SIMPSON, MICHAEL K. (a Representative from Idaho)

Amendments

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), H5252 [27JN], H5363 [28JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2361, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H6466 [26JY]

———H.R. 2419, energy and water development appropriations, H9110 [26OC]

———H.R. 2528, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services, H9568 [3NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 923), H8643 [29SE]

———require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 333), H1025 [8MR]

———revise age and service requirements for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service and improve health care for reservists and their families by making TRICARE benefits permanent (see H.R. 558), H350 [2FE]

———tribute to dedication and commitment of employers of the members of the National Guard and other Reserve components who have been mobilized during the Global War on Terrorism (see H. Res. 302), H4142 [26MY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 685), H521 [9FE]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H7814 [8SE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 58), H5801 [13JY]

Capitol Police: increase the mandatory retirement age (see H.R. 1335), H4296 [8JN]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see H.R. 3373), H7744 [7SE]

CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see H.R. 4341), H10501 [16NO]

Chen Shui-bian: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 237), H7862 [13SE]

Children and youth: promote improvement of information on, and protections against, child sexual abuse (see H.R. 3582), H7559 [28JY]

———revise the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 1505), H6205 [20JY]

China, People's Republic of: clarify actionability of exchange-rate manipulation under countervailing duty provisions and product-specific safeguard mechanisms of U.S. trade laws (see H.R. 1498), H5435 (see H.R. 1498), H5480 [29JN]

China, Republic of: resume normal diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res. 69), H8348 [26SE]

Clean Air Act: authorize critical use exemption amounts for methyl bromide as identified by the Dept. of State (see H.R. 1257), H1370 [10MR]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 4008), H8733 [6OC]

Courts: appointment of additional Federal circuit and district judges (see H.R. 4093), H9042 [20OC]

———clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2389), H3434 [17MY]

———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. 554), H350 [2FE]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 748), H798 [17FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish the National Drought Council (see H.R. 1386), H1692 [17MR]

Dept. of Defense: continue exercise of statutory authority to support activities of the Boy Scouts (see H. Con. Res. 6), H142 [20JA]

Dept. of HUD: facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (see H.R. 280), H3696 [19MY]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize Western States to select public lands within their borders in lieu of receiving payment for the sale of public lands lying within said States (see H.R. 3463), H11036 [18NO]

———develop a cadastre of Federal real property to assist with land management, conservation, and development and identify land that no longer needs to be federally owned (see H.R. 1370), H2103 [14AP]

———extend certain water contracts in Idaho (see H.R. 1852), H2549 [26AP]

———make full payment to each unit of general local government in which entitlement land is located (see H.R. 1469), H1777 [5AP]

Developing countries: make access to safe water and sanitation a specific policy objective of U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 1973), H9362 [27OC]

Disasters: improve ability of Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to promptly implement recovery treatments in response to catastrophic events affecting forest lands (see H.R. 4200), H9554 [2NO]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H7564 [28JY]

Diseases: address fertility issues facing cancer survivors (see H. Con. Res. 174), H6652 [26JY]

———support goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer (see H. Con. Res. 210), H8342 [22SE]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1288), H3695 [19MY]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 13, 314), H5801 [13JY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 2386), H6107 [19JY]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H942 [2MR]

Education: clarify existing Federal law relative to the treatment of students privately educated at home under State law (see H.R. 3753), H7860 [13SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend certain accountability provisions (see H.R. 1177), H11504 [13DE]

Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (see H.R. 3824), H8389 [27SE]

———reform process for designating critical habitat (see H.R. 1299), H1507 [15MR]

EPA: extend date by which small public water systems must comply with the maximum contaminant level for arsenic in drinking water (see H.R. 4495), H11327 [8DE]

Families and domestic relations: expand tax incentives for adoption and increase adoptive incentive payments (see H.R. 1561), H8162 [20SE]

———require certain family planning projects and programs provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 69), H353 [2FE]

FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 4167), H9361 [27OC]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (see H.R. 371), H2394 [20AP]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability (see H.R. 420), H413 [8FE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: affirm that a permit is not required in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1749), H2469 [21AP]

FEMA: direct the President to designate a Small State Advocate (see H.R. 2338), H5915 [14JY]

FERC: extension of time required for construction of a hydroelectric project in Idaho (see H.R. 4377), H10909 [17NO]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 800), H627 [15FE]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 47), H286 [1FE]

Firefighters: provide portal-to-portal compensation for Federal wildland firefighters (see H.R. 408), H234 [26JA]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 10), H1372 [10MR]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H6936 [27JY]

Government regulations: require Congress to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see H.R. 931), H793 [17FE]

GSA: provide a site for construction of a national health museum (see H.R. 3630), H9556 [2NO]

Health: improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 5), H6432 [25JY] (see H.R. 534), H349 [2FE]

Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 125), H1845 [6AP]

Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail: designate (see H.R. 383), H233 [26JA]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 3137), H5599 [30JN]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign-issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 925), H793 [17FE]

