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Democratic representative for Maryland’s 2nd district
Biden’s share of the vote in the 2020 election minus Trump’s
How often Ruppersberger votes in line with Biden’s position
Difference between Ruppersberger’s actual and predicted Biden support scores
| Biden margin | Biden score | Biden plus-minus |
|---|---|---|
| Biden’s share of the vote in the 2020 election minus Trump’s | How often Ruppersberger votes in line with Biden’s position | Difference between Ruppersberger’s actual and predicted Biden support scores |
+33.4% | 100.0% | +0.8 |
| Date | Measure | Biden position | Ruppersberger vote | Agree with Biden? | Predicted chance of voting with Biden | Plus-minus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 23, 2022 | Providing appropriations for various federal departments and agencies for fiscal year 2023; updating the process of appointing and tallying presidential electors; providing money for humanitarian, security and economic assistance to Ukraine (225-201) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes |  | 99.7% | +0.3 |
| Dec. 15, 2022 | Providing collective bargaining rights for Veterans Health Administration health care workers (219-201) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Dec. 15, 2022 | Allowing Puerto Rico to hold a referendum on whether to become a U.S. state, an independent country or a sovereign government (233-191) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Dec. 14, 2022 | Providing money for law enforcement training in de-escalation tactics and in responding to mental and behavior health crises (264-162) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 96.9% | +3.1 |
| Dec. 14, 2022 | Updating regulations to address conflicts of interest in federal acquisitions (219-205) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Dec. 8, 2022 | Repealing the Defense of Marriage Act and requiring states to recognize same-sex and interracial marriages performed out-of-state; includes an amendment allowing religious organizations to deny services or accomodations for same-sex weddings (258-169) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| Dec. 6, 2022 | Making it easier for noncitizen veterans to get lawful permanent resident status (220-208) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Dec. 1, 2022 | Requiring the Bureau of Prisons to provide incarcerated women with certain pregnancy-related care and limiting the use of solitary confinement for pregnant women (324-90) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.7% | +1.3 |
| Dec. 1, 2022 | Establishing grants for reentry programs for previously incarcerated people (259-167) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.4% | +0.6 |
| Nov. 30, 2022 | Requiring certain railroad and labor organizations to accept a labor agreement (290-137) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 94.1% | +5.9 |
| Nov. 16, 2022 | Prohibiting the enforcement of nondisclosure agreements and nondisparagement clauses agreed to before a sexual assault or harassment dispute arises (315-109) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.7% | +1.3 |
| Sept. 30, 2022 | Extending government funding and providing money for economic and security assistance to Ukraine (230-201) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.5% | +0.5 |
| Sept. 29, 2022 | Modifying merger filing fees and requiring disclosure of foreign merger subsidies (242-184) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 89.2% | +10.8 |
| Sept. 29, 2022 | Expanding access to mental and substance use health services (220-205) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Sept. 22, 2022 | Providing money for law enforcement agencies to investigate unsolved homicides and nonfatal shootings (250-178) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.8% | +0.2 |
| Sept. 22, 2022 | Providing money for anti-violence programs (220-207) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Sept. 22, 2022 | Providing money for local governments to train mental health professionals and send them instead of law enforcement officers to respond to emergencies involving people with behavioral health needs (223-206) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Sept. 22, 2022 | Authorizing grants for law enforcement agencies with fewer than 125 officers (360-64) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 93.1% | +6.9 |
| Sept. 21, 2022 | Revising the process of casting and counting electoral votes for presidential elections (229-203) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| Sept. 21, 2022 | Allowing federal student loan borrowers to separate consolidated loans (232-193) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Sept. 15, 2022 | Establishing and expanding whistleblower protections for federal employees (221-203) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Sept. 15, 2022 | Establishing greater congressional oversight of the U.S. Census Bureau and prohibiting the removal of the bureau director without cause (220-208) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Sept. 15, 2022 | Prohibiting certain federal positions from losing civil-service status (225-204) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Aug. 12, 2022 | Allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices; extending Affordable Care Act subsidies; expanding tax credits for renewable and clean energy efforts; establishing a 15 percent corporate minimum tax; and other measures (220-207) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| July 29, 2022 | Revising restrictions on the possession and exhibition of big cats (278-134) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.4% | +0.6 |
| July 29, 2022 | Establishing wildfire preparedness and drought resiliency programs (218-199) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| July 29, 2022 | Prohibiting the sale, manufacture, transfer and possession of certain semiautomatic assault weapons and large-capacity magazines (217-213) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| July 28, 2022 | Supporting the domestic production of semiconductors (243-187) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.5% | +0.5 |
| July 27, 2022 | Extending certain Medicare telehealth flexibilities after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (416-12) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.6% | +0.4 |
