SIMPSON, MICHAEL K. (a Representative from Idaho)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: assist sub-Saharan African countries develop mix of power solutions for more broadly distributed electricity access to support poverty alleviation and drive economic growth (see H.R. 2548), H1719 [10FE]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see H.R. 684), H8171 [20NO]

Children and youth: provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 498), H3409 [1MY]

China: call for an end to organ harvesting from prisoners, investigate organ transplant practices, end persecution of the Falun Gong, and issue warnings to U.S. citizens about organ transplant practices (see H. Res. 281), H7619 [16SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make anthrax vaccines and antimicrobials available to emergency response providers (see H.R. 5620), H8273 [2DE]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit closing or repurposing any propagation fish hatchery or aquatic species propagation program unless such action is expressly authorized by Congress (see H.R. 5026), H6816 [24JY]

——— reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 279), H3292 [29AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H4685 [20MY]

——— give priority for new national cemeteries to States without a national cemetery or areas with large veteran populations (see H.R. 4712), H4784 [21MY]

——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (see H.R. 4031), H4785 [21MY]

Drugs: focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see H.R. 3382), H7893 [18SE]

Endangered species: protect and conserve species and the lawful possession of certain ivory in the U.S. (see H.R. 5052), H7129 [30JY]

EPA: preserve existing rights and responsibilities relative to non-prohibited discharges of dredged or fill material under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 5071), H6746 [23JY]

——— prohibit release of sensitive data relative to livestock producers (see H.R. 4157), H2362 [12MR]

FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 3708), H4434 [15MY]

FDA: establish Federal labeling standards for food with genetically modified ingredients and natural foods (see H.R. 4432), H5820 [26JN]

Federal firefighters: provide that hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for overtime pay (see H.R. 1141), H3241 [28AP]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 1750), H2696 [26MR]

Firearms: provide that certain firearms listed as curios or relics may be imported into the U.S. by a licensed importer without obtaining authorization from the Depts. of State or Defense (see H.R. 2247), H4476 [19MY]

Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 1249), H3448 [6MY]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 1276), H1719 [10FE]

Forest Service: stop implementation of travel management rule and incorporate needs and input of affected communities before taking any travel management action affecting access to units derived from public domain (see H.R. 4272), H5069 [2JN]

Hamas (terrorist organization): condemn use of civilians as human shields, recognize breaches of international law, support Israel’s right of self-defense, and support Palestinians who reject terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 107), H6860 [25JY]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H5826 [3JY]

House of Representatives: call for civil action in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for declaratory or injunctive relief to challenge certain executive branch actions (see H. Res. 442), H1246 [17JA]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1812), H7041 [29JY]

Lumber industry: exempt certain children employed in logging or mechanized operations from child labor laws (see H.R. 4590), H4786 [21MY]

Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1179), H6977 [28JY]

——— limit charges for contract health services provided to Indians by Medicare providers of services and suppliers (see H.R. 4843), H7189 [31JY]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 3991), H2611 [24MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 2305), H1592 [4FE]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see H.R. 3717), H7893 [18SE]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H5365 [12JN]

National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H1430 [27JA]

National Small Business Week: observance (see H. Res. 583), H4064 [13MY]

National Teacher Day: observance (see H. Res. 571), H3941 [7MY]

Native Americans: promote academic achievement of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children with the establishment of a Native American language grant program (see H.R. 4214), H7129 [30JY]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 4158), H6400 [17JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3979), H1514 [31JA]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 1944), H1938 [25FE]

Schools: clarify when certain academic assessments shall be administered (see H.R. 4172), H7979 [13NO]

Social Security: provide States with the option of providing services to children with medically complex conditions under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program through a care coordination program (see H.R. 4930), H7129 [30JY]

Taiwan Relations Act: affirm importance (see H. Res. 494), H3243 [28AP]

Tariff: increase and adjust for inflation the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day (see H.R. 1020), H2802 [1AP]

Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H5249 [10JN]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1449), H3409 [1MY]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 494), H2610 [24MR]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H3242 [28AP]

