.A. DUTCH (a Representative from Maryland)
Amendments
National Flood Insurance Program: restore financial solvency (H.R. 4973), H4607 [27JN]
National security: improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses (H.R. 4954), H2136, H2137, H2138 [4MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
American Jewish Committee: anniversary (see H. Res. 773), H2103 [3MY]
Armed Forces: enhance national defense through empowerment of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and enhancement of National Guard Bureau functions (see H.R. 5200), H2833 (see H.R. 5200), H2891 [18MY]
———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 4949), H1131 [16MR]
———provide pay protection for Federal employees who are members of the Reserve and National Guard (see H.R. 5525), H3643 [8JN]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 783), H3497 [7JN]
———revise age and service requirements for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service and improve health care for reservists and their families by making TRICARE benefits permanent (see H.R. 558), H3137 [23MY]
Aviation: develop technologies that will enable future aircraft with lower noise, emissions, and fuel consumption and reinvigorate research in aeronautics and aviation (see H.R. 2358), H1130 [16MR]
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail: designate (see H.R. 5466), H3425 [6JN]
Carolina Hurricanes (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 881), H4424 [21JN]
Children and youth: improve outcomes for vulnerable children by investing in families, improving accountability in the child welfare system, and finding safe, stable, and permanent homes for foster children (see H.R. 3576), H868 [9MR]
———reauthorize permanently the use of penalty and franked mail in efforts to locate and recover missing children (see H.R. 4416), H1320 [29MR]
Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 5159), H2586 [11MY]
Congressional Teacher Award Task Force: establish (see H.R. 5140), H2503 [10MY]
Dept. of Defense: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (see H.R. 2369), H450 [28FE]
Dept. of Education: authorize grants to States and local educational agencies to establish teacher mentoring programs (see H.R. 4773), H869 [9MR]
———promote installation of fire alarm detection systems or other fire prevention technologies in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 4460), H389 [16FE]
Dept. of Energy: establish the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (see H.R. 4435), H155 [1FE]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H3138 [23MY]
Dept. of Labor: make grants for the establishment of information technology centers in rural areas (see H.R. 4781), H869 [9MR]
Dept. of the Interior: establish a commemorative trail in connection with the Women's Rights National Historical Park to link properties that are associated with the struggle for women's suffrage (see H.R. 3779), H790 [8MR]
Dept. of Transportation: report to Congress on proposed changes to policies that prohibit foreign interests from exercising control over economic and security decisions of U.S. airlines (see H.R. 4542), H1453 [4AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide free credit monitoring and credit reports for veterans and others affected by the theft of veterans' personal data and ensure notification of such thefts (see H.R. 5455), H3309 (see H.R. 5455), H3362 [25MY] (see H.R. 5588), H4680 [27JN]
———recalculate retirement annuities for certain health care professionals performing part-time services (see H.R. 4298), H1563 [5AP]
Diseases: advance medical research and treatments of pediatric cancers, ensure access to current treatments and information, establish a national childhood cancer database, and promote public awareness (see H.R. 4927), H4680 [27JN]
———issuance of semipostal stamp relating to Alzheimer's disease (see H. Res. 466), H3017 [22MY]
District of Columbia: establish as a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives (see H.R. 5388), H2833 (see H.R. 5388), H2891 [18MY]
Education: expand quality programs of early childhood home visitation (see H.R. 3628), H2102 [3MY]
———provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see H.R. 2178), H790 [8MR]
Election Assistance Commission: make grants to States to restore and replace election administration supplies, materials, and equipment which were damaged as a result of Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 4140), H4009 [14JN]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see H.R. 390), H225 [8FE]
Executive Office of the President: include a line item regarding the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board in the budget (see H.R. 4966), H1059 [15MR]
FAA: replace Administrator's arbitrary authority to impose wages and working conditions with neutral binding arbitration in the case of an impasse in labor-management negotiations (see H.R. 4755), H451 [28FE]
