SIMPSON, MICHAEL K. (a Representative from Idaho)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (see H.R. 5939), H6684 [14SE]
Alcoholic beverages: support State based alcohol regulation, clarify evidentiary rules for alcohol matters, and ensure collection of all alcohol taxes (see H.R. 5034), H3441 [12MY]
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: rescind all stimulus funds that remain unobligated (see H.R. 6403), H7500 [16NO]
Appropriations: establish an earmark moratorium, reduce discretionary spending by amount saved, and establish bicameral, bipartisan committee on budgetary, spending, and earmark processes (see H. Res. 1289), H2843 [22AP]
———making supplemental (see H.R. 5745), H5674 [15JY]
Arizona: prohibit withdrawal of certain public lands from location and entry under the Mining Law (see H.R. 5665), H5500 [1JY]
Armed Forces: mint coins in commemoration of Army Five-Star Generals and alumni of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (see H.R. 1177), H2459 [25MR]
Aviation: recognize the value of recreational aviation and backcountry airstrips (see H. Res. 1473), H4872 [24JN]
Bankruptcy: exempt firearms from claims of creditors (see H.R. 5827), H5983 [22JY]
Boise State University: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 1042), H423 [27JA]
Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 450), H3202 [5MY]
Corps of Engineers: extend and modify the authority to accept and expend funds contributed by non-Federal public entities to expedite the evaluation of certain permits (see H.R. 6184), H7156 (see H.R. 6184), H7213 [28SE]
Crime: prevent video depictions of animal cruelty (see H.R. 5092), H2937 [27AP] (see H.R. 5566), H4676 [22JN]
Dept. of Defense: cover a larger share of expenses under the National Guard Youth Challenge Program in the case of a State program during its first three years of operation (see H.R. 4843), H1440 [15MR]
Dept. of Education: allow certain Armed Forces members who served on active duty to be eligible to participate in the Troops-to-Teachers Program (see H.R. 3943), H387 [26JA]
———anniversary of Impact Aid Program (see H. Res. 1641), H6880 [22SE]
———establish and administer an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 2377), H194 [19JA]
Dept. of Justice: compile, and make publicly available, certain data relating to the Equal Access to Justice Act (see H.R. 4717), H1104 [3MR]
———establish public-private Meth Project Prevention Campaign Grant Program (see H.R. 5916), H6283 [28JY]
Dept. of the Interior: reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 3697), H1104 [3MR] (see H.R. 3742), H1169 [4MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow for increased flexibility in payments for State veterans homes (see H.R. 4241), H756 [23FE]
———approve certain education programs under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 3813), H2642 [15AP]
———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 775), H1324 [10MR]
District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 5162), H3013 [28AP]
Emporia State University: tribute to women's basketball team (see H. Res. 1292), H3484 [13MY]
Endangered species: allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species (see H.R. 1054), H3702 [20MY]
———provide that the inclusion of the gray wolf on lists of endangered and threatened species under the Endangered Species Act shall have no force or effect (see H.R. 6485), H8030 [2DE]
EPA: delay implementation of certain final rules in States until accreditation classes are held in the States for a certain period (see H.R. 5177), H3274 [6MY]
———disapprove rule relative to endangerment findings and regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (see H.J. Res. 76), H1519 [16MR] (see H.J. Res. 77), H1027 [2MR]
———exempt regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 4572), H648 [22FE]
———finalize proposed rule to amend spill prevention, control, and countermeasure rule to tailor and streamline requirements for the dairy industry (see H.R. 5426), H5304 [30JN]
Fair Credit Reporting Act: amend relative to applicability of identity theft guidelines to creditors (see H.R. 6420), H7548 [17NO]
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: clarify authorized use of registered pesticides (see H.R. 6087), H6805 [16SE]
Financial institutions: establish a commercial real estate credit guarantee program to empower community banks and other lenders to make loans (see H.R. 5816), H5983 [22JY]
Firearms: protect the right of individuals to bear arms on Federal lands administered by the Forest Service and the BLM (see H.R. 5523), H6764 [15SE]
Flag Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1429), H4425 [14JN]
Foreign aid: temporarily prohibit U.S. loans to the IMF to be used to provide financing for any member state of the European Union (see H.R. 5299), H3542 [18MY]
Foreign trade: support increased market access for exports of U.S. beef and beef products to Japan (see H. Res. 1196), H2506 [13AP]
Forest Service: reduce risk of catastrophic wildfire through the facilitation of insect and disease infestation treatment of national forests and adjacent lands (see H.R. 4398), H2800 [21AP]
———revise the Recreation Residence Program as it applies to units derived from public domain by implementing a procedure for determining cabin user fees (see H.R. 4888), H1743 [19MR]
Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology: anniversary of EyeCare America program (see H. Res. 1226), H3015 [28AP]
Government-sponsored enterprises: provide on-budget status to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 4653), H972 [26FE]
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 4844), H2800 [21AP]
Harwell, William E. (Ernie): tribute (see H. Res. 1328), H3201 [5MY]
Health: ensure an up or down vote on certain health care legislation (see H. Res. 1188), H1595 [17MR]
———repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance (see H.R. 4995), H3202 [5MY] (see H.R. 4999), H4597 [16JN]
