RepublicanHouse · Michigan District 11
Ruppe, Philip E.
1967 first electedLeft office 197912 years servedBorn 1926M
Issues
Based on bills Ruppe, Philip E. sponsored or cosponsored in Congress, grouped by policy area. This reflects legislative activity, not a survey of personal opinions.
Environmental Protection
Sponsored 6 · Cosponsored 6- A bill to provide that mining companies that discharge asbestos fibers into Lake Superior shall be required to pay for the cost of removal of such fibers from water used for public drinking purposes. ↗
- A bill to provide that mining companies may not discharge certain asbestos fibers except on land and in a manner provided by the Secretary of the Interior. ↗
Energy
Sponsored 8 · Cosponsored 3Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsored 8 · Cosponsored 3- A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to correct certain inequities in the crediting of National Guard technician service in connection with civil service retirement, and for other purposes. ↗
- A bill to authorize and direct the secretary of Agriculture to study lands within the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan to determine if the lands should be acquired and administered as National Forest lands. ↗
Government Operations and Politics
Sponsored 3 · Cosponsored 6Transportation and Public Works
Sponsored 3 · Cosponsored 5- A bill to amend section 53(a) of the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 so as to include snowmobiles within the $25 ceiling imposed on overtime charges for certain services in connection with the arrival in or departure from the United States of any private aircraft or private vessel. ↗
- A bill to amend the Disaster Relief Act of 1970 for the purpose of making clear that disaster assistance is available to those communities affected by extraordinary shoreline erosion damage. ↗
Congress
Sponsored 1 · Cosponsored 5Commemorations
Cosponsored 6Taxation
Sponsored 2 · Cosponsored 2- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to increase the standard deduction from 15 percent to 20 percent, and to increase the maximum allowable amount of such deduction from $2,000 to $2,500. ↗
- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide a tax credit for investments in certain economically lagging regions ↗
Election History
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