Federal aid programs: ensure that student loans are delivered as efficiently as possible (see H.R. 1425), H3308 (see H.R. 1425), H3361 [25MY]
FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 5316), H3788 [12JN]
———permit access to databases to comply with sex offender registry and notification laws (see H.R. 4381), H4220 [19JN]
Firefighters: recognize and honor contributions throughout U.S. history (see H. Res. 764), H1682 [6AP]
Gambling: establish a commission to study the proper response to growth in Internet gambling (see H.R. 5474), H3226 [24MY]
Government: require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (see H.R. 4682), H153 [1FE]
GSA: conveyance of certain real property (see H.R. 1429), H1853 [26AP]
Health care professionals: provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 5134), H3227 [24MY]
Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H868 [9MR]
House Rules: protect integrity of the institution of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 659), H24 [31JA]
Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 4740), H272 [14FE]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: enhance educational services for persons with autism spectrum disorders and expand loan forgiveness for teachers of autistic children (see H.R. 4059), H1320 [29MR]
Intelligence services: reiterate that certain statutes are the exclusive means by which domestic electronic surveillance may be conducted (see H.R. 5371), H2585 [11MY]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H25 [31JA]
Investments: regulate over-the-counter trading of energy derivatives (see H.R. 5248), H1916 [27AP]
Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 5195), H4521 [22JN]
King, Coretta Scott: tribute (see H. Res. 655), H156 [1FE]
Legislative branch of the Government: establish coordinated program for reuse, recycling, and disposal of obsolete computers and other electronic equipment used by legislative offices (see H. Con. Res. 299), H1197 [28MR]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1333), H1680 [6AP]
———extend implementation of prescription drug program (see H.R. 3940), H509 [1MR]
———prohibit removal of covered drugs from prescription drug plan formularies during the plan year (see H.R. 5102), H1562 [5AP]
———require the sponsor of a prescription drug plan or an organization offering a Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plan to promptly pay submitted claims (see H.R. 5182), H3227 [24MY]
Medicare/Medicaid: reimburse States for costs incurred by covering dual eligible populations under the Medicare prescription drug benefit plan (see H.R. 4665), H23 [31JA]
Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 401), H2833 (see H. Con. Res. 401), H2891 [18MY]
Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H274 [14FE]
Music and dance: recognize the African American Spiritual as a national treasure (see H. Res. 790), H4796 [28JN]
National Archives and Records Administration: establish database to preserve servitude, emancipation, and post-Civil War reconstruction records and provide grants to establish similar State and local databases (see H.R. 5216), H1915 [27AP]
National objectives: end homelessness (see H.R. 4347), H26 [31JA]
National security: improve maritime and cargo security (see H.R. 5720), H4915 [29JN]
———improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses (see H.R. 4954), H972 [14MR]
———improve national security and clarify congressional intent relative to the review process for certain mergers and acquisitions (see H.R. 4813), H449 [28FE]
———require an investigation of proposal to transfer management of certain U.S. ports to a United Arab Emirates state-owned company (see H.R. 4807), H449 [28FE]
———support efforts to track terrorist financing under existing law and express concern over disclosure of classified information on methods by which terrorists are traced (see H. Res. 900), H4916 [29JN]
National Time-Out Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 825), H3425 [6JN]
National Vigil for Lost Promise: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 422), H3424 [6JN]
NSF: authorize science scholarships for educating mathematics and science teachers (see H.R. 4434), H155 [1FE]
———award grants to institutions of higher education to develop and offer education and training programs (see H.R. 5605), H4958 [10JY]
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 745), H3909 [13JN]
Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 788), H1980 [2MY]
Power resources: protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels during energy emergencies (see H.R. 3936), H1917 [27AP]
———reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (see H.R. 4409), H4680 [27JN]
