A. Dutch Ruppersberger, Representative for Maryland's 2nd Congressional District

Ruppersberger is the representative for Maryland’s 2^nd congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. He has served since Jan 7, 2003. Ruppersberger is next up for reelection in 2020.

Photo of Rep. A. Dutch Ruppersberger [D-MD2]

Analysis

Legislative Metrics

Read our 2018 Report Card for Ruppersberger.

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Ruppersberger is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our liberal–conservative ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).

The chart is based on the bills Ruppersberger has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Dec 5, 2019. See full analysis methodology.

Ratings from Advocacy Organizations

Human Rights Campaign: 100% Planned Parenthood Action Fund: 100% League of Conservation Voters: 94% NIAC Action: A American Civil Liberties Union: 71% The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws: B United States Chamber of Commerce: 55% Americans for Prosperity: 18% NumbersUSA: 18% FreedomWorks: 15% The Club for Growth: 10%

Committee Membership

A. Dutch Ruppersberger sits on the following committees:

House Committee on Appropriations
- Vice Chair, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch
- Member, Subcommittee on Defense
- Member, Subcommittee on Homeland Security

Enacted Legislation

Ruppersberger was the primary sponsor of 1 bill that was enacted:

H.R. 2097 (111th): Star-Spangled Banner Commemorative Coin Act

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Does 1 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.

We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110^th Congress).

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

Ruppersberger sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:

Taxation (27%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (20%) Armed Forces and National Security (13%) Government Operations and Politics (13%) Energy (13%) Health (13%)

Recent Bills

Some of Ruppersberger’s most recently sponsored bills include...

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Voting Record

Key Votes

Ruppersberger voted Aye

H.Res. 937: Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (S. 2943) to authorize appropriations for fiscal ...

Passed 277/139 on Dec 1, 2016.

Ruppersberger voted Yea

H.R. 3791: To raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement, and for other purposes.

Passed 247/171 on Apr 14, 2016.

Ruppersberger voted Aye

H.R. 2898: Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015

Passed 245/176 on Jul 16, 2015.

The Western Water and American Food Security Act is a policy response to the current droughts in the west coast area. It would reduce federal ...

Ruppersberger voted Nay

H.Con.Res. 55: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces ...

Failed 139/288 on Jun 17, 2015.

Ruppersberger voted Aye

H.R. 2596: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016

Passed 247/178 on Jun 16, 2015.

The Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (IAA), H.R. 2596, was passed by the House on June 16. The IAA would authorize funding for ...

Ruppersberger voted Yea

H.R. 2048: Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015

Passed 338/88 on May 13, 2015.

The USA Freedom Act (H.R. 2048, Pub.L. 114–23) is a U.S. law enacted on June 2, 2015 that restored in modified form several provisions of ...

Ruppersberger voted Yea

H.R. 622: State and Local Sales Tax Deduction Fairness Act of 2015

Passed 272/152 on Apr 16, 2015.

Ruppersberger voted Yea

H.R. 83 (113th): Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015

Passed 219/206 on Dec 11, 2014.

This bill became the vehicle for passage of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 [pdf], which was approved by the House on December ...

Ruppersberger voted Yea

H.Res. 775 (113th): Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 2244) to extend the termination date of the Terrorism Insurance ...

Passed 231/189 on Dec 10, 2014.

Ruppersberger voted Aye

H.J.Res. 124 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015

Passed 319/108 on Sep 17, 2014.

Ruppersberger voted Aye

H.R. 1249 (112th): Leahy-Smith America Invents Act

Passed 304/117 on Jun 23, 2011.

The Leahy–Smith America Invents Act (AIA) is a United States federal statute that was passed by Congress and was signed into law by President Barack ...

Ruppersberger voted Yea

H.Res. 218 (112th): Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1473) making appropriations for the Department of Defense and the ...

Passed 241/179 on Apr 13, 2011.

Missed Votes

From Jan 2003 to Dec 2019, Ruppersberger missed 492 of 11,965 roll call votes, which is 4.1%. This is worse than the median of 2.1% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.

Show the numbers...

