SIMPSON, MICHAEL K. (a Representative from Idaho)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1797), H2392 [26AP]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H6643 [16OC]

Americans With Disabilities Act: require a plaintiff to provide a defendant with an opportunity to voluntarily correct a violation prior to commencing civil action (see H.R. 994), H1318 [6MR]

Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see H.R. 911), H2299 [24AP]

Armed Forces: exempt retired pay of certain disabled veterans from full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment and prevent adverse impact of such adjustment on Survivor Benefit Plan annuities (see H.R. 3789), H8125 [19DE]

——— express importance of easing the transition of members and their families from military to civilian life (see H. Res. 104), H4371 [10JY]

——— leave no member unaccounted for in the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan (see H. Res. 296), H4858 [22JY]

——— require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see H.R. 833), H984 [5MR]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 3790), H8125 [19DE]

Blue Star Mothers of America Month: designate (see H. Res. 293), H5436 [9SE]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H7688 [11DE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 2), H173 [15JA]

C.W. Bill Young Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bay Pines, FL: designate (see H.R. 3302), H6674 [22OC]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors (see H.R. 1250), H2404 [3MY]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley honoring the 50th anniversary of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (see H.R. 360), H1720 [20MR]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 231), H7112 [14NO]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H5404 [2AU]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H224 [22JA]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 436), H416 [6FE]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 1779), H4214 [8JY]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about receipt of military decorations or medals (see H.R. 258), H2485 [7MY]

——— prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 732), H703 [27FE]

Dept. of Defense: declare the attack at Fort Hood, TX, a terrorist attack and ensure victims of such attack and their families receive the same honors and benefits as those killed or wounded in overseas combat zones (see H.R. 3111), H6412 [8OC]

Dept. of Education: establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 1763), H2438 [6MY]

Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining recommended dental care (see H.R. 963), H2485 [7MY]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 1281), H1718 [20MR]

Dept. of Justice: limit awarding of fees and other expenses in cases brought against agencies of the U.S. (see H.R. 3037), H5398 [2AU]

——— require disclosure of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions (see H.R. 3103), H5656 [18SE]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 124), H2248 [23AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (see H.R. 2009), H4040 [25JN]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit the taking of privately held water rights and uphold longstanding State water laws (see H.R. 3189), H6546 [11OC]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H7394 [2DE]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 1406), H2067 [16AP]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H1318 [6MR]

EPA: carry out a pilot program to work with municipalities seeking to develop and implement integrated plans to meet Federal Water Pollution Control Act wastewater and stormwater obligations (see H.R. 2707), H4597 [17JY]

——— eliminate certain requirements under the renewable fuel program and prohibit approval of gasoline that contains greater than a certain percentage of ethanol (see H.R. 1462), H5884 [26SE]

——— exempt components used in manufacture of hunting and recreational shooting ammunition and fishing tackle from regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (see H.R. 322), H176 [18JA]

——— exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements (see H.R. 2026), H2717 [16MY]

——— repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 1461), H5884 [26SE]

——— require congressional review of certain rules (see H.R. 2916), H5342 [1AU]

ERISA: ensure health care coverage value and transparency for dental benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 1798), H2392 [26AP]

FAA: modify appropriations (see H.R. 1432), H2067 [16AP]

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see H.R. 367), H278 [23JA]

Federal employees: allow conversion of temporary seasonal wildland firefighters and other seasonal employees in Federal land management agencies to permanent seasonal positions (see H.R. 533), H3216 [5JN]

——— provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see H.R. 3223), H6225 [3OC]

Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2068), H3253 [6JN]

FEMA: authorize use of grants under the Urban Areas Security Initiative and the State Homeland Security Grant Program to work in conjunction with a Dept. of Energy national laboratory (see H.R. 3438), H6953 [30OC]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 2959), H8112 [12DE]

Fish and fishing: prohibit importation or exportation of mussels of a certain genus (see H.R. 1823), H2959 [23MY]

