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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: limit restrictions on the provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy (see H.R. 1322), H4777 [5JN]

Afghan Allies Protection Act: amend (see H.R. 5694), H9431 [12OC]

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal and child deaths globally within a generation (see H.R. 4022), H7943 [7SE]

Animals: prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 4691), H9415 [2OC]

Armed Forces: extend certain morale, welfare, and recreation privileges to certain veterans and their caregivers and improve electronic physical access control system used by military commissaries and exchanges (see H.R. 5467), H4210 [17MY]

——— making continuing appropriations for military pay and death benefits, including Reserve components and supporting civilian and contractor personnel, during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 4871), H625 [22JA]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H. Con. Res. 138, 142), H10270 [17DE]

——— require a full military honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans (see H.R. 6734), H8739 [20SE]

Bears Ears National Monument: expand boundaries and ensure prompt engagement with the Bears Ears Commission and prompt implementation of the proclamation establishing the Monument (see H.R. 4518), H733 [30JA]

Cameroon: condemn human rights abuses, call for adoption of nonviolent approaches to conflict resolution, and ensure fair treatment of detainees and release of those unjustly detained (see H. Res. 1111), H9526 [14NO]

CDC: create a modern infrastructure for the prevention, treatment, and care of Alzheimer’s and related dementias and preservation of brain health (see H.R. 4256), H7776 [28AU]

Classified information: limit access to classified information by Federal employees until such employees have obtained permanent security clearances (see H.R. 5057), H1227 [23FE]

Climate: recognize and accept findings of U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and call for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in line with recommendations of such panel (see H. Res. 1145), H9510 [13NO]

Colleges and universities: establish commisson to develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies (see H.R. 1772), H903 [6FE]

Committee on Gun Violence Prevention (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 367), H1342 [1MR]

Crime: expedite disposition of animals seized in animal fighting or gambling cases (see H.R. 398), H3783 [7MY]

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, strengthen Government ethics laws, and reform political campaign finance system (see H. Res. 975), H5975 [28JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: end use of cats in experiments that cause pain or stress (see H.R. 5780), H4850 [6JN]

——— prevent changing of regulations governing provision of waivers under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 7372), H10587 [21DE]

——— submit a report to the FDA on use of a Federal standard of identity for olive oil (see H.R. 5249), H1542 [13MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorize grants to support the study of world languages in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 1239), H1477 [7MR]

——— study servicemembers’ exposure to open burn pits and toxic airborne chemicals while on active duty to ensure appropriate treatment for health effects (see H.R. 5671), H5817 [27JN]

Dept. of Education: allow certain payments made by public service employees to qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see H.R. 4859), H733 [30JA]

——— establish Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program (see H.R. 4379), H1267 [26FE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize a loan repayment program for substance use disorder treatment employees (see H.R. 5102), H3746 [1MY]

——— enhance national strategy for combating and eliminating tuberculosis (see H.R. 5794), H7871 [5SE]

——— extend funding for certain public health programs (see H.R. 4820), H584 [19JA]

——— provide for participation of pediatric subspecialists in the National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3767), H3343 [16AP]

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (see H.R. 6378), H6651 [23JY]

——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 2913), H3783 [7MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit funding to frontline operational components for procurement of certain items that do not meet specified criteria (see H.R. 5574), H3979 [15MY]

——— promote creation of State anonymous school threat reporting programs (see H.R. 6713), H10104 [11DE]

——— provide for certain protections for aliens granted temporary protected status or deferred enforced departure (see H.R. 4253), H10170 [12DE]

Dept. of HUD: extend Fair Housing Act protections to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1447), H8727 [13SE]

Dept. of Justice: establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (see H.R. 4345), H3931 [10MY]

——— extend public safety officers’ death benefits to fire police officers (see H.R. 3918), H9821 [10DE]

——— reauthorize Children’s Advocacy Centers (see H.R. 5955), H6264 [16JY]