| July 27, 2022 | Establishing programs to support heart-disease research and awareness among the South Asian American population (237-192) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.8% | +0.2 |
| July 27, 2022 | Restoring full pension benefits terminated by Delphi Corporation's bankruptcy in 2009 (254-175) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 97.8% | +2.2 |
| July 21, 2022 | Protecting the right to access and use contraceptives (228-195) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| July 20, 2022 | Authorizing appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for fiscal year 2023 (220-207) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| July 19, 2022 | Repealing the Defense of Marriage Act and requiring states to recognize same-sex and interracial marriages performed out-of-state (267-157) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| July 15, 2022 | Prohibiting restrictions on access to out-of-state abortion services (223-205) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| July 15, 2022 | Prohibiting restrictions on access to abortion services (219-210) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| July 14, 2022 | Authorizing Department of Defense appropriations for fiscal year 2023 (329-101) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 77.5% | +22.5 |
| July 13, 2022 | Establishing the Active Shooter Alert Communications Network (260-169) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.3% | +0.7 |
| June 24, 2022 | Expanding firearm regulations (234-193) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| June 23, 2022 | Improving the collection of data related to sexual orientation and gender identity (220-201) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| June 22, 2022 | Establishing and funding agency for innovations in health care (336-85) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.3% | +0.7 |
| June 22, 2022 | Reauthorizing mental health and substance use disorder programs (402-20) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.4% | +0.6 |
| June 16, 2022 | Developing strategies to lower food and fuel costs (221-204) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.6% | +0.4 |
| June 15, 2022 | Expanding access to credit, mortgage and banking services (215-207) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| June 14, 2022 | Providing funding for the conservation of fish and wildlife (231-190) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.8% | +0.2 |
| June 9, 2022 | Allowing federal courts to temporarily prohibit individuals from purchasing and possessing firearms (224-202) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| June 8, 2022 | Changing federal firearms laws, including prohibiting sales of certain weapons to people under 21 years old (223-204) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| May 18, 2022 | Expanding the availability of information on domestic terrorism (222-203) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| May 17, 2022 | Expanding employment and training programs (220-196) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| May 13, 2022 | Reauthorizing block grants for antipoverty activities (246-169) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.8% | +1.2 |
| May 12, 2022 | Making Transportation Security Administration employees part of the standard federal personnel management system (220-201) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| May 11, 2022 | Making it easier for federally employed firefighters to get workers' compensation (288-131) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.3% | +0.7 |
| March 31, 2022 | Capping out-of-pocket insulin costs (232-193) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| March 18, 2022 | Prohibiting discrimination based on a person's hair texture or style (235-189) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| March 17, 2022 | Prohibiting certain forced arbitration clauses (222-209) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| March 9, 2022 | The 2022 fiscal year appropriations bill (260-171) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.7% | +0.3 |
| March 3, 2022 | Expanding health care eligibility for veterans exposed to toxic substances (256-174) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.3% | +0.7 |
| Feb. 9, 2022 | Imposing visa restrictions on foreign people found responsible for human rights violations related to someone's sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or sex characteristics (227-206) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Feb. 8, 2022 | Improving the U.S. Postal Service's finances, services and transparency (342-92) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.9% | +1.1 |
| Feb. 7, 2022 | Ending forced arbitration for sexual assault and sexual harrassment cases (335-97) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.8% | +1.2 |
| Feb. 4, 2022 | Providing money for semiconductor manufacturing, supply chain improvements and scientific research (222-210) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Jan. 13, 2022 | Strengthening the Voting Rights Act, campaign finance regulations and election administration rules (220-203) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Jan. 12, 2022 | Expanding GI Bill eligibility for National Guard and Reserve members (287-135) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.1% | +1.9 |
| Dec. 15, 2021 | Increasing the debt limit (221-209) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Dec. 14, 2021 | Creating a State Department position to monitor and combat Islamophobia around the world (219-212) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Dec. 9, 2021 | Limiting the power of the executive branch and increasing disclosure requirements for presidential and vice presidential candidates (220-208) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Dec. 2, 2021 | Extending government funding (221-212) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Nov. 19, 2021 | Providing money to expand social safety programs, fight climate change and lower health care costs (220-213) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Nov. 5, 2021 | Providing money for transportation, utility and environmental infrastructure (228-206) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 94.4% | +5.6 |