——— reduce predation on endangered Columbia River salmon and other nonlisted species (see H.R. 1308), H1821 [21MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 47), H3016 [3JN]

Foreign aid: require the President to establish guidelines for, and increase transparency of, foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 2638), H7446 [3DE]

Forest Service: revise the Recreation Residence Program by implementing a procedure for determining cabin user fees (see H.R. 1159), H1425 [14MR]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H173 [15JA]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3121), H5922 [27SE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 45), H2535 [8MY] (see H.R. 3121), H5922 [27SE]

Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence and call for resignation due to lack of monitoring and actions relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels in Mexico (see H. Res. 35), H3689 [17JN]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 2328), H5922 [27SE]

Iran: call for release of Saeed Abedini and condemn persecution of religious minorities (see H. Res. 147), H1909 [10AP]

——— impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H5175 [30JY]

IRS: prevent discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by IRS officers and employees (see H.R. 1950), H2656 [15MY]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H5513 [11SE]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H5403 [2AU]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H596 [15FE]

Medicare: apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas (see H.R. 2053), H5655 [18SE]

——— clarify policy relative to physician supervision of therapeutic hospital outpatient services (see H.R. 2801), H5655 [18SE]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H984 [5MR]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2504), H4078 [26JN]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H5589 [17SE]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 761), H594 [15FE]

Motor vehicles: exempt certain class A driver’s license holders in the agriculture industry from requirement to obtain a hazardous material endorsement when operating certain service vehicles (see H.R. 1026), H1911 [10AP]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H1860 [9AP]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 167), H2124 [17AP]

National wildlife refuges: require new refuges may not be established except as expressly authorized by statute (see H.R. 638), H499 [13FE]

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. 757), H594 [15FE]

——— grant Indian tribes jurisdiction over crimes of domestic violence that occur in the Indian country of that tribe (see H.R. 780), H595 [15FE]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H5403 [2AU]

NIH: provide for a pediatric research initiative through use of funds saved by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (see H.R. 2019), H4726 [18JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation (see H.R. 2809), H5548 [12SE]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate until the American Health Benefit Exchanges are functioning properly (see H.R. 3359), H6828 [28OC]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3685), H7627 [10DE]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2575), H7395 [2DE]

——— prohibit a government subsidy for premiums of a health plan by a Member of Congress (see H.R. 3067), H5768 [19SE]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff and limit subsidies (see H.R. 3076), H5589 [17SE]

——— repeal (see H.R. 45), H2535 [8MY] (see H.R. 3121), H5922 [27SE]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H2604 [14MY]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H278 [23JA]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see H.R. 935), H984 [5MR]

Privacy: update privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy while meeting law enforcement needs (see H.R. 1852), H2914 [22MY]

Public lands: improve management of grazing leases and permits (see H.R. 657), H500 [13FE]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 596), H431 [8FE]

Roads and highways: amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system (see H.R. 612), H454 [12FE]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 3590), H7628 [10DE]

——— recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see H.R. 1825), H2404 [3MY]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 2482), H5548 [12SE]

——— clarify treatment of general welfare benefits provided by Indian tribes (see H.R. 3043), H5589 [17SE]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H5262 [31JY]

——— exclude from gross income payments under the Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program and certain amounts received under the Indian Health Professions Scholarship Program (see H.R. 3391), H7357 [21NO]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H3015 [3JN]

——— facilitate water leasing and water transfers to promote conservation and efficiency (see H.R. 3023), H5548 [12SE]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 2807), H5049 [24JY]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H2536 [8MY]

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1918), H2567 [9MY]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H410 [6FE]

——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 582), H413 [6FE]

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 352), H278 [23JA]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 2309), H3286 [11JN]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H5834 [25SE]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose (see H. Con. Res. 23), H6677 [22OC]

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), H284 [23JA] (see H.R. 333), H221 [22JA]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H950 [4MR]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1359 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Courts: appoint additional Federal circuit judges and divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see H.R. 144), H32 [3JA]