Veterans: develop guidelines for use of unofficial sources of information to determine eligibility for benefits and decorations when service records are incomplete due to damage while in Dept. of Defense possession (see H.R. 3397), H2258 [6MR]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H4017 [8MY]

Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to application of environmental protection regulations (see H.R. 3377), H135 [9JA]

——— prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 5078), H6816 [24JY]

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H6400 [17JY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to Monuments Men in recognition of their role in preservation, protection, and restitution of monuments, works of art, and articles of cultural importance (see H.R. 3658), H163 [10JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Justice: clarify standard required for importation of sporting arms (see H.R. 4135), H2097 [28FE]

Dept. of the Interior: exchange trust and fee land to resolve land disputes created by realignment of the Blackfoot River along the boundary of the Fort Hall Reservation in Idaho (see H.R. 5049), H6035 [9JY]

——— maintain or replace certain facilities and structures for commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch, ID (see H.R. 4283), H2565 [21MR]

——— repeal legislation authorizing establishment of a town site on the Fort Hall Reservation in Idaho (see H.R. 5050), H6035 [9JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (see H.R. 4923), H5597 [20JN]

Forests: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 3992), H1658 [5FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Justice: clarify standard required for importation of sporting arms (H.R. 4135), H2098 [28FE]

Dept. of the Interior: exchange trust and fee land to resolve land disputes created by realignment of the Blackfoot River along the boundary of the Fort Hall Reservation in Idaho (H.R. 5049), H6035 [9JY]

——— maintain or replace certain facilities and structures for commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch, ID (H.R. 4283), H2566 [21MR]

——— repeal legislation authorizing establishment of a town site on the Fort Hall Reservation in Idaho (H.R. 5050), H6035 [9JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4923), H5597 [20JN]

Forests: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (H.R. 3992), H1658 [5FE]

Remarks

American Dental Association: tribute to Action for Dental Health—Dentists Making a Difference campaign to address dental health crisis, H5056 [30MY]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H250, H442 [15JA], H9277 [11DE]

Bureau of Reclamation: Mid-Pacific Region environmental programs funding, H250 [15JA]

——— water conservation and reuse projects funding, H6075 [10JY]

Corps of Engineers: Bayou Meto and Grand Prairie projects funding, H5988 [9JY]

——— construction account funding, H5984, H5985 [9JY]

——— construction account funding through reductions in expense account funding, H5986 [9JY]

——— Continuing Authorities Program funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy administrative account funding, H5984 [9JY]

——— levee repair and flood mitigation funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy administration funding, H6099 [10JY]

——— Mississippi River and tributaries project funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy funding, H5987 [9JY]

——— Office of the Assistant Sec. of the Army for Civil Works funding, H5993 [9JY]

——— prohibit funding to contravene Water Resources Development Act Great Lakes harbor maintenance funding requirement, H6090 [10JY]

——— Sabine-Neches Waterway maintenance funding, H5980 [9JY]

Denali Commission: terminate, H6029 [9JY]

Dept. of Energy: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy funding, H6021 [9JY]

——— allow closure of Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site, H6031 [9JY]

——— condition approval of permits to export natural gas on the consultation with the U.S. Maritime Administration on the availability of U.S.-flagged ships, H6078 [10JY]

——— condition approval of permits to export natural gas on use of domestic shipping components, H6076 [10JY]

——— Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation program funding through reductions in Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility funding, H6024, H6025 [9JY]

——— Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy program, nuclear energy, and fossil energy research and development funding, H6003 [9JY]

——— Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy program, nuclear energy, fossil energy research and development, and NRC funding, H6011 [9JY]

——— Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy program funding, H6001 [9JY]

——— Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy program funding through reductions in administration funding, H6099 [10JY]

——— Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy program funding through reductions in fossil energy research and development funding, H5997, H6000, H6002 [9JY]

——— establish an integrated facility at the Nevada National Security Site to study advanced radiography capabilities, H5979 [9JY]

——— fossil energy research and development funding, H6015 [9JY]

——— increase hydroelectric power funding, H6011 [9JY]

——— National Nuclear Security Administration long-range cruise missile nuclear warhead funding, H6023 [9JY]