| Nov. 4, 2021 | Protecting older job applicants from discrimination in the hiring process (224-200) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Oct. 26, 2021 | Reauthorizing and expanding funding for preventing domestic violence (228-200) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Oct. 22, 2021 | Expanding workplace requirements for breastfeeding accommodations (276-149) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.8% | +0.2 |
| Sept. 30, 2021 | Extending government funding and raising the debt ceiling (254-175) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.3% | +0.7 |
| Sept. 29, 2021 | Suspending the debt limit through Dec. 16, 2022 (219-212) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Sept. 24, 2021 | Protecting the right to an abortion and health care providers’ ability to provide abortion services (218-211) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Sept. 21, 2021 | Extending government funding and raising the debt ceiling (220-211) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Aug. 24, 2021 | Strengthening the Voting Rights Act (219-212) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Aug. 24, 2021 | $3.5 trillion budget plan (220-212) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| July 29, 2021 | Providing emergency funding for Capitol security in response to the Jan. 6 attack and for the expansion of the Afghan visa program (416-11) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 96.3% | +3.7 |
| July 28, 2021 | Making appropriations for the State Department, foreign operations and related programs (217-212) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.4% | +1.6 |
| July 22, 2021 | Increasing the number of and expediting the process for visas available to Afghans who worked on behalf of the U.S. government in Afghanistan (407-16) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.4% | +0.6 |
| July 21, 2021 | Requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to implement regulations around certain chemicals (241-183) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| July 20, 2021 | Allowing the Federal Trade Commission to recover money for victims of illegal business practices (221-205) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| July 1, 2021 | Providing money for transportation and water infrastructure (221-201) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| June 25, 2021 | Repealing an Environmental Protection Agency rule that removed limits on methane leaks (229-191) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| June 24, 2021 | Providing contraceptives to veterans without co-pays (245-181) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| June 24, 2021 | Repealing a rule that changed the workplace discrimination settlement process (219-210) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| June 24, 2021 | Repealing a rule that allowed borrowers to get loans at interest rates above the limit set by their state (218-208) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| June 23, 2021 | Protecting older employees from workplace discrimination (247-178) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| June 17, 2021 | Repealing the 2002 authorization of military force against Iraq (268-161) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 97.7% | +2.3 |
| May 20, 2021 | Providing money for Capitol security in response to the Jan. 6 attack (213-212) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 97.3% | +2.7 |
| May 19, 2021 | Establishing a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol (252-175) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.8% | +0.2 |
| May 18, 2021 | Taking steps to combat hate crimes against Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic (364-62) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.6% | +0.4 |
| May 14, 2021 | Protecting pregnant employees from workplace discrimination (315-101) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.6% | +0.4 |
| May 13, 2021 | Providing consumers with debt-related protections (215-207) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| April 22, 2021 | Admitting Washington, D.C., as a state (216-208) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| April 21, 2021 | Requiring that people detained while trying to enter the country have access to legal counsel (217-207) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| April 21, 2021 | Limiting the president's authority over immigration restrictions (218-208) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| April 16, 2021 | Requiring health care and social service employers to have plans for preventing workplace violence (254-166) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.7% | +0.3 |
| April 15, 2021 | Strengthening rules against wage discrimination (217-210) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| March 18, 2021 | Allowing farmworkers to get legal immigration status (247-174) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| March 18, 2021 | Creating a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children (228-197) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| March 17, 2021 | Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (244-172) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| March 11, 2021 | Increasing the waiting period for federal gun background checks (219-210) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| March 11, 2021 | Requiring background checks for all gun sales (227-203) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| March 10, 2021 | Providing $1.9 trillion for COVID-19 relief (220-211) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| March 9, 2021 | Expanding unionization and collective bargaining rights (225-206) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| March 3, 2021 | Expanding voting rights, changing campaign finance regulations and strengthening ethics rules (220-210) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| March 3, 2021 | Combating brutality and racial discrimination by police (220-212) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Feb. 26, 2021 | Protecting wilderness areas in Colorado, California, Washington and Arizona from development (227-200) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Feb. 25, 2021 | Prohibiting discrimination because of sex, gender identity and sexual orientation (224-206) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Jan. 21, 2021 | Waiver allowing Lloyd Austin to become secretary of defense (326-78) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 91.2% | +8.8 |
| Average | 100.0% | 99.2% | +0.8 | |||
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