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

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 Jan 18, 2019. See full 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% The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws: B United States Chamber of Commerce: 53% NumbersUSA: 18% FreedomWorks: 15% The Club for Growth: 10% Americans for Prosperity: 5%

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 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 (33%) Crime and Law Enforcement (22%) Armed Forces and National Security (22%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (22%)

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. 1176: Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2) to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of ... Dec 12, 2018. Passed 206/203.
Yea	H.R. 6157: Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 Sep 26, 2018. Passed 361/61. H.R. 6157 provides $674.6 billion in total discretionary budget authority for the Department of Defense for fiscal year (FY) 2019. The bill provides $606.5 billion for the Department of Defense base budget, which is an increase of $17.1 billion above FY18 levels, and $68.1 billion ...
Yea	H.R. 4296: To place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency. Feb 27, 2018. Passed 245/169. H.R. 4296 restricts banking regulators from establishing operational risk capital requirements (the amount of money and non-cash assets banks are required to hold in reserve) for banking organizations unless they: - Are sensitive to, and based on, an organization’s current activities or businesses; - Are ...
Nay	H.R. 2810: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 Nov 14, 2017. Passed 356/70. H.R. 2810 authorizes and prioritizes funding for the Department of Defense (DoD) and military activities and construction, and prescribes military personnel strengths for Fiscal Year 2018. The bill authorizes $613.8 billion in base funding, including a $28.5 billion increase above the President’s budget for essential ...
Nay	H.R. 1039: Probation Officer Protection Act of 2017 May 19, 2017. Passed 229/177. H.R. 1039 amends the federal criminal code to authorize a probation officer to arrest a person, without warrant, if there is probable cause to believe that person forcibly assaulted or obstructed a probation officer while performing their official duties. The bill also would direct the ...
No	H.J.Res. 43: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating ... Feb 16, 2017. Passed 230/188. Joe Biden never got the opportunity to break a single 50-50 Senate tie in eight years as vice president. Mike Pence has already broken two. One from last month has since become law: a measure allowing states to withhold federal Planned Parenthood funding. (The other ...
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.
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. 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.
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 legislative change to the U.S. patent system since the ...

Missed Votes

From Jan 2003 to Jan 2019, Ruppersberger missed 484 of 11,354 roll call votes, which is 4.3%. This is worse than the median of 2.0% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. 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%	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-Jan	43	1	2.3%	74^th

Primary Sources

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

@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

A. Dutch Ruppersberger is pronounced:

duch // ROO-perz-ber-ger

The letters stand for sounds according to the following table:

Letter	Sounds As In
B b	bat
CH ch	chin
D d	day
ER er	her
G g	get
OO oo	soon
P p	pen
R r	rag
U u	cup
Z z	zebra

Capital letters indicate a stressed syllable.

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