SIMPSON, MICHAEL K. (a Representative from Idaho)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 36), H431 [20JA]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 2903), H7028 [20OC]

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. 241), H187 [9JA]

Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see H.R. 494), H531 [22JA]

Armed Forces: improve security at recruitment centers by allowing officers to carry weapons or improving structural security (see H.R. 3139), H5592 [28JY]

——— repeal bans on military personnel carrying firearms on military bases and recruitment facilities (see H.R. 3115), H5592 [28JY]

BLM: incorporate needs and input of affected communities before taking any travel management action affecting access to public lands (see H.R. 1555), H3507 [20MY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H2467 [23AP]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 2), H814 [4FE]

China: call for an end to forced organ harvesting, investigate organ transplant abuses, end persecution of the Falun Gong, and respond to state-sanctioned organ harvesting from non-consenting prisoners of conscience (see H. Res. 343), H5783 [31JY]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to participants in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act (see H.R. 431), H664 [28JA]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H155 [8JA]

Corps of Engineers: transfer an archaeological collection, commonly referred to as the Kennewick Man or the Ancient One, to the Washington State Dept. of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (see H.R. 4131), H9013 [3DE]

Courts: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see H.R. 3326), H6976 [9OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: publish a strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in National Forest System trail maintenance (see H.R. 845), H1116 [24FE]

——— repeal country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken (see H.R. 2393), H3391 [19MY]

Dept. of Education: clarify when certain academic assessments shall be administered (see H.R. 452), H479 [21JA]

——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1399), H8241 [16NO]

Dept. of HHS: improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (see H.R. 539), H638 [27JA]

——— provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 1717), H2110 [26MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make anthrax vaccines and antimicrobials available to emergency response providers (see H.R. 1300), H1902 [24MR]

Dept. of Justice: provide State officials with access to criminal history information relative to certain financial service providers required to undergo State criminal background checks (see H.R. 2643), H5776 [29JY]

Dept. of the Interior: reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 249), H1662 [16MR]

Dept. of Transportation: extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (see H.R. 3651), H6789 [1OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H1067 [13FE]

——— improve provision of adult day health care services for veterans (see H.R. 2460), H7027 [20OC]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (see H.R. 1994), H3879 [3JN]

——— use authorities to furnish health care at non-departmental facilities to veterans who live more than a certain distance from the closest departmental facility that furnishes the necessary care (see H.R. 577), H1116 [24FE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: allow removal of pinyon-juniper trees to conserve and restore the habitat of the greater sage grouse and mule deer (see H.R. 1793), H7090 [21OC]

——— prohibit the taking of privately held water rights and uphold longstanding State water laws (see H.R. 1830), H2305 [16AP]

——— provide certain Western States assistance in the development of statewide conservation and management plans for the protection and recovery of sage grouse species (see H.R. 1997), H2463 [23AP]

Diseases: mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 2722), H4135 [10JN]

Drought: provide drought assistance to California (see H.R. 2898), H4769 [25JN]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 465), H2772 [30AP]

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. 1093), H1368 [26FE]

——— disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (see H.J. Res. 72), H7391 [2NO]

——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (see H.J. Res. 71), H7391 [2NO]

FAA: amend the Pilot’s Bill of Rights to facilitate appeals and to apply to other issued certificates, and revise the third class medical certification regulations (see H.R. 1062), H2821 [8MY]

FDA: establish Federal labeling standards for food with genetically modified ingredients and natural foods (see H.R. 1599), H2156 [13AP]

——— improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants and similar retail food establishments and amend authority to bring certain proceedings (see H.R. 2017), H5592 [28JY]

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. 427), H478 [21JA]

Federal employees: provide a pathway for temporary seasonal employees in Federal land management agencies to compete for vacant permanent positions under internal merit promotion procedures (see H.R. 1531), H2271 [15AP]

Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1651), H2107 [26MR]

FERC: reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving Clark Canyon Dam (see H.R. 2080), H2498 [28AP]

Financial institutions: provide regulatory relief to community financial institutions (see H.R. 1233), H5849 [8SE]