——— nondefense environmental cleanup funding, H6017 [9JY]

——— Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability funding, H6013 [9JY]

——— Office of Science funding through reductions in defense funding, H6018 [9JY]

——— Office of Science National Undergraduate Fellowship Program funding through reductions in Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships funding, H6018 [9JY]

——— prohibit funding for use in contravention of whistleblower protections for contractor employees, H6052 [10JY]

——— prohibit funding to contravene the USEC Privatization Act relative to Secretarial Determination on uranium transfers’ impact on domestic uranium industry and all public notice and comment requirements, H6050 [10JY]

——— prohibit funding to finalize, implement, or enforce any rule that increases electricity prices or reduces electricity reliability, H6080 [10JY]

——— require disclosure of number of grant proposals or applications submitted and document basis for selection of grant recipient, H6027 [9JY]

——— Richland, WA, Operations Office at Hanford funding, H5978 [9JY]

——— tribute to Idaho National Laboratory employees receiving American Nuclear Society Materials Science and Technology Division awards, E1046• [23JN]

——— Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund funding through reductions in energy efficiency and renewable energy and administration funding, H5998, H5999 [9JY]

——— Water Power Program funding, H6012 [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), E1067• [25JN]

Dept. of the Interior: assemble a team of experts to address energy needs of U.S. territories aimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources (H.R. 83), Senate amendment, H9277 [11DE]

——— exchange trust and fee land to resolve land disputes created by realignment of the Blackfoot River along the boundary of the Fort Hall Reservation in Idaho (S. 2040), H8188 [1DE]

——— maintain or replace certain facilities and structures for commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch, ID (H.R. 4283), H7271 [8SE]

——— repeal legislation authorizing establishment of a town site on the Fort Hall Reservation in Idaho (H.R. 5050), H8186 [1DE]

Energy and water development: across-the-board funding reduction for related agences exempting defense-related programs, H6092 [10JY]

——— across-the-board funding reduction for related agencies, H6086 [10JY]

——— making appropriations, H442 [15JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4923), H5971, H5972, H5978, H5979, H5980, H5981, H5982, H5984, H5985, H5986, H5987, H5988, H5989, H5993, H5997, H5998, H5999, H6000, H6001, H6002, H6003, H6011, H6012, H6013, H6015, H6017, H6018, H6019, H6021, H6023, H6024, H6025, H6027, H6029, H6031 [9JY], H6050, H6052, H6054, H6068, H6071, H6075, H6076, H6078, H6080, H6086, H6090, H6091, H6092, H6098 [10JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4923), motion to recommit, H6099 [10JY]

——— prohibit funding by related agencies to contract with entities that have reincorporated in tax havens, H6050 [10JY]

——— prohibit funding by related agencies to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on Federal fleet performance, H6068 [10JY]

——— prohibit funding for any unauthorized programs of related agencies exempting defense-related programs, H6091 [10JY]

——— prohibit funding for related agencies for contracts with offerors or principals of offerors convicted of certain crimes within a certain period, H6071 [10JY]

FAA: extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 458), H250 [15JA]

——— extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), Senate amendments, H442 [15JA]

FERC: reform decisionmaking process for creating new energy capacity zones to include local stakeholder input, H6054 [10JY]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance, H5989 [9JY]

Hazardous substances: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H6019 [9JY]

Point of order, H6027 [9JY], H6070, H6073, H6076, H6078, H6080 [10JY]

Taxation: make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions, E1168• [16JY]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 4719), E1168• [16JY]

Thomas, Taylor: Miss Indian World Pageant winner, E639• [30AP]

Reports filed

Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4923) (H. Rept. 113–486), H5597 [20JN]

Tables

Energy and water development appropriations (H.R. 4923), H5973–H5976 [9JY]

Tributes

Barbour, Leslie, E1051• [23JN]

Beck, Gerald L., E40• [9JA]

Ehresman, Teri, E1560• [13NO]

Latham, Representative, H8860, H8861, H8862, H8863 [8DE]

Magwood, William D., IV, E1204• [22JY]

Sherman, Judy, E691• [6MY]