SIMPSON, MICHAEL K. (a Representative from Idaho)

Amendments

Idaho: establish an additional permanent Federal judgeship (S. 878), H8053 [5OC]

Appointments

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): investigative subcommittees, H1277 [18MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 5203), H8168 [5OC] (see H.R. 5226), H8407 [6OC]

American Dental Association: commend Give Kids a Smile program, emphasize need to improve access to dental care for children, and thank dentists for volunteering time to provide needed dental care (see H. Res. 567), H1229 [17MR]

Amtrak: anniversary of Empire Builder rail line (see H. Con. Res. 442), H4928 (see H. Con. Res. 442), H5072 [24JN]

Annan, Kofi A.: call for resignation as Secretary General of the U.N. due to allegations of fraud and mismanagement of the U.N. Oil for Food Program (see H. Res. 869), H10926 [6DE]

Armed Forces: grant limited TRICARE program eligibility for members of the Ready Reserve and provide financial support for continuation of health insurance for mobilized members of Reserve components (see H.R. 2176), H6706 [22JY]

———prevent the sale of abusive insurance and investment products to military personnel (see H.R. 5011), H6755 [7SE]

———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 1111), H36 [20JA]

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see H.R. 5167), H7863 [29SE]

———permanently reenact chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see H.R. 5195), H8039 [4OC]

Birds: mint coins celebrating recovery and restoration of the American bald eagle and noting the importance of the designation of the American bald eagle as an endangered species (see H.R. 4116), H2155 [2AP]

Business and industry: require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (see H.R. 3574), H5331 [7JY]

CCC: support development of a domestic casein and milk protein concentrate industry (see H.R. 4223), H2405 [27AP]

Columbia (space shuttle): anniversary of accident costing the lives of the crew (see H. Res. 507), H305 [3FE]

Courts: limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (see H.R. 3313), H4928 (see H.R. 3313), H5071 [24JN]

———prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (see H.R. 339), H707 [1MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: make the dairy forward pricing program permanent (see H.R. 3308), H2373 [22AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorize the acceptance of donated frequent traveler miles, credits, and tickets for use by deployed members of the Armed Forces and their families (see H.R. 4130), H2200 [20AP]

Dept. of HHS: establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 4493), H3719 [2JN]

Dept. of the Interior: carry out agreement resolving major issues relative to the adjudication of water rights in the Snake River Basin (see H.R. 4981), H6704 [22JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enter into contracts with community health care providers to improve access to health care for veterans in highly rural areas (see H.R. 3777), H392 [4FE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 1057), H2199 [20AP]

Education: recognize contributions of military-impacted schools, teachers, adminstration, and staff for their role in the education of military children (see H. Res. 598), H2406 [27AP]

Elections: assert that terrorists will never cause the date of a Presidential election to be postponed and that no individual or agency will have the authority to postpone a Presidential election (see H. Res. 728), H6127 [20JY]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2699), H927 [9MR]

Fish and fishing: protect the public's ability to fish for sport (see H.R. 2890), H872 [4MR]

Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail: designate (see H.R. 4944), H6702 [22JY]

Immigration: establish deportability and inadmissability of aliens who possess certain consular identification cards who are unlawfully present in the U.S. and use such a card for a Federal identification-related requirement (see H.R. 4440), H4894 [23JN]

Insurance: promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1749), H304 [3FE]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H2549 [4MY]

Israel: support construction of security fence and condemn U.N. General Assembly for requesting the International Court of Justice to rule on legality of the security fence (see H. Con. Res. 371), H707 [1MR]

Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see H.R. 3734), H127 [27JA]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 2959), H2728 [6MY]

Medicare: clarify payment for clinical laboratory tests furnished by critical access hospitals (see H.R. 4257), H2491 [30AP]

———improve access to diabetes self-management training by designated certified diabetes educators (see H.R. 3194), H3440 (see H.R. 3194), H3540 [20MY]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H393 [4FE]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 3807), H514 [11FE]

National Historic Preservation Act: authorizing appropriations for the historic preservation fund (see H.R. 4443), H3438 (see H.R. 4443), H3538 [20MY]

National Manufacturing Week: support goals (see H. Res. 516), H701 [26FE]

Nez Perce County, ID: extinguish the reversionary interests and use restrictions relative to industrial use purposes for certain deeds (see H.R. 3760), H303 [3FE]

Nuclear energy: recognize essential role in national energy policy and support increased use of nuclear power and construction and development of new and improved nuclear power generating plants (see H. Con. Res. 441), H6707 [22JY]

Political campaigns: repeal disclosure requirement for certain electioneering communication disbursements and prohibit making such disbursements by corporations and labor organizations (see H.R. 3801), H1484 [24MR]

