WASHINGTON— Today, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson – Chairman of the House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee – voted in favor of H.R. 6363, the Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024, a stop-gap funding measure that keeps the government open and funded. This legislation extends appropriations and authorities under the jurisdiction of four… Read more »
WASHINGTON— Today, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson cosponsored legislation, H.R. 4059, to include phosphate and potash on the final list of critical minerals of the Department of the Interior. Potash and phosphate are essential nutrients used to support plant growth, enhance water retention, and increase crop yield and disease resistance.
This bipartisan bill is led by Reps.… Read more »
WASHINGTON— Today, the United States House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2024 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill. Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson – Chairman of the House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee – released the following statement after the bill passed the House.
“I am pleased to see the House pass my… Read more »
WASHINGTON— Today, the United States House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2024 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, which cuts and rescinds wasteful Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funding. Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson – Chairman of the House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee – authored language that reduces funding… Read more »
WASHINGTON— Today, the United States House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2024 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill. Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson – Chairman of the House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee – secured a provision related to onshore wind projects in Idaho requiring the Comptroller General to produce a report… Read more »
WASHINGTON— Today, the United States House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2024 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, which includes language prohibiting the listing of the greater sage-grouse under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson – Chairman of the House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee –… Read more »
WASHINGTON— Today, the United States House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2024 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, which fully funds the Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program. Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson – Chairman of the House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee – authored the language that secures complete funding for… Read more »
WASHINGTON— Today, the United States House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2024 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill. Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson – Chairman of the House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee – authored language that improves forest management by addressing the harmful impacts of Cottonwood Environmental Law… Read more »
WASHINGTON— Today, the United States House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2024 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill. Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson – Chairman of the House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee – authored language to expand access to critical minerals.
“The United States’ reliance on our adversaries… Read more »
WASHINGTON— Today, the United States House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2024 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill. Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson – Chairman of the House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee – authored language that pushes back against the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA).
“I have been a strong… Read more »