——— authorize an additional district judgeship for the district of Idaho (see H.R. 3457), H6997 [12NO]

Dept. of the Interior: provide for Indian trust asset management reform (see H.R. 409), H281 [23JA]

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 (see H.R. 876), H701 [27FE]

——— establish certain wilderness areas and authorize various land conveyances involving National Forest System and BLM lands in central Idaho (see H.R. 145), H32 [3JA]

——— provide for exchange of lands between the city of Ketchum and Blaine County School District (see H.R. 1142), H1396 [13MR]

National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, National Gallery of Art, and U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: making continuing appropriations (see H.J. Res. 70), H6102 [1OC]

Native Americans: making continuing appropriations for BIA, Bureau of Indian Education, and Indian Health Service (see H.J. Res. 80), H6223 [3OC]

Power resources: authorize noncompetitive leasing of certain areas adjoining other lands for which a qualified company or individual holds a preexisting right to develop geothermal resources (see H.R. 2004), H2654 [15MY]

Roads and highways: clarify regulation of the operation of longer combination vehicles on the Interstate Highway System in Idaho (see H.R. 3083), H5512 [11SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Courts: appoint additional Federal circuit judges and divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (H.R. 144), H37 [3JA]

——— authorize an additional district judgeship for the district of Idaho (H.R. 3457), H6998 [12NO]

Dept. of the Interior: provide for Indian trust asset management reform (H.R. 409), H283 [23JA]

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. 876), H703 [27FE]

——— establish certain wilderness areas and authorize various land conveyances involving National Forest System and BLM lands in central Idaho (H.R. 145), H37 [3JA]

——— provide for exchange of lands between the city of Ketchum and Blaine County School District (H.R. 1142), H1398 [13MR]

National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, National Gallery of Art, and U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 70), H6103 [1OC]

Native Americans: making continuing appropriations for BIA, Bureau of Indian Education, and Indian Health Service (H.J. Res. 80), H6224 [3OC]

Power resources: authorize noncompetitive leasing of certain areas adjoining other lands for which a qualified company or individual holds a preexisting right to develop geothermal resources (H.R. 2004), H2655 [15MY]

Roads and highways: clarify regulation of the operation of longer combination vehicles on the Interstate Highway System in Idaho (H.R. 3083), H5512 [11SE]

Motions

National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, National Gallery of Art, and U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 70), H6154 [2OC]

Native Americans: making continuing appropriations for BIA, Bureau of Indian Education, and Indian Health Service (H.J. Res. 80), H6577 [14OC]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), H5777 [20SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6074 [1OC], H6151 [2OC]

Corps of Engineers: update regulations and guidelines defining what waters and wetlands are subject to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H4248 [9JY]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (H.R. 1281), E341• [20MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4248 [9JY]

Forests: wildland fire management funding, H5778 [20SE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6071, H6072, H6075, H6076, H6077 [1OC], H6147, H6151 [2OC], H6549 [12OC], H6575 [14OC]

Idaho: anniversary of congressional legislation establishing Idaho Territory, E235• [4MR]

——— 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. 876), H3659 [17JN]

Madison County, ID: anniversary, E175• [25FE]

National Cancer Institute: funding, E1874• [16DE]

National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, National Gallery of Art, and U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 70), H6071, H6072, H6075, H6076, H6077 [1OC], H6146, H6147, H6148, H6151 [2OC]

Native Americans: making continuing appropriations for BIA, Bureau of Indian Education, and Indian Health Service (H.J. Res. 80), H6548, H6549 [12OC], H6575 [14OC]

NIH: funding, E1874• [16DE]

Point of order, H6153 [2OC], H6577 [14OC]

Votes: position on missed, H2374• [26AP], E105•, E113• [6FE], E1453• [8OC]

Tributes

Cavarocchi, Nicholas, Sr., E1790• [4DE]

Derrick, Ronald L., H672 [27FE]

Holding, Robert E., E519• [23AP]

Jones, Donna, E489• [18AP]

Sayer, Laurel, E605• [7MY]