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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Revolution: award a Congressional Gold Medal to the First Rhode Island Regiment in recognition of their dedicated service during the Revolutionary War (see H.R. 4045), H2991 [7AP]

Armed Forces: restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 3790), H1593 [4FE]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 461), H1241 [16JA]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H2746 [27MR]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 2523), H7297 [8SE]

Dept. of Defense: improve national defense laboratories by increasing retention and hiring flexibility to enable performance of breakthrough research and fulfill the needs of Armed Forces members (see H.R. 4410), H2961 [4AP]

Dept. of Education: authorize grant program to promote physical education, activity, fitness, and nutrition, and ensure healthy students (see H.R. 2178), H1719 [10FE]

——— authorizing appropriations for improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies (see H.R. 5661), H7886 [18SE]

——— award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 5168), H6744 [23JY]

Dept. of HHS: increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 1339), H7618 [16SE]

——— reauthorize certain trauma care programs (see H.R. 4080), H3293 [29AP]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see H.R. 988), H6297 [15JY]

Dept. of State: prioritize fight against human trafficking according to congressional intent in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act without increasing the size of the Federal Government (see H.R. 2283), H5725 [24JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 2146), H3144 [9AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H5186 [9JN]

——— enter into contracts for provision of medical care at non-departmental facilities for certain patients, assess health care delivery system, and limit employee awards and bonuses (see H.R. 4810), H5250 [10JN]

——— establish a national center for diagnosis, treatment, and research of health conditions of descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during military service (see H.R. 5484), H7996 [14NO]

——— 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. 32), H7188 [31JY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs, review discharge or separation of certain individuals, and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (see H.R. 5059), H7893 [18SE]

Diseases: mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 3680), H5249 [10JN]

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 292), H7676 [17SE]

Education: call on schools and State and local educational agencies to recognize that dyslexia has significant educational implications that must be addressed (see H. Res. 456), H5877 [8JY]

——— improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 3461), H1720 [10FE]

——— recognize importance of conducting research, education, and awareness of dyslexia and other specific learning disabilities and commend organizations dedicated to such causes (see H. Res. 623), H5363 [12JN]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 119), H6215 [14JY]

Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 4950), H5724 [24JN]

FAA Modernization and Reform Act: amend certain provisions (see H.R. 2591), H2199 [5MR]

Federal employees: increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 4306), H2695 [26MR]

Federal firefighters: provide that hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for overtime pay (see H.R. 1141), H3058 [8AP]

Federal Housing Finance Agency: establish a moratorium on foreclosure of mortgages guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac on homes of individuals who have lost their unemployment benefits (see H.R. 4255), H2484 [14MR]

FEMA: delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program until completion of affordability study, provide certain reimbursements, and accurately determine flood risk (see H.R. 3370), H224 [14JA]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H2802 [1AP]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 1666), H7619 [16SE]

——— extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 2957), H4061 [9MY]

——— promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (see H.R. 3116), H9305 [11DE]

House of Representatives: mandate all Members, Delegates, and Resident Commissioner to complete annual ethics training conducted by the Committee on Ethics (House) (see H.R. 5095), H6657 [22JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5661), H7886 [18SE]

Intelligence services: end the bulk collection of records under National Security Agency telephone metadata program and reform Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and intelligence collections procedures (see H.R. 4291), H2644 [25MR]

Lake Berryessa: transfer recreational management authority from Bureau of Reclamation to BLM (see H.R. 4166), H3058 [8AP]

Medicare: add sleep apnea screening to the initial preventive physical examination (see H.R. 4695), H7297 [8SE]

——— delay enforcement of two-midnight rule for short inpatient hospital stays until the implementation of a new payment methodology for short inpatient hospital stays (see H.R. 3698), H1515 [31JA]

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 4577), H5399 [17JN]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3877), H5249 [10JN]

——— provide entitlement to immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients (see H.R. 1428), H5186 [9JN]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (see H.R. 4015), H2199 [5MR]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H7676 [17SE]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see H.R. 1010), H183 [13JA]

