SIMPSON, MICHAEL K. (a Representative from Idaho)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 7), H297 [22JA]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 722), H5900 [15DE]

——— require health care practitioners to exercise proper degree of care in cases of children who survive abortion or attempted abortion (see H.R. 21), H63 [7JA]

Air Force: preserve and recapitalize fighter aircraft capabilities of Air Force and its reserve components (see H.R. 1851), H1153 [11MR]

Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act: clarify provision relative to conveyances for aquifer recharge purposes (see H.R. 331), H109 [13JA]

Armed Forces: establish military service medal to be issued to members who served in support of operations related to Iran-Israel War, including Operation Midnight Hammer (see H.R. 4254), H3036 [30JN]

Bureau of Prisons: develop and implement strategy to interdict fentanyl and other synthetic drugs in mail at Federal correctional facilities (see H.R. 1046), H3665 [29JY]

Constitution Day: observance (see H. Res. 729), H4410 [17SE]

Corporate Transparency Act: repeal (see H.R. 425), H2838 [20JN]

Courts: authorize additional district judges for district courts and convert temporary judgeships (see H.R. 1702), H1509 [8AP]

——— authorize additional district judgeships for districts of Colorado and Idaho (see H.R. 1727), H916 [27FE]

——— authorize civil actions against judges who, and other government entities that, release repeat offenders on bail (see H.R. 5312), H4490 [19SE]

Credit unions: exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from definition of member business loan (see H.R. 507), H259 [21JA]

Crime: combat organized crime involving illegal acquisition of retail goods and cargo to sell such illegally obtained goods through physical and online retail marketplaces (see H.R. 2853), H4706 [17NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools that participate in National School Lunch Program to serve whole milk (see H.R. 649), H384 [23JA]

——— ensure free movement of livestock-derived products in interstate commerce (see H.R. 4673), H3666 [29JY]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit participation of males in athletic programs or activities at military service academies that are designated for women or girls (see H.R. 3917), H2833 [17JN]

——— reauthorize sale of aircraft and parts for wildfire suppression purposes (see H.R. 956), H1340 [27MR]

Dept. of Education: provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in medical or dental internship or residency program (see H.R. 2028), H4412 [17SE]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize grant programs and other initiatives to promote expanded screening of newborns and children for genetic diseases and disorders (see H.R. 4709), H3644 [23JY]

——— reauthorize grants to address dental workforce needs (see H.R. 2001), H1066 [10MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize continuation of lawful nonimmigrant status for certain religious workers affected by backlog for religious worker immigrant visas (see H.R. 2672), H4568 [31OC]

——— continue to implement Migrant Protection Protocols (see H.R. 273), H389 [23JA]

——— negotiate with Canada on agreement for integrated cross border aerial, land, and maritime law enforcement operations (see H.R. 5518), H4487 [19SE]

——— prohibit from granting parole to certain dangerous aliens (see H.R. 4234), H3032 [27JN]

——— require updates to northern border threat analysis and northern border strategy (see H.R. 5517), H4487 [19SE]

Dept. of HUD: publish guidelines and best practices for State zoning and local zoning frameworks (see H.R. 2840), H3555 [22JY]

Dept. of Justice: establish grant program for certain State and local forensic activities (see H.R. 3591), H6119 [18DE]

——— temporarily provide additional deposits into Crime Victims Fund (see H.R. 909), H3202 [10JY]

Dept. of the Interior: reaffirm that certain land has been taken into trust for benefit of Poarch Band of Creek Indians (see H.R. 4147), H3528 [21JY]

Dept. of Transportation: amend requirements for States issuing commercial driver’s licenses to non-domiciled individuals (see H.R. 5688), H4707 [17NO]

Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior: prohibit from transferring certain Federal land (see H.R. 718), H1509 [8AP]

Drugs: prohibit certain uses of xylazine (see H.R. 1266), H3528 [21JY]

FDA: address regulation of zootechnical animal food substances (see H.R. 2203), H1463 [7AP]

——— establish additional authorities regarding conduct of pediatric investigations of molecularly targeted drugs to treat cancer (see H.R. 1262), H4537 [14OC]

Federal agencies and departments: authorize integration and administrative streamlining of Federal funding for Indian Tribes that have lands or ways of life at risk due to environmental impacts and natural disasters (see H.R. 3654), H2376 [29MY]

——— prohibit from entering into contracts with entity that discriminates against firearm or ammunition industries (see H.R. 45), H113 [13JA]

Financial institutions: prohibit certain financial service providers who deny fair access to financial services from using taxpayer funded discount window lending programs (see H.R. 987), H4967 [1DE]

Firearms: enhance penalties for certain thefts of firearms from Federal firearms licensee (see H.R. 1773), H4706 [17NO]

——— modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons (see H.R. 2189), H4543 [17OC]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 38), H28 [3JA]

——— remove silencers from definition of firearms relative to taxation, registration, and transfer laws (see H.R. 404), H1068 [10MR]

Harpers Ferry, WV: provide for transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain parcels of Federal land (see H.R. 6062), H4704 [17NO]

Health: improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans for certain self-funded, non-Federal Government plans (see H.R. 1521), H1376 [31MR]

——— prohibit health care professionals, hospitals, or clinics from participating in chemical or surgical mutilation of child and provide private right of action for those damaged by such procedures (see H.R. 5483), H4454 [18SE]