Fish and fishing: reduce predation on endangered Columbia River salmon and other nonlisted species (see H.R. 564), H4651 [24JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 9), H1117 [24FE]

Flowers: recognize the daisy as the flower for military caregivers (see H. Con. Res. 49), H3561 [21MY]

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. 1555), H3507 [20MY]

Forests: implement proactive forest management standards on public lands to reduce threat of wildfire and other risks (see H.R. 2647), H4774 [25JN]

FRS: nullify certain guidance by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and provide requirements for guidance issued by the Bureau relative to indirect auto lending (see H.R. 1737), H4593 [23JN]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H4593 [23JN]

——— improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans for certain self-funded, non-Federal Government plans (see H.R. 3323), H9376 [16DE]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2653), H5592 [28JY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 2653), H5592 [28JY]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 815), H2500 [28AP]

Iran: call for release of Saeed Abedini and others detained due to their religious beliefs (see H. Res. 111), H1663 [16MR]

——— disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see H. Res. 367), H5525 [27JY]

——— immediately release U.S. citizens that it holds and provide all known information on any U.S. citizens that have disappeared within its borders (see H. Res. 233), H2880 [12MY]

Law enforcement: safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see H.R. 1174), H2475 [27AP]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 17), H1373 [26FE]

Lumber industry: exempt certain children employed in logging or mechanized operations from child labor laws (see H.R. 1215), H1565 [3MR]

Medicare: clarify policy relative to physician supervision of therapeutic hospital outpatient services (see H.R. 1611), H2879 [12MY]

——— remove enrollment restriction on certain physicians and practitioners prescribing covered outpatient drugs under the prescription drug program (see H.R. 4062), H8415 [19NO]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 169), H705 [2FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 818), H2155 [13AP]

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. 2646), H6937 [8OC]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 1937), H2415 [22AP]

National Park Service: extend authorization of appropriations for the Historic Preservation Fund (see H.R. 2817), H5404 [22JY]

National Small Business Week: observance (see H. Res. 246), H2792 [1MY]

Native Americans: reaffirm trust status of land taken into trust by the U.S. for the benefit of an Indian tribe that was federally recognized on the date that the land was taken into trust (see H.R. 3137), H5330 [21JY]

Nepal: express condolences to and solidarity with the people of Nepal following earthquake (see H. Res. 235), H4345 [12JN]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 2400), H9206 [9DE]

Pacific Maritime Association: resolve labor negotiations with International Longshore and Warehouse Union with assistance of a mediator and allow Presidential intervention if ports shut down due to a lack of settlement (see H. Res. 108), H1072 [13FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1624), H5089 [10JY]

——— repeal (see H.R. 2653), H5592 [28JY]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 928), H1033 [12FE]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 2050), H9691 [17DE]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 1190), H1524 [2MR]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (see H.R. 3134), H5405 [22JY]

Postal Service: restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H858 [5FE]

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. 699), H810 [4FE]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 602), H2799 [5MY]

Recreational vehicles: study proposed vehicle handling requirements for recreational off-highway vehicles and prohibit adoption of such requirements prior to completion of the study (see H.R. 999), H1069 [13FE]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 2663), H3913 [4JN]

Roads and highways: amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system (see H.R. 3488), H5976 [11SE]

Ships and vessels: establish uniform and environmentally sound standards governing discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel in the navigable waters of the U.S. (see H.R. 980), H6076 [16SE]

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. 546), H7332 [28OC]

Specialist Ross A. McGinnis Memorial Post Office, Knox, PA: designate (see H.R. 433), H479 [21JA]

States: grant authority to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws on remote or online transactions (see H.R. 2775), H5293 [16JY]

Taxation: 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. 1842), H2305 [16AP]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 2096), H5173 [14JY]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H5332 [21JY]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 235), H1116 [24FE]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 641), H858 [5FE]

——— modify energy credit to provide greater incentives for combined heat and power (CHP) and waste heat to power (WHP) energy efficiency technologies (see H.R. 2657), H5469 [23JY]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 631), H667 [30JA] (see H.R. 2061), H2497 [28AP]

