SIMPSON, MICHAEL K. (a Representative from Idaho)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2660, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H9166 [2OC]

———H.R. 2754, energy and water development appropriations, H8879 [24SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 760), H698 [13FE]

American Dental Association: tribute to Give Kids a Smile program, emphasize need to improve access to dental care for children, and thank dentists for volunteering their time to help provide needed dental care (see H. Res. 136), H6707 [14JY]

Armed Forces: ensure married personnel having minor dependents are eligible for military family housing containing more than two bedrooms (see H.R. 1947), H3636 [1MY]

———exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H8176 [10SE]

———issue postage stamp in commemoration of those who distinguished themselves by their service in the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard (see H. Con. Res. 37), H462 [12FE]

———protect members who terminate certain consumer and real estate residential purchase contracts or lease agreements entered into before change of station or deployment orders (see H.R. 3357), H11360 [17NO]

———provide free mailing privileges for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active duty abroad engaged in armed conflict (see H.R. 2705), H7840 [3SE]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H1812 [12MR]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H11702 [20NO]

Aviation: ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (see H.R. 2776), H7085 [17JY]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H9812 [21OC]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 975), H1461 [27FE]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H4131 [14MY]

BLM: provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (see H.R. 1005), H9214 [2OC]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 22), H704 [13FE]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 412), H2271 [20MR]

China, Republic of: negotiation of a free trade agreement (see H. Con. Res. 98), H2823 [3AP]

Clean Air Act: modify certain provisions relative to methyl bromide (see H.R. 3403), H12312 [21NO]

Colleges and universities: adoption of an Academic Bill of Rights to secure the intellectual independence of faculty members and students and to protect the principle of intellectual diversity (see H. Con. Res. 318), H12321 [25NO]

Courts: modify jurisdiction of Federal courts, inferior to the Supreme Court, over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2028), H3856 [8MY]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 1997), H4206 [15MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish the National Drought Council (see H.R. 2871), H7616 [24JY]

———organic food standards relative to livestock and dairy production (see H.R. 955), H2473 [27MR]

Dept. of Commerce: impose countervailing duties on dynamic random access memory (DRAM) semiconductors produced by Hynix Semiconductor Inc. (see H.R. 1494), H2471 [27MR]

Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 34), H52 [7JA]

Dept. of HHS: promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 2427), H5409 [16JN]

Dept. of the Interior: make authority to designate critical habitat discretionary instead of mandatory (see H.R. 2602), H6869 [15JY]

———provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (see H.R. 119), H1812 [12MR]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H9378 [8OC]

Ecology and environment: condemn actions by the Earth Liberation Front (organization) and ecological terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 126), H2472 [27MR]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H5364 [12JN] (see H.R. 57), H138 [8JA]

Education: clarify existing Federal law relative to the treatment of students privately educated at home under State law (see H.R. 2732), H7788 [25JY]

———establish academies for teachers and students of American history and civics and a national alliance of teachers of American history and civics (see H.R. 1078), H5664 [19JN]

Endangered Species Act: require the Dept. of the Interior to give greater weight to scientific or commercial data that is empirical or has been field-tested or peer-reviewed (see H.R. 1662), H2937 [8AP]

F.H. Newell Building, Boise, ID: designate (see H.R. 3124), H10130 [29OC]

FDA: withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (see H.R. 3453), H12922 [8DE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to new animal drugs (see H.R. 2079), H4011 [13MY]

Fire prevention: improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (see H.R. 1904), H3634 [1MY]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 1036), H1464 [27FE]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 648), H4978 [4JN]

———protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3125), H9131 [1OC]

Firefighters: provide portal-to-portal compensation for wildland firefighters (see H.R. 2963), H7784 [25JY]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (see H.R. 1945), H3636 [1MY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H2312 [25MR]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: exempt bookstores and libraries from orders requiring the production of any tangible things for certain foreign intelligence investigations (see H.R. 1157), H5664 [19JN]

GAO: prepare statements for committee reports on congressional legislation on whether new entities, programs, or functions are redundant or could be performed more efficiently by existing entity, program, or function (see H.R. 2743), H8284 [16SE]

Government: require Congress and the President to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see H.R. 110), H5814 [24JN]

Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 5), H1746 [11MR]

Health care professionals: establish demonstration programs to encourage physicians to practice in rural settings (see H.R. 3512), H11391 (see H.R. 3512), H11514 [18NO]

———implement an education loan repayment program for pharmacists (see H.R. 3591), H12307 [21NO]

Hire a Veteran Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 252), H7617 [24JY]

Idaho: enhance collaborative forest stewardship management within the Clearwater and Nez Perce National Forests (see H.R. 835), H703 [13FE]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 2671), H7840 [3SE]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 687), H5664 [19JN]

Intelligence services: strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see H.R. 3352), H9810 [21OC]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H11651 [19NO]

Land use: improve relationships between Federal land managers and gateway communities to support compatible land management of both Federal and adjacent lands (see H.R. 1014), H1463 [27FE]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H1334 [25FE]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H11393 (see H.R. 3277), H11516 [18NO]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H3683 [6MY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H3637 [1MY]

Music and dance: designate the square dance as the national folk dance of the U.S. (see H.R. 645), H4739 [22MY]

National School Lunch Act: fruit and vegetable pilot program funding (see H.R. 2832), H7454 [23JY]