Dept. of Labor: issue an occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care employers to adopt a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (see H.R. 5223), H4733 [25MY]

Dept. of State: establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see H.R. 6033), H8732 [17SE]

——— require annual human rights reports include information on reproductive rights (see H.R. 7228), H9819 [10DE]

Dept. of the Interior: establish National Park Service and Public Lands Legacy Restoration Fund to address maintenance backlog of the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, BLM, and Bureau of Indian Education (see H.R. 6510), H7943 [7SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans from a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund (see H.R. 4444), H83 [9JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a grant program to provide Veteran Student Centers at institutions of higher education to assist veterans in the pursuit of higher education (see H.R. 3272), H584 [19JA]

——— carry out a pilot program to improve private health care for veterans who are survivors of military sexual trauma (see H.R. 3642), H3050 [26MR]

——— educate staff and inform veterans about the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights (see H.R. 2322), H3050 [26MR]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 4099), H737 [2FE]

——— establish Alzheimer’s disease research, education, and clinical centers (see H.R. 5191), H3343 [16AP]

——— improve benefits and services for women veterans (see H.R. 2452), H784 [5FE]

——— improve provision of services and benefits for veterans who experience domestic violence or sexual assault (see H.R. 6869), H8883 [25SE]

——— prohibit conduct of medical research causing significant pain or distress to dogs (see H.R. 3197), H1267 [26FE]

Depts. of Justice and Education: conduct a survey of public schools to determine the number of school resource officers at such schools (see H.R. 5242), H3060 [5AP]

——— develop and implement best practices for occupation-specific education for school resource officers (see H.R. 5523), H3342 [16AP]

——— develop and implement national standards and best practices for school resource officers (see H.R. 5243), H3060 [5AP]

Drugs: provide assistance to States and localities affected by the opioid epidemic and improve delivery of essential services to individuals with substance use disorders and their families (see H.R. 5545), H5225 [15JN]

——— provide for additional flexibility relative to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorders (see H.R. 3692), H6112 [11JY]

Elections: expose and deter interference in U.S. elections by Russia and other countries by imposing sanctions and blocking assets and coordinate with the European Union on such efforts (see H.R. 4884), H6589 [19JY]

EPA: call for resignation of E. Scott Pruitt as Administrator and appointment of an Administrator committed to fulfillment of the mission of the Agency (see H. Res. 834), H3441 [18AP]

——— take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 5015), H1268 [26FE]

Executive Office of the President: establish National Office for Cyberspace (see H.R. 5822), H3976 [15MY]

FAA: require regional centers of air transportation excellence to conduct research on impacts of aircraft noise on humans and effective methods to mitigate such impacts (see H.R. 6454), H9821 [10DE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: align certain provisions with Federal disability laws and policies intended to remove societal and institutional barriers to employment opportunities for people with disabilities (see H.R. 1377), H3342 [16AP]

Families and domestic relations: ensure immigration status does not disqualify a parent or guardian for placement of a foster child and make policy changes to keep children of detained or deported parents with their families (see H.R. 5414), H5094 [12JN]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit from using or contracting with an entity that uses certain telecommunications services or equipment (see H.R. 4747), H173 [12JA]

Federal employees: ensure that 6 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 1022), H404 [16JA]

——— increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 4775), H168 [11JA]

——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 4827), H584 [19JA] (see H.R. 4961), H973 [7FE] (see H.R. 5391), H2041 [22MR] (see H.R. 7368), H10510 [20DE]

Federal Labor Relations Authority: provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see H.R. 4846), H1179 [14FE]

FEMA: carry out a pilot program to enhance mapping of urban flooding and associated property damage and availability of that data to stakeholders to help understand and mitigate flooding risks (see H.R. 5569), H3441 [18AP]

Firearms: prevent the purchase of ammunition by prohibited purchasers (see H.R. 5383), H3507 [24AP]

——— prohibit a Federal licensee from selling or delivering certain semiautomatic centerfire rifles to a person under 21 years of age, with the exception of active military and full-time law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 5090), H1266 [26FE]

