Simpson, Crapo, Risch, seek to overturn court decision that could cripple timber industry Read more »

Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today voted to prevent any effort by EPA to regulate farm dust.  The House of Representatives passed H.R. 1633, the Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011, by a vote of 268 -150.  Simpson, who chairs the House Appropriations subcommittee with jurisdiction over the EPA’s budget, is a cosponsor of this legislation. “Any effort by a federal… Read more »

Votes for bills to ensure EPA regulations on Boiler MACT, Portland cement, are reasonable and achievable Read more »

Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson has lent his support to a measure to prevent livestock operations from becoming Superfund sites.  H.R. 2997, introduced by Representative Billy Long (R-MO), would ensure that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) does not impose regulations intended to clean up hazardous waste sites to livestock operations.  Simpson chairs the House Interior… Read more »

“Like many Idahoans, I am deeply concerned that the EPA has drastically expanded its regulatory authority,” said Simpson. “By pumping out new regulations every week, the Obama Administration is using the EPA to force on the American people an extreme environmental agenda that is hurting our fragile economy.” Read more »

 Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson will join Erik Schultz, Executive Director of the Arthur B. Schultz Foundation, and Ed Cannady, Recreation Technician for the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, in opening the Murdock Creek Trail on Thurs., Aug. 18 at 12:00 p.m. The Murdock Creek trail is a primitive-access wheelchair trail that is designed to maintain the character of wilderness while… Read more »

The House Appropriations Committee today marked up the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY2012.  Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson, who chairs the Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, put forth a bill that responds to our nation’s fiscal crisis by cutting $2.1 billion from the current fiscal year’s level.  The bill shifts the focus… Read more »

Chairman of the House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee focuses on jobs, economic growth in FY2012 funding bill Read more »