RUPPERSBERGER, C.A. DUTCH (a Representative from Maryland)

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H1024 [4FE]

Conferee: H.R. 2892, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, H10419 [1OC]

———H.R. 2918, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H9871 [23SE]

U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors, H4215 [31MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: issue a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 1454), H7146 [23JN]

———prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H323 [14JA]

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1326), H11383 [14OC]

Armed Forces: ensure those killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX, are treated in the same manner as those killed or wounded in combat zones, terrorist attacks, or in a contingency operation (see H.R. 4088), H13068 [17NO]

———provide vouchers for postal benefits for personal correspondence and small parcels to members serving or hospitalized overseas, and make such vouchers transferable (see H.R. 707), H601 [27JA]

Budget: reinstitute and update the pay-as-you-go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration (see H.R. 2920), H6971 [17JN]

Bureau of the Census: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 1254), H2923 [3MR]

Campus Fire Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 167), H9397 [9SE]

Census: express importance of having a census that is complete and accurate (see H. Res. 521), H6414 [9JN]

Chesapeake Bay: improve and reauthorize the EPA Chesapeake Bay Program (see H.R. 3852), H14744 [10DE]

Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act: provide for continuing authorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network (see H.R. 965), H1158 [10FE]

Children and youth: provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1064), H1604 [13FE]

———update the national school nutrition standards for foods and beverages sold outside of school meals to conform to current nutrition science (see H.R. 1324), H9550 [15SE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 12), H28 [6JA]

Civil War—U.S.: mint coins to recognize and commemorate the 1863 invasion of Pennsylvania, the Battle of Gettysburg and President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (see H.R. 3712), H11582 [21OC]

Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (see H.R. 2480), H11384 [14OC]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H9057 [29JY]

Congressional Commission on Civic Service: establish (see H.R. 1444), H3337 [11MR]

Corps of Engineers: modify the Chesapeake Bay environmental restoration and protection program (see H.R. 4187), H13466 [2DE]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 874), H5400 [7MY]

Dept. of Education: allow State and local educational agencies and schools to make greater use of positive behavior supports and other early intervening services (see H.R. 2597), H10457 [1OC]

———establish the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones Fire Suppression Demonstration Incentive Program to promote installation of fire sprinkler systems in student housing and dormitories (see H.R. 2136), H11111 [7OC]

———provide grants to support professional development and extracurricular activities to improve international education and foreign language in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3359), H10408 [30SE]

Dept. of HHS: develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and early childhood education programs, and establish school-based food allergy management grants (see H.R. 1378), H3077 [6MR]

———establish a Healthcare Innovation Zone pilot program (see H.R. 3664), H11167 [8OC]

———establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1179), H6014 [21MY]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H4397 [1AP]

———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 1362), H3749 [23MR]

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 988), H4524 [2AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for ceremonies on or near Independence Day to administer oaths of allegiance to legal immigrants whose applications for citizenship have been approved (see H.R. 2363), H6539 [10JN]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H4129 [30MR]

Dept. of Transportation: study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of motor vehicle operation (see H.R. 734), H777 [28JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 775), H9730 [17SE]

Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (see H.R. 11), H27 [6JA]

Diseases: increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see H.R. 1740), H6266 [4JN]

District of Columbia: express sympathy for Metrorail accident victims and their families, friends, and associates (see H. Res. 612), H7740 [7JY]

Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve: recognize as a unique and precious ecosystem (see H. Res. 701), H9443 [10SE]

Education: encourage teaching of U.S. Constitution to high school students in their senior year (see H. Res. 686), H9207 [30JY]

———improve early education (see H.R. 702), H601 [27JA]

Executive departments: congressional disapproval of rule submitted by the Depts. of the Interior and Commerce relative to interagency cooperation under the Endangered Species Act (see H.J. Res. 18), H2632 [24FE]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1256), H3749 [23MR]

Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see H.R. 1507), H6904 [16JN]

———ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 626), H1045 [4FE]

———improve teleworking in executive agencies by developing telework program that allows employees to telework at least 20 percent of hours worked in every 2 administrative workweeks (see H.R. 1722), H4026 [25MR]

———make unused sick leave creditable under the Federal Employees' Retirement System (see H.R. 958), H1157 [10FE]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (see H.R. 3791), H12365 [4NO]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1549), H11516 [20OC]

FEMA: waive the cost-share requirement under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grant program for certain grants (see H.R. 2759), H8185 [15JY]

