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

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3599 [25MY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 754), H3253 [12MY]

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H500 [26JA]

Conferee: H.R. 1540, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8208 [7DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Legion: provide for an additional power under its Federal charter to provide guidance and leadership to individual departments and posts, but not control of activities of such entities (see H.R. 2369), H6344 [21SE]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 835), H10016 [20DE]

Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1513), H10016 [20DE]

———prohibit shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption (see H.R. 2966), H9946 [19DE]

Armed Forces: designate the Honor and Remember Flag as an official symbol to recognize and honor members who died in the line of duty (see H.R. 546), H550 [8FE]

———ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 181), H5374 [21JY]

———extend authority of certain members and veterans to transfer unused Post-9/11 Educational Assistance benefits to family members (see H.R. 1910), H3301 [13MY]

———provide flexible spending accounts for military families (see H.R. 791), H5581 [26JY]

Aviation: ensure air passengers have access to necessary services while on a grounded air carrier and are not unnecessarily held on a grounded air carrier before or after a flight (see H.R. 729), H923 [15FE]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 2152), H4074 [13JN]

bin Laden, Osama: tribute to President Obama and military and intelligence agencies for successful completion of the operation that led to death in Pakistan (see H. Res. 240), H2999 [3MY]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 36), H726 [11FE]

Business and industry: establish strategy to encourage manufacturing in the U.S. and the repatriation of manufacturing jobs (see H.R. 516), H509 [26JA]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H7929 [29NO]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 61), H509 [26JA]

Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network: provide for continuing authorization (see H.R. 1649), H2935 [2MY]

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 125), H1391 [28FE]

Committee on Job Creation (Joint, Select): establish (see H.R. 2835), H5936 [2SE] (see H.R. 2835), H5938 [6SE]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H1797 [14MR]

Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress and require additional reporting of securities transaction by Members and employees (see H.R. 1148), H7928 [29NO]

Consumers: delay implementation of proposed or final rules relative to reasonable and proportional fees and rules for electronic debit transactions (see H.R. 1081), H2040 [29MR]

Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial facilitation of access to child pornography and require Internet service providers to assist child pornography and exploitation investigations (see H.R. 1981), H4279 [15JN]

———prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H9946 [19DE]

Cumberland Valley Athletic Club: recognize, protect, promote, and facilitate the JFK 50-Mile Ultra-Marathon (see H. Res. 13), H3759 [26MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorize a pilot program on enhancements of efforts on mental health in the National Guard and Reserves through community partnerships (see H.R. 2751), H8188 [6DE]

Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H4074 [13JN]

Dept. of Energy: create clean energy jobs and set efficiency standards for small-duct high-velocity air conditioning and heat pump systems (see H.R. 1499), H8881 [13DE]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H7069 [25OC]

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1426), H6457 [23SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering application for veterans status of an individual who performed service in the merchant marines during World War II (see H.R. 1288), H5399 [22JY]

———modify requirements for the visa waiver program (see H.R. 959), H7008 [24OC]

Dept. of State: address inefficiencies in the visa processing system that discourage overseas business and leisure travel to the U.S. (see H.R. 3039), H6979 [14OC]

Dept. of Transportation: delay certain target compliance dates for minimum retroreflectivity level standards applicable to traffic signs (see H.R. 3536), H8262 [7DE]

Diseases: promote increased awareness, diagnosis, and treatment of atrial fibrillation to address the high morbidity and mortality rates and to prevent avoidable associated hospitalizations (see H. Res. 295), H3985 [2JN]

———require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with the disease (see H.R. 1897), H8881 [13DE]

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (see H.R. 3743), H10014 [20DE]

———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (see H.R. 12), H7134 [26OC]

Egypt: express solidarity with Egyptian people, condemn use of violence against protesters, express gratitude toward Egyptian military for restraint, and support transition to a representative government (see H. Res. 88), H1253 (see H. Res. 88), H1364 [18FE]

Executive Office of the President: establish the National Office for Cyberspace (see H.R. 1136), H1906 [16MR]

Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased firefighters, law enforcement officers, emergency medical technicians, and other rescue workers (see H.R. 926), H1574 [3MR]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H4037 [3JN]

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H9929 [16DE]

Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 157), H2215 [31MR]

———improve understanding and coordination of critical care health services (see H.R. 971), H3000 [3MY]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H3159 [10MY]

Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims (see H.R. 890), H7928 [29NO]

———preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H2040 [29MR]

———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. 111), H37 [5JA]

Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H6344 [21SE]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3387), H7397 [4NO]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H4035 [3JN]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1621), H7208 [1NO]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H8077 [1DE]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H7831 [17NO]

———modify designation of accreditation organizations for orthotics and prosthetics, apply accreditation and licensure requirements and modify payment methodology for such devices (see H.R. 1958), H3408 [24MY]

———provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and planning (see H.R. 1386), H3281 [12MY]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 1041), H2572 [8AP]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1546), H3063 [4MY]

———study issues on access to intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) for beneficiaries in all care settings and establish demonstration project on benefits of coverage to administer IVIG in the home (see H.R. 1845), H3218 [11MY]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state (see H. Res. 268), H4076 [13JN]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see H. Res. 385), H5967 [7SE]

National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 2527), H5084 [14JY]

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 446), H7008 [24OC]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 336), H6855 [12OC]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 27), H33 [5JA]

NRC: permit a Commissioner to continue to serve if a successor is not timely appointed and confirmed (see H.R. 2068), H3868 (see H.R. 2068), H3909 [1JN]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see H.R. 3523), H7998 [30NO]

Plants: limit application of laws prohibiting trade in plants that have been illegally taken, transported, or sold to products imported before a certain date (see H.R. 3210), H8262 [7DE]

Postal Service: amend methodology for calculating the amount of any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1351), H6010 [8SE]

———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H7579 [14NO]

Red Ribbon Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 427), H6672 [6OC]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H7830 [17NO]

———direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 458), H553 [8FE]

Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration (see H.R. 1965), H7257 [2NO]

Small business: prevent the imposition of new burdensome or unfair tax collecting requirements on small online businesses (see H. Res. 95), H3282 [12MY]

———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see H.R. 4), H200 [12JA] (see H.R. 144), H38 [5JA]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H9432 [15DE]

———revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (see H.R. 718), H4037 [3JN]

Space policy: remove commercial satellites and related components from the U.S. Munitions List subject to certain restrictions (see H.R. 3288), H7206 [1NO]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2152), H4074 [13JN]

Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD), Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 476), H7928 [29NO]

Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to address threatening policies, and establish a program to support a transition to a democratically-elected government (see H.R. 2106), H5919 [16AU]

Taxation: allow a credit for equity investments in high technology and biotechnology small business concerns developing innovative technologies that stimulate private sector job growth (see H.R. 1732), H3061 [4MY]

———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 1738), H5966 [7SE]

———make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H774 [14FE]

———make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 2412), H4671 [6JY]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H3408 [24MY]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H3304 [13MY]

———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H6043 [9SE]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H2412 [6AP]

———treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1614), H3281 [12MY]

———treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 2649), H5579 [26JY]

Terrorism: award Congressional Gold Medals in honor of the men and women who perished as a result of the terrorist attacks on the U.S. on September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 3421), H8320 [8DE]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend sunset of certain provisions (see H.R. 1805), H3305 [13MY]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H5734 [28JY]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 69), H4457 [22JN]

World War II: ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see H.R. 1193), H2109 [30MR]

Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H9929 [16DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Arms sales: strengthen certain provisions relative to arms export licenses (see H.R. 1727), H3060 [4MY]

Controlled Substances Act: authorize practitioners other than physicians to dispense certain narcotic drugs for maintenance or detoxification treatment without obtaining separate registration (see H.R. 1729), H3060 [4MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: make grants for the prevention of animal cruelty to States that have prohibited the devocalization of cats and dogs for purposes of convenience (see H.R. 1725), H3060 [4MY]

Dept. of Defense: expand Operation Hero Miles program to include donations of travel benefits in the form of hotel points or awards for free or reduced-cost accommodations (see H.R. 3303), H7207 [1NO] (see H.R. 3419), H7578 [14NO]

Dept. of HHS: require a criminal background check for a child care staff member of any child care provider in a State that receives funds from the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1726), H3060 [4MY]

Education: include geography in certain education reform proposals, provide funding for geography education, and enhance geography teacher training (see H. Res. 249), H3061 [4MY]

Free Comic Book Day: observance (see H. Res. 250), H3061 [4MY]

Law enforcement: modify prohibition on disrupting military funerals (see H.R. 961), H1619 [8MR]

Libya: release detained U.S. citizens (see H. Res. 273), H3343 [23MY]