Time Period	Votes Eligible	Missed Votes	Percent	Percentile
2003 Jan-Mar	94	0	0.0%	0^th
2003 Apr-Jun	239	0	0.0%	0^th
2003 Jul-Sep	193	4	2.1%	60^th
2003 Oct-Dec	151	11	7.3%	74^th
2004 Jan-Mar	104	1	1.0%	19^th
2004 Apr-Jun	221	9	4.1%	69^th
2004 Jul-Sep	161	1	0.6%	16^th
2004 Oct-Dec	58	6	10.3%	80^th
2005 Jan-Mar	90	5	5.6%	74^th
2005 Apr-Jun	272	2	0.7%	27^th
2005 Jul-Sep	146	3	2.1%	56^th
2005 Oct-Dec	163	0	0.0%	0^th
2006 Jan-Mar	81	15	18.5%	96^th
2006 Apr-Jun	276	7	2.5%	61^st
2006 Jul-Sep	159	3	1.9%	47^th
2006 Nov-Dec	27	0	0.0%	0^th
2007 Jan-Mar	213	6	2.8%	65^th
2007 Apr-Jun	393	7	1.8%	54^th
2007 Jul-Sep	317	6	1.9%	55^th
2007 Oct-Dec	263	16	6.1%	76^th
2008 Jan-Mar	149	45	30.2%	99^th
2008 Apr-Jun	321	15	4.7%	68^th
2008 Jul-Sep	205	3	1.5%	34^th
2008 Oct-Dec	15	0	0.0%	0^th
2009 Jan-Mar	174	4	2.3%	52^nd
2009 Apr-Jun	303	44	14.5%	98^th
2009 Jul-Sep	268	5	1.9%	54^th
2009 Oct-Dec	246	1	0.4%	10^th
2010 Jan-Mar	195	3	1.5%	30^th
2010 Apr-Jun	219	31	14.2%	93^rd
2010 Jul-Sep	151	3	2.0%	49^th
2010 Nov-Dec	99	1	1.0%	20^th
2011 Jan-Mar	212	3	1.4%	56^th
2011 Apr-Jun	281	6	2.1%	68^th
2011 Jul-Sep	247	3	1.2%	41^st
2011 Oct-Dec	208	22	10.6%	94^th
2012 Jan-Mar	151	12	7.9%	86^th
2012 Apr-Jun	299	7	2.3%	59^th
2012 Jul-Sep	152	17	11.2%	92^nd
2012 Nov-Dec	51	4	7.8%	75^th
2013 Jan-Jan	5	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Jan-Mar	89	3	3.4%	64^th
2013 Apr-Jun	215	4	1.9%	50^th
2013 Jul-Sep	200	11	5.5%	83^rd
2013 Oct-Dec	137	5	3.6%	67^th
2014 Jan-Mar	148	31	20.9%	98^th
2014 Apr-Jun	219	13	5.9%	79^th
2014 Jul-Sep	147	2	1.4%	47^th
2014 Nov-Dec	49	0	0.0%	0^th
2015 Jan-Mar	144	0	0.0%	0^th
2015 Apr-Jun	244	0	0.0%	0^th
2015 Jul-Sep	139	0	0.0%	0^th
2015 Oct-Dec	177	51	28.8%	99^th
2016 Jan-Mar	137	0	0.0%	0^th
2016 Apr-Jun	204	1	0.5%	19^th
2016 Jul-Sep	232	7	3.0%	76^th
2016 Nov-Dec	48	0	0.0%	0^th
2017 Jan-Mar	208	1	0.5%	24^th
2017 Apr-Jun	136	0	0.0%	0^th
2017 Jul-Sep	199	3	1.5%	65^th
2017 Oct-Dec	167	6	3.6%	72^nd
2018 Jan-Mar	129	2	1.6%	38^th
2018 Apr-Jun	184	7	3.8%	64^th
2018 Jul-Sep	102	2	2.0%	53^rd
2018 Nov-Dec	85	3	3.5%	64^th
2019 Jan-Mar	136	2	1.5%	49^th
2019 Apr-Jun	294	3	1.0%	45^th
2019 Jul-Sep	125	1	0.8%	55^th
2019 Oct-Dec	99	3	3.0%	68^th

Primary Sources

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unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
GPO Member Guide for the photo
GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills

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Analysis

Legislative Metrics

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Ratings from Advocacy Organizations

Committee Membership

Enacted Legislation

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

Recent Bills

Voting Record

Key Votes

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Missed Votes

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