Immigration: reform H–2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers to earn legal status and provide employer flexibility, and establish mandatory E-verify program for employment eligibility (see H.R. 3227), H1908 [7MY]

Impact Aid Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 786), H4517 [3OC]

Insurance: provide health insurance benefits for outpatient and inpatient items and services relative to congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 3277), H3034 [27JN]

Iran: impose sanctions on persons engaged in logistical transactions and sanctions evasion relating to oil, gas, liquefied natural gas, and related petrochemical products from Iran (see H.R. 1422), H4365 [16SE]

Kirk, Charlie: tribute (see H. Res. 702), H4313 [15SE] (see H. Res. 719), H4363 [16SE]

McAllen, TX: condemn violent attack on U.S. Border Patrol facility, expresses sympathies to injured personnel, reaffirm support of U.S. Border Patrol, and stand in solidarity with community (see H. Res. 583), H3315 [15JY]

Medicare: extend acute hospital care at home waiver flexibilities and require additional study and report on such flexibilities (see H.R. 4313), H3718 [29AU]

——— provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (see H.R. 842), H880 [26FE]

Motley, Constance Baker: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 5309), H4263 [11SE]

Motor vehicles: prevent theft of catalytic converters and other precious metal car parts (see H.R. 5221), H4523 [6OC]

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: study prevalence and mortality of cancer among individuals who served as active duty aircrew in Armed Forces (see H.R. 530), H220 [16JA]

National Dairy Month: designate (see H. Res. 527), H2837 [20JN]

National First-Generation College Celebration Day: designate (see H. Res. 850), H4566 [31OC]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: issue rule requiring access to AM broadcast stations in motor vehicles (see H.R. 979), H1684 [28AP]

Native Americans: allow Tribal nations to prosecute non-Native offenders for drug trafficking and allow Tribal courts to execute warrants for electronic material to better combat drug traffickers and other criminals (see H.R. 3773), H2505 [5JN]

——— provide for advancements in public safety services to Indian communities (see H.R. 4712), H4878 [20NO]

——— provide right of those born in Canada or U.S. to pass U.S. borders to anyone who is member, or is eligible to be member, of federally recognized Indian Tribe in U.S. or Canada (see H.R. 4596), H3552 [22JY]

Olympic Games: award Congressional Gold Medals to members of 1980 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team in recognition of their extraordinary achievement at Winter Olympics in historic ‘‘Miracle on Ice’’ (see H.R. 452), H184 [15JA]

Postal Service: improve communication with local communities relative to relocation and establishment of Postal Service retail service facilities (see H.R. 765), H402 [28JA]

Power resources: prohibit States and local governments from prohibiting or limiting energy service based on type or source of energy to be delivered (see H.R. 3699), H2890 [23JN]

President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition: establish (see H.R. 5480), H4453 [18SE]

Radio: oppose new fees, taxes, royalties, or charges on local, over the air, radio stations (see H. Con. Res. 12), H709 [13FE]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: extend (see H.R. 1383), H976 [4MR]

Smithsonian Institution: permit American Women’s History Museum to be located within National Mall Reserve (see H.R. 1329), H2838 [20JN]

Socialism: denounce (see H. Con. Res. 58), H4553 [24OC]

State Justice Institute: establish State Judicial Threat Intelligence and Resource Center (see H.R. 4602), H4504 [26SE]

Taxation: increase advanced manufacturing investment credit (see H.R. 3204), H1854 [5MY]

——— limit rate of tax on adjusted net capital gain (see H.R. 4102), H2971 [25JN]

——— make permanent deduction for qualified business income (see H.R. 703), H716 [14FE]

——— modify railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 516), H5563 [10DE]

——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see H.R. 2398), H3689 [8AU]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1301), H706 [13FE]

Trump, President: condemn assassination attempts in Butler, PA, and West Palm Beach, FL, honor victims of shooting and first responders for response, and call on citizens to unite against political violence (see H. Res. 571), H3200 [10JY]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 2102), H1159 [14MR]

Water: increase surface water and groundwater storage (see H.R. 338), H3528 [21JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize certain extraordinary operation and maintenance work for urban canals of concern (see H.R. 6279), H4895 [21NO]

Courts: appoint additional Federal circuit judges and divide ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see H.R. 634), H299 [22JA]

——— authorize additional district judgeship for district of Idaho (see H.R. 319), H90 [9JA]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 4754), H3654 [25JY]

Constitutional authority and single subject statements

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize certain extraordinary operation and maintenance work for urban canals of concern (H.R. 6279), H4897 [21NO]

Courts: appoint additional Federal circuit judges and divide ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (H.R. 634), H300 [22JA]

——— authorize additional district judgeship for district of Idaho (H.R. 319), H93 [9JA]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H3035 [30JN], H3039 [2JY], H4577 [7NO], H5055 [5DE]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H3035 [30JN], H4577 [7NO], H5055 [5DE]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 1968), H1118 [11MR]

National Military Appreciation Month: observance, H1922 [8MY], E395• [7MY]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: extend (S. 356), H5071• [9DE]

Reports filed

Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4754) (H. Rept. 119–215), H3654 [25JY]

Tributes

Culver, Linda, E593• [20JN]

Kempthorne, Dirk, E913• [30SE]

Mortensen, Margaret E., E331• [21AP]

Sorensen, Amy, E753• [8AU]

Tensen, Julie, E751• [5AU]