Public debt: require that money and proceeds from gifts given to reduce the public debt are only deposited into the account established for those gifts (see H.R. 2879), H6042 [9SE]

Secret Service: allow employees to transition to coverage under the District of Columbia Police and Fire Fighter Retirement and Disability System (see H.R. 2532), H5085 [14JY]

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. 1728), H3060 [4MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Arms sales: strengthen certain provisions relative to arms export licenses (H.R. 1727), H3062 [4MY]

Controlled Substances Act: authorize practitioners other than physicians to dispense certain narcotic drugs for maintenance or detoxification treatment without obtaining separate registration (H.R. 1729), H3062 [4MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: make grants for the prevention of animal cruelty to States that have prohibited the devocalization of cats and dogs for purposes of convenience (H.R. 1725), H3062 [4MY]

Dept. of Defense: expand Operation Hero Miles program to include donations of travel benefits in the form of hotel points or awards for free or reduced-cost accommodations (H.R. 3303), H7208 [1NO]

———expand Operation Hero Miles program to include donations of travel benefits in the form of hotel points or awards for free or reduced-cost accommodations (H.R. 3419), H7578 [14NO]

Dept. of HHS: require a criminal background check for a child care staff member of any child care provider in a State that receives funds from the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (H.R. 1726), H3062 [4MY]

Law enforcement: modify prohibition on disrupting military funerals (H.R. 961), H1620 [8MR]

Public debt: require that money and proceeds from gifts given to reduce the public debt are only deposited into the account established for those gifts (H.R. 2879), H6043 [9SE]

Secret Service: allow employees to transition to coverage under the District of Columbia Police and Fire Fighter Retirement and Disability System (H.R. 2532), H5086 [14JY]

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 (H.R. 1728), H3062 [4MY]

Remarks

bin Laden, Osama: tribute to intelligence agencies for successful completion of the operation that led to death in Pakistan, H3286, H3287 [13MY]

———tribute to President Obama and military and intelligence agencies for successful completion of the operation that led to death in Pakistan, H3056 [4MY], H3234 [12MY]

Computers: enhance cybersecurity, H9808 [16DE]

Corps of Engineers: Baltimore, MD, District completion of military construction projects and base realignment and closure mission, E2034 [14NO]

Counterrorism Competitive Analysis Commission: establish, H6028 [9SE]

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: extend certain provisions, H3743 [26MY]

———extend certain provisions (H.R. 514), H732, H733 [14FE]

———extend certain provisions (H.R. 514), Senate amendment, H1079 [17FE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 754), H3245, H3248, H3249, H3251, H3253, H3256 [12MY], H3286, H3287 [13MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 754), consideration (H. Res. 264), H3234 [12MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1892), H6016, H6017, H6018, H6026, H6028, H6029, H6031 [9SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1892), Senate amendment, H9807, H9808, H9809 [16DE]

———establish that railway transportation should be included in transportation security plans for intelligence agencies, H3256 [12MY]

———Office of the Director of National Intelligence and Dept. of Defense development of a coordinated intelligence community strategy to counter improvised explosive devices operations between Pakistan and Afghanistan, H6029 [9SE]

———recommend the continued use of fusion centers to integrate intelligence, law enforcement, and homeland security capabilities, H6031 [9SE]

Libya: address report of missing surface-to-air missiles from weapons stockpile, H6017 [9SE]

NASA: funding, H9808 [16DE]

National Security Agency: cybersecurity funding, H3248 [12MY]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: require report on recommendations for consolidating the intelligence community, H3253 [12MY]

Small Business Act: extend programs (S. 990), Senate amendment, H3743 [26MY]

Small Business Investment Act: extend programs (S. 990), Senate amendment, H3743 [26MY]

Space policy: military space intelligence funding, H3248 [12MY]

Tucson, AZ: condemn shootings at ``Congress on Your Corner'' event, express condolences to friends and families of victims, commend first responders, and honor service of Representative Giffords (H. Res. 32), H199 [12JA]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend certain provisions, H3743 [26MY]

———extend certain provisions (H.R. 514), H732, H733 [14FE]

———extend certain provisions (H.R. 514), Senate amendment, H1079 [17FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H392 [20JA], H7254 [2NO]

Tributes

Nicklow, Patricia, E2132 [30NO]

Ridgley, Charles E., Jr., E829 [5MY]