———provide for true enforcement and border security (see H.R. 4313), H10503 [16NO]

———revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information on H-2B nonimmigrants (see H.R. 793), H2394 [20AP]

Insurance: promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 2793), H5362 [28JN]

Intelligence services: strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see H.R. 1526), H1845 [6AP]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H1696 [17MR]

Japan: impose retaliatory economic measures if U.S. beef imports do not resume immediately (see H.R. 4179), H9473 [1NO] (see H. Res. 137), H984 [3MR]

Klebnikov, Paul: condemn murder of U.S. journalist in Russia and the murder of other members of the media (see H. Res. 499), H9963 [7NO]

Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 181), H6205 [20JY]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H848 [1MR]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H2472 [21AP]

———provide a demonstration project for chronic disease management (see H.R. 4331), H10226 [15NO]

Medicare: clarify payment for clinical laboratory tests furnished by critical access hospitals (see H.R. 1016), H846 [1MR]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H719 [16FE]

Mental health: prohibit use of Federal funds for any universal or mandatory mental health screening program (see H.R. 181), H413 [8FE]

Mexico: disapprove U.S.-Mexico Social Security totalization agreement (see H. Res. 20), H287 [1FE]

Middle East: condemn attacks on U.S. citizens by Palestinian terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 144), H2977 [4MY]

Motor vehicles: allow an operator of a commercial motor vehicle breaks in a daily tour of duty (see H.R. 623), H410 [8FE]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H7744 [7SE]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 2088), H2976 [4MY]

National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 46), H354 [2FE]

National security: improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (see H.R. 418), H235 [26JA]

Outer Continental Shelf: terminate effect of laws prohibiting spending of appropriated funds to conduct oil and natural gas leasing and preleasing activities (see H.R. 4318), H11880 [15DE]

Palestinians: provide that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 575), H11505 [13DE]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H798 [17FE]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 328), H287 [1FE]

Political campaigns: repeal disclosure requirement for certain electioneering communication disbursements and prohibit making such disbursements by corporations and labor organizations (see H.R. 689), H631 [15FE]

Public Health Service Act: increase affordability of inpatient drugs for Medicaid and safety net hospitals (see H.R. 3547), H7558 [28JY]

Public lands: 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. 586), H2472 [21AP]

———provide consistent enforcement authority by Federal agencies for violations of regulations governing public lands and clarify purpose of fines collected for violations (see H.R. 975), H1025 [8MR]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 3135), H5599 [30JN] (see H.R. 4128), H9426 [28OC]

Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act: extend authority for drought assistance (see H.R. 2925), H4560 [15JN]

Russia: protect intellectual property rights (see H. Con. Res. 230), H8389 [27SE]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 1953), H8809 [7OC]

SEC: require enhanced disclosures of employee stock options and require study on economic impact of broad-based employee stock option plans (see H.R. 913), H792 [17FE]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 517), H1696 [17MR]

Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area: rename as the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area (see H.R. 1576), H1894 [12AP]

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. 1438), H5435 (see H.R. 1438), H5480 [29JN]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H984 [3MR]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H196 [25JA]

States: authorize organization and service of a militia to help prevent individuals from unlawfully crossing an international border and entering the U.S. anywhere other than a port of entry (see H.R. 3622), H7612 [29JY]

———limit acquisition by the U.S. of land located in States in which 25 percent or more of the land is already owned by the U.S. (see H.R. 1235), H1369 [10MR]

———regulation of access to hunting and fishing for residents and nonresidents (see H.R. 731), H848 [1MR]

Supreme Court: disapprove Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property (see H. Res. 340), H5435 (see H. Res. 340), H5480 [29JN]

Surface Transportation Board: authorizing appropriations to enhance railroad competition (see H.R. 2047), H3894 [24MY]

Tariff: Roquefort cheese (see H.R. 2003), H2736 [28AP]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance (see H.R. 2089), H2976 [4MY]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1120), H6936 [27JY]

———allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 3883), H9277 [26OC]

———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. 994), H4143 [26MY]

———authorize States, localities, the District of Columbia, territories, and possessions of the U.S. to provide certain tax incentives to any person for economic development purposes (see H.R. 2471), H9044 [20OC]

———establish a commission on tax reform (see H.R. 41), H72 [4JA]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 1511), H1845 [6AP]

———increase and extend temporary expensing for equipment used in refining of liquid fuels (see H.R. 3680), H8388 [27SE]

———make individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends permanent (see H.R. 809), H3262 [12MY]

———modify small refiner exception to the oil depletion deduction (see H.R. 1114), H1780 [5AP]

———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 986), H796 [17FE]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H1893 [12AP]

———provide a refundable tax credit to public safety volunteers (see H.R. 934), H6205 [20JY]

———provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland to encourage the continued use of property for farming (see H.R. 2034), H2737 [28AP]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1548), H2649 [27AP]

———provide for deductibility of medical expenses by individuals (see H.R. 4625), H12167 [17DE]

———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. 976), H795 [17FE]