——— prohibit online publication of blueprints for 3-D printed plastic guns (see H.R. 6649), H7943 [7SE]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 4052), H1267 [26FE]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 5087), H1266 [26FE]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 671), H6558 [18JY]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 3222), H8728 [13SE]

Gleason, Stephen M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5499), H10337 [19DE]

Health: provide for research and improvement of cardiovascular health among the South Asian population of the U.S. (see H.R. 3592), H9420 [5OC]

Health care professionals: recognize contributions and call for support of frontline health workers for ending preventable deaths in vulnerable communities and responding to humanitarian and public health crises (see H. Res. 342), H7921 [6SE]

House of Representatives: authorize certain committees of the House to intervene in Texas v. U.S., No. 4—18-cv-00167-O (N.D. Tex.) (see H. Res. 1031), H7732 [27JY]

Immigration: limit separation of families at or near ports of entry (see H.R. 6135), H5284 [19JN]

——— oppose zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally and leads to family separation for parents attempting to enter with children (see H. Res. 927), H5154 [13JN]

——— reform (H.R. 4760), consideration (see H. Res. 774), H3444 [18AP]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see H.R. 4107), H8171 [12SE]

Infrastructure: ensure any infrastructure plan provides for job creation, public investment, clean energy jobs, fair hiring and wage standards, and protection of Federal aid programs, the environment, and civil rights (see H. Con. Res. 63), H173 [12JA]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 4575), H478 [17JA]

——— provide for coverage of medically necessary food and vitamins for digestive and inherited metabolic disorders under Federal health programs and private health insurance (see H.R. 2587), H4584 [22MY]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 5141), H3936 [11MY]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 2106), H4210 [17MY]

Medicaid: increase number of States that may conduct demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services (see H.R. 3931), H3743 [27AP]

——— provide States with an option to provide medical assistance to individuals between ages of 22 and 64 for inpatient services to treat substance use disorders at certain facilities (see H.R. 2687), H173 [12JA]

——— provide States with option of providing coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions (see H.R. 3325), H5649 [25JN]

Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2267), H9425 [9OC]

——— improve process whereby administrative contractors issue local coverage determinations (see H.R. 3635), H3783 [7MY]

——— prohibit prescription drug plan sponsors and Medicare Advantage prescription drug organizations from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies (see H.R. 1038), H4733 [25MY]

——— promote cost savings and quality care through use of telehealth and remote patient monitoring services (see H.R. 2556), H8732 [17SE]

——— provide clarification about minimal self-adjustment for off-the-shelf orthotics (see H.R. 4772), H478 [17JA]

——— provide for a special enrollment period for individuals enrolled in COBRA continuation coverage (see H.R. 5104), H1374 [5MR]

——— refine payment for orthotics and prosthetics and improve beneficiary experience and outcomes with orthotic and prosthetic care (see H.R. 2599), H404 [16JA]

——— require Dept. of HHS to negotiate prices of prescription drugs (see H.R. 6505), H7685 [25JY]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medals to Katherine Johnson and Christine Darden and posthumously to Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson for contributions during the ‘‘Space Race’’ (see H.R. 6795), H9821 [10DE]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 4732), H7735 [31JY]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H3064 [9AP]

New York, NY: extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 7062), H9526 [14NO]

NIST: improve assistance provided by Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership to small manufacturers in the defense industrial supply chain on matters relative to cybersecurity (see H.R. 5517), H3707 [26AP]

NLRB: strengthen protections for employees to organize and collectively bargain for improved wages and working conditions, sanction violations of such rights, and reform collective bargaining process (see H.R. 4548), H678 [29JA]

OPM: extend complimentary, comprehensive identity protection coverage for all individuals whose personally identifiable information was compromised during recent data breaches at Federal agencies (see H.R. 5765), H3929 [10MY]

Postal Service: ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 993), H9421 [5OC]

Powell, Barbara R. Johns: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 5561), H8172 [12SE]

Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 5161), H1372 [5MR]

Russia: impose sanctions in response to cyber intrusions, aggression, and destabilizing activities (see H.R. 5216), H1500 [8MR]

Sadat, Anwar: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 754), H2043 [22MR]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 5374), H8728 [13SE]

September 11th National Memorial Trail: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 60), H1610 [14MR]

Sgt. Maj. Wardell B. Turner Post Office Building, Salisbury, MD: designate (see H.R. 4913), H736 [2FE]

Small Business Saturday: observance (see H. Res. 1144), H9574 [20NO]

Social Security: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 6114), H5199 [14JN]

Taxation: allow a refundable income tax credit for the purchase of qualified access technology for the blind (see H.R. 1734), H902 [6FE]

——— allow an above-the-line deduction for charitable contributions for individuals not itemizing deductions (see H.R. 3988), H678 [29JA]

——— allow first responders to continue to exclude service-connected disability pension payments after reaching the age of retirement (see H.R. 5860), H4733 [25MY]

——— allow workers an above-the-line deduction for union dues and expenses and a miscellaneous itemized deduction for unreimbursed expenses incurred in the trade or business of being an employee (see H.R. 7086), H9576 [23NO]

——— clarify treatment of State and local real property taxes paid in 2017 and assessed for 2018 (see H.R. 4803), H976 [7FE]

——— encourage retirement savings (see H.R. 5282), H8728 [13SE]

——— increase and make permanent the exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 1550), H8727 [13SE]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1267 [26FE]

——— provide for an investment tax credit relative to production of electricity from nuclear energy (see H.R. 5732), H3885 [9MY]

——— restore tax exemption for advance refunding bonds (see H.R. 5003), H1126 [13FE]

Trump, President: censure and condemn for alleged disparaging remarks relative to countries of origin of certain immigrants and call for a retraction and apology for such remarks (see H. Res. 700), H553 [18JA]

——— prohibit funding to enforce Executive order suspending the issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries and entrance of all refugees (see H.R. 4271), H10512 [20DE]

U.S.-European Union-Norway-Iceland Air Transport Agreement: ensure permits issued to foreign air carriers to operate in the U.S. comply with certain labor standards or labor-related rights and principles (see H.R. 2150), H7871 [5SE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6545), H7720 [26JY]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 12), H8886 [25SE]

——— prohibit State agreements with election system vendors if they are owned or controlled by persons who are not U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent residents or do not meet cybersecurity best practices (see H.R. 6435), H6557 [18JY]

Washington Capitals (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 935), H5093 [12JN]

Wayne K. Curry Post Office Building, Upper Marlboro, MD: designate (see H.R. 4890), H676 [29JA]

Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see H.R. 1818), H3210 [12AP]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 33), H1508 [9MR]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to women who joined the workforce to provide vehicles, weaponry, and ammunition to win the war and were referred to as ‘‘Rosie the Riveter’’ (see H.R. 4912), H6558 [18JY]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see H.R. 2358), H4243 [18MY]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 5879), H10338 [19DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Russia: concur in judgement of assessment provided by U.S. intelligence on Russian interference in U.S. elections (see H. Res. 1016), H6649 [23JY]

Remarks

FBI: use Rapid DNA instruments to inform decisions about pretrial release or detention and their conditions, solve and prevent crime, exonerate the innocent, and prevent DNA analysis backlog (S. 139), H155 [11JA]

Fort Meade, MD: anniversary of National Cryptologic Museum, E1617• [10DE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 6237), H6132 [12JY]

——— improve foreign intelligence collection and safeguards, accountability, and oversight of acquisitions of foreign intelligence and extend authorities on searching certain communications, H155 [11JA]

Privacy: clarify prohibition on warrantless searching of collections of communications for U.S. persons, H155 [11JA]

Votes: position on missed, H3726•, H3727• [27AP], E1607• [6DE]

Tributes

Briones, Shane, E1672• [13DE]