Portugal: tribute to friendship, leadership, and support of the U.S. in the effort to combat international terrorism (see H. Res. 688), H5151 [25JN]

Reagan, Ronald: support an artistic tribute to commemorate speech given at the Brandenburg Gate in Germany on June 12, 1987, to be placed within the U.S. Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 448), H3964 [14JN]

———tribute (see H.J. Res. 84), H35 [20JA]

Religion: defend the Ten Commandments (see H.R. 2045), H575 [24FE]

Social Security: exclude from creditable wages income earned by aliens for services illegally performed in the U.S. or derived from an illegal trade or business (see H.R. 1631), H515 [11FE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H515 [11FE]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 4881), H6555 [21JY]

States: authorize Dept. of Agriculture and CCC to enter into memorandums of understanding with States regarding the collection of approved State commodity assessments from proceeds of marketing assistance loans (see H.R. 4620), H5151 [25JN]

Tax Reform Action Commission: establish (see H.R. 3215), H872 [4MR]

Taxation: extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (see H.R. 4227), H2549 [4MY]

———increase child tax credit (see H.R. 4359), H3015 [13MY]

———make credit for adoption expenses permanent and repeal limitation on carryforwards of unused credit (see H.R. 4338), H6899 [8SE]

———permit the deduction of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to be allowed in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 1873), H2019 [1AP]

———provide that distributions from certain retirement plans are not included in gross income if used to pay long-term care insurance premiums (see H.R. 4502), H6756 [7SE]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 2096), H515 [11FE]

———treatment of medical expenses (see H.R. 1117), H1370 [23MR]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (see H.R. 3717), H753 [2MR]

Transportation: allow additional transit systems greater flexibility with certain mass transportation projects (see H.R. 3728), H393 [4FE]

Trucking industry: hours of service requirements for commercial drivers transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies (see H.R. 871), H700 [26FE]

U.N.: rescind approving signature to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court on behalf of the U.S. and take necessary steps to prevent establishment of that Court (see H.R. 1154), H89 [21JA]

———withhold U.S. contributions pending certification of U.N. cooperation in investigation of Oil-for-Food Program (see H.R. 4284), H7329 [21SE]

———withhold U.S. contributions to any commission, organization, or affiliated agency that is chaired or presided over by a country that has supported terrorism (see H.R. 800), H1740 [30MR]

UNESCO: U.S. membership (see H. Con. Res. 443), H4647 [21JN]

Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for a one-year open season under that plan (see H.R. 3763), H753 [2MR]

Water: allow small public water systems to request exemption from national primary drinking water requirements for a naturally occurring contaminant (see H.R. 4717), H5149 [25JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 4622), H4580 [18JN]

Idaho: promote economic development and recreational use of National Forest System land, designate certain land as the Boulder-White Cloud Management Area, and add land to National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 5343), H9049 [8OC]

Power resources: provide loan guarantees for renewable energy projects using biomass material (see H.R. 4297), H2657 [5MY]

Trademarks: clarify that service marks, collective marks, and certification marks are entitled to the same protections, rights, and privileges as trademarks (see H.R. 5194), H7944 [30SE]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H437 [11FE], H9965 [18NO], H10897 [6DE]

Factsheets

Japan's Assistance for Iraq, H4692-H4694 [22JN]

Remarks

Campbell, Sarah Pearson: honorary donation of land by friends and family to Sawtooth National Recreation Area, E1769 [1OC]

Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (H.R. 4622), E1203 [22JN]

Colmery, Harry W.: award Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously (H. Con. Res. 257), H5164 [6JY]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into three circuits, H8054, H8056, H8058, H8060 [5OC]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 4613), H4692 [22JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4568), H4446 [17JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4614), H5099 [25JN]

Idaho: establish an additional permanent Federal judgeship (S. 878), H8054, H8056, H8058, H8060 [5OC]

Japan: express gratitude for assistance in Iraqi reconstruction and efforts to combat terrorism, H4692 [22JN]

Johnson, Charles W., III: tribute (H. Res. 651), H3402 [20MY]

Mining and mineral resources: improve mineral leasing and mining permit processing systems, H4446 [17JN]

National Court Reporters Association: anniversary, E1496 [22JY]

Space policy: congratulate Mojave Aerospace Ventures, LLC, and the pilots of SpaceShipOne for winning the Ansari X Prize and commend the X Prize Foundation for spurring this achievement (H. Res. 820), H8377 [6OC]

U.S. Military Academy: tribute to West Point's Service America Program, E823 [12MY]

Tributes

Ho, Anthony, E932 [21MY]

Reagan, Ronald, E1265 [25JN]