Nuclear energy: anniversary of industry (see H. Res. 442), H11359 [17NO]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1173), H1743 [11MR]

Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 298), H12922 [8DE]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 39), H1516 [4MR]

Privacy: protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national identifying number (see H.R. 220), H9982 [28OC]

Public lands: establish time limits for completion of wilderness studies on Federal lands (see H.R. 1153), H1680 [6MR]

———preserve the use and access of pack and saddle stock animals to public lands where there is a historical tradition of such use (see H.R. 2966), H10978 [6NO]

———provide consistent enforcement authority by Federal agencies that respond to violations of regulations governing public lands, and clarify the purpose of fines collected for violations (see H.R. 3247), H9478 [15OC]

Roads and highways: empower State and local authorities with tools to eliminate congestion on the Interstate System (see H.R. 1767), H5367 [12JN]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H5815 [24JN]

SEC: require enhanced disclosures of employee stock options and require study on economic impact of broad-based employee stock option plans (see H.R. 1372), H2940 [8AP]

Syria: halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (see H.R. 1828), H5664 [19JN]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H1680 [6MR]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance (see H.R. 1236), H3858 [8MY]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 583), H1682 [6MR]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 806), H4739 [22MY]

———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 927), H2312 [25MR]

———allow farmer-owned cooperatives access to small ethanol producer tax credit (see H.R. 465), H242 [29JA]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 1231), H2864 [7AP]

———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see H.R. 284), H245 [29JA]

———constitutional amendment on tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 50), H7950 [4SE]

———encourage investing of foreign earnings within the U.S. for productive business purposes (see H.R. 767), H7787 [25JY]

———expand S corporation eligibility for banks (see H.R. 714), H1396 [26FE]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 570), H319 [5FE]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H3857 [8MY]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 235), H3974 [9MY]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H4255 [19MY]

———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 1643), H3763 [7MY]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H3974 [9MY]

———provide a tax credit for broadband Internet access (see H.R. 768), H699 [13FE]

———provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland to encourage the continued use of property for farming (see H.R. 2978), H9614 [16OC]

———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 3119), H9132 [1OC]

———repeal occupational taxes on manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 786), H700 [13FE]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 434), H392 [11FE]

———restore estate tax and repeal carryover basis rule, increase estate and gift tax unified credit, and reduce rate of estate and gifts taxes to the generally applicable capital gains rates (see H.R. 2610), H6261 [26JN]

———suspend tax-exempt status of designated foreign terrorist groups (see H.R. 3002), H9282 [7OC]

———treatment of certain mobile machinery (see H.R. 3246), H9213 [2OC]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1310), H5714 [23JN]

Telecommunications: equitably distribute universal service support throughout rural areas (see H.R. 1582), H2819 [3AP]

Television: provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (see H.R. 970), H1812 [12MR]

Transportation: allow additional transit systems greater flexibility with certain mass transportation projects (see H.R. 2722), H6706 [14JY]

Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation (TREAD) Act: exempt small trailer manufacturers from certain reporting requirements (see H.R. 1137), H8017 [5SE]

U.N.: limit U.S. share of assessments for the regular budget (see H.R. 2303), H6707 [14JY]

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 1653), H2863 [7AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1812 [12MR]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: study eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names and alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see H.R. 2540), H12311 [21NO]

Water: clarify that certain man-made facilities that receive water from Bureau of Reclamation projects are not navigable waters (see H.R. 3400), H10129 [29OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Courts: appoint additional Federal circuit judges and divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see H.R. 2723), H6706 [14JY]

———divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see H.R. 1033), H1464 [27FE]

Dept. of Labor: provide staffing at military installations overseas to carry out employment counseling under the Transition Assistance Program for persons separating from active duty in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2285), H4786 [2JN]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain facilities to the Fremont-Madison Irrigation District (see H.R. 1106), H1641 [5MR]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress (see H.R. 2386), H5045 [5JN]

National forests: provide a reliable method for compensating owners of non-Federal lands that have been damaged by wildfires spread from certain National Forest System or BLM lands (see H.R. 2551), H5662 [19JN]

POW: provide special compensation for former POWs (see H.R. 850), H704 [13FE]

Rehabilitation Act: provide for equitable allotment of funds to States for centers for independent living (see H.R. 2385), H5045 [5JN]

Salmon River: use of established commercial outfitter hunting camps (see H.R. 2266), H4737 [22MY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H63 [8JA], H465 [13FE], H3455 [30AP], H3861 [9MY]

Remarks

Albertsons Corp.: Idaho National Guard and Reserve Employer Support State Chairman Award recipient, E57 [8JA]

AMI Semiconductor, Inc.: initial public offering of common stock on Nasdaq National Market, E1972 [2OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), H7090 [17JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2799), E1572 [23JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), H6515 [10JY]

Driggs, ID: tribute, E93 [29JA]

Education: funding, H6515 [10JY]

Forest Service: prohibit funding to implement changes to roadless areas protection regulations, H7090 [17JY]

Idaho State University: tribute to English and Professional Development Program partnership with Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, E95 [29JA]

Journal: question of approval, H3455 [30AP], H3861 [9MY]

World War II: preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former POW used as slave labor, E1572 [23JY]

Tributes

Guzman, David, E469 [13MR]