National Bladder Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 538), H4911 [28MY]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 697), H7126 [30JY]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H3242 [28AP]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H2854 [2AP]

Philippines: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of victims of Typhoon Haiyan (see H.R. 3771), H1243 [16JA]

Political campaigns: reform the financing of congressional elections by broadening participation by small dollar donors (see H.R. 20), H1938 [25FE]

Pope Francis: congratulate on election and recognize inspirational statements and actions (see H. Res. 440), H3294 [29AP]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 1652), H6746 [23JY]

Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 1620), H7128 [30JY]

——— expand and modify the credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers (see H.R. 4128), H7455 [11SE]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 4837), H5641 [23JN]

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H7389 [9SE]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1449), H3365 [30AP]

——— treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 3673), H1939 [25FE]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 792), H6352 [16JY]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H5877 [8JY]

Travel Promotion Act: extend (see H.R. 4450), H5877 [8JY]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3824), H474 [15JA] (see H.R. 4415), H3243 [28AP]

United Kingdom: support unity, security, and prosperity, express that cooperation with the U.S. is essential to national security, and respect right of Scotland to decide their status in a referendum (see H. Res. 713), H7245 [4AU]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H72 [8JA]

——— 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), H7128 [30JY]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 3899), H5769 [25JN]

Wildlife: prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see H.R. 2856), H7189 [31JY]

Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 113), H2744 [27MR]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see H.R. 3544), H6036 [9JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

National One Love Day: support (see H. Res. 485), H1776 [14FE]

National Osteogenesis Imperfecta Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 513), H2301 [11MR]

Poems

‘‘Brooks Robbing Some, the Man With the Golden Heart and Glove,’’ Albert C. Caswell, E1088• [26JN]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), conference report, H1497• [29JA]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5545 [19JN]

——— prohibit funding to gather foreign intelligence information under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act using U.S. person identifiers, H5545 [19JN]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4681), H5035, H5039, H5049, H5051, H5052, H5053 [30MY]

——— authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4681), Senate amendment, H8959, H8961 [10DE]

——— authorizing appropriations (S. 1681), H5710, H5711 [24JN]

——— clarify regulations relative to management of software licenses, H5049 [30MY]

——— clarify regulations relative to software procurement and usage, H5049 [30MY]

——— report on threat posed by electromagnetic pulse weapons, H5051 [30MY]

——— require a waiting period for senior intelligence officials who leave Federal service before being employed by a company that is controlled by a foreign government that poses a high counterintelligence risk, H5049 [30MY]

——— require Presidents’ annual budget submissions to include the total dollar amount requested for intelligence or intelligence-related activities of the Government, H5039 [30MY]

——— study efficacy of memoranda of understanding signed by Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial agencies to facilitate intelligence-sharing, H5049 [30MY]

——— submit report on retraining veterans in cybersecurity, H5053 [30MY]

Israel: reaffirm support for right to defend itself against rocket attacks from Hamas (terrorist organization) and condemn and call for an end to such attacks (H. Res. 657), E1149• [14JY]

McComb, Sean: Council of Chief State School Officers National Teacher of the Year award recipient, E788• [20MY]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: include predominantly Black colleges and universities in the intelligence officers training grant program, H5049 [30MY]

——— report on ways to improve the declassification process across the intelligence community, H5049 [30MY]

——— study use of contractors for intelligence activities, H5049 [30MY]

——— submit report on U.S. counterterrorism strategy to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al-Qaeda (terrorist organization) and its’ affiliates and adherents, H5052 [30MY]

Privacy: reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (H.R. 3361), H4800, H4802 [22MY], H5545 [19JN]

Votes: position on missed, H2177• [5MR], H4041•, H4042•, H4043•, H4044•, H4045• [9MY], H6331• [16JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H18 [7JA]

Tributes

Becker, Louis A., E482• [1AP]

Kiernan, Edward C., E845• [28MY]

Sewell, Representative, H5711 [24JN]