——— provide families with more discretion in the use of, and contributions to, flexible spending accounts for healthcare services (see H.R. 1185), H1499 [27FE]

——— repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see H.R. 2698), H6894 [7OC]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 160), H41 [6JA]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 662), H8241 [16NO]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1401), H2500 [28AP]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: reissue final rules relative to listing of gray wolves in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act (see H.R. 884), H981 [11FE]

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. 3040), H5239 [15JY]

——— 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), H1372 [26FE] (see H.R. 333), H1071 [13FE]

Water: disapprove rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and EPA relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.J. Res. 59), H6894 [7OC]

——— 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. 594), H660 [28JA] (see H.R. 1732), H2311 [16AP]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see H.R. 2737), H8646 [30NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Courts: appoint additional Federal circuit judges and divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see H.R. 166), H42 [6JA]

——— authorize an additional district judgeship for the district of Idaho (see H.R. 168), H42 [6JA]

Dept. of the Interior: convey land in Blaine County, ID, to Ketchum, ID, to support recreation, educational, and public purposes, including river restoration, floodplain management, and municipal water storage (see H.R. 2816), H4491 [17JN]

——— maintain or replace certain facilities and structures for commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch, ID (see H.R. 2312), H2957 [13MY]

——— provide for Indian trust asset management reform (see H.R. 812), H866 [9FE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 167), H42 [6JA]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (see H.R. 2028), H2474 [27AP]

Idaho: establish certain wilderness areas and authorize various land conveyances involving National Forest System and BLM lands in central Idaho (see H.R. 1138), H1369 [26FE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 4151), H8859 [1DE]

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. 1719), H2110 [26MR]

Roads and highways: clarify regulation of the operation of longer combination vehicles on the Interstate Highway System in Idaho (see H.R. 129), H40 [6JA]

Water: anniversary of community water fluoridation (see H. Res. 416), H5942 [10SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Courts: appoint additional Federal circuit judges and divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (H.R. 166), H48 [6JA]

——— authorize an additional district judgeship for the district of Idaho (H.R. 168), H48 [6JA]

Dept. of the Interior: convey land in Blaine County, ID, to Ketchum, ID, to support recreation, educational, and public purposes, including river restoration, floodplain management, and municipal water storage (H.R. 2816), H4492 [17JN]

——— maintain or replace certain facilities and structures for commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch, ID (H.R. 2312), H2959 [13MY]

——— provide for Indian trust asset management reform (H.R. 812), H866 [9FE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (H.R. 167), H48 [6JA]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), H2475 [27AP]

Idaho: establish certain wilderness areas and authorize various land conveyances involving National Forest System and BLM lands in central Idaho (H.R. 1138), H1372 [26FE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (H.R. 4151), H8860 [1DE]

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. 1719), H2114 [26MR]

Roads and highways: clarify regulation of the operation of longer combination vehicles on the Interstate Highway System in Idaho (H.R. 129), H47 [6JA]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H8365 [19NO]

Motions

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), H1546 [3MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), H2781 [1MY]

Remarks

American Dental Association: tribute to Action for Dental Health—Dentists Making a Difference initiative delivering dental care and education to underserved communities, H8139 [5NO]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H9663 [17DE]

Bureau of Reclamation: funding through reductions in fossil energy research and development funding, H2643 [29AP]

——— water conservancy and delivery funding, H2644 [29AP]

Corps of Engineers: accept the Trinity River Authority payment, including interest owed, for water supply storage space in Joe Pool Lake, TX, H2751 [30AP]

——— construction account funding, H2633 [29AP]

——— harbor maintenance funding, H2637 [29AP]

——— harbor maintenance funding through reductions in Regulatory Division funding, H2638 [29AP]

——— prohibit changes to regulations or guidance pertaining the definition of waters under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H2642 [29AP]

——— prohibit updating of regulations relating to the definitions of ‘‘fill material’’ or ‘‘discharge of fill material’’, H2641 [29AP]

