This report card includes information on more than 900 bills introduced during this Congress. So far, Rep. Ruppersberger has taken the following action during this Congress:

voted for and co-sponsored H.R.1 the For the People Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.4974 the State Public Option Act.

voted for and co-sponsored H.R.6 the American Dream and Promise Act of 2021.

voted for and co-sponsored H.R.8 the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.3993 the Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act.

voted for and co-sponsored H.R.51 the Washington, D.C. Admission Act.

co-sponsored H.R.5487 the SHINE for Autumn Act of 2021.

voted for H.R.4464 the Fighting Homelessness Through Services and Housing Act.

voted for H.R.4837 the Honoring Family-Friendly Workplaces Act.

co-sponsored H.R.6008 the See the Board Act.

co-sponsored H.R.6008 the See the Board Act.

co-sponsored H.R.7475 the Mamas First Act.

co-sponsored H.R.7784 the Supporting Trauma-Informed Education Practices Act of 2022.

co-sponsored H.R.7989 the Protecting Infants from Formula Shortages Act of 2022.

co-sponsored H.R.8150 the Keep Kids Fed Act of 2022.

voted for H.R.8213 the Fair Housing Improvement Act of 2022.

co-sponsored H.R.9272 the Consumer Financial Education and Empowerment Act.

co-sponsored H.R.9580 the RISE from Trauma Act.

co-sponsored H.R.1 the For the People Act of 2021.

voted for and co-sponsored H.R.1280 the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021.

voted for H.R.131 the Kalief’s Law.

co-sponsored H.R.137 the Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2021.

voted for and co-sponsored H.R.1446 the Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021.

voted for H.R.1603 the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021.

voted for and co-sponsored H.R.1620 the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.1752 the COOL OFF Act.

voted for and co-sponsored H.R.1808 the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022.

voted for and co-sponsored H.R.2377 the Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.2465 the Healthy Families Act.

co-sponsored H.R.2715 the Jaime’s Law.

co-sponsored H.R.3015 the Raise the Age Act.

co-sponsored H.R.3083 the Foster Youth Mentoring Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.3321 the Credit for Caring Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.3342 the Youth Workforce Readiness Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.3352 the Midwives for MOMS Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.3474 the Keeping All Students Safe Act.

co-sponsored H.R.3488 the John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act.

voted for H.R.3617 the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act.

co-sponsored H.R.3929 the Disarm Hate Act.

co-sponsored H.R.4077 the Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.4217 the TRIUMPH for New Moms Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.4402 the Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.5008 the Frank Harrison, Elizabeth Peratrovich, and Miguel Trujillo Native American Voting Rights Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.5035 the Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act.

voted for H.R.5129 the Community Services Block Grant Modernization Act of 2022.

co-sponsored H.R.5196 the Expediting Assistance to Renters and Landlords Act of 2021.

voted for H.R.5305 the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act.

voted for H.R.5487 the SHINE for Autumn Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.5526 the Improving Mental Health and Wellness in Schools Act.

voted for H.R.5551 the Improving the Health of Children Act.

voted for H.R.5561 the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2021.

voted for H.R.5746 the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act.

co-sponsored H.R.5984 the IDEA Full Funding Act.

co-sponsored H.R.6205 the EDUCATORS for America Act.

voted for H.R.6531 the Targeting Resources to Communities in Need Act of 2022.

co-sponsored H.R.6613 the Keeping School Meals Flexible Act.

voted for H.R.6878 the Pregnant Women in Custody Act.

voted for H.R.7309 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022.

co-sponsored H.R.7419 the Victims of Child Abuse Act Reauthorization Act of 2022.

co-sponsored H.R.7585 the Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022.

co-sponsored H.R.7660 the RAISE Act of 2022.

voted for H.R.7666 the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022.

voted for H.R.7780 the Mental Health Matters Act.

voted for H.R.7790 the Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022.

voted for and co-sponsored H.R.7791 the Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022.

voted for and co-sponsored H.R.7910 the Protecting Our Kids Act.

voted for H.R.8326 the Ensuring a Fair and Accurate Census Act.

voted for H.R.8404 the Respect for Marriage Act.

co-sponsored H.R.8450 the Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act.

co-sponsored H.R.8477 the No Shame at School Act of 2022.

voted for H.R.8542 the Mental Health Justice Act of 2022.

co-sponsored H.R.8770 the Expanding the VOTE Act.

voted for and co-sponsored H.R.8876 the Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022.

co-sponsored H.R.9145 the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2022.

As with any scorecard, this tool is inherently limited. Some members may score differently than they might expect because a committee assignment requires they work primarily on issues outside the scope of CDF’s portfolio. Additionally, because the important work done by leadership in Congress is not entirely captured by our model, Members of Congress in leadership roles tend to appear near the middle of our range of grades. There are some data limitations as well. A truly comprehensive measure of action taken on behalf of children would likely include things like floor statements, committee votes, votes on amendments, public leadership, and much more. An expansion of this Report Card to include those additional data may be possible in the future.

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