Food Safety Administration: establish (see H.R. 875), H3146 [10MR]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: modify provisions relative to combating terrorism (see H.R. 3969), H12140 [29OC]

FRS: reform manner in which GAO audits the FRS Board of Governors and the manner in which such audits are reported (see H.R. 1207), H11516 [20OC]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H9342 [8SE]

Government: ensure efficient performance of agency functions (see H.R. 2736), H6264 [4JN]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: urge Brazil to comply and return Sean Goldman to David Goldman and review procedures available to obtain the return of abducted children (see H. Res. 125), H2603 [23FE]

Health: expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions, and improve access to women's health care (see H.R. 463), H194 [13JA]

———improve access to emergency medical services and provide additional Medicare physician payments for such services (see H.R. 1188), H5485 [12MY]

———improve oral health care for low-income individuals under the Maternal and Child Health Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 2220), H6015 [21MY]

———provide for the licensure of biosimilar and interchangeable biological products (see H.R. 1548), H8410 [20JY]

Historic buildings and sites: assist citizens, public and private institutions, and governments in planning, interpreting, and protecting sites where historic battles were fought on American soil (see H.R. 548), H527 [26JA]

———mint coins in commemoration of the battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2001), H11167 [8OC]

Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 1136), H2602 [23FE] (see H.R. 1934), H5308 [6MY]

Insurance: require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1691), H3834 [24MR]

Iran: authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with certain investments in Iran's energy sector (see H.R. 1327), H4130 [30MR]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H11458 [15OC]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 546), H6806 [15JN]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 1409), H3144 [10MR]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 49), H4525 [2AP]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1625), H9397 [9SE]

———require drug manufacturers to pay rebates to State prescription drug discount programs as a condition of participation in a rebate agreement for outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 1725), H4026 [25MR]

———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 398), H780 [28JA]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1829), H4250 [31MR]

———continue using current practice expense relative value units for certain cardiology services (see H.R. 4371), H15500 [16DE]

———expedite application and qualification process of low-income individuals obtaining subsidized prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 2700), H6904 [16JN]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 1708), H12364 [4NO]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 3790), H13002 [16NO]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 43), H4524 [2AP]

Mother's Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 388), H5170 [5MY]

Motor vehicles: restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H7024 [18JN]

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 109), H2926 [3MR]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 817), H11166 [8OC]

National security: enhance safety of U.S. ports of entry (see H.R. 1655), H3705 [19MR]

National Travel and Tourism Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 105), H5401 [7MY]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H1159 [10FE]

Nobel Prize: recognition of President Obama for peace (see H. Res. 864), H13002 [16NO]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1243), H4397 [1AP]

Philippines: express condolences to the citizens and support for Philippine Government in aftermath of devastating tropical storms (see H. Res. 800), H10519 [6OC]

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1826), H7446 [25JN]

Postal Service: allow payment of share of contributions for annuitants' health benefits out of the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund (see H.R. 22), H6075 [2JN]

POW: make certain improvements in laws applicable to detention of individuals at U.S. detainment facilities (see H.R. 3728), H11384 [14OC]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H7740 [7JY]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 2499), H6807 [15JN]

Securities: clarify exemption for certain annuity contracts and insurance policies from Federal regulation (see H.R. 2733), H11713 [22OC]

Sewage disposal: ensure that publicly owned treatment plants monitor for and report sewer overflows (see H.R. 753), H2632 [24FE]

Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 186), H9731 [17SE]

Social Security: ensure certain disability determinations on the basis of SSA hearings are made on a timely basis and monitor number of disability determinations under reconsideration (see H.R. 3469), H9276 [31JY]

———increase benefits for one month in 2010 to compensate for the lack of cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 3536), H9671 [16SE]

———provide for treatment of disability rated and certified as total by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs as disability (see H.R. 4054), H12587 [6NO]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H69 [7JA]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1646), H4688 [22AP]

———allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see H.R. 2452), H7706 [26JN]

———allow deductions for interest payments on car loans and sales and excise taxes on certain motor vehicle purchases (see H.R. 159), H34 [6JA]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 1203), H2835 [25FE]

———impose a 100 percent tax on bonuses paid by businesses that receive Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance and are majority owned by the Federal Government (see H.R. 1542), H3642 [18MR]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (see H.R. 1543), H3642 [18MR] (see H.R. 1586), H3707 [19MR]

———increase exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance (see H.R. 2298), H6539 [10JN]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1831), H9491 [14SE]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H8960 [28JY]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H9730 [17SE]