——— reimburse local government for certain public works projects, H2758 [30AP]

Dept. of Commerce: Network for Manufacturing Innovation funding, H2632 [29AP]

Dept. of Energy: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy funding, H2692 [30AP]

——— Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program funding, H2723 [30AP]

——— Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation program funding through reductions in Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility funding, H2714 [30AP]

——— energy efficiency and renewable energy, fossil energy research and development, and nuclear energy subsidies funding, H2650 [29AP]

——— energy efficiency and renewable energy funding, H2649 [29AP]

——— energy efficiency and renewable energy funding through reductions in fossil energy research and development funding, H2646, H2647 [29AP]

——— fossil energy research and development funding, H2687 [30AP]

——— fossil energy research and development funding through reductions in energy efficiency and renewable energy funding, H2645 [29AP]

——— light source scientific user facilities funding, H2631 [29AP]

——— National Nuclear Security Administration Atomic Energy Defense Activities funding, H2712 [30AP]

——— National Nuclear Security Administration long-range cruise missile nuclear warhead funding, H2711 [30AP]

——— National Nuclear Security Administration nuclear smuggling and detection funding through reductions in Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility funding, H2713, H2714 [30AP]

——— Nuclear Energy University Program funding through reductions in Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H2686 [30AP]

——— prohibit funding to consolidate, close, or transform the National Energy Technology Laboratory into a government-owned, contractor-operated laboratory, H2719 [30AP]

——— Richland, WA, Operations Office at Hanford funding, H2632 [29AP]

Dept. of HHS: improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (H.R. 539), H8139 [5NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), Senate amendment, H1535, H1547, H1550 [3MR]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit transfer of funds for fire preparedness activities to Wildland Fire Management fire suppression activities, H4831 [7JY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4760 [25JN], H4791, H4796, H4807, H4808, H4831, H4832 [7JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), Senate amendment, H9663 [17DE]

Energy and water development: across-the-board funding reduction for related agencies, H2721, H2760 [30AP]

——— emergency drought relief and electric power transmission grid reliability funding for related agencies, H2782 [1MY]

——— freeze funding for any unauthorized program in related agencies, H2639 [29AP]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2028), H2623, H2624, H2631, H2632, H2637, H2638, H2639, H2641, H2642, H2643, H2644, H2645, H2646, H2647, H2649, H2650 [29AP], H2685, H2686, H2687, H2688, H2691, H2692, H2711, H2712, H2713, H2714, H2715, H2719, H2721, H2723, H2751, H2758, H2760, H2764 [30AP], H2776 [1MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2028), motion to recommit, H2782 [1MY]

EPA: prohibit limitations on funding to implement rule relative to definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’, H4791 [7JY]

Forest Service: capital improvement and maintenance funding through reductions in vegetation and watershed program funding, H4760 [25JN]

Hazardous substances: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H2691 [30AP]

Idaho: establish certain wilderness areas and authorize various land conveyances involving National Forest System and BLM lands in central Idaho (H.R. 1138), H5477 [27JY], E1155• [29JY]

NRC: funding, H2688, H2715 [30AP]

Obama, President: constitutionality of Executive actions, H1550 [3MR]

Point of order, H2721, H2724 [30AP], H4833 [7JY]

Public lands: prohibit change in regulations relative to availability of vacant grazing allotments, H4796 [7JY]

Taiwan Relations Act: anniversary, E502• [15AP]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: prohibit funding to keep the gray wolf on the endangered species list, H4832 [7JY]

——— reissue delisting of the gray wolf from the endangered species list, H4807, H4808 [7JY]

——— restore inclusion of the sage-grouse on the endangered species list, H4807, H4808 [7JY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S6270 [4AU]

Reports filed

Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2028) (H. Rept. 114–91), H2474 [27AP]

Tributes

Diaz-Balart, Representative, H2631 [29AP]

Grossenbacher, John, E1079• [16JY]

Ho, Anthony Chung-Yi, E70• [14JA]

Revier, John, E1229• [8SE]

Willis, Debbie, E1557• [28OC]