House Rules: ban congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, and limited tariff benefits (see H. Res. 1177), H1396 [12MR]
———ban congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, and limited tariff benefits, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H. Res. 1177), H1441 [15MR]
Idaho: authorize an additional district judgeship (see H.R. 5896), H6282 [28JY]
———authorize continued use of certain water diversions on National Forest System lands in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (see H.R. 4474), H265 [20JA]
Insurance: further competition in the insurance industry (see H.R. 1583), H387 [26JA]
Lee, Nelle Harper: anniversary of publication of ``To Kill a Mockingbird'' (see H. Res. 1525), H5986 [22JY]
Monuments and memorials: require certain procedures for designating national monuments (see H.R. 5580), H4779 [23JN]
National Dairy Month: support goals (see H. Res. 1368), H3541 [18MY]
National FFA Organization: mint coins in commemoration of founding (see H.R. 3464), H5921 [21JY]
National Rifle Association: tribute to Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program (see H. Res. 1365), H3541 [18MY]
National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 1312), H3078 [29AP]
National Week of Hope: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1206), H2461 [25MR]
Oklahoma City, OK: remember victims of attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see H. Res. 1206), H2461 [25MR]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 4901), H2505 [13AP] (see H.R. 4972), H5617 [14JY]
Pennsylvania: tribute to Pennsylvania Air National Guard 111th Fighter Wing (see H. Res. 1411), H4780 [23JN]
Power resources: expand domestic fossil fuel production, develop more nuclear power, and expand renewable electricity (see H.R. 5899), H6282 [28JY]
Railroads: amend limitation on liability for certain passenger rail accidents or incidents (see H.R. 6150), H6803 [16SE]
Religion: reaffirm ``In God We Trust'' as the official motto of the U.S. and support and encourage its public display in all public buildings, public schools, and other government institutions (see H. Con. Res. 274), H3275 [6MY]
Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see H.R. 5141), H3124 [4MY]
Taiwan: accord observer status in the International Civil Aviation Organization (see H. Con. Res. 266), H4387 [10JN]
Taxation: allow loans from certain retirement plans for the payment of certain small business expenses (see H.R. 5978), H6405 (see H.R. 5978), H6456 [29JY]
———exempt certain farmland from the estate tax (see H.R. 5475), H4214 [28MY]
———exempt survivor benefit annuity plan payments from the individual alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 5529), H4780 [23JN]
———express that the value-added tax is a massive tax increase that will cripple families on fixed income and only further push back America's economic recovery (see H. Res. 1346), H3310 [11MY]
———prevent pending tax increases (see H.R. 4746), H2579 [14AP]
———provide an investment credit for equipment used to fabricate solar energy property (see H.R. 4085), H834 [24FE]
———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1547), H2504 [13AP]
———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 4278), H3311 [11MY]
———temporarily increase investment tax credit for geothermal energy property (see H.R. 5612), H6164 [27JY]
Transportation: allow public transit agencies to use Federal transit funds for day-to-day operating expenses (see H.R. 2746), H6804 [16SE]
U.N.: prohibit U.S. participation on the U.N. Human Rights Council and prohibit contributions for purposes of paying for investigation into efforts to break Israeli blockade of Gaza (see H.R. 5501), H4678 [22JN]
Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 5647), H5504 [1JY]
University of Idaho: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 1041), H423 [27JA]
Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H2319 [24MR] (see H.R. 333), H2459 [25MR]
Water: allow small public water systems to request exemption from national primary drinking water requirements for a naturally occurring contaminant (see H.R. 6393), H7394 [29SE]
World Veterinary Year: designate (see H. Res. 1531), H7549 [17NO]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of the Interior: settle land claims within the Fort Hall Reservation in Idaho (see H.R. 4613), H602 [4FE]
Idaho: establish certain wilderness areas and authorize various land conveyances involving National Forest System and BLM lands in central Idaho (see H.R. 5205), H3123 [4MY]
NRC: condemn decision to begin the closure of the Yucca Mountain license application review relative to high-level nuclear waste storage (see H. Res. 1732), H7614 [18NO]
Water: allow small public water systems to request exemption from national primary drinking water requirements for a naturally occurring contaminant (see H.R. 4798), H1220 [9MR]
Remarks
Assistance League of Boise: anniversary, E2039
Boise State University: tribute to football team (H. Res. 1042), E530
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), E441
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), consideration (H. Res. 1203), H1847 [21MR]
Fair Credit Reporting Act: amend relative to applicability of identity theft guidelines to creditors (S. 3987), H8059 [7DE]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), E441
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), consideration (H. Res. 1203), H1847 [21MR]
Idaho: authorize continued use of certain water diversions on National Forest System lands in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (H.R. 3538), H155
———authorize continued use of certain water diversions on National Forest System lands in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (H.R. 4474), H405
National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (H. Res. 1312), E758
University of Idaho: tribute to football team (H. Res. 1041), E530