———repeal termination of the estate tax, increase estate and gift tax unified credit, and coordinate a reduction in the maximum rate of tax with a phaseout of the deduction for State death taxes (see H.R. 3905), H13467 [2DE]

———treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1718), H13386 [1DE]

———treat computer technology and equipment as eligible higher education expenses under certain college savings plans and allow certain individuals a credit for contributions to such plans (see H.R. 1351), H13002 [16NO]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H13266 [18NO]

Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see H.R. 1078), H2632 [24FE]

U.N.: condemn Human Rights Council report alleging Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity relative to operations in the Gaza Strip (see H. Res. 867), H12288 [3NO]

U.S. Air Force Academy: anniversary of first graduating class (see H. Con. Res. 139), H8810 [24JY]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2799), H7251 [24JN]

U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see H.R. 2102), H4838 [27AP]

Unemployment: recognize rates have reached a level of a national crisis (see H. Res. 946), H13520 [3DE]

Veterans: clarify meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-connection of disabilities (see H.R. 952), H5792 [19MY]

Voting: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 2894), H7147 [23JN]

White House Conference on Children and Youth: convene (see H.R. 618), H486 [22JA]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2014), H5792 [19MY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442d Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army (see H.R. 347), H3338 [11MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Arms sales: strengthen certain provisions relative to arms export licenses (see H.R. 3840), H11457 [15OC]

Free Comic Book Day: observance (see H. Res. 392), H5062 [30AP]

History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star-Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2097), H4733 [23AP]

National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 255), H3527 [17MR]

Red Ribbon Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 756), H9730 [17SE]

Taxation: increase child care credit and credit for establishing workplace child care and provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities (see H.R. 460), H194 [13JA]

Letters

Nomination of Thomas E. Perez to be Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division: by, S10125 [6OC]

Remarks

Barcikowski, Mary: 2d Congressional District of Maryland Veterans Advisory Council Congressional Volunteer Recognition Award recipient, E874 [2AP]

Betz, Charles W.: 2d Congressional District of Maryland Veterans Advisory Council Congressional Volunteer Recognition Award recipient, E878 [2AP]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3619), H11634 [22OC]

———funding, H11405 [15OC]

Cockeysville, MD: anniversary of Maryland Masonic Home, E1047 [4MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: cybersecurity information infrastructure funding, H11405 [15OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2892), conference report, H11405 [15OC]

Dept. of State: authorize appropriations (H.R. 2410), H6482 [10JN]

———remove certain defense-related technology from U.S Munitions List, H6482 [10JN]

Foreign Service: modernize (H.R. 2410), H6482 [10JN]

History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star-Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (H.R. 2097), H9364 [9SE]

Holupka, Scott: Optimist Club of Dundalk, Inc., Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1231 [21MY]

Jhpiego (organization): anniversary, E1290 [3JN]

Kern, Susan: 2d Congressional District of Maryland Veterans Advisory Council Congressional Volunteer Recognition Award recipient, E875 [2AP]

Mroz, Carolyn: Optimist Club of Dundalk, Inc., Humanitarian Award recipient, E1251 [21MY]

Schmidt, Kim: Harford County, MD, Public Schools Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1184 [18MY]

Scott, Vanessa: 2d Congressional District of Maryland Veterans Advisory Council Congressional Volunteer Recognition Award recipient, E880 [2AP]

Swann, Barbara: 2d Congressional District of Maryland Veterans Advisory Council Congressional Volunteer Recognition Award recipient, E881 [2AP]

Votes: correction, E2363 [24SE]

———position on missed, E823 [31MR], E1044 [30AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H6070 [2JN]

Special order: granted, H4024 [25MR]

Tributes

Bliden, David S., E1 [6JA]

Davis, Michael H., E805 [30MR]

Gilliam, Daniel C., E1042 [30AP]

Heede, Michael W., Jr., E2038 [28JY]

Mahon, Michael K., E2187 [8SE]

Patti, John, E205 [4FE]

Railey, John, E2196 [8SE]

Robinson, Brooks C., E2596 [21OC]

Sarbanes, Christine D., H4000 [25MR]

Saunders, Willard L., Jr., and Delicia W., E2662 [29OC]

Sembly, Charles T. and Pamela J., E2562 [15OC]

Sher, Richard, E272 [13FE]

Simpson, Gaynell, E2047 [28JY]

Udoff, Richard S., E813 [30MR]

Warman, Juanita, E2789 [17NO]

Weir, Michael, Sr., E751 [24MR]

Wilhelmsen, Hans R., E2821 [19NO]

Yent, Walter, Jr., E2551 [15OC]