POW/MIA: commend Dept. of Defense offices and related laboratories, and Vietnam for efforts in accounting of Americans unaccounted for as a result of the Vietnamese Conflict (see H. Con. Res. 444), H4916 [29JN]
Public Health Service Act: amend relative to asthma research (see H.R. 4166), H1681 [6AP]
———expand and improve traumatic brain injury programs (see H.R. 5738), H4915 [29JN]
Railroads: establish rail worker emergency training program (see H.R. 4372), H868 [9MR]
School Bus Safety Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 498), H509 [1MR]
Senior citizens: establish the Silver Scholarship program to provide transferable educational awards to older individuals who have performed certain volunteer services (see H.R. 5275), H4190 [16JN]
Social Security: continuation of benefit payment through the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 5189), H3909 [13JN]
Taxation: encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 450), H790 [8MR]
———exclude from gross income a portion of lifetime income payments from annuities and similiar payments of life insurance proceeds at dates later than death (see H.R. 819), H1130 [16MR]
———extend deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses and expand such deduction for certain science, technology, engineering, and math professionals who become certified teachers (see H.R. 4622), H390 [16FE]
———extend the investment tax credit relative to solar energy property and qualified fuel cell property (see H.R. 5206), H4795 [28JN]
———increase exclusion from gross income of an employee for dependent care assistance relative to dependent care services provided during a taxable year and adjust such amount each year for inflation (see H.R. 1275), H2586 [11MY]
———increase the deduction for host families of foreign exchange and other students (see H.R. 1504), H2502 [10MY]
———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1548), H2174 [4MY]
Texas Western University: commend anniversary and recognize historic impact of basketball title game victory on diversity in sports and civil rights (see H. Res. 668), H154 [1FE]
University of Maryland: anniversary (see H. Res. 704), H509 [1MR]
Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 968), H790 [8MR]
Voting Rights Act: amend (see H.R. 9), H2339 [9MY]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 2684), H1197 [28MR]
Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 4747), H869 [9MR]
———reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 2861), H509 [1MR]
Women's Museum—An Institute for the Future: tribute (see H. Res. 730), H1454 [4AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Baltimore, MD: anniversary of Port of Baltimore (see H. Res. 870), H4009 [14JN]
Remarks
American Heart Month: observance, E239
Baltimore, MD: anniversary of Port of Baltimore (H. Res. 870), E1149
Black History Month: observance, E60
Dept. of Homeland Security: consult with Federal, State, and local agencies on reopening of ports after possible terrorist attacks, H2138 [4MY]
———consult with Federal, State, and local officials on placement of maritime security centers, H2137 [4MY]
———study activities and make recommendations for the National Targeting Center, H2136, H2137 [4MY]
Gaunt, Harry: Joint Veterans Committee of Maryland Veteran of the Year award recipient, E423
Hyatt, Sam: General Mills Inc., Box Tops for Education Kids' Caucus Essay finalist, E525
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5020), H1789 [26AP]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance, E9
National Flood Insurance Program: require FEMA to revise materials provided to policy holders using plain language and easy to understand terms and concepts, H4607 [27JN]
———restore financial solvency (H.R. 4973), H4607 [27JN]
National security: improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses (H.R. 4954), H2136, H2137, H2138 [4MY]
Padilla, Teresa: Baltimore, MD, Area Coast Guard Person of the Year award recipient, E424
Smith, Kelly: Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award recipient for Maryland, E590
Strouse, Douglas and Sharon: American Red Cross Hometown Hero Education Award recipients, E751
Terrorism: commend those who have taken part, and declare that the U.S. will prevail, in the Global War on Terror and complete mission to create a sovereign and free Iraq (H. Res. 861), H3996 [14JN], H4046 [15JN]
Votes: position on missed, H3032
Wolford, Karen: U.S. Marshals Service Distinguished Service Award recipient, E751
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H1318 [29MR], H3014 [22MY], H4218 [19JN]
Tributes
Allen, Thad, E173
Bauer, Kerrie, E987
Bennett, Keith A., E13
Dodson, Roxanne, E992
Duerksen, Amy, E480
Gessler, Joe, E1210
Hernandez, Robert, E842
Kelly, Brian D., E985
King, Coretta Scott, E141
Sayre, Cathy, E990
Springer, Curtis A., E983
Tolbert, Christine, E16
Woolf, Amy, E986