———repeal alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1186), H4356 [9JN]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 64), H73 [4JA]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H8919 [18OC]

———treatment of medical expenses (see H.R. 66), H73 [4JA]

Television: provide for the efficacy of television ratings services (see H.R. 3298), H5913 [14JY]

Treaties and agreements: avoid inclusion in future free trade agreements provisions that would restrict access of U.S. consumers to imported prescription drugs (see H.R. 3583), H7559 [28JY]

Trucking industry: hours of service requirements for commercial drivers transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies (see H.R. 572), H351 [2FE]

———postpone enforcement of new rules governing rest periods for truck drivers using sleeper berths (see H.R. 3943), H8642 [29SE]

U.N.: limit U.S. share of assessments for the regular budget (see H.R. 14), H2150 [19AP]

———withhold U.S. contributions pending certification of U.N. cooperation in investigation of Oil-for-Food Program (see H.R. 1092), H981 [3MR]

UNESCO: withdraw U.S. membership (see H. Con. Res. 132), H2551 [26AP]

Water: allow small public water systems to request exemption from national primary drinking water requirements for a naturally occurring contaminant (see H.R. 1315), H1508 [15MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Courts: appoint additional Federal circuit judges and divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see H.R. 212), H78 [4JA] (see H.R. 3125), H5434 (see H.R. 3125), H5479 [29JN]

———remove authority of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to sit en banc with fewer than all circuit judges in regular active service (see H.R. 1064), H941 [2MR]

———reorganize the ninth judicial circuit (see H.R. 211), H78 [4JA]

Higher Education Act: exclude veterans education benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill for purposes of determining need analysis for grants to college students (see H.R. 1206), H1264 [9MR]

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. 2514), H3694 [19MY] (see H.R. 3603), H7560 [28JY]

President's National Hire Veterans Committee: extend operation (see H.R. 419), H235 [26JA]

Tariff: semi-manufactured forms of gold (see H.R. 2469), H3556 [18MY]

Trademarks: clarify that service marks, collective marks, and certification marks are entitled to the same protections, rights, and privileges as trademarks (see H.R. 784), H584 [10FE]

Veterans: provide additional work-study opportunities for eligible veterans (see H.R. 1207), H1264 [9MR]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H81 [6JA], H139 [20JA], H3115 [11MY], H3439 [18MY], H5743 [13JY], H7675 [7SE], H10911 [18NO]

Letters

No Child Left Behind Act paraprofessionals competency requirements deadline: Raymond J. Simon, Dept. of Education, H5032 [23JN]

Remarks

Agriculture: price supports for sugar, H4255 [8JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), H4255 [8JN]

Ammon, ID: anniversary, E1853 [15SE]

BLM: prohibit funding for sale or slaughter of free-roaming horses and burros, H3661 [19MY]

Boise, ID: tribute to Assistance League of Boise's Operation School Bell, E1843 [14SE]

China, Republic of: oppose proposed People's Republic of China anti-secession law, E238 [15FE]

Citigroup, Inc.: tribute to efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, E2136 [20OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: reduce interest rate on loans to processors of sugar beets and sugarcane, H4255 [8JN]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2863), H4734 [20JN]

Dept. of Education: TRIO Programs funding, E1330 [24JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3661 [19MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide adaptive housing assistance to disabled veterans residing temporarily in housing owned by a family member and make direct housing loans to Native American veterans (H.R. 3665), H10079 [9NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5032 [23JN], E1330 [24JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2419), conference report, H10062 [9NO]

Eximbank: clarify criteria for approving loan applications, H5284 [28JN]

———compel the Board of Directors to vote on every proposal for financing whether or not the proposal meets the basic congressionally mandated conditions for approval, E1382 [28JN]

———proposed financing package for Chinese semiconductor manufacturer, E1382-E1385 [28JN]

Filer, ID: tribute to Filer Elementary School's ``50 Mile Big Walk'' participants, E917 [10MY]

Firth, ID: anniversary, E1382 [28JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), H5284 [28JN]

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 (H.R. 3603), E1820 [13SE]

———tribute to Sawtooth National Recreation Area and White Cloud Mountains, E1820 [13SE]

Idaho Falls (ID) Post Register: anniversary, E258 [16FE]

Japan: express gratitude for assistance in Iraq and Afghanistan reconstruction and efforts to maintain international peace and security, H4734 [20JN]

No Child Left Behind Act: paraprofessionals competency requirements deadline, H5032 [23JN]

President's National Hire Veterans Committee: extend operation, H10079 [9NO]

———extend operation (H.R. 419), E87 [26JA]

Schools: tribute to education support professionals, E2369 [16NO]

St. Anthony, ID: anniversary of Free Fisherman's Breakfast, E999 [17MY]

Sullivan, J. Kirk: National Eagle Scout Association Distinguished Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2263 [3NO]

Tributes

Kearns, Paul, E83 [26JA]

Kehrer, Darryl, E92 [26JA]

Marble, Ray, E995 [17MY]

Reese, Jerry, E1511 [18JY]