SIMPSON, MICHAEL K. (a Representative from Idaho)

Appointments

Committee on Ethics (House), H928 [17FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H1498 [21MR]

Armed Forces: limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676), H187 [27JA]

——— tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), H181 [25JA]

Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 6164), H5130 [23JY]

Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in attracting foreign direct investments (see H.R. 5910), H3707 [15JN]

Dept. of Defense: modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the program took effect (see H.R. 4045), H1543 [22MR]

Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining recommended dental care (see H.R. 4091), H3163 [18MY]

——— establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H5526 [31JY]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1642 [27MR]

ERISA: ensure health care coverage value and transparency for dental benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 4818), H3177 [29MY]

FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H513 [6FE]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1498 [21MR]

Health: repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (see H.R. 1744), H1154 [5MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H3163 [18MY]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H2663 [11MY]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4605 [28JN]

National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 [28JN]

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable (see H.R. 4154), H2033 [19AP]

——— grant Indian tribes jurisdiction over crimes of domestic violence that occur in the Indian country of that tribe (see H.R. 6625), H6586 [3DE]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H945 [17FE]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: tribute to establishment of Federal interagency neuroscience working group (see H. Res. 613), H3578 [6JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H1100 [29FE]

——— repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]

POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H1976 [18AP]

Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain officers or employees during a congressional recess of less than 3 days and express that such appointments are unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]

Public lands: direct land management agencies to report on public access and egress to public lands for hunting, fishing, and recreation and use Land and Water Conservation Fund funds to secure such access (see H.R. 6086), H6152 [19SE]

——— improve management of grazing leases and permits (see H.R. 4234), H1496 [21MR]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 6154), H5077 [19JY]

States: recognize and clarify authority to regulate medical aspects of intrastate air ambulance services (see H.R. 1117), H4605 [28JN]

Taxation: facilitate water leasing and water transfers to promote conservation and efficiency (see H.R. 6462), H6280 [21SE]

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H6300 [2OC]

——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]

Transportation: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 3200), H571 [7FE]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H1741 [28MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of the Interior: provide for Indian trust asset management reform (see H.R. 6617), H6535 [29NO]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 6091), H4774 [10JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of the Interior: provide for Indian trust asset management reform (H.R. 6617), H6535 [29NO]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6091), H4775 [10JY]

Remarks

Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), H609 [8FE]

Corps of Engineers: finalize proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H3376, H3377 [1JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3376, H3377 [1JN]

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. 2050), H2047 [24AP]

Kramer, Jerry: endorse Pro Football Hall of Fame induction, E1148• [27JN]

Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, E817• [16MY]

Montgomery GI Bill: anniversary, E958• [1JN]

Votes: position on missed, H6561 [30NO], E53• [23JA], E1627• [21SE]

Reports filed

Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 6091) (H. Rept. 112–589), H4774 [10JY]

Tributes

Boyer, Chad, E1928• [13DE]

Hill, Dave, E1738• [9NO]