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

Analysis

Legislative Metrics

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Sponsorship Analysis

Our unique analysis of the bills Ruppersberger has sponsored and cosponsored provides insight into his position in the House of Representatives.

Each dot in the chart below is a member of the House of Representatives. The dots are positioned horizontally according to our progressive—conservative ideology score and vertically according to our leadership score (leaders toward the top). Ruppersberger is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)

Ratings from Advocacy Organizations

Human Rights Campaign: 100% Planned Parenthood Action Fund: 100% NIAC Action: A League of Conservation Voters: 85% American Civil Liberties Union: 76% FreedomWorks: 15% The Club for Growth: 10% Americans for Prosperity: 5%

Committee Membership

A. Dutch Ruppersberger sits on the following committees:

House Committee on Appropriations
- Member, Subcommittee on Defense
- Member, Subcommittee on Homeland Security
- Member, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs

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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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 about one third or more 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 (36%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (27%) Health (18%) Armed Forces and National Security (18%)

Recent Bills

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

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Voting Record

Key Votes

Ruppersberger’s Vote	Vote Description
Aye	H.Res. 937: Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (S. 2943) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department ... Dec 1, 2016. Passed 277/139.
No	H.R. 2146: Defending Public Safety Employees’ Retirement Act Jun 18, 2015. Passed 218/208. This vote made H.R. 2146 the vehicle for passage of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal currently being negotiated. H.R. 2146 was originally introduced as a bill to address issues with retirement funds of federal law enforcement officers and firefighters. ...
Aye	H.R. 2596: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 Jun 16, 2015. Passed 247/178. 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 intelligence-related agencies such as the Central Intelligence Agency, National Security Agency, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It was passed ...
Yea	H.R. 2048: Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015 May 13, 2015. Passed 338/88. 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 the Patriot Act, which had expired the day before. The act imposes some new limits on the bulk collection of ...
Yea	H.R. 622: State and Local Sales Tax Deduction Fairness Act of 2015 Apr 16, 2015. Passed 272/152.
Aye	H.J.Res. 124 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 Sep 17, 2014. Passed 319/108.
Yea	H.R. 4745 (113th): Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 Jun 10, 2014. Passed 229/192.
Yea	H.R. 2354 (112th): Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 Jul 15, 2011. Passed 219/196.
Aye	H.R. 1249 (112th): Leahy-Smith America Invents Act Jun 23, 2011. Passed 304/117. 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 Obama on September 16, 2011. The law represents the most significant change to the U.S. patent system since 1952, and ...
Nay	H.R. 4154 (111th): Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009 Dec 3, 2009. Passed 225/200.

Missed Votes

From Jan 2003 to Oct 2017, Ruppersberger missed 464 of 10,669 roll call votes, which is 4.3%. This is worse than the median of 2.2% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. ProPublica has tracked 11 explanations for these missed votes. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

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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%	56^th
2003 Oct-Dec	151	11	7.3%	76^th
2004 Jan-Mar	104	1	1.0%	20^th
2004 Apr-Jun	221	9	4.1%	66^th
2004 Jul-Sep	161	1	0.6%	19^th
2004 Oct-Dec	58	6	10.3%	82^nd
2005 Jan-Mar	90	5	5.6%	71^st
2005 Apr-Jun	272	2	0.7%	29^th
2005 Jul-Sep	146	3	2.1%	53^rd
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%	59^th
2006 Jul-Sep	159	3	1.9%	49^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%	58^th
2007 Jul-Sep	317	6	1.9%	53^rd
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%	71^st
2008 Jul-Sep	205	3	1.5%	33^rd
2008 Oct-Dec	15	0	0.0%	0^th
2009 Jan-Mar	174	4	2.3%	51^st
2009 Apr-Jun	303	44	14.5%	97^th
2009 Jul-Sep	268	5	1.9%	55^th
2009 Oct-Dec	246	1	0.4%	12^th
2010 Jan-Mar	195	3	1.5%	31^st
2010 Apr-Jun	219	31	14.2%	94^th
2010 Jul-Sep	151	3	2.0%	50^th
2010 Nov-Dec	99	1	1.0%	21^st
2011 Jan-Mar	212	3	1.4%	57^th
2011 Apr-Jun	281	6	2.1%	67^th
2011 Jul-Sep	247	3	1.2%	43^rd
2011 Oct-Dec	208	22	10.6%	94^th
2012 Jan-Mar	151	12	7.9%	88^th
2012 Apr-Jun	299	7	2.3%	61^st
2012 Jul-Sep	152	17	11.2%	92^nd
2012 Nov-Dec	51	4	7.8%	78^th
2013 Jan-Jan	5	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Jan-Mar	89	3	3.4%	67^th
2013 Apr-Jun	215	4	1.9%	52^nd
2013 Jul-Sep	200	11	5.5%	84^th
2013 Oct-Dec	137	5	3.6%	70^th
2014 Jan-Mar	148	31	20.9%	98^th
2014 Apr-Jun	219	13	5.9%	78^th
2014 Jul-Sep	147	2	1.4%	49^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%	77^th
2016 Nov-Dec	48	0	0.0%	0^th
2017 Jan-Mar	208	1	0.5%	23^rd
2017 Apr-Jun	136	0	0.0%	0^th
2017 Jul-Sep	199	3	1.5%	63^rd
2017 Oct-Oct	25	1	4.0%	74^th

Primary Sources

The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:

Congress-Legislators, a community project collecting election information
The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
GPO Member Guide for the photo
GPO.gov/FDSys, for sponsored bills

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Issue Areas

Recent Bills

Voting Record

Key Votes

Missed Votes

Primary Sources

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Rep. A. Dutch Ruppersberger

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Enacted Legislation

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Recent Bills

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