Simpson Questions ATF’s New Silencer Regulations
Washington, D.C. – Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson joined 141 House Republicans in calling on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) to explain an apparent, unexplained department policy shift towards firearms suppressors.
Under current law, it is legal for law-abiding citizens to build and own a… Read more »
Simpson Tells Biden Administration to Ditch the Public Transportation Mask Mandate
Washington, D.C. – Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today sent a letter with several other colleagues to the Department of Transportation requesting the Biden Administration reverse their decision to extend the mask mandate on public transportation. On March 10, the Transportation Security… Read more »
U.S. Potato Export Agreement Must Be Honored, Expedited Write Bipartisan Leaders
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Angus King (I-Maine) and U.S. Congressmen Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) and Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.) led 30 of their Congressional colleagues in potato-producing states in a bipartisan, bicameral letter calling on the USDA to press its… Read more »
Simpson Secures Idaho Provisions in Omnibus Legislation
INL, PILT, and sage grouse listing prohibition included along with $23.6 million to Idaho projects
Washington, D.C. – Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today applauded the House passage of H.R. 2471, which will fund the federal government for fiscal year 2022 and includes numerous critical benefits for Idaho and Western… Read more »
Simpson Secures Funding for Idaho National Guard, Boise Airport, Habitat for Humanity, CEI, U of I, Shoshone Bannock Fire Station and Several Ag Projects including Dubois Sheep Station and Idaho Grain Center
Washington, D.C. – Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson announced today that he has secured nearly $24 million in funding for 8 projects in Idaho’s Second Congressional District in the… Read more »
Idaho Delegation Encourages Secure Supply Chains for Critical Minerals
By Senator Risch, Senator Crapo, Representative Simpson, and Representative Fulcher
Washington, D.C. – “Together, as Idaho’s Congressional delegation, we express our grave concern with the vulnerability of supply chains and the long-term implications if we do not act now to develop a secure supply chain of critical… Read more »
Simpson Tells Biden Administration to Leave WOTUS Alone
Washington, D.C. – Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson joined 200 of his colleagues in sending a letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan and Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Michael Connor urging that efforts to redefine the definition of waters protected under the Clean Water Act (CWA), specifically “Waters of the… Read more »
Setting the Record Straight on Fairness for All
By Congressman Mike Simpson
“In recent weeks, I have heard some questions from Idahoans about a bill in Congress that I am cosponsoring: H.R. 1440, the Fairness for All Act. It has come to my attention that certain misconceptions about this bill have spread via social media and even the press, and I would like to take the time to… Read more »
Throughout my time in Congress, I have considered it one of my most important responsibilities to protect the God-given right to life by supporting life-affirming federal policies. Read more »
